u.s. immigration and customs enforcement

Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids

By Leah Willingham, Laura Bargfeld, Associated Press

Stark reimaginings of Christ's birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary on federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

Immigration officials can't re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia without a hearing, federal judge orders

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

The order came as Abrego Garcia appeared at a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office roughly 14 hours after he walked out of immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania.

ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise following D.C. National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say

By Sahar Akbarzai, Martha Bellisle, Rebecca Santana, Julie Watson, Associated Press

Coming just days after the shooting of two National Guard troops by an Afghan national suspect, federal authorities have carried out increased arrests of Afghans in the U.S., immigration lawyers say, as Afghans both in and outside the country have…

Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn the Trump administration's use of their work on social media

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Carpenter tweeted Tuesday: “this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”…

They thought they were in court for a routine immigration hearing, but walked into a deportation trap

By Joshua Goodman, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press

In a court system with a backlog of about 3.8 million asylum cases, families have been torn apart and lives upended. Due process seemingly is an afterthought.

Official defends use of tear gas in Chicago and says agents on immigration sweeps have cameras

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

A official says U.S. border agents assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have been given body cameras. A judge is holding a hearing Monday to learn more about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

1.2 million immigrants are gone from the U.S. workforce under Trump, preliminary data shows

By Corey Williams, Associated Press

As parades and other events celebrating the contributions of workers in the U.S. are being held for the Labor Day holiday, experts say President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration policies are impacting the nation’s labor force.

WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks out before being detained by ICE in Baltimore

By Brian Witte, Ben Finley, Associated Press

"This administration has hit us hard, but I want to tell you guys something: God is with us, and God will never leave us,” Abrego Garcia said, speaking through a translator. “God will bring justice to all the injustice we…

Florida must stop expanding 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration center, judge says

By David Fischer, Mike Schneider, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press

The judge wrote the state and federal defendants can't bring anyone other than those who are already being detained at the facility onto the property.

Inside the facility where ICE is training recruits to take on Trump's deportation goals

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia, is the epicenter of training for almost all federal law enforcement officers, including the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who are at the center of President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts.