A federal agent opened fire during an operation Wednesday morning in Willowbrook, prompting a large response from local and federal authorities. A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the US Border Patrol or the Department of Homeland Security was involved in the shooting near the intersection of 126th Street and Mona Boulevard. … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Liberian man arrested over the weekend after heavily armed immigration agents used a battering ram to break down the front door of his Minneapolis home had been checking in regularly with federal authorities for years, his attorney said Tuesday. The arrest of Garrison Gibson, 37, during a Minnesota immigration crackdown that … Read more
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State and federal authorities are closely monitoring online criticism and protests against immigration crackdowns in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats to agents while gathering regular updates on public “sentiment” surrounding the arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by The Associated Press. The intelligence gathering comes … Read more