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fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 hours ago

East Bay advocates reflect on immigration enforcement surgethat wasn't

Planned federal immigration operations in the Bay Area sparked fear, protests, and rapid community mobilization before being called off the next day.
US politics
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
4 hours ago

Alameda mayor: Reminders after big news that came to our little island

Federal immigration agents deployed to Coast Guard Island prompted protests, a shooting, and an operation cancellation; residents should know their rights and contact ACILEP.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
6 hours ago

Cautious or Protesting, Foreign Scholars Skip U.S. Conferences

"I refused to go largely in solidarity with the countries who Trump targeted for visa exclusions," said Murakami Wood, a criminology professor at the University of Ottawa. "This time ... it's even worse. It's not specific countries [being targeted], but we're seeing people being arbitrarily arrested and taken off the streets, deportations, people being arrested in transit."
US politics
#deportation
#ice
fromKqed
6 days ago
SF politics

After Trump Surge Scare, SF Supervisors Race to Fund Immigrant Legal Defense | KQED

US politics
fromAdvocate.com
4 days ago

Gay Senate staffer easily completes ICE fitness test that Trump-Noem recruits are failing

A D.C. resident completed ICE's physical test in 12:19, highlighting low recruitment standards and reports that over one-third of new ICE recruits fail the exam.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

California: officials investigate after second shooting by ICE agents in a week

ICE agents fired defensive shots at a vehicle during a stop in Ontario, prompting a federal investigation amid multiple recent ICE-related shootings and detention reports.
fromKqed
6 days ago
SF politics

After Trump Surge Scare, SF Supervisors Race to Fund Immigrant Legal Defense | KQED

Brooklyn
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Editorial | Choose wisely when you vote for the next NYC mayor | amNewYork

The New York mayoral choice will determine the city's response to mass deportations, benefit cuts, rising costs, job losses, and essential city services.
US politics
fromPoynter
1 day ago

Kristi Noem says no Americans have been detained in ICE sweeps. That's false. - Poynter

Federal agents have detained and arrested U.S. citizens during Operation Midway Blitz and nationwide immigration enforcement despite official denials.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

She helped get her violent husband deported. Then ICE deported her - straight into his arms.

Carmen's abusive husband came home drunk one night last summer. He pounded and kicked the door. He threatened to kill her as her young son watched in horror. She called police, eventually obtaining a restraining order. Months later he returned and beat her again. Police came again and he was eventually deported. Thinking she finally escaped his cruelty, Carmen applied for what is known as a U-Visa.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Trump's National Guard deployments aren't random. They were planned years ago

But if successful they could also fulfill a long-running administration goal of employing America's military to aid in the mass deportation of immigrants without legal status, according to an NPR review of past comments from Trump and his allies. It's a move that would stray significantly from past federal use of the Guard, challenging laws that dictate how the U.S. military can be used domestically.
US politics
#chicago
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago
US news

In Chicago, a Halloween weekend of immigration arrests and violence

Heightened immigration enforcement around Chicago suppressed Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations and triggered protests and clashes with federal agents.
fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago
US politics

Chicago, ICE, and the Lie of the American Pastoral

Chicago is portrayed as a war zone, yet U.S. policies and rhetoric often create or exacerbate the violence and fear.
US news
fromTruthout
1 day ago

This $470 Million Surveillance Program Is Watching Immigrants Across the US

ICE has increased placement of GPS ankle monitors in its Alternatives to Detention program, requiring asylum-seekers like A. Diallo to wear surveillance devices that limit comfort and mobility.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Repression of Palestine Solidarity on Campus Enabled Anti-Migrant Escalation

Campus Palestine solidarity activism remains active but has shifted tactics and increased vulnerability for Muslim, immigrant, queer, and trans students amid immigration enforcement.
fromwww.dailybulletin.com
2 days ago

Man, charged with assault, tells judge what he said to California ICE officers before being shot

An officer was speaking to the three occupants of the Honda on the car's driver's side when Jimenez pulled up in his Lexus RX350, also on the driver's side where the officer was, the complaint states. That's when Jimenez engaged in a verbal altercation with the officers at the vehicle stop, and another officer approached with his firearm and told Jimenez to leave, before holstering his firearm and taking out his pepper spray, according to the complaint.
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US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Trump policies spur economic anxiety in US Republican heartland: Tariffs are affecting everything'

A $3.5bn LG-Honda EV battery plant promises hundreds of local jobs and downtown renewal but faces policy, investment and immigration risks that could halt construction.
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

US federal agent in Chicago punches restrained man's head on the ground

A Customs and Border Protection agent violently assaulted a man in Evanston after a rear-end collision amid confrontations between federal officers and a hostile crowd.
US politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

British journalist Sami Hamdi detained at SFO after DHS deems him a threat to national security

British journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi had his U.S. visa revoked at San Francisco International Airport and was detained by ICE.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

CBP expands facial recognition for non-citizens at borders

CBP is authorized to collect biometrics from all non-citizens departing the United States using facial recognition, expanding to all ports and effective Dec. 26.
#visa-revocation
fromKqed
1 week ago
US politics

British Commentator Sami Hamdi's Detention at SFO Raises Alarms Over Free Speech | KQED

fromKqed
1 week ago
US politics

British Commentator Sami Hamdi's Detention at SFO Raises Alarms Over Free Speech | KQED

California
fromKqed
1 week ago

California Latinos Take Pride in Voting in Person. ICE at Polls Could Deter That | KQED

Federal immigration activity near California polling sites raised fears of voter intimidation despite no evidence of planned deployments by DHS.
US politics
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE

A local driver, Angelica Vargas, confronts ICE arrests, pursues ICE vehicles, and posts chase videos on TikTok, gaining massive online attention.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

South Bay teens worry that democracy is under threat

South Bay teens believe U.S. democracy is threatened by censorship, political polarization, and government overreach, and many feel their voices are ignored.
US politics
frominsideevs.com
2 days ago

Trump Now Says Hyundai's ICE Raid Was A Bad Idea. But Will Workers Come Back?

An ICE raid at Hyundai's Georgia plant detained about 475 Korean engineers, creating diplomatic fallout and undermining efforts to bring workers back for U.S. battery projects.
Privacy technologies
fromTruthout
1 week ago

This Isn't the First Time Chicago's Been Used as a Laboratory for Policing

Chicago faces intensified data-driven surveillance and policing by federal, local, and corporate actors targeting immigrants, organizers, and everyday movement through integrated technologies.
US politics
fromKqed
1 week ago

Oakland Sisters Lead Fight to Free LA Relatives From ICE Detention | KQED

Eleven detained men were freed from Adelanto with legal help while some relatives remained detained or deported amid an ICE raid on Ambiance Apparel.
#ice-leadership
fromFortune
2 days ago
US politics

A major ICE shake-up is reportedly underway affecting at least half of the agency's top leadership positions | Fortune

fromFortune
2 days ago
US politics

A major ICE shake-up is reportedly underway affecting at least half of the agency's top leadership positions | Fortune

fromPortland Mercury
2 days ago

Introducing the Portland Mercury's Newest Reporter, Jeremiah Hayden!

If all goes well, this will be the last time I am the news and you can instead count on me to bring you some uncompromising journalism as the latest addition to the Mercury's news team. You may be familiar with my work at Street Roots, where I worked as a staff reporter for the past few years. I'll say, despite the risk of turning this into a cover letter, I learned a lot about reporting on housing and homelessness there,
Portland
Education
fromMission Local
6 days ago

After immigration scare, S.F. educators want district to do more

San Francisco Unified lacks robust protocols to protect immigrant students during aggressive immigration enforcement, leaving families and staff fearful and seeking specific guidance.
US politics
fromSan Jose Spotlight
6 days ago

San Jose council approves policies to freeze ICE out - San Jose Spotlight

San Jose bans law enforcement masking except for safety exceptions, requires visible ID, mandates ICE notice for masked operations, and strengthens anti-impersonation enforcement.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Judge rules Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. is 'unlawfully serving'

A federal judge ruled Bill Essayli is not lawfully serving as acting U.S. attorney in Los Angeles but may remain as the office's first assistant.
fromAxios
6 days ago

