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
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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
Read More »A New Zealand mother and her 6-year-old son released from US immigration custody after being detained for weeks
Facebook Tweet Email Link A Washington state mother and her 6-year-old son have been released after spending more than three weeks in US immigration detention due to a brief trip to Canada and a small paperwork mistake, her attorney told CNN on Saturday. Sarah Shaw, a New Zealand citizen who has lived legally in the US since she arrived in …
Read More »Man fleeing immigration raid in California fatally struck by vehicle, officials say
A man was hit and killed on a Southern California freeway Thursday while he was running from an immigration raid at a Home Depot, authorities said. Dylan Feik, the city manager of Monrovia, in Los Angeles County about 10 miles northeast of Pasadena, said a police officer saw the raid after the police department received a call about U.S. Immigration …
Read More »Some parents miss drop-off in Los Angeles as immigration fears dampen excitement of first day of school
Jennifer Cortez stood outside an elementary and middle school in East Los Angeles, carrying a sign while greeting her students and their families on the first day of classes. “This is a safe space for immigrants,” the teacher’s red sign with white and yellow lettering said. As summer comes to an end, more than 500,000 students in the Los Angeles …
Read More »Some parents miss drop-off in Los Angeles as immigration fears dampen excitement of first day of school
Jennifer Cortez stood outside an elementary and middle school in East Los Angeles, carrying a sign while greeting her students and their families on the first day of classes. “This is a safe space for immigrants,” the teacher’s red sign with white and yellow lettering said. As summer comes to an end, more than 500,000 students in the Los Angeles …
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