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Pillen embraces ‘Cornhusker Clink’ in McCook as next federal immigration detention center – Nebraska Examiner

Pillen embraces ‘Cornhusker Clink’ in McCook as next federal immigration detention center  Nebraska Examiner LIVE at 5PM: Gov. Pillen plans to use McCook facility as immigration detention center  KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE Gov. Jim Pillen announces agreement for new ICE detention facility in McCook, Nebraska  KETV Exclusive | Trump admin opens a new migrant detention center in …

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Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate | US immigration

Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate | US immigration

A Sheraton hotel in Louisiana has been used by immigration officials to hold people who are being deported, in what appears to be a contradiction of a position Sheraton’s parent company, Marriott, took in 2019 when it said its properties would not be used in cooperation with Ice. The Intercept first reported that the hotel, located on MacArthur Drive in …

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Maine police officer detained by Ice agrees to leave US | US immigration

Maine police officer detained by Ice agrees to leave US | US immigration

A Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Monday. Ice arrested the Old Orchard Beach police department reserve officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on 25 July, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town and police department …

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Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump’s tariffs and immigration crackdown

Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump’s tariffs and immigration crackdown

LAS VEGAS — Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, with resorts and convention centers reporting fewer visitors compared to last year, especially from abroad, and some officials are blaming the Trump administration’s tariffs and immigration policies for the decline. The city known for lavish shows, endless buffets and around-the-clock gambling welcomed just under 3.1 million tourists in June, …

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20 states and D.C. sue Trump administration for tying billions in crime victim grants to immigration enforcement

20 states and D.C. sue Trump administration for tying billions in crime victim grants to immigration enforcement

Twenty states and the District of Columbia sued the Justice Department on Monday for adding a new immigration enforcement rule to federal grants that assist victims of crime — arguing it’s part of the Trump administration’s crackdown against “sanctuary states.”  The lawsuit focuses on the Office for Victims of Crime, a 42-year-old division of the Justice Department that hands out …

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Federal agent fires at moving vehicle in Southern California immigration stop

Federal agent fires at moving vehicle in Southern California immigration stop

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal agent fired at a moving vehicle in Southern California after the driver refused to roll down his window during an immigration stop and sped off, the Department of Homeland Security said. A DHS statement said the driver struck two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents as he drove away Saturday, prompting one agent to …

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Immigration Enforcement Takes Key Role in Trump’s D.C. Crime Crackdown – The New York Times

Immigration Enforcement Takes Key Role in Trump’s D.C. Crime Crackdown  The New York Times Inside Week 1 of Trump’s ‘hostile takeover’ of D.C. police  The Washington Post White House official: Undocumented immigrants make up 40% of arrests in Trump takeover  WJLA Bondi scraps limits on cooperation between D.C. police and federal immigration agents  CBS News Trump wants to use traffic stops to target undocumented …

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20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don’t cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. The lawsuit filed Monday in Rhode Island federal court seeks to block the Justice Department from enforcing conditions …

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Florida GOP removes new immigration merchandise after Home Depot objects – Miami Herald

Florida GOP removes new immigration merchandise after Home Depot objects  Miami Herald Florida GOP removes new immigration merch after Home Depot objects  Tampa Bay Times DeSantis announces 2nd immigration detention facility dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ in Florida  ABC News Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  Politico Florida to Open Second Immigrant Detention Center Called ‘Deportation Depot’  The New York …

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Florida GOP removes new immigration merch after Home Depot objects – Tampa Bay Times

Florida GOP removes new immigration merch after Home Depot objects – Tampa Bay Times

Florida GOP removes new immigration merch after Home Depot objects  Tampa Bay Times DeSantis announces 2nd immigration detention facility dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ in Florida  ABC News Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  Politico Florida to Open Second Immigrant Detention Center Called ‘Deportation Depot’  The New York Times DeSantis detention facility; school book ruling  Spectrum News 13 Source link

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