A Texas judge ordered Hayam El Gamal and her five children released Thursday. Two days later, their lawyers say, ICE re-arrested and tried to deport them.
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Italian officials voice outrage at the presence of U.S. ICE agents at the 2026 Olympics
U.S. Homeland Security agents provided security support at past Olympics. But after violence by ICE agents in Minneapolis, some Italian officials say an ICE unit is unwelcome in Milan Cortina.
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What we know about the Dallas ICE facility shooting
A gunman fired at a Dallas ICE immigration detention facility, killing one person and injuring two others. Investigators provide updates on the shooting and the gunman.
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Immigrant advocates cheer New Bedford school committee’s ‘safe zone’
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Immigrant advocates in New Bedford cheered a recent vote by the city’s school committee to establish a “Safe Zone” for immigrant students. On Monday, the school committee passed the resolution, which was first introduced in February. It doesn’t change district policy per se. Rather, it affirms that New […]
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New Bedford resident due to be released from ICE detention remains in custody
A Guatemalan man detained last month in New Bedford after immigration agents used an axe to break through his car window is still being held at a New Hampshire detention facility despite a judge’s order to dismiss his case. Juan Francisco Méndez was expected to be released last Thursday after Immigration Court Judge Donald Ostrom […]
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Guatemalan man detained in New Bedford due to be released after judge’s order
Immigration Court Judge Donald Ostrom said he was dismissing a case against Juan Francisco Méndez because immigration authorities had failed to properly file the necessary paperwork to charge him, according to his attorney, Ondine Galvez-Sniffin. In court, Galvez-Sniffin said, the the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was unable to account for itself when asked about […]
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‘Tienes que seguir adelante’: Cómo un arresto infame de ICE cambió la vida de una familia
Click here to read in English. Marilú Domingo Ortiz dice que Lunes, abril 14, comenzó como cualquier otro día. “Mi esposa tenía una cita en la clínica con el dentista, estábamos yendo por la cita”, Marilú dijo. Marilú dice que ella y su esposo, Juan Francisco Méndez, fueron detenidos mientras estaban manejando por la calle […]
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‘I need to keep fighting’: How an ICE arrest changed one New Bedford family
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Marilú Domingo Ortiz says Monday, April 14, started like any other uneventful weekday. “My husband had a dentist appointment which we were driving to,” said Marilú. Marilú says she and her husband, Juan Francisco Méndez, were stopped while driving on Tallman Street in New Bedford. That’s where two […]
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Crowd protests ICE activity outside Rhode Island Hospital
A crowd of about 85 protesters gathered outside Rhode Island Hospital on Thursday afternoon in response to an alert, sent out by local activists, that federal agents tased a person they were trying to apprehend. The alert said the detainee had been taken to the hospital for their injuries. According to Providence Mayor Brett Smiley’s […]
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Protesters say ICE detentions highlight the plight of immigrants in Rhode Island
Local immigration advocates held a rally Tuesday in support of Fabian Schmidt, a German national and permanent U. S. resident currently being held at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. The rally was organized by the Rhode Island Working Families Party, the group accusing state lawmakers of not doing enough to protect the rights […]
