Politics Jul 06 A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids By Jack Brook, Associated Press
Nation Jun 24 Watch 5:24 Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades in prison in latest crackdown on dissent In two federal courts, a group of protesters received unusually long sentences after the Justice Department accused them of being members of Antifa. These nine protesters were arrested after they demonstrated outside a migrant detention facility in Texas. During the… By Ali Rogin, Doug Adams
Politics Jun 24 Federal officials plan to offload some warehouses purchased for immigrant detention U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is retreating from a plan to use warehouses to hold up to 10,000 people on a single site, dropping a key piece of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s $38-billion plan to rapidly expand detention… By Heather Hollingsworth, Ryan Foley, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Nation Jun 04 Watch 5:54 ICE arrest in a rural Montana town prompts a conservative community to take action In a northeastern corner of Montana sits the small town of Froid. Rural and deeply conservative, it backed President Trump during every one of his White House runs. But earlier this year, when federal immigration agents detained one of the… By Matt Standal, Montana PBS
Nation May 27 ICE detainees dying by suicide at 'alarming' rate, AP investigation finds Brayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. Detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he was on his fourth day of isolation in a Missouri jail as he battled the fevers and chills of COVID-19. His request for mental health treatment had been…
May 21 Watch 6:59 New Mexico secretary of state explains law barring armed federal agents at polls By Liz Landers, Doug Adams With the primary season underway, election officials are preparing for November. Some Democratic-led states, worried about the possibility of armed soldiers or ICE officers appearing near polling places, are taking steps to counter what they see as a potential effort… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 5:49 What happens to children when immigrant parents are detained by ICE By Liz Landers, Leila Jackson, Kyle Midura Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has detained nearly half a million immigrants, according to a new report. But the number of children they leave behind and what happens to them, most of whom are… Continue watching
May 18 Minnesota county charges ICE officer in shooting during immigration crackdown By Hannah Fingerhut, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press A Minnesota county prosecutor has charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 4:02 Congress back in session facing key funding and security deadlines By Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams The House and Senate returned to session this week with deadlines looming on everything from DHS funding and a farm bill to an almost-expired national security and foreign intelligence law. Lisa Desjardins reports on the long to-do list for Congress. Continue watching
Apr 25 ICE arrests drop nearly 12% following Minneapolis killings By Aaron Kessler, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press In the weeks that followed the January Minneapolis killings of two American citizens by immigration officers, ICE arrests across the country dropped on average by nearly 12%. Continue reading