Feb 03 Watch 9:36 'No excuse' for immigration agents' excess use of force, says former DHS head Napolitano By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Azhar Merchant In a forum on federal agents’ use of force in Trump’s immigration crackdown, Democratic lawmakers heard from Americans who have been directly affected. No officials from the Department of Homeland Security appeared at Tuesday’s forum on Capitol Hill. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 8:31 Haitians in Ohio city live in fear and uncertainty amid court fight over protected status By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau A federal court has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to end temporary protected status for Haitians in the U.S. — a move that would have left roughly 350,000 people vulnerable to deportation. As the administration plans to appeal, the uncertainty… Continue watching
Jan 31 Federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds By Margery A. Beck, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press A federal judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds. Continue reading
Jan 31 Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from ICE detention By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press A 5-year-old boy and his father must be released by Tuesday from the Texas center where they’ve been held after being detained by immigration officers in Minnesota, a federal judge ordered Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 29 Appeals court rules Noem's decision to end protections for Venezuelans in U.S. was illegal By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States. Continue reading
Jan 29 Shooting deaths climb in Trump's mass deportation effort By Joshua Barajas Outrage has grown nationwide over the violent and sometimes deadly tactics used by federal immigration officers in communities across the country. Continue reading
Jan 29 Sen. Collins says ICE has ended large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem By Patrick Whittle, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press “There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations here,” Sen. Susan Collins said in a statement. “I have been urging Secretary Noem and others in the Administration to get ICE to reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in… Continue reading
Jan 28 Where Congress stands on the DHS funding fight By Lisa Desjardins The killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has sparked anger and dominated political thought since it happened Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in U.S. population growth rate last year By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The 0.5% growth rate for 2025 was a sharp drop from 2024's almost 1% growth rate, which was the highest since 2001 and was fueled by immigration. Continue reading
Jan 26 A second U.S. citizen was killed by federal forces in Minneapolis. Here's what we know By Joshua Barajas The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, the second U.S. citizen to be killed by federal forces in Minnesota this month, has intensified the public outrage over tactics used by immigration agents in the state and united unlikely bedfellows in calling… Continue reading