Politics Nov 06 WATCH: 'Elections matter.' Houston mayor limits police cooperation with ICE By Lekan Oyekanmi, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press, Anna Wilder, Associated Press/Report For America
Nation Nov 02 ICE officer charged with ramming man with SUV in Houston turns himself in Mario Alberto Morales made his first court appearance Monday on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for striking Miguel Parra Hernandez with an unmarked SUV on Oct. 10. By Anna Wilder, Associated Press/Report For America, Jack Brook, Associated Press
Nation Nov 01 ICE agent charged with assault for hitting fleeing man with car in Houston will turn himself in, attorney says Mario Alberto Morales, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, struck Miguel Parra Hernandez, a 48-year-old construction worker, with his unmarked SUV on Oct. 10, as he chased Parra Hernandez through a parking lot. By Cybele Mayes-Osterman and Jack Brook, Associated Press
Nation Oct 30 An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston The officer, Mario Alberto Morales, was driving an unmarked SUV on Oct. 10 when he struck and ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, who was running away during a pursuit through a parking lot, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office… By Anna Wilder, Associated Press/Report For America, Jack Brook, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press
Nation Oct 21 Watch 6:31 Investigation finds hundreds of U.S. citizens detained by ICE California officials are calling for an investigation into the actions of federal immigration officers after they allegedly injured and detained a U.S. citizen. Ricardo Gonzalez’s detainment comes as an investigation by ProPublica found that more than 500 citizens have been… By William Brangham, Molly Mazilu, Bridget Craig
Oct 09 ICE officer shoots a man while making an arrest in New York, officials say By Philip Marcelo, Jennifer Peltz, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press A federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck as he drove in a car with a 5-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, officials said. The Department of Homeland Security said it was seeking to arrest the man in a… Continue reading
Oct 07 Shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear, Army study found By Ryan Foley, Associated Press The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previously unreleased Army study. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 6:03 Haitian student's suicide reveals human toll of immigration crackdown By William Brangham, Mary Fecteau, Katie Marlow Over the weekend, the family of Pierre Damas Bel laid him to rest. The 20-year-old Haitian student lost his legal immigration status in July after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary protections for… Continue watching
Sep 29 Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot in his car by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer By Anna Wilder, Associated Press/Report For America, Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press If convicted Garces Perez faces up to 20 years in prison. Continue reading
Sep 29 Newsom signs California law banning officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks By Sophie Austin, Associated Press In California, lawmakers passed at least two dozen bills this year seeking to fortify immigrants' rights, restrict cooperation with federal immigration agents and tighten regulations on immigrant detention facilities, among other things. Continue reading