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Liam Is Home, but Maybe Not for Long

DHS seeks to end asylum claims of 5-year-old Minn. boy at center of ICE storm

(Newser) - Federal immigration officials are moving to fast-track the deportation case of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, according to their attorney. The federal government filed a motion on Wednesday to speed up removal proceedings and shut down the Minnesota family's asylum bid, said their legal team, per MPR...

Op-Ed: Trump's Border Moves Worked. It's Time to Move On

Mass deportation is a losing proposition for any president, Jason L. Riley argues

(Newser) - President Trump may have finally solved one half of America's immigration stalemate—and is now jeopardizing the political payoff by chasing the other half, argues Jason L. Riley in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. For decades, efforts at sweeping immigration reform collapsed over one question, he argues: What to...

Judge Blocks Feds From Moving Detained 5-Year-Old

Order keeps boy and father detained together at Texas facility, at least for now

(Newser) - A 5-year-old boy swept up in an immigration arrest in Minnesota can't be deported or moved for now, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The temporary restraining order shields Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, from removal or transfer outside the Western District of Texas, where...

GOP Races to Avert Shutdown Over ICE Furor

Democrats say they'll block spending deal over DHS bill as Friday deadline nears, tension grows

(Newser) - Republicans are racing against the clock to keep parts of the federal government open as a political firestorm over immigration enforcement in Minneapolis threatens to derail a key spending deal. Funding for the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies runs out on Saturday, and Senate Democrats say they'...

Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino Demoted: Sources

Move follows fatal shootings by federal agents and widespread protests

(Newser) - A senior Border Patrol official has been quietly stripped of his high-profile role in Minnesota after two fatal shootings by federal agents there this month, a source tells FOX 2 . Gregory Bovino, who had been serving as Commander-at-Large overseeing Department of Homeland Security operations in Minnesota during the Trump administration'...

In Minnesota, 'Places of Healing Are Under Siege'

Doctors say Trump's immigration crackdown is causing scared locals to avoid critical health care

(Newser) - There was the pregnant woman who missed her checkup, afraid to visit a clinic during the feds' sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown; a nurse found her at home, in labor and just about to give birth. There was also the diabetic afraid to pick up insulin, the patient with a treatable...

Vance: Just Cooperate and There'll Be Less ICE 'Chaos'

Vice president links protests, ICE clashes to Democrats' lack of cooperation

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance says the key to calming recent unrest in Minneapolis isn't fewer federal agents—it's more cooperation from Democratic leaders. Speaking in the city Thursday after a roundtable with business leaders and law-enforcement officials, Vance argued that clashes around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations...

ICE Memo: Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant

Whistleblower complaint alleges memo ignores Fourth Amendment

(Newser) - Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by the AP , marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches. The memo authorizes ICE...

US Citizen: ICE Detained Me in My Underwear, With No Warrant

Man detained for hours says he plans to file a lawsuit

(Newser) - Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a US citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out into the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by the AP . ChongLy "Scott" Thao told the...

60 Minutes Airs Segment That Was Abruptly Pulled Last Month

Segment on Trump administration deportations became a flashpoint at CBS News

(Newser) - 60 Minutes on Sunday aired its story about Trump administration deportations that was abruptly pulled from the newsmagazine's lineup a month ago, a move that had triggered an internal battle about political pressure that spilled out into the open, the AP reports. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi made no reference to...

To Shield Parents From Deportation, US Citizens Join 'PIP'

Parole in Place program allows US citizens to join military, keep undocumented parents, spouses safe

(Newser) - In parts of rural America, the pitch to join the military now comes with an unusual hook: It might keep your parents from being deported. A little-used federal program called Parole in Place, or PIP, has quietly turned into a recruiting tool for the National Guard, especially in immigrant-heavy pockets...

ICE Detainee Was Freed, Re-Arrested, Then Re-Freed

Liberian man in Minnesota is no longer in custody

(Newser) - A Liberian man in Minnesota who has been shuttled in and out of custody since immigration agents in Minnesota broke down his door with a battering ram was released again Friday, hours after a routine check-in with authorities led to his second arrest. The dramatic initial arrest of Garrison Gibson...

Feds Shoot Another Person in Minneapolis

Homeland Security says officer shot person in the leg after being attacked

(Newser) - A federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, federal officials said. The shooting took place about 4.5 miles north of where an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good on Jan....

ICE Raids Continue in Minnesota Amid Protests

Man arrested at home in one dramatic scene

(Newser) - Federal agents carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota's Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman rammed the door of one home Sunday and pushed their way inside, part of what the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest enforcement operation ever. In a...

ICE Launching Its Biggest Operation Ever in Minneapolis

Homeland Security plans to deploy 2K officers in the city

(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it launched what it described as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency—with 2,000 federal agents and officers expected in the Minneapolis area for a crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents,...

Trump Administration Planning Vast Migrant Warehouses

Blueprint seen by WaPo spells out a network of huge converted facilities to expedite deportations

(Newser) - The next phase of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown may look less like a prison network and more like a national warehouse grid. According to a draft government solicitation obtained by the Washington Post , Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring contracts to convert industrial warehouses into high-capacity detention centers...

No Christmas Pause in Migrant Arrests, Says White House

Trump team's reply to Florida Catholic bishops' request: President is keeping his deportation vows

(Newser) - Florida's Catholic bishops appealed to President Trump on Monday to pause immigration enforcement activities during the Christmas holidays. The White House, in response, said it would be business as usual. The appeal was issued by Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, and signed by seven other members of the Florida Conference...

60 Minutes Exec: I Had to Obey Bari Weiss

Decision to spike deportation segment continues to drive CBS newsroom backlash

(Newser) - CBS' flagship newsmagazine is now at the center of its own story after a finished 60 Minutes investigation into Trump-era deportations was yanked just before going on the air. In a private staff meeting on Monday, executive producer Tanya Simon said she backs the reporting on Venezuelan migrants deported to...

ICE Detainee Tied to Press Secretary Has Message for Her

Brazilian national Bruna Ferreira alleges wrongful ICE detention, separation from 11-year-old son

(Newser) - The woman whose ICE detention unexpectedly drew in the White House press secretary is back home in Massachusetts—but she says she still hasn't seen her 11-year-old son. Bruna Ferreira, a 33-year-old Brazilian national and former fiancee of Michael Leavitt—the brother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt...

Homeland Security Buys Its Own 737 Jets for Deportations

Contract worth nearly $140M for 6 Boeing jets comes amid record deportation push

(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly signed a contract worth almost $140 million to scoop up six Boeing 737 jets, marking a shift from reliance on chartered planes to establishing its own fleet for deportation operations. A Washington Post exclusive reports that the contract is funded by a large...

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