At least 38 dead in fire at migrant center in Mexico near U.S. border
Authorities lowered the death toll on Tuesday evening from 40 to 38 following visits to hospitals across Ciudad Juarez, where victims of the fire had been taken.
White House Expands Travel Ban to Six More Nations
The Trump administration expanded its controversial travel ban to six new countries Friday, sparking widespread condemnation from civil rights groups who claim the new restrictions are motivated not by national security but anti-Muslim bias.
U.S. Supreme Court allows Muslim men to sue over 'no-fly' list placement | Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday let three American Muslim men sue several FBI agents who they accused of placing them on the government's "no-fly list" for refusing to become informants, rejecting a challenge to the lawsuit by President Donald Trump's administration.
Four families separated at the US-Mexico border under Trump to be reunited this week | CNN Politics
Four migrant families separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration will be reunited this week, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday, marking the first reunifications under President Joe Biden.
DHS, ICE Announce Arrests of More than 170 At-Large Aliens in Sanctuary Jurisdictions | Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Thursday the conclusion of a week-long targeted enforcement operation that resulted in the apprehension of more than 170 at-large aliens throughout the U.S., where sanctuary policies have largely prohibited the cooperation of law enforcement agencies in the arrest of criminal aliens.
Ban on sanctuary cities introduced in Arizona legislature
It's already illegal under state law, but Republicans in the Arizona Legislature want voters enshrine to a ban on "sanctuary city'' policies in the state Constitution.
Tucson voters overwhelmingly reject sanctuary city measure
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Voters in one of Arizona's most liberal cities rejected an initiative Tuesday that would have made Tucson the state's only sanctuary city amid concerns that it went too far in restricting police officers...
What are sanctuary cities, and can they be defunded? | CNN Politics
What is a sanctuary city? And can Trump really defund them? Here's a look at what the term means and its implications in immigration policy under Trump.
ICE postpones controversial ‘Citizens Academy’ in Chicago
Two weeks before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was expected to start a “Citizens Academy,” the federal agency announced it was postponing it because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Florida corrections department enters controversial immigration agreement with ICE
The Florida Department of Corrections will begin carrying out certain federal immigration enforcement tasks in a new partnership with ICE, becoming the latest agency to join a controversial program that immigrant advocates have decried as overreaching.
Human Rights Watch: More Than 200 Salvadorans Were Abused, Killed After Deportation
People "are facing murder, rape, and other violence ... in shockingly high numbers," according to a new report. The group is calling on the White House to expand access to asylum.
ICE’s “Uterus Collector” and Trump’s Racist Immigration Policies
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
The racist, xenophobic and anti-immigrant policies of President Donald Trump and his senior advisor Stephen Miller act as gasoline on the fire of abuse suffered by undocumented immigrant women. For the roughly 30,000 people imprisoned by ICE, concerted, unrelenting public pressure, to force their release amidst this deadly pandemic, is needed now more than ever.
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