The Latest Breaking News from Ice

DOJ settles claim by Washington state ‘Dreamer’ detained by immigration despite protected status

SEATTLE — The Department of Justice has settled a claim filed by a Des Moines, Washington, man who was arrested and detained by immigration agents in 2017 despite his protected status as a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.

Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023

U.S. ramps up immigration arrests mostly at Mexican border

Immigration arrests nearly doubled in 2022 compared to 2021 as border authorities apprehended more migrants and courts blocked efforts by U.S. President Joe Biden to more narrowly target detentions to focus on serious criminals.

Reuters · Dec 30, 2022

Border surge diverts ICE away from internal raids and deportations

Largely driven by people who recently crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Axios · Dec 30, 2022

AOC is only Dem to oppose omnibus bill

"The dramatic increase in DHS and ICE spending... cuts against the promises our party has made," she said

Salon · Dec 25, 2022

COVID dread for immigration detainees

For the roughly 30,000 people living in the country’s network of immigration facilities, COVID remains a threat

Salon · Dec 25, 2022

Georgia ICE whistleblower struggles to make ends meet

ATLANTA — Dawn Wooten is bracing herself for a lackluster Christmas. Short on money, the Tifton resident knows she will be unable to give her two youngest boys — ages 10 and 11 — a celebration filled with as many presents as in years past.

Tribune News Service · Dec 23, 2022

They put their lives on the line for America - then got deported. Now 94,000 veterans could finally come home

The US has relied on immigrants through many of its biggest conflicts, but that doesn’t protect them from deportation, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

Feds are considering whether to free Cuban detainees after accidental data leak

MIAMI — Several Cuban migrants slated for deportation — whose confidential information Immigration and Customs Enforcement accidentally published online last month — received letters this week saying the agency is evaluating whether to free them from custody after a U.S official told Cuba about the unprecedented leak.

Miami Herald · Dec 23, 2022

Ex-Homeland Security agent convicted of rights violations for three sexual assaults

LOS ANGELES — A former Department of Homeland Security agent was convicted Wednesday of violating the civil rights of two women by trying to block them from reporting to police that he sexually assaulted them.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022

Crude oil prices continue to fluctuate due to the protracted Russia-Ukraine war and Russian oil price cap

Global political and economic directions shifted as soon as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine under a “special operations” mission on 24 February 2022.

Bangkok Post · Dec 22, 2022