Sep 17 Watch 7:57 Woman wrongfully detained in immigration raid describes what she endured By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams A U.S. citizen was caught in the middle of the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement. Andrea Velez says she was wrongfully arrested this past summer in downtown Los Angeles during an ICE raid. She spent two nights in… Continue watching
Sep 12 South Korean workers return home after days in detention following US immigration raid By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Their roundup and the U.S. release of video showing some Korean workers shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists have caused public outrage and a sense of betrayal in South Korea, a key U.S. ally. Continue reading
Sep 08 Supreme Court ends restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up U.S. citizens By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Justice Sonia Sotomayor says in dissent people have been grabbed, thrown to the ground and handcuffed because of their looks and their accents. Continue reading
Sep 08 Noem says immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia won't deter investment in the U.S. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Noem says the detainees would be deported and the raid shows companies the importance of companies following U.S. laws. Continue reading
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