Immigration
ICE Arrests Houston Community Activist
Posted on · Last year, the City of Houston recognized Roland Gramajo as an outstanding local leader. Now, Gramajo faces deportation.
Tag: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In-Depth
Migrants With Medical Problems Receive Minimal Care In ICE Lockup
Posted on · Doctors and advocates say the lack of proper medical care at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities can have dire consequences, especially as immigrant detention facilities grow crowded.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Tropical Storm Barry Update, And Looming Immigration Raids (July 11, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The latest on Tropical Storm Barry, ICE raids are expected to hit several major U.S. cities this weekend, resources for victims of domestic violence, answers to your eye care questions, and Houston native Michaela Abam talks about playing in the World Cup.
Immigration
ICE Says It Arrested 52 People In Texas Immigration Raids Last Week
Posted on · ICE says its agents were targeting immigrants with final deportation orders and previous criminal records.
Immigration
President Trump Names Mark Morgan, Former Border Patrol Chief, To Lead ICE
Posted on · Morgan led the Border Patrol during the final months of the Obama administration, but he has emerged as a vocal supporter of the president's immigration policies.
News
Report: Toddler Died after Contracting Infection at ICE Family Detention Facility
Posted on · The toddler from Guatemala died six weeks after leaving an ICE family detention center in Dilley. She had not yet turned two years old.
News
Activists Arrested At Statue Of Liberty After Protesting Trump’s Immigration Policies
Posted on · A woman climbed to the base of the Statue of Liberty, remaining there for three hours before police brought her down. Activists earlier unfurled a banner to "Abolish I.C.E."
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Judge Bars Trump Administration From Detaining Asylum Seekers Without Cause
Posted on · Under Judge James E. Boasberg’s injunction, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must grant parole to asylum seekers once they have passed a “credible fear interview,” as per a 2009 ICE directive
News
ICE Temporarily Closes Portland Office Amid Tumult Of Protests Across U.S.
Posted on · "Security concerns" persuaded Immigration and Customs Enforcement to shutter its office there for at least two days. But the Oregon city isn't the only place feeling unrest over immigration policy.
News
ICE Carries Out Its Largest Immigration Raid In Recent History, Arresting 146
Posted on · More than 100 federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a major meat supplier in Salem, Ohio, on Tuesday. It was ICE's second massive operation in Ohio in as many weeks.
News
ICE To Send 1,600 Detainees To Federal Prisons
Posted on · The immigration enforcement agency said it needed the additional space because of a "current surge in illegal border crossings" and the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policies.
News
Two Men In Texas Immigration Detention Are Undergoing Treatment After Being Bitten By A Bat
Posted on · Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say the detention center where the bites occurred is being inspected
News
Motel 6 Gave Guest Information To Immigration Agents, Lawsuit Says
Posted on · Motel 6 trained new employees to provide guest lists to agents when they asked, without requiring the agents to show a search warrant, Washington state's attorney general alleges in a lawsuit
News
Border Arrests Plunge, Deportation Arrests Soar Under Trump
Posted on · ICE, whose officers pick up people for deportation, made 143,470 arrests, an increase of 25 percent from 114,434 a year earlier
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Big Money As Private Immigrant Jails Boom
Posted on · The Trump administration called for five new detention facilities to be built and operated by private prison corporations. Just one facility in Texas will cost taxpayers $44 million per year