New York officials condemn Manhattan ICE raid: ‘This creates fear and chaos’ Hochul, Schumer and the three mayoral candidates express outrage over federal operation in Chinatown The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2025
Immigrant rights group calls for removing pregnant women from detention The American Civil Liberties Union is alleging that pregnant detainees being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Louisiana and Georgia are being mistreated and receiving inadequate care The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Asylum seeker sent back to France under Starmer’s flagship ‘one in, one out’ scheme returns to Britain in small boat The man is being held at an immigration detention centre as the Home Office attempts to speed up the case for his removal The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Migrant deported to France under 'one in one out' deal RETURNS to UK on small boat Migrant claims he was a victim of modern slavery at the hands of smugglers in northern France Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025
Man deported to France under returns deal re-enters UK on small boat It comes as the number of migrant arrivals in small boats in the UK has surpassed the total for the whole of 2024. The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Homeland Security Won't Stop Lying About Who Immigration Enforcers Are Arresting In case after case, Homeland Security's Public Affairs Office releases incorrect information about arrests carried out by federal immigration officers. Reason · Oct 22, 2025
Slain model not ‘forced’ to go to Myanmar, Thai officials say Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has denied reports that a Belarusian model who travelled to Bangkok for work was “forced” to go to Myanmar, where she was reportedly killed by a scam gang who then sold her organs on the black market. Bangkok Post · Oct 22, 2025
ICE raids NYC’s Canal Street vendors following complaint from MAGA influencer: ‘Check this corner out’ Hundreds of angry New Yorkers clashed with federal agents as they carried out an anti-immigration operation on the city’s famed Canal Street The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Protests erupt in New York City after ICE raids Chinatown over ‘counterfeit goods’ Demonstrators were seen near a federal building after an unknown number of detainees were taken by agents The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2025
Japan’s economy needs foreign workers, not the nationalist approach pushed by its new leader Sanae Takaichi has made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister. However, this was hardly a win for feminist or progressive politics. The Conversation · Oct 22, 2025
Immigration agents shot a suspect after he rammed their vehicle during LA stop, DHS says Federal officers shot a man in the elbow and a deputy U.S. Marshal was hit in the hand with a ricochet bullet during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Trump administration claims it will blow past deportation records with 500,000 already removed from US The government says that its efforts have caused more than 2 million people to leave the country through deportations and voluntary self-removals The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Immigration agents conducting sweep on NYC's famed Canal Street confronted by protesters An immigration enforcement sweep targeting vendors on New York City’s famed Canal Street turned chaotic Tuesday afternoon, as bystanders and protesters confronted federal agents and tried to block their path The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
‘It’s pathetic’: Trump’s ICE recruitment drive is stalling as new hires can’t pass basic fitness test, report says Critics have warned that lowered hiring standards and slashed training times will lead to an explosion of abuses by immigration officers The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 Judge says DHS social media posts in Rep. McIver prosecution are 'prejudicial' and should be removed A federal judge overseeing the Trump administration’s prosecution of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver on charges she assaulted and impeded immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center told the government to remove social media posts he called “prejudicial” to the congresswoman
International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025 US Marshal, Illegal Immigrant Shot During ICE Raid: Ricochet or Botched Operation Leaves Los Angeles Reeling A U.S. Marshal and an undocumented immigrant were shot during an ICE raid in Los Angeles. Officials are investigating whether the incident was a ricochet or a botched operation.
Roll Call · Oct 21, 2025 Immigration, race and ‘One Battle After Another’ - Roll Call Jason Dick and Chris Johnson talk about how immigration and racial issues frame the action and plot in the Paul Thomas Anderson movie “One Battle After Another,” the salience of those issues in American history and culture and why movies still matter. Show Notes:
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 ‘I don’t know anyone who is voting Labour’: How Reform is turning a red heartland light blue This south Wales constituency has been deemed a safe Labour seat for over a century, but voters on streets of Caerphilly tell Holly Evans they are fed up – and think Nigel Farage’s Reform might be the answer
Latin Times · Oct 21, 2025 DHS Accused of Posting Altered Video Portraying Black Teens as Threats to ICE Agents The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is under scrutiny after its official X account shared a video of Black teenagers appearing to threaten Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 Trump has spent 700 percent more on deadly weapons for ICE this year - but agency still claims they can’t afford bodycams Immigration agency spent more than $70 million in the first nine months of the year on small arms and ordnance as it ramped up its crackdown on undocumented migrants, data reveals
International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025 ICE Accused of Arresting US Citizens: Lawmakers Shocked by 'Disturbing' Pattern of Mistaken Detentions Lawmakers and civil-rights groups are raising alarm as reports show more than 170 US citizens wrongfully detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since January 2025, sparking an urgent call for reform.
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 Inflatable costumes used to deflate tensions at rallies against Trump, in photos Protesters have taken to wearing oversized inflatable costumes to deflate tensions and draw attention at rallies against Trump administration’s policies. Crowds across the U.S. and abroad rallied Saturday during “No Kings” demonstrations against what they call a slide into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. Republicans dismissed the gatherings as “Hate…
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 Takeaways from AP report on a Chicago raid that signals a major escalation of immigration crackdown A raid last month in Chicago has signaled a sharp escalation in the White House’s immigration crackdown and ratcheted up tensions in a city already on edge
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown A raid last month in Chicago has signaled a sharp escalation in the White House’s immigration crackdown and ratcheted up tensions in a city already on edge
GOBankingRates · Oct 21, 2025 11 Best New Grocery Items at Aldi To Help Combat Inflation Three leading causes of grocery inflation are tariffs, immigration crackdowns and climate change.