ICE Is Planning To Expand DNA Collection Of Detained Immigrants Nationwide
Sources said ICE officials have also explored advocating for the prosecution of immigrants who refuse to have their DNA collected.
Fires Are Bringing Portland’s Summer Of Discontent To A Terrible End
“What is happening to the world and to Oregon?”
The Trump Administration Is Considering Excluding Some Immigrant Children From A Controversial Pandemic Border Policy
“On first glance, this revised order seems mostly like an attempt to avoid an embarrassing court defeat,” one expert said.
The Trump Administration Wants To Pull Federal Funds From Major Cities Where There Are Anti-Racism Protests
The memo comes as Trump has politicized the national movement against systemic racism and police brutality.
Trump Wants To Force Immigrants To Submit Eye Scans, Voice Prints, And DNA
“They’re using what is overly general language in the law to justify a massive, unprecedented expansion to collect really personal information," one former immigration official said.
A 50-Year-Old Honduran Immigrant Who Died In ICE Custody Had Tested Positive For COVID-19
The man had been detained at the Joe Corley Processing Center in Conroe, Texas, where, according to agency statistics, 50 people have tested positive for the disease since the beginning of the pandemic.
A Refugee From Vietnam Has Been Named The New Leader Of ICE
Tony Pham takes over the agency amid a major drop in the number of immigrant detainees as facilities grapple with the coronavirus.
The US Immigration System Won't Come To A Halt After Massive Work Furloughs Were Canceled
More than 13,000 US Citizenship and Immigration Services employees were set to be furloughed after a drop in revenue.
The Trump Administration Is Preparing To Treat Asylum-Seekers As Security Threats
If implemented, the rule would take effect for 90 days and block immigrants who've been in Mexico or Canada within the last two weeks from legal protections.
A 70-Year-Old Costa Rican Immigrant Who Died In ICE Custody Had Tested Positive For COVID-19
Medical experts and immigrant advocates have warned that the highly contagious COVID-19 puts everyone in detention at risk.
There's Been A Major Increase In The Use Of Force Against Immigrants At ICE Detention Centers During The Pandemic
“We are numbers to them. We are not people.”
The Trump Administration Will Start Charging Immigrants Fees For Applying For Asylum
The US now joins the ranks of Iran, Fiji, and Australia in charging the fee, which one asylum officer called "disgusting."
A Judge Blocked Trump's "Public Charge" Policy On Immigrants During The Pandemic
"As a direct result of the rule, immigrants are forced to make an impossible choice between jeopardizing health and personal safety or their immigration status," the judge wrote.
The Trump Administration Said It's Not Expelling A Group Of Immigrant Children Held In A Hotel
A group of 17 unaccompanied children will be allowed to make their cases in the US instead of being quickly expelled like thousands of immigrants have under a coronavirus policy.
“I Felt Alone”: The Story Of How An Immigrant Teenager Fought To Stay In The US While Under Guard In A Texas Hotel
“I didn’t know what time of day it was. I didn’t know what day it was."
Former Officials Say The Elite Border Patrol Unit Sent To Confront Portland Protesters Is Like A “Fish Out Of Water”
"This is political theater for an audience of one.”
“Disturbing And Demoralizing”: DHS Employees Are Worried The Portland Protest Response Is Destroying Their Agency’s Reputation
"We have a lot of work ahead in terms of repairing the public’s trust."
The Trump Administration Has Reversed Its Ban On Foreign Students Taking All Classes Online
The controversial policy had sent thousands of international students into a panic as they risked being deported in the fall.
The Government's Own Experts Say Separating Immigrant Families During The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Add To Their Mental Trauma
Separating families during the pandemic is "nothing less than willful endangerment,” an attorney for the medical experts said.
A 51-Year-Old Immigrant Man From Mexico Has Died In ICE Custody After Testing Positive For COVID-19
The death comes more than a month after a Guatemalan man who tested positive for COVID-19 died in ICE custody.