'We Have No Choice': Acting ICE Director Defends Planned Immigration Raids
5 years, 6 months ago

'We Have No Choice': Acting ICE Director Defends Planned Immigration Raids

NPR  

'We Have No Choice': Acting ICE Director Defends Planned Immigration Raids Enlarge this image toggle caption Shuran Huang/NPR Shuran Huang/NPR Updated at 3:45 p.m. Sponsor Message Acting ICE Director Mark Morgan defended ICE raids aimed at migrant families in an interview with NPR on Friday, saying his agency is only enforcing the law. New York Attorney General Letitia James said Trump is using migrant families and asylum-seekers as "political punching bags." I don't want to send them anywhere," but, Morgan said, "They're here illegally, and they won't work with us."

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Trump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows some of the challenges
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows some of the challenges

LA Times  

The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. But Homan also has signaled that enforcement could be wider: “If you’re in the country illegally, you got a problem,” he said recently on Dr. Phil’s Merit TV. “You’re not going to be able to do both of those with the resources you have, with the deportation …

Trump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. But Homan also has signaled that enforcement could be wider: “If you’re in the country illegally you got a problem,” he said recently on Dr. Phil’s Merit TV. “You’re not going to be able to do both of those with the resources you have, …

Trump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump wants mass deportations. A ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges

India Today  

NEW YORK: The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. But Homan also has signaled that enforcement could be wider: “If you’re in the country illegally you got a problem,” he said recently on Dr. Phil’s Merit TV. “You’re not going to be able to do both of those with the resources you have, with …

As mass deportations loom, ICE eyeing new detention facility in California
1 month ago

As mass deportations loom, ICE eyeing new detention facility in California

LA Times  

Rob Bonta reminded public institutions last week of a state law limiting the cooperation of courthouses, hospitals, schools, universities and shelters with federal immigration enforcement efforts. As the incoming Trump administration promises the mass deportation of unauthorized immigrants, federal authorities are eyeing California for a new detention facility for migrant adults. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are looking for …

Biden-appointed WFH bureaucrat with ties to open border advocates to be hauled in front of Congress amid accusations she has turned ICE into 'social services'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden-appointed WFH bureaucrat with ties to open border advocates to be hauled in front of Congress amid accusations she has turned ICE into 'social services'

Daily Mail  

A Biden-appointed bureaucrat with ties to open border advocates is to be hauled in front of Congress amid accusations she has turned immigration enforcement into a 'social services', DailyMail.com can reveal. Pictured: A border official helps a migrant cross the Rio Grande from Piedras Negras, Mexico, into Eagle Pass, Texas Jim Jordan, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, wants the …

The Biden administration remade ICE after Trump: But will it last?
2 years, 4 months ago

The Biden administration remade ICE after Trump: But will it last?

LA Times  

Lucrecia Puac Hernandez, an immigrant from Guatemala, with her son Anderson Molina, at Ruben Salazar Park in Los Angeles earlier this month. A DHS document obtained by The Times noted the poor optics of arresting and forcibly removing families, explaining that it seemed to “conflict with the image of a new ICE” taking a holistic “approach to enforcement.” “Picking up …

Biden administration issues new rules to curb ICE arrests
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden administration issues new rules to curb ICE arrests

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Federal immigration enforcement officers are prohibited from performing large-scale arrests …

Biden directs ICE to focus arrests and removals on security threats
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden directs ICE to focus arrests and removals on security threats

LA Times  

Administration officials issued interim guidance Thursday to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to focus on “significant threats,” as President Biden’s order for a 100-day pause on most deportations remains hampered by court rulings out of Texas. “We urge you to immediately halt these cruel, unnecessary removals and secure safety, due process, and justice for all.” Biden also faces resistance within the …

Biden Tries To Rein In ICE: New Rules Limit Who Immigration Agents Target for Arrest
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden Tries To Rein In ICE: New Rules Limit Who Immigration Agents Target for Arrest

