Politics Feb 04 WATCH: Border czar Tom Homan announces 700 immigration agents leaving Minneapolis immediately By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Politics Feb 03 WATCH: Johnson dodges question on ICE and civil liberties “We all believe that immigration policy ought to be balanced and strategic and smart, and it obviously needs to comply with the law,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said. “I'm going to leave it to the experts to determine what that… By Dan Cooney
Politics Feb 02 Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is getting a body-worn camera, Noem says “We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country,” Secretary Kristi Noem said in a social media post. By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Politics Jan 30 Trump administration charges Don Lemon with federal civil rights crimes related to anti-ICE church protest The veteran journalist is charged with conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshipers during a Jan. 18 protest at the Cities Church in St. Paul. Lemon has said he has no affiliation to the organization that went… By Jaimie Ding, Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Jan 30 Journalist Don Lemon arrested after protest that disrupted Minnesota church service The arrest came after a magistrate judge last week rejected prosecutors' initial bid to charge the journalist. By Alanna Durkin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Jan 29 WATCH: Senate Democrats strike deal with White House on government funding package By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement. 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 27 Judge issues temporary order barring removal of 5-year-old and father detained in Minnesota By Associated Press A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly became another lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jan 27 Reports that ICE unit will assist with U.S. security at Winter Olympics spark confusion and concern in Italy By Trisha Thomas, David Biller, Associated Press News that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit will be present at the upcoming Winter Games has sparked confusion and concern in Italy. Continue reading
Jan 27 ICE chief ordered to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process By Mike Catalini, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he… Continue reading