Some evangelicals are "quietly quitting" Trump and MAGA

"We've gotten more testimonials. I'm starting to now see 'Leaving MAGA' signs popping up on billboards, overpasses, and [at] No Kings protests," said Rich Logis, a Catholic ex-Trump supporter who founded a group called Leaving MAGA. Catch up quick: Images of federal agents grabbing U.S. citizens or unauthorized immigrants who were picking up children from school have jolted some evangelicals who backed Trump in 2024.
US politics
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
6 days ago

The Volunteers Taking on ICE

The Harbor Area Peace Patrol monitors immigration raids and helps undocumented residents avoid enforcement in southern California, protecting neighborhoods one parking lot at a time.
US politics
fromMission Local
6 days ago

S.F. may be a sanctuary city, but Bay Area's undocumented (mostly) live elsewhere

Federal immigration enforcement paused in San Francisco and the broader Bay Area, while other Bay Area counties contain substantially larger undocumented populations.
fromKqed
5 days ago

San Jose Aims to Thwart ICE With New Policies on Masks and Public Properties | KQED

When ICE and other federal agencies operate without transparency, and when they use local property as staging grounds, that fear multiplies in our communities. It erodes the trust we've worked so hard to build," Ortiz said. "This is what local leadership looks like. When the federal government chooses fear, we choose community. When others look away, we act.
US politics
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
3 days ago

Saturday Links: 2023 Dolores Park Skate Bomb Lawsuit Extends to Class Action Status, 113 May Join

113 Dolores Park arrestees qualify for class-action; other items include a police chief residency probe, a foiled terror plot, ICE operations, and a principal's resignation.
#ice-raids
US politics
fromAxios
4 days ago

Immigration enforcement will continue over Halloween in Chicago, Noem says

Illinois Governor Pritzker requested a temporary pause on federal Halloween immigration raids to protect children; South Dakota Governor Noem refused, prioritizing ongoing enforcement.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Katie Miller is threatening the citizenship of a critic | Arwa Mahdawi

DHS sent me to the border to see the separations for myself to try to make me more compassionate but it didn't work, she told MSNBC's Jacob Soboroff in 2018, according to his book on the border policy, Separated. The book also quotes Miller saying she didn't expect to change her mind: My family and colleagues told me that when I have kids I'll think about family separation differently. But I don't think so.
US politics
US politics
fromFuturism
5 days ago

ICE Is Now Wandering the Streets, Scanning People's Faces to Check If They're Citizens

ICE and CBP agents are using personal phones and facial scans to identify and target migrants and brown-skinned people during street stops.
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

2 California ICE shootings in nine days: Latest confrontation leaves bloody scene

"the car stopped and attempted to run officers over by reversing directly at them without stopping."
US news
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Says He Was Very Much Opposed' to ICE Raid at Hyundai Plant

President Trump opposed the Hyundai Georgia immigration raid and said foreign companies should be allowed to bring specialized workers to establish and train U.S. staff.
#dia-de-los-muertos
fromJezebel
3 days ago

Trump's Favorite Border Patrol Chief Is Really Leaning Into a Certain...Image

The department posted the clip because Bovino was ordered to appear in court before U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Tuesday, after he was recently caught on camera pelting a can of tear gas at protesters. Judge Ellis basically gave Bovino a curfew, ruling that he now has to appear in her courtroom every day at 6 p.m. to explain what the fuck is happening with border control in Chicago. Before he could comply on Wednesday, though, an appeals court blocked the order.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Inquiry to be launched into how sex offender was mistakenly set free, says Lammy

Dame Lynne Owens will lead an independent inquiry into the wrongful release of Hadush Kebatu, with findings expected within weeks.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Pritzker Insists He Never Suggested 'Trump is Hitler,' Week After Comparing US to Nazi Germany

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker compared Trump administration immigration enforcement to Nazi Germany and later denied equating Donald Trump with Hitler.
US politics
fromThe Nation
4 days ago

Trump Is Forcing Millions to Make Cruel Choices

Quota-driven ICE and CBP enforcement is arresting asylum seekers who comply with mandatory check-ins, producing detentions, claim dismissals, and widespread rights concerns nationwide.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Trump administration relying on unmarked vehicles in immigration enforcement

