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Feds Open Perjury Probe After ICE Officer Shot Venezuelan

Meanwhile, felony assault charges have been dropped against that immigrant, another

(Newser) - Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that his agency opened a joint probe with the Justice...

ICE to Spend $38B Turning Warehouses Into Detention Sites

Immigration agency's plan would create network of large regional processing and removal centers

(Newser) - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving ahead with a sweeping plan to turn industrial warehouses into a national network of immigrant detention hubs, with an estimated price tag of $38.3 billion, newly released documents show, reports the Washington Post . The records, posted on New Hampshire's state website...

Filing: IRS Mistakenly Shared Taxpayer Info With DHS

News comes amid deal between agencies to share info to identify, deport undocumented immigrants

(Newser) - The IRS erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, as part of the agencies' controversial agreement to share information on immigrants for the purpose of identifying and deporting people who are illegally in the US, according to a new court filing. The...

Most Jobs Added Last Month Came From a Single Sector

Majority of hiring in January was in health care or related roles

(Newser) - Health care isn't just busy at the moment: It's now doing the heavy lifting for America's job market. Most of the 130,000 positions tacked on in January came from health care or related roles—think home health aides and nursing home staff, per Quartz —as...

Liam Is Home, but Maybe Not for Long

DHS seeks to end asylum claims of 5-year-old Minn. boy at center of ICE storm

(Newser) - Federal immigration officials are moving to fast-track the deportation case of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, according to their attorney. The federal government filed a motion on Wednesday to speed up removal proceedings and shut down the Minnesota family's asylum bid, said their legal team, per MPR...

This Could Be the 'Largest Protest in American History'

Organizers hope that's the case for new nationwide 'No Kings' rally on March 28 amid outrage over ICE

(Newser) - A third round of "No Kings" protests is coming this spring, with organizers saying they're planning their largest demonstrations yet across the United States to oppose what they describe as authoritarianism under President Trump. Previous rallies have drawn millions of people, and organizers say they expect even greater...

ICE Said Migrant Ran Into a Wall. Medical Staff Balks

Hennepin County Medical Center staffers say immigrant's injuries were too severe for that

(Newser) - A Mexican immigrant was taken to a Minneapolis hospital earlier this month after bones in his face and skull were broken while he was in federal custody. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents initially claimed Alberto Castaneda Mondragon had tried to flee while handcuffed and "purposefully ran headfirst into a...

In Minnesota, 'Places of Healing Are Under Siege'

Doctors say Trump's immigration crackdown is causing scared locals to avoid critical health care

(Newser) - There was the pregnant woman who missed her checkup, afraid to visit a clinic during the feds' sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown; a nurse found her at home, in labor and just about to give birth. There was also the diabetic afraid to pick up insulin, the patient with a treatable...

Court: Feds Can Detain, Tear-Gas Peaceful Protesters

Appeals court freezes ruling banning retaliation against Minnesota protesters

(Newser) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday suspended a decision that prohibited federal officers from using tear gas or pepper spray against peaceful protesters in Minnesota. The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals was persuaded to freeze a judge's ruling that bars retaliation against the public in Minnesota, including detaining...

Man's Death in ICE Custody Raises New Questions

Medical examiner staffer cites possible homicide in Texas; feds say Cuban migrant tried to kill himself

(Newser) - US immigration authorities say a Cuban detainee tried to kill himself at a Texas detention camp. A staffer at the local medical examiner's office who spoke to his daughter, however, suggests the death may be ruled a homicide. In a recorded call shared with the Washington Post , an employee...

Top Catholic Paper Accuses VP of 'Gaslighting' on ICE Shooting

National Catholic Reporter editor denounces vice president's remarks on Renee Nicole Good killing

(Newser) - A leading Catholic newspaper is publicly taking on one of the church's most prominent political converts. In an opinion piece published on Thursday, John Grosso, the digital editor for the National Catholic Reporter , accused Vice President JD Vance of distorting Christian teaching in his response to Wednesday's fatal...

DOT Chief Slams California Over Driver's License Move

Sean Duffy not happy state is postponing revocation of migrants' commercial licenses

(Newser) - A week after immigrant groups filed a lawsuit, California said Tuesday it will delay the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver's licenses until March to allow more time to ensure that truckers and bus drivers who legally qualify for the licenses can keep them. But US Transportation Secretary Sean...

Man Went From Hosting Palm Beach Elite to 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Community pressure, media spotlight help secure Jose Gonzalez's release in Southern Florida

(Newser) - A popular restaurant host who books Palm Beach's power tables is back home this week after almost two weeks in the remote South Florida detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz." The New York Times reports on the story of Jose Gonzalez, longtime manager and public face of Bice...

Trump Administration Planning Vast Migrant Warehouses

Blueprint seen by WaPo spells out a network of huge converted facilities to expedite deportations

(Newser) - The next phase of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown may look less like a prison network and more like a national warehouse grid. According to a draft government solicitation obtained by the Washington Post , Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring contracts to convert industrial warehouses into high-capacity detention centers...

No Christmas Pause in Migrant Arrests, Says White House

Trump team's reply to Florida Catholic bishops' request: President is keeping his deportation vows

(Newser) - Florida's Catholic bishops appealed to President Trump on Monday to pause immigration enforcement activities during the Christmas holidays. The White House, in response, said it would be business as usual. The appeal was issued by Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, and signed by seven other members of the Florida Conference...

60 Minutes Exec: I Had to Obey Bari Weiss

Decision to spike deportation segment continues to drive CBS newsroom backlash

(Newser) - CBS' flagship newsmagazine is now at the center of its own story after a finished 60 Minutes investigation into Trump-era deportations was yanked just before going on the air. In a private staff meeting on Monday, executive producer Tanya Simon said she backs the reporting on Venezuelan migrants deported to...

Greece Sees Worst Migrant Boat Wreck in Two Years

At least 18 are dead near Crete, say authorities

(Newser) - At least 18 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in an inflatable boat died when it capsized south of the island of Crete, Greek authorities said Saturday, per the AP . It was the nation's worst migrant boat wreck in more than two years, reports the New York Times ...

Judge to ICE: No Warrantless Arrests in DC Without Proof

ACLU lawsuit claims agency stopped people indiscriminately in immigrant neighborhoods

(Newser) - A federal judge has halted the Trump administration's practice of making immigration arrests in Washington, DC, without a warrant or clear proof that a person is likely to flee. The preliminary injunction, issued by US District Judge Beryl Howell, was granted after a lawsuit filed by the American Civil...

4 Dead After Migrant Boat Capsizes Near San Diego

Another four hospitalized when 'panga' boat failed to make shore in bad weather

(Newser) - A wooden skiff believed to have been ferrying migrants toward the US capsized in stormy seas near San Diego, leaving at least four people dead and four hospitalized, the Coast Guard said Saturday. The US Border Patrol found the vessel in the surf off Imperial Beach late Friday night, per...

New York Launches ICE Video Portal After Outrage Over Raid

4 citizens detained in Chinatown raid fuel protest, scrutiny

(Newser) - New York's attorney general launched a new portal for residents to report federal immigration enforcement activity, following a dramatic ICE raid in Manhattan's Chinatown that sparked public outrage and protests. The "Federal Action Reporting Portal" debuted just hours after the Tuesday raid, which reportedly saw more than...

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