The chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections was charged after Wilmington police said they found evidence he placed illegal narcotics in his granddaughters’ ice cream. On Aug. 8, James Edwin Yokeley Jr. told an officer that his two juvenile granddaughters found two pills in ice cream purchased from Dairy Queen on Oleander Drive. Investigators discovered video footage that …
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Trump’s border czar says there will be a ‘ramp up’ of Ice operations in Democratic-led cities – US politics live | US news
Border czar says Ice operations will ramp up in blue cities Border czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago after Labor Day, as well as other Democratic-led cities. He added: You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA…Portland, …
Read More »Federal judge asks why ICE has detained a Spanish-language journalist without charges
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether a Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering a June protest near Atlanta can remain in immigration detention after charges against him were dropped. Attorneys for Mario Guevara asked the judge during a hearing to order his immediate release from an immigration detention center in southeast Georgia. A petition they filed …
Read More »ICE asks for access to Chicago-area Navy base to assist operations – The Washington Post
ICE asks for access to Chicago-area Navy base to assist operations The Washington Post Gov. JB Pritzker had the perfect response to Trump’s National Guard threat MSNBC News Deploy National Guard to Chicago? Trump Says He Has ‘The Right to Do Anything I Want to Do.’ The New York Times Would The National Guard Actually Curb Crime In Chicago? Block Club Chicago Wilson urges …
Read More »D.C. mayor: "Masked ICE agents" and out-of-town National Guard are ineffective – Axios
D.C. mayor: “Masked ICE agents” and out-of-town National Guard are ineffective Axios DC mayor says she ‘greatly appreciates’ Trump’s surge of federal officers but adds there is ‘break in trust’ with residents – live The Guardian DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Holds Press Conference on Federal Presence in the District C-SPAN DC mayor walks tightrope during update on federal law enforcement surge NBC4 Washington Bowser …
Read More »Trump’s planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard
Federal immigration agents and possibly National Guard troops would operate out of a suburban naval base for much of next month as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to target Chicago, officials have been told. Agents with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection would be housed at Naval Station Great …
Read More »Maryland bishop stands alongside Kilmar Abrego García before ICE detains him a second time – Episcopal News Service
Maryland bishop stands alongside Kilmar Abrego García before ICE detains him a second time Episcopal News Service Abrego Garcia heard saying two words during ICE arrest Fox News Judge temporarily bars Kilmar Abrego García’s deportation to Uganda The Washington Post Abrego Garcia’s attorneys ask to reopen his immigration case to seek asylum ABC News Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Government Signaled It Would Re-Deport …
Read More »Small Tennessee town divided over new ICE detention facility: “I don’t want my neighbors to go to work out there”
Mason, Tennessee — The small West Tennessee town of Mason, just 2 square miles in size, is home to about 1,000 people. But its residents are now divided by what a new immigration detention facility will mean for the area. Shannon Whitfield has lived in Mason for 13 years. Earlier this month, Mason’s town leaders voted to reopen a shuttered …
Read More »Inside ICE, Trump's migrant crackdown is taking a toll on officers – Reuters
Inside ICE, Trump’s migrant crackdown is taking a toll on officers Reuters Masked agents and public arrests: A closer look at ICE’s increasingly aggressive tactics CNN The David Frum Show: How ICE Became Trump’s Secret Army The Atlantic Immigration enforcement used for political intimidation, officials and experts warn Boyle Heights Beat ICE, a standing army inside America, defies the genius and history of America, …
Read More »Federal Judge Allows Case to Proceed Against Wisconsin Jurist Accused of Obstructing ICE – The New York Times
Federal Judge Allows Case to Proceed Against Wisconsin Jurist Accused of Obstructing ICE The New York Times Federal judge denies motion to dismiss charges against Judge Hannah Dugan in ICE enforcement case Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee judge fails in bid to dismiss case over allegedly helping undocumented man evade arrest ABC News Court Says Wisconsin Judge Must Face Charges in Obstruction Case Bloomberg.com Wisconsin …
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