Federal immigration agents are disguising themselves and their vehicles during migrant arrests, including using masks, operating unmarked cars, and switching or removing license plates.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago

ICE in courts: How two photojournalists are dealing with the trauma of documenting immigrant detentions at Federal Plaza | amNewYork

Photojournalists documented ICE agents detaining immigrants inside 26 Federal Plaza immigration court during legally mandated hearings over a five-month period.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Laura Ingraham Confronts Tom Homan On 'Friction' Inside DHS

Officials split between focused deportations of criminal aliens and broader targeting of all undocumented; Homan stresses aggressive arrests and record deportation numbers.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Trump news at a glance: senators pass measure that would scrap Brazil tariffs in rare fightback against trade war

The Republican-led US Senate has passed a measure that would terminate Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Brazilian imports, including coffee, beef and other products, in a rare bipartisan show of opposition to the president's trade war. The vote passed 52-48. The resolution was led by Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat of Virginia, and seeks to overturn the national emergency that Trump has declared to justify the levies.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests

In a video shared on TikTok in September, a masked man in a tactical vest runs across a street in Chicago toward a Ford SUV. More people in tactical police vests get inside the vehicle, as an angry crowd forms around it, yelling profanities. "You guys are separating families," one woman shouts at the car, which is flashing red and blue lights.
US politics
#deportation-policy
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Why Trump's White House is using video game memes to recruit for ICE

Government social accounts used Halo imagery and AI-generated depictions of Donald Trump to appeal to gamers and frame immigration as a militarized threat.
London
fromwww.standard.co.uk
6 days ago

Eight arrested as migrants found hiding in lorry on M25

Eight migrants were found in a lorry on the M25; suspects were arrested and the driver briefly detained on suspicion of facilitating illegal entry.
fromCity Limits
4 days ago

NYC Delivery Workers & Street Vendors Seek Stronger Protections After ICE's Canal Street Raid

A week after federal agents arrested sellers on Canal Street during an immigration sweep, street vendors teamed up with delivery workers to push for better conditions and more protections in their immigrant-heavy industries. A week after federal agents arrested sellers on Canal Street during an immigration sweep, street vendors teamed up with delivery workers to push for better conditions and more protections in their immigrant-heavy industries during a rally Wednesday morning.
Social justice
US politics
fromMission Local
4 days ago

After threat of Bay Area immigration 'surge,' activists are primed and ready

Bay Area volunteers rapidly mobilized, signing up in large numbers to protect immigrants and join local action pods after federal threats of deployment.
California
fromThe Oaklandside
4 days ago

What happened at Coast Guard Island? On the podcast

A planned federal immigration 'surge' to the East Bay was called off, but it caused significant fear, school absences, protests, and disruption across Oakland communities.
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

The Kavanaugh Stop's Legacy: 50 Days, 170+ Detained Citizens, Zero Answers - Above the Law

Importantly, reasonable suspicion means only that immigration officers may briefly stop the individual and inquire about immigration status. If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter. Only if the person is illegally in the United States may the stop lead to further immigration proceedings.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.twincities.com
5 days ago

Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh indicted over ICE protests outside Chicago

A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois faces a felony indictment alleging she and others blocked a federal agent's vehicle during September immigration protests.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago

San Jose pushes policies to support immigrant community amid federal crackdown

San Jose adopted rules banning officers from concealing faces, requiring visible identification, and seeks to bar federal agents using city property for immigration enforcement.
US politics
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
5 days ago

Berkeley to ICE: Stay off city property

Berkeley seeks to restrict federal immigration agents' use of city property by tightening access and inventorying properties despite unclear legal power.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks

US immigration officials have been increasingly detaining people in small, secretive holding facilities for days or even weeks at a time in violation of federal policy, a Guardian investigation has found. These holding facilities located at ICE offices, in federal buildings and other locations around the country are typically used to detain people after they have been arrested but before they are transferred or released.
US politics
#border-patrol
fromTruthout
4 days ago
US politics

