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The NFL’s selection of Bad Bunny to perform at the Super Bowl LX halftime show has quickly become a political football. While the man at the top of the administration has yet to chime in directly, another key government official has addressed the situation. Via KTLA.com, Department of Homeland Security special adviser Corey Lewandowski took issue on Wednesday with the …
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37 arrested in South Shore ICE raid DHS claims targeted Tren de Aragua gang 37 arrested in South Shore ICE raid DHS claims targeted Tren de Aragua gang 01:47 Federal agents detained 37 people in an immigration raid in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, and the Department of Homeland Security claims it was targeting members of an infamous Venezuelan gang. People …
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BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) — Hundreds of people protested outside an immigration building Friday in Broadview. Pepper bullets and tear gas were used several times, and ABC7 witnessed at least two protesters being detained as the group was out for hours, demanding answers from DHS. ABC7 learned later Friday evening that one protester taken into custody by ICE, who the Department …
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The owner of a Van Nuys car wash has filed a $50-million claim against federal immigration authorities for allegedly violating his civil and constitutional rights as well as for inflicting injuries he sustained during an immigration raid at his business this month. Rafie Ollah Shouhed, 79, a U.S. citizen, filed the claim on Wednesday, accusing federal immigration agents of using …
Read More »U.S. attorney, DHS say ICE won’t comply with California’s new mask ban sacbee.com California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations AP News Newsom faces pushback over banning ICE agents from wearing masks Fox News Governor Newsom signs laws to protect school children and hospital patients, and limit fear tactics used by Trump’s secret police force to terrorize communities CA.gov Newsom …
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer opened fire and killed a suspect in a Chicago suburb Friday after the suspect tried to evade arrest by driving his car at the officers and dragged one of them. The department said in a news release that the officer was trying to arrest a …
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a man in Franklin Park, Illinois Friday morning after authorities say he attempted to drive into agents. A Department of Homeland Security official first told CBS News the agent was trying to make an arrest, which the man resisted and tried to drive his vehicle into agents. The agent then …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link A person targeted during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stop dragged an ICE officer with a vehicle while resisting arrest in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, prompting the officer to fatally shoot the person and leaving the officer with injuries, the Department of Homeland Security said. The slain target of the stop, Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, was …
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