The backlash against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is putting vulnerable Republicans in a difficult spot, forcing them to change their tone to appease frustrated Hispanic voters — or risk losing key battleground seats. It’s a tricky pivot for Republicans in South Texas, who have spent years taking a tough approach on immigration and flipping … 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
In a congressional hearing on Tuesday, the Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) read aloud text messages from an immigration agent who bragged about shooting a Chicago woman last year. On October 4, a Customs and Border Protection agent Charles Exum a shot Marimar Martinez five times in Brighton Park during the Department of Homeland Security’s Operation … 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
A right-wing Brazilian influencer who claimed that Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown was only aimed at “crooks” has been arrested by ICE agents in New Jersey. Júnior Pena, whose full name is Eustáquio da Silva Pena Júnior, declared his support for the US president in a recent video message to his hundreds of thousands of social … Read more
A law enforcement agency executing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been described as a serial violator of court orders in Minnesota. The statement did not come from the Democratic governor or the Democratic mayor of Minneapolis, who have repeatedly traded barbs with President Donald Trump. He was a federal judge with a conservative pedigree … Read more
Florida state Senator Ileana Garcia (R), co-founder of Latinas for Trump, challenged President Trump’s immigration crackdown, warning that he “will lose the midterms” because of White House adviser Stephen Miller. “I think he’s going to lose the midterms because of Stephen Miller,” Garcia told The New York Times in an interview published Tuesday. Although Garcia … Read more