Thanks for checking out this web extra. We didn’t have time to bring you all our panel discussion on 4 the Record. This part of the conversation turned to the federal government and the partisan battle surrounding the Department of Homeland Security. (OurQuadCities.com) We’ve seen a lot of fighting on Capitol Hill in recent weeks … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four people have been indicted on federal charges stemming from fights with federal officers in Minneapolis, including one woman who is accused of biting an immigration officer’s fingertips. The other three were charged in connection with threats made to FBI agents after documents containing the agents’ personal information were stolen from a … 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
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For days, Luis Ramirez had an uneasy feeling about the men dressed as utility workers he saw outside his family’s Mexican restaurant in suburban Minneapolis. They wore high-visibility vests and spotless white hard hats, he noted, even while parked in their vehicle. His search for the Wisconsin-based electrician advertised on car doors … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officials are not “realistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will close next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House. Democrats say they won’t vote for a … 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
“Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant.” These are the words that complain of the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R–La.), who was expressing his support for the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States (ICE), which is now claiming that its agents … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists walking in their vehicles Tuesday in Minneapolis, a sign that tensions have not eased since the departure last week of a high-profile commander. At least one person who had an anti-ICE message on their clothing was handcuffed while lying face down on the ground. … Read more
Among the number of videos uploaded to social media in recent months showing clashes between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and protesters in states like Minnesota, a recent clip actually captured what would pass as a relatively civil conversation between the two sides. The video, uploaded to NowThis Impact’s YouTube account on January … 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