The Latest Breaking News from Immigration

‘We’re devastated’: Canada-born permanent US resident held in ICE custody; family demands safe return

A 39-year-old Canadian-born father of three has spent nearly four months in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after being detained at a Houston airport over a misdemeanor charge from when he was a teenager, a move his family says has left them “baffled” and devastated.

The Times of India · Feb 28

Takeaways from AP's report on the ICE detention center holding children and parents

Many Americans were alarmed when ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center

The Independent UK · Feb 28

Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center

When ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center, many Americans were alarmed

The Independent UK · Feb 28

Abolish ICE? Absolutely — and DHS too

No reform can fix Trump’s corrupt secret police — and the whole bureaucracy of repression should go as well

Salon · Feb 28

Premier pleads for end to ‘language of division’ in politics after WA police foil alleged mass terror attack

Roger Cook condemned ‘dog whistling under the guise of immigration policy’ after police lay charges against alleged member of white supremacist group

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28

ICE agents ‘posed as police looking for missing child’ amid fear tactic could erode trust in real cops

According to a statement, ICE agents had gained access to the building by posing as police in search of a child

The Independent UK · Feb 28

Renee Good’s family says Trump hasn’t contacted them after her death

Neither president nor anyone in administration has reached out after Good was killed by immigration officer, says family

The Guardian - US · Feb 28

The Trump administration is detaining and questioning refugees already admitted to the US

In a break from tradition, refugees admitted to the United States after extensive interviews and vetting are being detained and questioned again

The Independent UK · Feb 28

Judge says Trump administration ‘terrorizing’ refugees under ‘dystopian nightmare’ policy

DHS is blocked from arresting and detaining recently resettled refugees in Minnesota as legal challenges continue

The Independent UK · Feb 27

Judge blocks arrest and detention of some lawful refugees in Minnesota

Trump administration’s unlawful policy turns ‘refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare’, judge says

The Guardian - US · Feb 27