Politics Sep 12 ICE officer shoots and kills suspect who dragged officer with car near Chicago, DHS says By Rebecca Santana, Christine Fernando, Associated Press
Politics Sep 04 WATCH: Noem, Bondi discuss plans for ICE detention facility in notorious Louisiana prison Federal authorities purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the U.S. illegally to self-deport, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday. By Sara Cline, Associated Press
Nation Jul 27 Watch 4:35 Rise of ICE agents wearing masks creates opportunity for imposters to conduct crimes In recent months, photos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents making arrests in public spaces have shown the officers wearing street clothes and face masks. There have also been a handful of arrests of people posing as ICE officers, in… By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery
Nation Jul 13 Watch 4:46 A look at the controversy around ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center This weekend, lawmakers got their first look inside “Alligator Alcatraz,” the makeshift immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called the conditions “disturbing and vile,” a description Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem challenged. John Yang… By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson
Politics Jul 08 Watch 8:34 GOP gives ICE massive budget increase to expand Trump’s deportation effort ICE is receiving a major infusion of funding to help carry out President Trump’s deportation agenda. The big budget bill passed by Republicans includes billions for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, giving it more funding than any other federal… By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz, Laken Kincaid
Jul 03 ICE arrests boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. for deportation to Mexico, federal officials say By Jaimie Ding, Julie Watson, Associated Press Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 25 Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from jail only to be taken into immigration custody By Travis Loller, Associated Press The Salvadoran national whose mistaken deportation became a flashpoint in the fight over President Donald Trump's immigration policies has been in jail since he was returned to the U.S. on June 7. He faces two counts of human smuggling in… Continue reading
Jun 22 Judge orders Abrego Garcia’s release from jail to await trial, but ICE plans to detain him By Travis Loller, Ben Finley, Associated Press A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges. But he is not expected to be allowed to go… Continue reading
Jun 16 Trump administration using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more ICE detention beds By Heather Hollingsworth, John Hanna, Associated Press ICE's moves have delighted industry analysts on company earnings calls and promised bigger profits but have also drawn criticism. Continue reading
Jun 16 2 people recaptured after escaping New Jersey immigration detention center By Associated Press Another two remain at large, FBI officials said Sunday. Continue reading