NPR  

Biden Tries To Rein In ICE: New Rules Limit Who Immigration Agents Target for Arrest Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP Gregory Bull/AP After four years of former President Trump's immigration crackdown, the Biden administration on Thursday announced new guidelines that are expected to sharply limit arrests and deportations carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sponsor Message The …

US immigration agents ordered to focus on serious criminals
3 years, 10 months ago

US immigration agents ordered to focus on serious criminals

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration has also come under pressure from pro-immigrant advocates to scale back enforcement further. The US government issued interim guidance on Thursday sharply limiting who can be arrested and deported by immigration agents, a move that came as the Biden administration faces growing pressure from activists to scale back deportations. “Like every law enforcement agency at the local, …

ICE deports hundreds of immigrants including El Paso massacre survivor after judge blocks Biden freeze
3 years, 11 months ago

ICE deports hundreds of immigrants including El Paso massacre survivor after judge blocks Biden freeze

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On 26 January, Texas attorney general and Trump ally Ken Paxton successfully sued to …

ICE settles lawsuit filed by immigrant activists in Vermont
4 years, 2 months ago

ICE settles lawsuit filed by immigrant activists in Vermont

Associated Press  

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The federal government has agreed not to deport three immigrant activists in Vermont who sued two years ago after they were arrested, saying they were targeted in retaliation for their activism, according to the settlement filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Vermont. As part of the settlement in the lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

Military-trained border agents being sent to US cities for immigration arrests
4 years, 10 months ago

Military-trained border agents being sent to US cities for immigration arrests

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump's administration plans …

Immigration roundup that targeted 2,100 nets 35 arrests
5 years, 5 months ago

Immigration roundup that targeted 2,100 nets 35 arrests

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An immigration enforcement operation that President Donald Trump said was part of an effort to deport “millions” of people from the United States resulted in 35 arrests, officials said Tuesday. Of those arrested, 18 were members of families and 17 were collateral apprehensions of people in the country illegally who were encountered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

Families hide as US launches small scale immigration raids
5 years, 5 months ago

Families hide as US launches small scale immigration raids

Hindustan Times  

U.S. authorities launched small-scale operations to arrest undocumented families over the weekend in a start to President Donald Trump’s plan to deport thousands of immigrants. “Immigrants and immigrant communities all over the country are in hiding and people are living in these terrified, terrorized ways, because that is the point of this whole action, whether enforcement actions take place or …

Despite weeks of threats, ICE raids begin with a whimper yet still stoke fears
5 years, 5 months ago

Despite weeks of threats, ICE raids begin with a whimper yet still stoke fears

LA Times  

Protesters march to offices of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Saturday in Chicago. “They’re going to attempt to go to work, because they need the money,” said Rodriguez, 43, a U.S. citizen and a community organizer on Houston’s north side. “This is horrible.” On Saturday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said his office was “receiving reports of attempted …

ICE has begun raids to round up undocumented immigrants, official says
5 years, 5 months ago

ICE has begun raids to round up undocumented immigrants, official says

CNN  

Washington CNN — Immigration authorities have begun conducting raids, a senior administration official said Sunday, in an operation expected to target about 2,000 undocumented immigrants ordered by courts to be removed from the country. The American Civil Liberties Union of New York said earlier on Twitter that it had received “some reports of ICE at subway stations, but none have …

Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden, slam ICE raids
5 years, 5 months ago

Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden, slam ICE raids

CNN  

Washington CNN — Democrats condemned the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids as “inhumane,” saying they are dividing US communities and tearing families apart. #FamiliesBelongTogether #KnowYourRights” Pete Buttigieg South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a 2020 Democratic candidate, tweeted Sunday, “Today, as many gather to hear Sunday messages about our responsibility to welcome the stranger, this president is carrying out ICE …

Activists stage demonstrations across US as Trump’s immigration raids spread fear among families
5 years, 5 months ago

Activists stage demonstrations across US as Trump’s immigration raids spread fear among families

The Independent  

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Crackdown on immigrant families to start Sunday, Trump says
5 years, 5 months ago

