immigration and customs enforcement

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.

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…

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…

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.

2 people recaptured after escaping New Jersey immigration detention center

By Associated Press

Another two remain at large, FBI officials said Sunday.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.