Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.
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Kristi Noem set to face senators over DHS shutdown, immigration enforcement
The focus of the hearing is likely to be on how Kristi Noem is pursuing President Trump’s mass deportation efforts in his second term, after two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration officers.
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How the federal government is painting immigrants as criminals on social media
Experts say this kind of media campaign is unprecedented and paints a distorted picture of immigrants and crime
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A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers
Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were “domestic terrorists” and would be added to a “database” or “watchlist” are now part of a new federal class action lawsuit.
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Top Trump administration immigration spokesperson is leaving
Tricia McLaughlin has become the public face defending the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy and immigration tactics over the past year.
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5 things to know about the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security
The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
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Top immigration officials to testify before Senate as a potential DHS shutdown looms
The leaders of ICE, Customs and Border Protection and and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will appear for their second oversight hearing this week and as lawmakers tussle over their funding.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia becomes symbol of mistaken deportations
Immigration lawyers said Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s landmark case highlights the pitfalls with the speed and scale of the Trump administration’s goal of mass deportations.
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Judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge as a lawsuit proceeds
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the ruling on social media, calling it “another HUGE” legal win for the Justice Department.
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DHS keeps making false claims about people. It’s part of a broader pattern
Trump administration officials have falsely linked Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good to domestic terrorism. It’s part of a larger pattern by the Department of Homeland Security.
