immigration and customs enforcement

DHS Secretary Noem taps new leaders for ICE and moves to identify leakers inside agency

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday announced new leadership at the agency tasked with immigration enforcement as she also pledged to step up lie detector tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about operations to…

ICE arrests Palestinian student who helped lead Columbia protests, attorney says

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last spring's anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, according to his attorney.

Schools brace for immigration arrests after Trump administration changes ICE policy

By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara

When President Trump began his second term, the Department of Homeland Security lifted restrictions on immigration arrests at schools, hospitals and places of worship. Late Friday, a federal judge denied a request by Denver Public Schools to pause the new…

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How Latino evangelical leaders are preparing for possible immigration enforcement in churches

By Deepa Bharath, Associated Press

Faith leaders representing thousands of Latino evangelical Christians in Florida and swaths of the Southeast worry about the sanctity of their sacred spaces, and the possibility of immigration raids and arrests.

'Nobody gets a free pass': Immigration officers operating with new sense of mission

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission.

Migrants can now be arrested at churches and schools after Trump administration throws out policies

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

The move announced Tuesday reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration agencies — Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection — from carrying out immigration enforcement in sensitive locations.

Hundreds of immigrants have reported sexual abuse at ICE facilities. Most cases aren't investigated

By Zeba Warsi

Records obtained by Futuro Investigates reveal a systemic pattern of abuse by detention officers, contractual guards, and ICE employees, accused of sexually assaulting people in their care.

WATCH: Senate committee finds 'invasive' medical mistreatment of women detained by ICE

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

The panel heard testimony from a detained migrant mother who was transported in shackles to be brusquely probed by a gynecologist and later injected with a contraceptive without explanation.

U.S. immigration arrests drop amid focus on those accused of serious crimes

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

Immigration enforcement arrests within the the U.S. fell over the past year as the Biden administration shifted its enforcement focus to people in the country without legal status who have committed serious crimes.

Watchdog says U.S. forced deported parents to leave kids behind

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General said in a report released Monday that it found at least 348 cases in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement had no records showing migrants wanted to leave their children in the U.S.