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BREAKING: "A House Democrat has introduced legislation that would abolish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and replace it with a new department focused on community safety, three weeks before an election where immigration policy is likely to have an influence on voters."
New Democratic bill would abolish ICE and shut down DHS
Illinois Representative Delia Ramirez wants to see some functions of DHS moved to other government departments.
newsweek.com
BREAKING: "Thousands of workers on H-1B visas looking to renew their legal status could face tougher scrutiny as the Trump administration looks to scrap a faster renewal process."
H-1B Visa renewals face tougher reviews under Trump proposal
Immigrant workers could face longer processing times and increased scrutiny under USCIS' plan to undo a 2024 policy.
newsweek.com
BREAKING: " Videos collected by local investigators make it “pretty obvious” that an ICE officer intentionally ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez during an immigration stop Saturday, which could lead to assault charges, the district attorney said Tuesday."
Texas DA says ICE intentionally hit immigrant with a car and may have withheld evidence
Harris County DA Sean Teare told NBC News his office has collected multiple videos for its own investigation but isn’t getting cooperation from the federal government. ICE denied their agent intentio...
nbcnews.com
BREAKING: "The Trump administration is cutting the time refugees have to contest the termination of their status, a move critics say could put tens of thousands of people who fled persecution and wars in their home countries on a path to deportation."
Trump administration cuts refugees’ deadline to contest status termination, raising fears
The Trump administration is cutting the time refugees have to contest the termination of their status.
apnews.com
BREAKING: "Trump administration offering migrant children $3,000 to self-deport. The amount is a $500 increase over the incentive offered last year."
Trump administration offering migrant children $3,000 to self-deport
A Department of Homeland Security official says unaccompanied migrant children are being offered $3,000 to self-deport.
abcnews.com
BREAKING: "A Texas man whose leg was broken in multiple places after being struck by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle during a weekend traffic stop has never met the person the federal agents were allegedly pursuing, according to his representatives."
Texas man run over by ICE has never met the person agents were allegedly chasing
Miguel Parra-Hernandez suffers from serious hip and leg injuries in Houston and remains in ICE custody, according to his representatives
theguardian.com
BREAKING: "The Trump administration appealed after a lower court ruled that a Nigerian man could not be denied asylum for spending six months cooking for a terrorist group."
Supreme Court to weigh if Nigerian who cooked for terrorists can be denied asylum
The Trump administration appealed after a lower court ruled that a Nigerian man could not be denied asylum for spending six months cooking for a terrorist group.
nbcnews.com
BREAKING: "Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed focus to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection bid."
Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced'
Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she will “not be silenced” and calls a search of her Washington home part of President Donald Trump’s “intimidation” campaign.
apnews.com
BREAKING: "An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent driving a vehicle struck a man on Saturday while trying to pursue him and someone else in the Houston area, according to authorities."
ICE agent strikes man with vehicle during pursuit in Texas, officials say
Parra-Hernandez suffered a broken leg and taken to a hospital after being hit by car during an ICE operation
theguardian.com
BREAKING: "The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is sweeping up Hong Kong citizens who are allowed to live and work in the U.S. — potentially setting them up for immediate deportation once that legal status expires in February."
Legally in the US, Hong Kong citizens caught in ICE crackdown
The Hong Kong citizens are protected by a directive that expires in February, but the detentions could speed government deportations after that date.
politico.com
BREAKING: "A federal judge ruled on Friday that the US justice department’s policy of collecting states’ unredacted voter rolls to check them against a federal immigration database is unlawful."
Federal judge rules against Trump DoJ’s policy of collecting state voter rolls
Judge says justice department policy of checking state voter rolls against a federal immigration database is unlawful
theguardian.com
BREAKING: "The Trump administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to examine certain visa and travel files from 2020 onward to find instances of people traveling to the United States to give birth, according to a State Department cable obtained by POLITICO."
State Department cable: Trump’s ‘birth tourist’ crackdown involves investigating cases as far back as 2020
Even relatives who aren't the parents of children born on U.S. soil could see their U.S. visas revoked.
politico.com
BREAKING: "The Trump administration on Friday said it has started to facilitate the return to the U.S. of an Egyptian man who was deported to Equatorial Guinea, in a rare case of the government working to reverse a third-country deportation."
U.S. working to reverse an Egyptian man's third-country deportation to Africa
The Trump administration's effort to return Ahmed Soliman to the U.S. come after an Arizona judge said his deportation violated due process.
npr.org
BREAKING: "A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration policy that prevented immigrants in detention from completing the fingerprint and background checks needed to apply for visas and other forms of legal immigration status."
