Sep 07 South Korea reaches deal with U.S. to return home 300 workers detained in Hyundai plant raid By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 05 Federal authorities detain 475 people during immigration raid in Georgia, official says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles, according to a Homeland Security official. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 4:45 Photojournalist documents arrests outside of immigration hearings By Sam Lane As part of President Trump's deportation push, officials have conducted arrests outside courtrooms as people show up for hearings with immigration judges. The detentions have led to sometimes dramatic scenes with families pleading to let loved ones go. Geoff Bennett… Continue watching
Jul 07 Mixed messages on immigration raids from Washington fuel farm workers’ fears By Holly Ramer, Amanda Swinhart, Associated Press Uncertainty is causing problems in big states like California, where farms produce more than three-quarters of the country’s fruit and more than a third of its vegetables. But it’s also affecting small states like Vermont. Continue reading
Jun 27 Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades By Kate Payne, Curt Anderson, Associated Press The center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to begin processing people who entered the U.S. illegally as soon as next week, the governor said Friday on “Fox and Friends.”… Continue reading
Jun 13 Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges By Travis Loller, Jonathan Mattise, Ben Finley, Associated Press Facing mounting pressure to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S., the Trump administration brought him back last week. However, he was immediately taken into custody on new criminal charges filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 4:17 ‘We stand up for our neighbors,’ San Antonio mayor says of protests against ICE raids By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Texas Governor Greg Abbott said 5,000 National Guard members have been deployed throughout that state ahead of planned protests. Several mayors are pushing back on that move, including San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg. He joined Geoff Bennett to discuss why. Continue watching
Jan 22 Some migrant families weighing class attendance as Trump allows immigration arrests at school By Olga R. Rodriguez, Moriah Balingit, Bianca Vázquez Toness, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school. Continue reading
Oct 27 U.S. to limit immigration arrests at schools, ‘protected’ areas By Ben Fox, Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities will limit arrests at schools, hospitals and other so-called protected areas under new guidelines issued by the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Aug 11 Border official: Timing of immigration raids ‘unfortunate’ By Associated Press Trump administration officials are defending last week’s mass immigration raids in Mississippi, including emotional footage of a girl pleading with authorities to let her father go. Continue reading