Nation Aug 17 ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct.
Nation Aug 13 ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse ICE plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million to outfit officers and agents with “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices,” according to a notice published Monday and revealed first by The Associated Press.
Nation Aug 12 AP report: ICE plans to give its officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from individuals.
Nation Aug 07 ICE will only release body camera video when in agency's 'best interests,' policy says Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency's policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public by specifying any releases must be in its “best interests.”…
Nation Jul 27 ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closure U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to keep one of its largest detention facilities open for at least another year. This decision comes despite reports of human rights abuses.
Politics Jul 10 Federal officials refusing to release name of ICE officer who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Scrutiny of the shooting is growing after authorities said the man killed was not the person ICE was trying to find.
Nation Jan 22 Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia, autopsy finds U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the 55-year-old father of four was attempting suicide and the staff tried to save him. But a witness told The Associated Press last week that Lunas Campos was handcuffed as at least five guards…
Nation Dec 02 Lawsuit alleges USA Gymnastics failed to protect athelets from coach's sexual abuse The lawsuits allege the organizations failed to "properly investigate," revoke coaching credentials, report the coach to law enforcement or take other actions to protect athletes.
Politics Sep 24 These federal employees were purged by DOGE. Months later, the Trump administration is asking if they want to return The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Nation Aug 19 Ex-coach at renowned gymnastics academy arrested by FBI years after abuse reports A coach at a center in Iowa that has trained Olympic champions is facing allegations that he abused young female gymnasts and secretly photographed others undressing at a prior job in Mississippi.