Several hundred volunteers are patrolling the streets of Chicago and its suburbs warning migrants of ICE’s presence. This is part of a growing resistance to ICE’s operations in Illinois.
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Chicago puts up a fight against Trump, deployment of National Guard troops
National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas have been tasked with protecting federal government employees such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and federal property.
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DHS launches immigration crackdowns in Chicago, Boston
These announcements by DHS are just the latest escalation of federal action in U.S. cities including Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. — all led by Democrats.
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Rhode Island League of Women Voters barred from registering new citizens at naturalization events
The Rhode Island League of Women Voters is now barred from helping new citizens register to vote immediately after they become U.S. citizens. For almost two years, the League has been registering new citizens to vote in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building in Johnston. Last week, however, they were informed that they would […]
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South Korea says it has reached a deal with the US for the release of workers in a Georgia plant
More than 300 South Korean workers were detained in an immigration raid on Friday. Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said South Korea plans to send a charter plane to bring the workers home.
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FAQ: Why were 76 Guatemalan children pulled off deportation flights in the middle of the night?
A federal judge’s emergency order stopped planes carrying Guatemalan migrant children. Attorneys said the rushed deportation effort violated the minors’ due process rights.
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Defensores de los inmigrantes celebran la “zona segura” del comité escolar de New Bedford
Click here to read in English. Los defensores de los inmigrantes en New Bedford aplaudieron una votación reciente del comité escolar de la ciudad para establecer una “Zona Segura” para estudiantes inmigrantes. El lunes pasado, el comité aprobó la resolución, presentada inicialmente en febrero. Esta resolución no modifica la política del distrito escolar técnicamente. En […]
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Masked immigration agents are spurring fear and confusion across the U.S.
The Department of Homeland Security says federal agents arresting immigrants are hiding their faces for their own safety. Legal advocates say the practice undermines public trust.
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The Trump administration is making an unprecedented reach for data held by states
States hold troves of sensitive personal data that were previously never shared with the federal government or across federal agencies. The Trump administration is trying to change that.
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New Bedford man arrested in ICE road stop is released on bond
Juan Francisco Méndez is being reunited with his family after nearly a month at the Strafford County Department of Corrections in Dover, N.H. He was released Thursday on a $1,500 bond, according to his attorney, Ondine Galvez-Sniffin. Méndez was detained in April after ICE agents smashed through his car window with an axe. He was […]
