Tag: immigration enforcement
How Maine churches are reckoning with fear of immigration raids
Selma, an asylum seeker from Angola, moved to Texas at the start of the pandemic and then to…
US immigrant population down by more than a million people amid Trump crackdown
The immigrant population of the United States, which has been growing for more than 50 years, has declined…
As Trump administration unleashes federal show of force in DC, other US cities on president’s radar push back
As the Trump administration escalates its deployment of troops in the nation’s capital and vows similar moves elsewhere,…
Judge blocks Trump admin from slashing ‘sanctuary city’ funding
A federal judge on Friday extended a preliminary injunction that blocks President Trump from withholding funds from more…
Texas GOP poised to approve map gerrymandered for their advantage
The first domino in a growing national redistricting battle is likely to fall Wednesday as the Republican-controlled Texas…
mayor hits back at Trump officials’ sanctuary city threats
Boston’s mayor Michelle Wu has hit back sharply at the Trump administration’s legal threats over sanctuary city immigration…
20 states and D.C. sue Trump admin. for tying crime victim grants to immigration
Twenty states and the District of Columbia sued the Justice Department on Monday for adding a new immigration…
New Mexico’s governor called in the state’s National Guard to address crime issues. Here’s how they’re being used
In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic…
Man yells for help as apparent ICE agents carry him from LA courthouse into unmarked car, video shows
A man yelled for help as a group of men – one of whom said he was with…
Florida’s immigration enforcement effort adds 800 Fish and Wildlife officers
The state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is going to be helping with immigration enforcement.Nearly 90% of the…
Who can perform ICE agent duties in Florida? Coffee shop owner’s arrest sparks questions
The recent detention of Jacksonville coffee shop owner Diana Mejia — a Colombian immigrant awaiting permanent residency —…
Bondi scraps limits on cooperation between D.C. police and immigration agents
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday scrapped local directives that severely limited cooperation between police officers in Washington,…