DHS Policy That Made It Harder For Immigrants To Get Visas Blocked By Judge
newsweek.com
BREAKING: "A federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck as he drove in a car with a 5-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, officials said."
ICE officer shoots a man while making an arrest in New York, officials say
The Department of Homeland Security says a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Dominican man while arresting him in New York City.
apnews.com
BREAKING: "The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, alleging fraud."
The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, alleging fraud
The H-1B program has long been a target of President Donald Trump supporters who say that the program undercuts American workers and is rife with abuse.
nbcnews.com
BREAKING: "DHS proposes $70K fee for international student work program. The Trump administration now wants colleges to pay the steep fee. Students have historically paid the current fee of around $500 themselves."
DHS proposes $70K fee for international student work program
The Trump administration now wants colleges to pay the steep fee. Students have historically paid the current fee of around $500 themselves.
politico.com
BREAKING: "Labor unions, university faculty groups and immigrant advocates are suing the Trump administration over two immigration policies they say make it harder for some immigrants already living in the United States to obtain green cards without leaving the country."
USCIS Hit With Lawsuit Over Green Card Changes
newsweek.com
BREAKING: "A group of people detained inside a privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail in Georgia have launched a mass hunger strike this week to protest against their prolonged detention and the facility’s conditions, according to advocates and family members."
Detained immigrants at Georgia ICE facility launch mass hunger strike
At least 73 people estimated to have joined protest against prolonged detention and Folkston facility’s ‘violations’
theguardian.com
"The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren’t employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation."
Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids’ cases, worrying advocates
The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyer...
apnews.com
BREAKING: "Donald Trump’s justice department has moved to strip the citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens accused of crimes in what authorities describe as “the largest” such initiative over a single period during his administration."
US justice department moves to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens
Officials file ‘denaturalization actions’ against people accused of crimes in what they call ‘largest’ such initiative
theguardian.com
BREAKING: “A federal judge in Boston on Monday blocked the Trump administration’s effort to fine migrants up to $1.8 million for failing to leave the U.S. after receiving their final order to deport.”
Judge blocks Trump administration move to fine migrants
A federal judge in Boston on Monday blocked the Trump administration’s effort to fine migrants up to $1.8 million for failing to leave the U.S. after receiving their final order to deport. U.…
thehill.com
BREAKING: "American citizen shot by a federal agent one year ago during an immigration crackdown in Chicago has filed suit against the federal government, alleging the agent lied about the shooting and had fired into her vehicle from behind."
US citizen who was shot by immigration agent files lawsuit
An American citizen shot by a federal agent one year ago during an immigration crackdown in Chicago has filed suit against the federal government, alleging the agent lied about the shooting and had fi...
abcnews.com
BREAKING: "Federal Court Strikes Down ICE’s Courthouse Arrest Policy Nationwide. The ruling follows ICE admitting earlier this year that it has no justification for conducting mass arrests at courthouses."
Federal Court Strikes Down ICE’s Courthouse Arrest Policy Nationwide | American Civil Liberties Union
The ruling follows ICE admitting earlier this year that it has no justification for conducting mass arrests at courthouses
aclu.org
BREAKING: "A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state’s Big Bend region."
Federal court temporarily blocks Trump administration border wall in Texas' Big Bend region
A federal court in Texas has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall in the Big Bend region.
apnews.com
BREAKING: "A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to continue processing thousands of diversity visa cases for 10 days beyond a deadline that would typically end applicants' chances of immigrating to the United States."
Judge extends diversity visa processing, blames State Dept.'s 'glacial pace'
The State Department must keep processing visas for 10 days after a judge found its slow response left thousands racing against a hard deadline.
usatoday.com
BREAKING: "The Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot and wounded by a federal immigration agent in Texas last month had surgery on Thursday to remove the bullet that had been lodged in his back for nearly two weeks."
Man shot by ICE in Texas has surgery to remove bullet lodged in his back
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez remains in custody after surgery to remove bullet supporters say was stuck close to his spine
theguardian.com
BREAKING: "Renee Good’s family sued the U.S. government and the architects of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown Thursday, saying “the time is absolutely now for accountability” for her killing in January by a federal agent in Minneapolis."
Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
Renee Good’s family has sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an immigration office...
apnews.com
BREAKING: “The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review President Donald Trump’s policy of imposing mandatory detention without bond hearings for people who entered the country illegally”
Supreme Court to review key part of Trump’s immigration policy | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review President Donald Trump’s policy of imposing mandatory detention without bond hearings for people who entered the country illegally, taking up one of the adm...
edition.cnn.com
BREAKING: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were shot in encounters with ICE.“
New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training.
apnews.com