BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that academics who are party to a lawsuit alleging that U.S. policy singles out noncitizens for detention or deportation because of their pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses can seek relief from the court if their immigration status is changed in retribution for taking part in the case. … Read more
US Army Reserve Black Hawk pilot Chris Busby, 28, and Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez, 25, went to an Austin courthouse to get their marriage license on Dec. 3. About 48 hours later, Velasquez entered a Houston Immigration and Customs Enforcement office for a routine check-in and never left, Busby said. The uncertainty left the newlyweds wondering if … Read more
As the Trump administration steps up immigration enforcement nationwide, a wave of high-profile arrests — many taking place at private homes and businesses and captured on video — has pushed one legal question to the center of the national debate: When can federal immigration agents legally enter private property to make an arrest? That question … Read more
A federal judge has dismissed an indictment against a Los Angeles TikTok streamer who was shot by an officer during an immigration enforcement operation and accused of assaulting a federal agent, citing a constitutional violation. Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a TikTok creator who broadcasts local news, was accused in October of crashing his car into the … Read more
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its Justice Department counterpart from “sweeping” civil arrests in immigration courts across Northern California, filing an appeal challenge to one of the Trump administration’s most controversial deportation tactics. “This circumstance presents non-citizens in removal proceedings with a Hobson’s choice between two … Read more
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) – A federal judge on Monday will hear arguments on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be returned to immigration custody after being free for a little more than a week. Abrego Garcia, whose botched deportation to El Salvador became a lightning rod for both sides of the immigration debate, had been in … Read more
By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Allyson Lopez was hoping business would return to her dress shop in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, which specializes in ballgowns for quinceaneras, a coming-of-age ritual in many Latino communities that celebrate a girl’s 15th birthday. Instead, this week brought back the federal immigration raids that emptied the … 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
CHICAGO (AP) — A coalition of protesters, journalists and faith leaders filed Tuesday to dismiss their lawsuit challenging the aggressive tactics of federal immigration officials in the Chicago area, arguing that the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” is largely over. While the plaintiffs characterized their move as a victory, the case was headed for a … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) – The massive presence of the Border Patrol on a recent Saturday morning in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood did not faze Ofelia Herrera even though she and her husband are in the United States illegally. She waited for the agents to move a few blocks away, then opened their stand serving Mexican-style corn … Read more