15 h. ago ‘I lose my liberty in that moment’: Charlotte shuts down as citizens and noncitizens alike face ICE arrests

As federal agents descend in North Carolina, businesses close as even an after-school program is targetedOn Central Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina, Manolo’s Bakery has become a focal point for resistance to the upscaled immigration raids since border patrol officers descended on the city at the weekend. The owner closed the bakery to prevent his staff from being targeted. Most of the other shops on Charlotte’s busy immigrant-centric street followed suit.Dozens of people have taken up camp in the parking lot to wave signs of support for immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been active in the city for months as part of Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda but things went up a level when border patrol arrived. Agents swiftly began buzzing through the place to make an armed show of their presence, followed at times by Charlotteans honking their horns in warning. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Over 130 immigrants arrested in North Carolina as ICE agents swarm churches in deportation crackdown

Federal agents arrested at least 130 people within the first day of operations in North Carolina’s largest city

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6 d. ago ‘Outrageous’: 21 arrested and four officers injured in protest clashes at Chicago

The Chicago-area facility has been a hub for protests since the Trump administration began its Operation Midway Blitz immigration crackdown on the city in September

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8 d. ago ICE arrests Moldovan woman accused of fleeing to the US to escape charges in torture murder case

Sorocean was convicted of torturing and murdering a victim in her home country and was previously arrested by US officials in 2020

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9 d. ago 'Barbaric' blonde Moldovan woman who tortured and threw victim off balcony before fleeing to the US is finally arrested by ICE

Victoria Sorocean, an illegal immigrant from Moldova, was arrested after officials learned she tortured and threw a victim off a balcony in September 2013.

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1 week ago ICE facing fierce backlash after video apparently shows unconscious man clutching child during arrest

Footage shows commotion inside vehicle in Massachusetts as desperate woman in passenger seat tries to awaken manUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing fierce questions after a video that appeared to show a man falling unconscious during an arrest while clutching a small child went viral, and officials accused the man of faking a medical emergency to stop the arrest of his wife.The footage, obtained by the Boston Globe, shows a frantic commotion inside a vehicle in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Thursday. A desperate woman in the passenger seat tries to awaken the man in the driver’s seat, with a crying child in the middle. People can be heard shouting: “He’s having a seizure.” An officer can be seen trying to pull the passengers from the vehicle, while a Fitchburg police officer orders the crowd to “back up” repeatedly. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ICE scrambles to find three square meals a day for Chicago detainees after judge trashes ‘take it or leave it’ policy

The contract opportunity posted to a government website indicates a need for up to 210 ‘nutritionally balanced’ meals per day

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2 w. ago Video shows ICE agents grabbing childcare worker from inside Chicago preschool

Parents and local officials are outraged after two agents were filmed grabbing a preschool teacher in an ‘escalation’ of Trump’s immigration enforcement operations in the city

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2 w. ago Wife of British journalist arrested by ICE fears for his health after ‘medical emergency’ in custody

Soumaya Hamdi said that her husband Sami’s detention in ‘overcrowded’ conditions in the US set a ‘terrifying precedent’

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2 w. ago Trump’s immigration raids continue through Halloween in Chicago and Los Angeles

In Chicago suburb, protesters confronted ICE agents, whom Evanston mayor said ‘assaulted’ residentsDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown continued on Halloween night as federal agents were seen in Chicago and Los Angeles on the holiday, according to multiple reports.In Chicago, where the president has unleashed military troops to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as agents carry out arrests and push back against protesters, several people were arrested on Friday. ICE agents descended on the city and its suburbs as part of their operations, and protesters were also detained during clashes with law enforcement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lovesick Trump supporter threatens to murder ICE agents over visa snag for Colombian fiancée

Exclusive: Florida man Tristen Elijah Giroux allegedly became enraged after becoming stuck in a phone tree while calling U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to previously unreported court filings

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3 w. ago Trump administration planning ICE shakeup after failing to meet 3,000 arrests target: report

Trump administration dissatisfied with failure to meet arrest rate targets and impressed with ‘more aggressive’ tactics of CBP troops, according to reports

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3 w. ago British Muslim journalist taken into ICE custody after speaking at Islamic gala... and Laura Loomer is taking credit

Far-right influencer Laura Loomer took credit for the arrest of Sami Hamdi, saying it came as a result of her 'relentless pressure' on the State Department.

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3 w. ago Crowdfunding underway for Laugh Factory manager who was arrested by ICE in front of his mother

US-born manager of the Laugh Factory arrested by ICE agents

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3 w. ago British journalist and Israel critic Sami Hamdi ‘abducted’ by ICE agents at San Francisco airport over past views

Far-right activist Laura Loomer took credit for Hamdi’s arrest

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3 w. ago ICE removes MGMT’s ‘Little Dark Age’ song from “propaganda” social media post after band issues takedown request

The song accompanied a video showing federal agents arresting protesters outside the ICE facility in Portland

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4 w. ago ICE director promises more deportation arrests in NYC after agents raided Canal Street vendors

Todd Lyons, acting ICE director, warned the city to brace for more arrests

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4 w. ago Celebrity Traitors' Charlotte Church reveals 'awkward' moment in public after going viral

The Welsh singer was the latest faithful to be murdered by the traitors on the BBC series

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4 w. ago Illegal alien who rammed federal agents was HONORED and presented with framed accolade by LA for targeting ICE

Mexican national Carlitos Ricardo Parias, 44, of South Los Angeles , has been charged with assault on a federal officer after he tried to escape arrest on Tuesday.

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4 w. ago TikTok star Richard LA is hit by bullet during ICE operation in LA that also left US Marshal injured

Richard LA was shot after he allegedly rammed his vehicle into cars being used by ICE agents, who were trying to arrest him

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