Crackdown on immigrant families to start Sunday, Trump says

India Today  

A nationwide wave of arrests of immigrants facing deportation will commence over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, confirming that the plan, intended to discourage a surge of Central American migrants, was on track after a delay. People are coming into this country illegally, we are taking them out legally, Trump told reporters on Friday, calling it …

Houston Police Chief Torches Donald Trump Over ICE Raids: Chase Crooks, Not Cooks
5 years, 5 months ago

Houston Police Chief Torches Donald Trump Over ICE Raids: Chase Crooks, Not Cooks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Acevedo told CNN’s Don Lemon that the U.S.-born children of immigrants had approached him at forums saying, “I’m afraid to go to school, I’m afraid to leave the house, I’m afraid to come home and find my parents are gone.” “Those fears are real,” the chief said. Acevedo said pronouncements like “we’re gonna go round up a …

Thousands are targeted as US prepares to raid undocumented migrant families
5 years, 5 months ago

Thousands are targeted as US prepares to raid undocumented migrant families

Business Standard  

Thousands are targeted as US prepares to raid undocumented migrant families The operation, backed by President Trump, had been postponed, partly because of resistance among officials at his own immigration agency Premium The officials said ICE agents were targeting at least 2,000 immigrants who have been ordered deported — some as a result of their failure to appear in court …

Trump keeps the threat of ICE raids and restates his demands. It’s a familiar tactic
5 years, 6 months ago

Trump keeps the threat of ICE raids and restates his demands. It’s a familiar tactic

LA Times  

ICE agents conduct an immigration sweep in Riverside in 2015. And Trump relented on a threat earlier this month to impose tariffs on Mexico, claiming that his threats compelled Mexico’s government to do more to prevent Central American migrants from crossing into the U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had telephoned Trump on Friday night and urged him to cancel the …

Trump delays ICE raids but threatens deportations unless Congress revamps asylum
5 years, 6 months ago

Trump delays ICE raids but threatens deportations unless Congress revamps asylum

CBS News  

Washington — President Trump on Saturday delayed a wave of roundups of undocumented families which immigration authorities were expected to start carrying out Sunday. Earlier Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, made a last-ditch attempt to convince the president to halt the roundups — which she said would result in "collateral damage" to children, who could be …

Trump temporarily delays deportation plan amid fears among migrants in the U.S. illegally
5 years, 6 months ago

Trump temporarily delays deportation plan amid fears among migrants in the U.S. illegally

LA Times  

President Trump’s warning Monday night that he would start deporting “millions” of migrants was suddenly put on hold Saturday, according to a tweet he sent this afternoon. Trump tweeted Monday night that ICE agents “will begin deporting the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States … as fast as they come in.” He …

Immigration raids in 10 US cities start on Sunday
5 years, 6 months ago

Immigration raids in 10 US cities start on Sunday

CNN  

CNN — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pressing forward to arrest and deport families with court-ordered removals in 10 cities beginning Sunday, according to a senior immigration official, after President Donald Trump’s tweet revealing an operation was imminent. “Certainly, the President’s tweet helped prioritize things for people,” the official said, adding that there had been internal debate about timing amid …

Trump vows to deport ‘millions’ of migrants, but it’s unclear how
5 years, 6 months ago

Trump vows to deport ‘millions’ of migrants, but it’s unclear how

LA Times  

In a tweet late Monday, President Trump said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin deporting millions of people who are in the country illegally. President Trump’s bold but vague pledge to deport “millions” of migrants facing removal orders, starting next week, came on the eve of his reelection kickoff Tuesday night in Florida — and it vastly overstates …

Acting ICE Director Mark Morgan says migrant family deportations are an option
5 years, 7 months ago

Acting ICE Director Mark Morgan says migrant family deportations are an option

CNN  

Washington CNN — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring options to arrest and deport families who have gone through their legal proceedings and have been ordered to depart the US, new acting ICE Director Mark Morgan said on Tuesday. The operation under consideration would target migrants with a “final order of removal,” Morgan said. CNN first reported last month that …

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