Jun 13 4 detainees escaped from an immigration detention center in New Jersey, DHS says By Mike Catalini, Associated Press Four detainees broke through a wall and managed to escape from a federal immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, amid reports of disorder breaking out there, according to Sen. Andy Kim and the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Jun 11 PHOTOS: Protests against immigration raids spread across the U.S. By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press From Seattle and Austin to Chicago and Washington, D.C., marchers have chanted slogans, carried signs against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and snarled traffic through downtown avenues and outside federal offices. Continue reading
Jun 07 Immigration authorities clash with Los Angeles area protesters By Associated Press Patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks stood guard Saturday outside an industrial park in the city of Paramount, deploying tear gas as bystanders and protesters gathered on medians and across the street, jeering at authorities while recording the… Continue reading
Jun 05 Massachusetts student arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice has been released By Leah Willingham, Associated Press Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 18, who came to the U.S. from Brazil at age 7, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Saturday. Authorities have said the agents were looking for the Milford High School teenager's father. Continue reading
May 09 Newark mayor arrested at immigration detention facility where he was protesting By Jake Offenhartz, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Mayor Ras Baraka has aggressively pushed back against the construction and opening of the 1,000-bed detention center, arguing that it should not be allowed to open because of building permit issues. Continue reading
May 09 Judge releases Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk who was detained by ICE By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press A federal judge in Vermont on Friday released a Turkish Tufts University student detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a street in a Boston suburb, allowing her to return… Continue reading
Apr 28 Examining Trump’s progress on his promises, 100 days in By Chris Megerian, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press As President Donald Trump hits his 100th day in office Tuesday, his imprint is everywhere. But the long-term impact is often unclear. Continue reading
Apr 27 ICE deported 3 children who are U.S. citizens, their families’ lawyers say By Marc Levy, Associated Press Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have in recent days deported the Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl — separating them indefinitely — and three children ages 2, 4 and 7 who are U.S. citizens along with their Honduran-born mothers, their… Continue reading
Apr 01 ICE: ‘Administrative error’ sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison By Ben Finley, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison last month. Lawyers for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia maintain he is not affiliated with MS-13 or any other street… Continue reading
Apr 01 WATCH: White House claims at briefing that deported man with protected legal status was a gang member By Associated Press In a complaint, the man's lawyers disputed the government’s claims. “Although he has been accused of general ‘gang affiliation,’ the U.S. government has never produced an iota of evidence to support this unfounded accusation,” the complaint stated. Continue reading