Nation Oct 31 Afghan man detained by immigration agents despite following legal asylum procedures By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens
Politics Oct 31 Senate report details dozens of cases of medical neglect in federal immigration detention centers A U.S. Senate investigation has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide, with detainees denied insulin, left without medical attention for days and forced to compete for clean water. By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press
Nation Oct 31 ‘Inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility, advocates allege in new lawsuit Attorneys with the ACLU of Illinois and the MacArthur Justice Center say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have denied people being held at the Broadview facility private calls with attorneys and have blocked members of Congress, faith leaders and… By Christine Fernando, Associated Press
Politics Oct 30 WATCH: Vance calls for legal immigration reduction during Turning Point event at University of Mississippi Vice President JD Vance said the optimal number of legal immigrants to admit is “far less than what we've been accepting," but he did not offer a firm number when pressed by a woman who questioned his stance. By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
Politics Oct 29 Appeals court blocks judge’s order requiring daily briefings on Chicago immigration sweeps An appeals court intervened Wednesday and suddenly blocked an order that required Greg Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, to give unprecedented daily briefings to a judge about immigration sweeps in Chicago. By Christine Fernando, Associated Press
Oct 29 Democratic congressional candidate Abughazaleh indicted over ICE protests in Illinois By Sophia Tareen, John Seewer, Associated Press A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been accused of blocking a federal agent’s vehicle during September protests outside an immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 29 Nigeria’s Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka says his U.S. visa was revoked By Wilson McMakin, Associated Press On Tuesday, he mentioned that he was told to reapply if he wished to enter again. Soyinka, who became the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, believes this issue is related to U.S. immigration policies… Continue reading
Oct 28 Judge orders Border Patrol official Bovino to meet with her daily on Chicago immigration crackdown By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Greg Bovino, who has become the face of the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps in America’s big cities, got an earful from U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis as soon as he settled into the witness chair in his green uniform. Continue reading
Oct 27 Man struck dead by vehicle on Virginia highway after trying to flee immigration agents By Sophia Tareen, Melina Walling, Associated Press Agents tried to detain Josué Castro Rivera and the three other passengers, and he fled on foot, tried to cross Interstate 264 in Norfolk and was fatally struck, according to state and federal authorities. Continue reading
Oct 25 Deadly crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers By Corey Williams, Associated Press A 21-year-old semitruck driver accused of being under the influence of drugs and causing a fiery crash that killed three people on a southern California freeway is in the country illegally, U.S. Homeland Security officials said Thursday. That revelation prompted… Continue reading