By Renee Hickman Feb 11 (Reuters) – A Chicago woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent plans to sue the agent and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a trove of evidence was released that casts doubt on the Trump administration’s account of the incident, her lawyers said at a news conference … Read more
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three Idaho families who are U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents are suing after they and hundreds of others were detained for hours during an aggressive immigration raid at a rural horse racing track last year. The families say state and federal law enforcement agencies conspired to use unconstitutional and illegal … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from taking effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but will still require them to wear clear identification showing their agency number and badge. California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from wearing face … Read more
Thousands of federal immigration agents have been complaining about their jobs in an online forum, blasting “incompetent management,” according to a report. Agents with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agencies, which are part of the Department of Homeland Security, have vented their frustrations online as they have been put at … Read more
Image Credit: @Cliffs_Edge/YouTube. A routine fuel stop turned into a national political flashpoint after a gas station employee refused service to federal immigration agents, sparking a debate that now reaches far beyond politics and directly into the automotive and fuel retail space. The incident occurred at a Speedway gas station in Minneapolis when Border Patrol … Read more
Videos published on Wednesday appeared to show Alex Pretty kicking an immigration agent’s car before being thrown to the ground during a confrontation less than two weeks before he was shot and killed in Minneapolis. The News Movement it was the outlet that caught the incident on January 13. She said in an X post … Read more
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Funding for the Department of Homeland Security and several other US government agencies could expire this week if Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress do not resolve a dispute over the aggressive enforcement efforts of immigration agents. WHY IS ICE SOMETHING CONTROVERSIAL? President Donald Trump is … Read more
A federal judge in Minnesota on Thursday ordered the release of a Liberian man four days after heavily armed immigration agents stormed his home using a battering ram and arrested him. US District Judge Jeffrey Bryan said in his ruling that the agents violated Garrison Gibson’s Fourth Amendment rights against illegal search and seizure. “To … Read more
A US citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was pulled from her car and detained by immigration officials, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday, after a video of her arrest attracted millions of views on social media. Aliya Rahman said she was brought to a detention center … 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