Jan 22 Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone with a final order of removal, a move that advocates say collides with Fourth Amendment protections and… Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: House approves final spending bills for the year By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The four bills total about $1.2 trillion in spending and now move to the Senate, with final passage needed next week before a Jan. 30 deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 21 After Minneapolis crackdown, Democrats confront political vulnerabilities to battle Trump on immigration By Matt Brown, Associated Press Democrats are trying to translate visceral outrage into political strategy, even though there's little consensus on how to press forward on issues where the party has recently struggled to earn voters' trust. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 8:00 Migrant families allege children held by ICE face unsafe and unsanitary conditions By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Amalia Huot-Marchand Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about their children’s conditions while in ICE custody. Geoff Bennett… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 3:41 Minnesota protests enter 3rd week as immigration raids continue By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Jackson Hudgins In Minnesota, clashes between protesters and federal immigration officers continue into a third week. It comes as the Department of Justice announced its plan to pursue charges against protesters in Minneapolis, while confirming it does not plan to investigate the… Continue watching
Jan 14 State Department suspending immigrant visas for 75 countries, citing public assistance concerns By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States. Continue reading
Jan 08 Federal immigration agents shoot 2 people in Portland, Oregon, police say By Associated Press Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities said. Continue reading
Dec 30 Justice Department pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after deportation mistake, judge's order says By Travis Loller, Associated Press A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals that high-level Justice Department officials pushed for his indictment, calling it a “top priority,” only after he was mistakenly deported and then ordered returned to the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 22 Abrego Garcia can remain free while judge considers arguments for returning him to immigration custody By Gary Fields, Travis Loller, Associated Press A federal judge says Kilmar Abrego Garcia can remain free for now while she considers the government's arguments for detaining him in immigration custody. Continue reading
Dec 19 Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into U.S. By Elliot Spagat, Hallie Golden, Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at President Donald Trump’s direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program. Continue reading