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A border wall through Big Bend appears to be on hold after public outcry, but questions remain

While the federal government hasn’t made a public statement about its plans, official maps show a “virtual wall” going through the region rather than a physical barrier.

The Texas Tribune

Controversial Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino set to quietly retire after Trump pulled him from Minnesota

Democratic critics celebrated the announcement

The Independent UK

My Home Is Treated Like a War Zone. That Militarization Expanded to Minnesota.

There have been many violent murders at the hands of Border Patrol agents. This is not an aberration but part of a broader federal apparatus built and refined over decades.

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Takeaways from AP's review of recent criminal cases against ICE employees and contractors

A review of public documents by The Associated Press has found that at least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 — and their wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse and corruption

The Independent UK

Privacy activists call on California to remove covert license plate readers

More than two dozen privacy groups are urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to remove covert license plate readers in southern California

The Independent UK

Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics

The Trump administration's immigration operation in Minnesota is now being unified under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The Independent UK

Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border

Authorities in Arizona say one person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border

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What to know about Gregory Bovino, the commander of Trump's immigration crackdown

The commander of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is leaving the city after federal agents fatally shot two people in less than three weeks

The Independent UK

Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance during town hall in Minneapolis – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Border patrol commander to leave Minneapolis after Alex Pretti shooting

Gregory Bovino said to have been stripped of ‘commander at large’ title and sent back to post at US-Mexico border

The Guardian - US

ICE officer who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis has served decades in military and law enforcement

The agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis is an Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The Independent UK

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells military recruiters many young Americans are ‘too fat’ or ‘too dumb’ to serve

Recruiting has been rebounding from a low ebb during the pandemic, according to data

The Independent UK

ICE arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal record during first nine months of Trump’s presidency, records show

The data shows how arrests haven’t always matched with administration’s vow to go after the worst of the worst and violent criminals

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP report on how Border Patrol monitors US drivers for ‘suspicious’ travel

The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious

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Hidden cameras are monitoring drivers nationwide for ‘suspicious’ travel patterns. They’re extremely hard to spot

Drivers have been aggressively questioned and searched, with no inkling that the roads they drove put them on law enforcement’s radar

The Guardian - US

‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities?

Border agents have become a key force in Trump’s migrant crackdown – operating far from their traditional rural range

The Independent UK

Backlash grows against Border Patrol using rodeos for recruitment drives in the wake of Trump admin’s $15M advertising push

In 2019, Trump awarded professional rodeos a $15 million contract for sponsorship and recruitment.

The Independent UK

Trump’s immigration crackdown causes illegal border crossings to hit 55-year low

Border Patrol apprehensions were almost 10 times lower this year than record-breaking peak during Biden administration

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The Independent UK

What border are they securing? Trump CBP boats seen patrolling the Chicago River after takeover rhetoric

Immigration agents have been active in the city throughout the month and President Trump has threatened to send in the National Guard against the wishes of local officials

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Lawyers for firefighter ask judge to order his release from ICE facility

Lawyers for an Oregon firefighter who was taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents while fighting a Washington state wildfire are asking a federal judge to order his release from an immigration detention facility

The Independent UK

Takeaways: Gregory Bovino is breaking norms while leading immigration enforcement in Los Angeles

Two years ago Gregory Bovino was relieved of command of the Border Patrol’s El Centro, California, sector and encouraged to retire

The Independent UK

'Turn and burn': Head of Los Angeles campaign shows how immigration agents are racking up arrests

The Border Patrol agent leading immigration enforcement in Los Angeles was removed from his position in 2023 under President Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Firefighter arrested by border agents while tackling blaze was on track for legal status, lawyer says

Two firefighters were arrested this week while battling the Bear Gulch Fire in Washington state

The Independent UK

‘We’re not leaving’: Border Patrol uses ‘Trojan Horse’ unmarked truck to resume deportation raids

Critics say raid uses same tactics barred under recent federal court ruling

The Independent UK

A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm

U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump

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