Immigration/Border
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Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) has formally proposed to amend House Resolution (HR) 7147 to block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from purchasing warehouses that will serve as detention centers in Social Circle and Oakwood, Georgia. HR 7147 is an appropriations bill, but it was excluded from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 due to […]
As of Feb. 12, a shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appears imminent as federal officials in the House and Senate appeared ready to leave Capitol Hill for a 10-day recess, with talks between Democrats and the White House reaching a stalemate over Democrats’ demands for immigration enforcement reforms. Since Feb. 3, […]
On Feb. 12, White House Border czar Tom Homan announced the end of the Trump administration’s immigration operation in Minnesota. The two-month-long immigration crackdown has resulted in thousands of arrests, mass demonstrations, and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizen activists. "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” Homan shared […]
Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA01) recently introduced the No Sanctuary Cities Act, a bill meant to ensure dangerous criminal illegal immigrants are not safeguarded by “sanctuary” city or state policies. Rep. Carter commented on sanctuary cities, describing them as "disgusting" and "anti-American." He clarified that the purpose of the bill is to enforce compliance with federal […]
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) held a campaign rally over the weekend to gather support ahead of this year’s senatorial election. In his remarks, the Senator heavily criticized the Trump Administration over the rising costs of healthcare and the escalation of immigration enforcement. Posting to X, Sen. Ossoff highlighted a moment of his speech where he […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on Feb. 6, condemned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for issuing an executive order that he says will protect New Yorkers from “abusive immigration enforcement” and uphold sanctuary city laws. “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) condemns New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani for signing an […]
Democratic leaders outlined their requirements for funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Feb. 4, threatening to block funding when it expires less than two weeks later unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal enforcement agencies involved in the Trump administration's immigration crackdowns […]
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attorney was removed from her post with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Feb. 4, after declaring to a Minnesota judge during a hearing on immigration enforcement that the “system sucks” and that her “job sucks.” She also stated that she wished the judge would hold her in […]
The Trump administration is withdrawing 700 federal immigration agents in Minnesota “effective immediately,” White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Feb. 4 during a press conference in Minneapolis. Despite the reduction in personnel, Homan affirmed that immigration crackdowns will persist within the state. Nearly 25% of the total number of federal officers deployed to […]
President Donald Trump has signed a nearly $1.2 trillion funding package to end the four-day partial government shutdown on Feb. 3, following the Republican-led House’s passage of the bipartisan bill just hours prior. The measure, which allocates funds for the Pentagon, Treasury, Education, Labor, and State departments until Sept. 30, passed with a vote of […]
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shared this past week that he believes he can garner the Republican votes to end a partial government shutdown within days, with the House debating Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reforms within the following two weeks. "I’m very optimistic that we will get everyone back in town,” Johnson said […]
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, who were taken into custody by federal immigration agents in Minnesota on Jan. 20 and held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Texas, have been released following U.S. District Judge Fred Biery of San Antonio’s order against the Trump administration’s […]
U.S. "Border Czar" Tom Homan gave his first news conference on Jan. 29, since his arrival in Minnesota, affirming that “massive changes” will be made to federal immigration operations in the state. He pledged to “draw down” the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal officers within the area. “I’m not here […]
The Senate is set to take a procedural vote on Jan. 29 on a bill to fund the remaining government agencies and programs, amid a potential partial government shutdown expected by Jan. 30. Democratic senators met privately on Jan. 28 to discuss a list of demands for reforming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and […]
A federal judge in Minnesota has temporarily halted the Trump Administration from arresting and detaining resettled refugees in the state, following a suit accusing federal immigration officers of “hunting” them down and transporting them to a detention facility in Texas. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim said federal immigration agencies can continue lawful immigration procedures in […]
An unidentified person was shot and injured in a shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona, leaving the person in critical condition, according to local authorities. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department shared that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) requested it to “lead the use-of-force investigation involving the agent” in Arivaca, an unincorporated neighborhood. “We […]
House Democratic leaders threatened to commence impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if President Donald Trump does not fire her first, indicating a pivotal shift in how party leadership is tackling the Trump administration’s immigration operations. Concurrently, eight Democrats have signed on to an impeachment resolution against Secretary Noem amid the […]
A federal judge in Minnesota ordered the acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Todd Lyons, to appear in a Minneapolis court for the agency’s ongoing violations of court orders tied to immigration enforcement actions. Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz issued a three-page order, accusing federal immigration authorities of failing to adhere to […]
