Immigration/Border

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 […]

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) has called out the leading Republican Senatorial candidates over the recent shooting in Minnesota involving the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. The candidates include Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA01), Representative Mike Collins (R-GA10), and political outsider Derek Dooley. Specifically, Ossoff questioned why none of them have called for an independent and […]

U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino is reportedly leaving Minneapolis this week along with several other federal agents, according to a White House official and a source within the Trump administration familiar with the exit. Bovino’s departure comes as President Donald Trump dispatched "Border Czar” Tom Homan to Minnesota to lead the current Immigration and […]

In the wake of recent violent incidents involving the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and leftist protesters in Minneapolis, Georgia Democrats have called for ICE to be heavily restrained and even completely defunded. They’ve also heavily criticized the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secretary Kristi Noem, calling for her impeachment and defunding the […]

Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) recently published an opinion piece in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution calling for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to establish a stronger presence in the metro Atlanta area of Georgia. Rep. Carter’s argument is based on the arrest of dangerous criminals by ICE in Atlanta, and he cites examples listed […]

The prospect of a partial U.S. government shutdown increases as Democratic senators vow to reject a funding package for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Minnesota resident Alex Pretti by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. The Senate is expected to vote on a large House-approved $1.2 trillion […]

A Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, according to federal and local officials, further escalating tensions within Minnesota following the fatal shooting of activist Renee Good and the recent detainment of school children in the region, including the apprehension of a 5-year-old. State […]

Public school district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, claim that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have taken four students from the Minneapolis suburb in recent weeks, including a 5-year-old boy heading home from school. According to the lawyer of the 5-year-old’s family, the child and his father were both taken to an ICE detention […]

House Democratic leadership spoke out against a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a closed-door caucus meeting, affirming that they will vote against it due to concerns about the Trump administration’s failure to check Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to sources who were present. "In the last 24 hours, we've […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new immigration enforcement operation in the state of Maine. On Jan. 21, DHS announced “Operation Catch of the Day.” According to a DHS representative, the agency is cracking down on illegal migrants across the state. "We have launched Operation Catch of the Day to target the worst of […]

Several off-duty police officers in Minnesota’s Twin Cities have been stopped by immigration officers demanding proof of U.S. Citizenship, according to Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley. In a press conference at the Minnesota Capitol on Jan. 20, Chief Bruley, alongside several local police chiefs, expressed his concern over the Trump Administration’s Operation Metro Surge, […]

The Justice Department (DOJ) served grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials, ramping its probe into whether state lawmakers conspired to obstruct law enforcement during the recent surge in immigration crackdowns in the Minneapolis-St. Paul areas being carried out by the Trump administration. Subpoenas were served to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota […]

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota, asserting that a federal judge’s ruling limiting federal agents’ practices “didn’t change anything.” "These law enforcement officers are out there every day doing the work to protect the American people, and they will keep doing that because they believe […]

CBS News aired its 60 Minutes broadcast about the Trump administration’s immigrant deportations, which was previously held by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, on January 18. The segment, which sparked internal outrage over political pressure, appears untouched, with new material added. The segment revolved around the Salvadoran prison, CECOT, to which the Trump administration sent […]