Mar 24 Why do ICE agents get paid during the partial government shutdown, but not TSA? By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact With negotiations dragging, hundreds of TSA agents have quit during the partial shutdown and thousands of others have called out of work. Continue reading
Mar 21 Trump says he will order federal immigration officers to help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Saturday he will order federal immigration officers to take a role in airport security starting Monday unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Mar 16 Afghan man who worked with U.S. military dies after being taken into ICE custody in Texas By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press An Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country died at a Texas hospital after having been detained by immigration authorities, according to officials. Continue reading
Mar 16 Trump's mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads as DHS changes leadership By Lisa Mascaro, Rebecca Santana, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press But all indications are that Trump's mass deportation operation is not stalling out but intensifying. Continue reading
Feb 27 30 more people indicted over anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church, Bondi says By Sarah Raza, Associated Press Attorney General Pam Bondi announced federal charges Friday against 30 more people who are accused of civil rights violations in a January protest inside a Minnesota church where a pastor works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Continue reading
Feb 20 Cherished teacher Linda Davis mourned after deadly crash with driver fleeing ICE By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Principal Alonna McMullen says it was heartbreaking telling 5 and 6 year old students in Linda Davis' special needs classes of her death. Continue reading
Feb 17 Some states push back on Trump recruiting local officers to aid immigration enforcement By David A. Lieb, Brian Witte, Associated Press Ten states — all led by Democrats — now have statewide policies prohibiting law enforcement officers from cooperating in one of the primary programs Trump is using to carry out his agenda of mass deportations. Continue reading
Feb 13 Feds investigate whether ICE officers lied about shooting of Venezuelan man in Minneapolis By Michael Biesecker, Jim Mustian, Jack Brook, Associated Press Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis last month. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Heads of ICE, immigration agencies testify following protester deaths By Rebecca Santana, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Todd Lyons, the acting ICE director, Rodney Scott, who heads U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Joseph Edlow, who is the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, spoke in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security in a… Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: House gavels in as deadline for Homeland Security funding nears By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Whether to ban the masks — or allow the masking to continue — has emerged as a central question in the debate in Congress over funding Homeland Security ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline, when it faces a partial agency shutdown. Continue reading