DHS Is Funneling $10 Billion to the Navy to Build a Network of Immigration Jails

fromTruthout
4 days ago
US politics

DHS Is Funneling $10 Billion to the Navy to Build a Network of Immigration Jails

#ice-operations
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago
US politics

Kristi Noem Defies JB Pritzker's Request to Pause ICE Operations During Halloween: We're Gonna Increase Our Activities'

fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago
US politics

Kristi Noem Defies JB Pritzker's Request to Pause ICE Operations During Halloween: We're Gonna Increase Our Activities'

US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Feds say TikToker shot by ICE had previously escaped. A video casts doubt

Six federal agents appeared to allow detained undocumented TikTok streamer Carlitos Ricardo Parias to leave handcuffed, contradicting DHS accounts and prompting a later shooting.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

In response to fears over ICE enforcement, Bay Area cities assure that everyone will be protected during Halloween

Antioch will protect and welcome all residents at Halloween and Dia de los Muertos events, and the police will not enforce federal immigration laws.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

Fact check: Do ICE officers really have federal immunity' in the US?

Federal immigration agents have broad legal protections while performing duties but can still face federal or state prosecution if they break the law.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Kristi Noem denies request to halt immigration crackdown for Halloween

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem refused Illinois's request to pause immigration enforcement over Halloween, defending continued ICE and CBP operations to keep communities safe.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Deported Ex-Trump Staffer's Lawyer Calls Trump Deportation Force Sloppy' and Sad' on CNN

Yes. I mean, look, I've been doing this for 20 years now, and it really is one of the craziest cases I've worked on. One minute, I'm here waiting for a hearing following week. And then I get a call from him, and he says, I'm in Mexico. Mexico? We have a hearing in front of a judge. And I went in front of the immigration judge. The judge had no idea what was happening. DHS had no idea what was happening.
Law
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

"Defend American culture": DHS pledge leaves some Latinos rattled

DHS social media portrays immigration enforcement as a cultural, militarized struggle using nationalist imagery and rhetoric to recruit agents and build public support.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
6 days ago

With threats of a federal 'surge,' absences spiked on Thursday among Oakland's immigrant students

Reports of federal immigration agents arriving in the East Bay led many immigrant families in Oakland to keep children home, sharply increasing newcomer and English learner absences.
Food & drink
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Bay Area food banks wrestle with taking California National Guard help

California National Guard previously provided vital support to food banks during COVID-19 but their deployment now risks deterring immigrant communities due to immigration enforcement role.
US politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Anxiety grips Bay Area immigrant communities as possible misinformation swirls about federal raids

Rumors of federal immigration raids are causing widespread fear among Bay Area immigrants despite federal operations being canceled, prompting nonprofit hotlines and legal observers.
Privacy professionals
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

L.A. County moves to limit license plate tracking

L.A. County supervisors urged the Sheriff to restrict license‑plate reader use: limit retention to 60 days, require yearly privacy training, and bar immigration‑enforcement use.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Gavin Newsom Rips Key Trump Vibe: Being 'Anti-Woke' Is 'Just Anti-Black'

Opposition to DEI, CRT, and ESG policies equates to being anti-Black, and recent federal actions seek to reverse decades of racial progress toward pre-1960s conditions.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Stephen Miller Threatens to Arrest Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

Stephen Miller warned federal authorities could arrest state or local officials, including Gov. JB Pritzker, for conspiring to obstruct federal immigration enforcement.
fromKqed
1 week ago

The Megadonor Opposing Proposition 50 Explains His Position | KQED

"The support of [Department of Homeland Security] agencies continues the Coast Guard's action to provide its unique authorities and capabilities as part of [the] government's approach to control, secure and defend U.S. borders and maritime approaches by dismantling transnational criminal organizations, including drug and human smuggling operations, narcoterrorists and other hostile activity before they reach the border," the spokesperson said.
US politics
SF politics
fromKqed
1 week ago

SF Supervisors Push Back on Lurie's Call to Increase Federal Law Enforcement Over Fentanyl | KQED

Daniel Lurie convinced President Trump to call off a planned federal immigration enforcement surge in San Francisco, prompting increased local legal aid funding.
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