Jun 17 WATCH: NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander, Gov. Hochul speak after Lander's arrest at an immigration court By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press In the moments before Lander was handcuffed, agents could be seen trying to physically separate him from the man they had come to detain. Lander struggled to stay close, keeping his arms locked with the man, demanding to see a… Continue reading
Jun 17 WATCH: Sen. Padilla's full Senate floor speech recounting his removal from Noem's LA briefing By Kenichi Serino In an emotional speech, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., on Tuesday recalled his experience at a Homeland Security news conference where he was handcuffed and briefly detained. Continue reading
Jun 17 WATCH: Federal appeals court considers Trump's deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press In his lawsuit, Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the president of inflaming tensions, breaching state sovereignty and wasting resources. The Trump administration argued the deployment was necessary to restore order and protect federal buildings and officers. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 6:37 Trump administration pauses immigration raids on farms, hotels and restaurants By Lisa Desjardins, Courtney Norris After a weekend of national protests over his immigration policy, President Trump says he wants a greater crackdown in some of the nation’s biggest cities. At the same time, the president is pulling back on ICE raids in some major… Continue watching
Jun 16 2 people recaptured after escaping New Jersey immigration detention center By Associated Press Another two remain at large, FBI officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 13 4 detainees escaped from an immigration detention center in New Jersey, DHS says By Mike Catalini, Associated Press Four detainees broke through a wall and managed to escape from a federal immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, amid reports of disorder breaking out there, according to Sen. Andy Kim and the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump administration gives data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press An internal memo and emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Medicaid officials unsuccessfully sought to block the data transfer, citing legal and ethical concerns. Continue reading
Jun 12 Trump must return control of California National Guard to the state, judge rules By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press The order, which takes effect at noon Friday, said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump's statutory authority. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Sen. Padilla forcibly removed after interrupting Homeland Security news conference in LA By Joshua Barajas Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed by law enforcement officials after interrupting a news conference in Los Angeles led by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who vowed that the Trump immigration crackdown in the city was “not going away.”… Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Governors from NY, IL and MN testify at hearing on 'sanctuary' policies and immigration By Joey Cappelletti, David A. Lieb, Associated Press Republican lawmakers clashed repeatedly with the Democratic governors, as the daylong hearing turned into a yelling match at multiple moments. Continue reading