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Lawsuit: ICE Agent Threatened Immigrant, Raped Her for Years
A Connecticut woman originally from Honduras says in a lawsuit she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent over a period of years.
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Count on Hurricanes to Spark Storms of Online Misinformation
The names of hurricanes may change, but one thing seems to stay the same: Misinformation spreads quickly during these dangerous storms.
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Documents: Plant Owners ‘Willfully' Used Ineligible Workers
Six of seven Mississippi chicken processing plants raided Wednesday were “willfully and unlawfully” employing people who lacked authorization to work in the United States, including workers wearing electronic monitoring bracelets at work for previous immigration violations, according to unsealed court documents. Federal investigators behind the biggest immigration raid in a decade relied on confidential informants inside the plants in addition...
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Hundreds Arrested in Mississippi ICE Raids
Hundreds of undocumented workers have been released from federal custody following massive immigration raids in Mississippi. Now they, and hundreds of others still in custody, are awaiting court hearings and possible deportation.
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'The Children Are Scared': Immigrants Lock Doors, Rally Around Children of Detained
Mississippi residents rallied around terrified children left with no parents and migrants locked themselves in their homes for fear of being arrested Thursday, a day after the United States’ largest immigration raid in a decade. A total of 680 people were arrested in Wednesday’s raids, but more than 300 had been released by Thursday morning with notices to appear before...
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Activists Worry About Potential Abuse of Face Scans for ICE
Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver’s license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers’ knowledge or consent. Public records obtained by the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology provided the first proof that ICE had sought such scans,...
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Activists Worry About Potential Abuse of Face Scans for ICE
Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver’s license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers’ knowledge or consent. Public records obtained by the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology provided the first proof that ICE had sought such scans,...
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Botched Family Reunifications Left Migrant Children Waiting in Vans Overnight
Last July, 37 migrant children boarded vans for what was supposed to be a 30-minute ride. At the end of the road from Harlingen to Los Fresnos lay the promise of hugs, kisses and long overdue reunification with their parents, from whom they were taken when the Trump administration began systematically separating migrant families who crossed the border illegally. But...
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Botched Family Reunifications Left Migrant Children Waiting in Vans Overnight
Last July, 37 migrant children boarded vans for what was supposed to be a 30-minute ride. At the end of the road from Harlingen to Los Fresnos lay the promise of hugs, kisses and long overdue reunification with their parents, from whom they were taken when the Trump administration began systematically separating migrant families who crossed the border illegally. But...
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Demi Lovato Deletes Twitter After Comments About 21 Savage Spark Backlash
Demi Lovato’s Twitter has gone dark. The “Confident” singer sparked some ire on Sunday night during the 2019 Super Bowl when she made a comment about the rapper 21 Savage. 21 Savage, whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested on Sunday morning by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) for reportedly overstaying his visa. He faces a possibility...
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ICE Threatens ‘Likely Increase' of Immigration Raids in New Jersey
An ICE spokesman for the Newark, New Jersey, field office said in a statement to NBC Philadelphia that New Jersey can expect even more arrests of suspected undocumented immigrants and workplace raids throughout the Garden State.
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Groups Demand End to Info-Sharing on Asylum-Seeking Children
Earlier this year, the federal agency tasked with caring for asylum-seeking children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border officially took on a new, little heralded role: helping to deport relatives of the young migrants. In a Wednesday letter to the heads of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security, 112 civil-liberties and...
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Spanish-Language Reporter Wins Temporary Stay of Deportation
An appeals court has granted a two-week reprieve for a Spanish-language reporter facing deportation after he was arrested while covering an immigration rally in Tennessee. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday barred the U.S. government from removing Manuel Duran to El Salvador before Nov. 30. Judges are considering a motion to keep Duran...
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Spanish-Language Reporter Faces Deportation From US
A Spanish-language reporter who faces deportation after his arrest while covering an immigration protest in Tennessee said Tuesday he was unjustly detained and faces danger if sent back to El Salvador. Manuel Duran spoke publicly about his case for the first time since his arrest at an April rally protesting immigration policies the day before the 50th anniversary of the...
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No Love for Ankle Monitors on Captured Immigrants
Federal authorities’ shift away from separating immigrant families caught in the U.S. illegally now means that many parents and children are quickly released, only to be fitted with electronic monitoring devices — a practice which both the government and advocacy groups oppose for different reasons.
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Husband of ‘Real Housewives' Star in Deportation Proceedings: ICE
The husband of a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star says prison officials are improperly preventing him from entering an alcohol-treatment program.
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Dangerous ICE Deportee Caught in Chicago After Brazen JFK Airport Escape: Officials
The violent fugitive who bolted from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport while getting deported to his native Senegal has been captured in Chicago, law enforcement sources say.
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Dangerous ICE Deportee With 10+ Arrests Escapes Custody at JFK, Flees in Taxi; Officials Warn Not to Approach Him
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee with multiple prior violent convictions and nearly a dozen arrests in New York City over a four-year period escaped custody Tuesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport, leaped into a yellow taxi cab and darted off, officials say.
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ICE Spokesman in San Francisco Quits, Disputes Claims 800 Eluded Arrest
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman in San Francisco has resigned after becoming frustrated by Trump administration statements about a recent sweep targeting illegal immigration.
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Meriden Father Facing Deportation Speaks About Decision to Take Sanctuary in New Haven Church
A Meriden father who sought sanctuary in a New Haven church when he was supposed to be deported Tuesday to Ecuador said he does not want to be separated from his children and is prepared to stay as long as he has the support of his family in the decision.