u.s. immigration and customs enforcement

10 arrested in connection with Texas detention center shooting that was ‘planned ambush,’ U.S. attorney says

By Associated Press

A police officer was wounded in a shooting outside of a Texas immigration detention center, where people in black military-style clothing fired at authorities.

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.

What to know about Julio César Chávez Jr.’s arrest by U.S. immigration officials

By Associated Press

Chávez was detained in front of his home on Wednesday and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, authorities said.

Top immigration official defends tactics as arrests rise nationwide

By Leah Willingham, Associated Press

The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is defending himself against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed as they ramp up arrests toward President Donald Trump’s promises of mass deportations.

A U.S. citizen was held for pickup by ICE despite proof he was born in the country

By Gisela Salomon, Associated Press

Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges.

AP report: IRS acting commissioner resigning over deal to send immigrant tax data to ICE

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The IRS has been in upheaval over Trump administration decisions to share taxpayer data.

Arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be first ‘of many to come,’ Trump says

By Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful U.S. resident who was a graduate student at Columbia until December, was detained Saturday by federal immigration agents in New York and flown to an immigration jail in Louisiana.

U.S. ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday.

U.S. won’t make immigration arrests at virus vaccination sites

By Associated Press

Vaccination sites will be considered “sensitive locations” and generally off limits for enforcement actions, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Monday.

Trump administration rescinds rule on international students

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

A federal judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration policy requiring international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall amid the pandemic.