53 h. ago Suburban Chicago dad and toddler headed to store says they were pepper

A suburban Chicago father says he and his 1-year-old daughter were pepper-sprayed at close range as they headed grocery shopping over the weekend and happened upon federal immigration agents

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3 d. ago Chicago police respond as ‘shots fired’ at federal agents amid immigration operations

The Department of Homeland Security said shots were fired by a man in a black Jeep who was targeting the agents

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4 d. ago Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago

Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protesterA border patrol chief claimed on Saturday that his agents came under fire in Chicago while conducting immigration enforcement operations, just two days after a federal judge said that he had lied to her about having been struck by a rock during a previous confrontation with protesters in the city.Gregory Bovino, the border patrol chief and frequent Fox News guest who has become the face of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, said on social media that his agents had been “shot at”, and subjected to “vehicular assaults, physical assaults, impeding, violent mobs, vehicular blockades”, for a number of hours. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Chicago police respond to report of shots fired at federal agents amid immigration operations

Chicago Police say they have responded to a call of gunshots fired at federal agents during immigration enforcement operations

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4 d. ago Jeremy Renner denies sending unsolicited pornographic images to film director

Yi Zhou claims that the Marvel star threatened to call immigrations agents on her

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7 d. ago ICE agents crash into American paralegal's car 'as she was driving to get coffee'... then drag her out and detain her for hours

Dayanne Figueroa, 31, claims she was forcefully snatched by immigration agents in Chicago after an unmarked SUV sideswiped her Benz as she drove to get a coffee.

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7 d. ago Excessive force allegations will be the focus of a Chicago court hearing

A judge will consider how to respond to allegations that federal immigration agents in the Chicago area have used excessive force

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8 d. ago Border Patrol official behind Chicago immigration crackdown defends tactics as Trump cheers

The Border Patrol leader who’s behind an aggressive immigration crackdown across the Chicago area is applauding his agents’ use of force and aggressive tactics

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9 d. ago Immigration agent filmed punching restrained man on ground following Chicago car collision

An immigration agent punched a man whilst he was pinned to the ground following a car crash in Chicago.

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9 d. ago Move over Brighton, this northern city is ready to snatch England’s queer crown

London may have the largest LGBT+ community and Brighton tends to get more attention, but in Manchester Rory Buccheri discovers a history that goes back beyond the clubs of Canal Street and a passion for an inclusive future

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1 week 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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1 week ago California: officials investigate after second shooting by ICE agents in a week

Shooting at vehicle in Ontario comes as Trump officials attempt to step up deportation operations across USUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were involved in a shooting in southern California on Thursday, prompting a federal investigation.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement that ICE officers were conducting a vehicle stop in Ontario when another driver, who was not the target, approached. Officers ordered the driver to leave the area, according to the statement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump live: Kristi Noem says ICE ‘absolutely not’ halting operations in Chicago for holidays after governor’s pleas

Trump deployed military members and federal agents to Chicago to conduct immigration arrests and crackdown on crime as part of ‘Operation Midway Blitz’

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2 w. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns

Just before noon on a sunny Friday earlier this month, federal immigration agents threw tear gas canisters onto a busy Chicago street, just outside of an elementary school and a children’s play cafe.

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2 w. ago Atlanta journalist says he ‘won’t be the only’ one deported by Trump officials

Emmy award-winner Mario Guevara warns administration ‘has the power’ after he was arrested and sent to El SalvadorMario Guevara has said he may have been “the first” immigrant journalist whom Donald Trump’s administration deported from the US while working – but the Emmy award-winner added: “I don’t think [I’ll] be the only one.”“Just be careful because [immigration agents are] very aggressive,” Guevara recently said from El Salvador in a virtual interview with the US Freedom of the Press Tracker, during which he was asked whether he had any message for other immigrant colleagues in the industry. “They showed they are – they don’t care about journalists. They don’t believe in the media.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago King Charles confronted by furious protester demanding answers on Prince Andrew

King Charles was confronted by a furious protester demanding answers on Prince Andrew as he greeted well-wishers on a royal visit today. The Palace is reportedly in discussions with Andrew regarding his future residences

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2 w. ago Fury as ICE agents fire tear gas on street preparing for children’s Halloween parade

Chaos erupted in a Chicago neighbourhood after ICE agents fired tear gas on a residential street during an immigration raid, moments before the start of a children’s Halloween parade.

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2 w. ago Man fleeing immigration agents is fatally struck by a vehicle on a Virginia highway

A 24-year-old man fleeing federal immigration agents trying to detain him in Virginia has been fatally struck by a vehicle

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2 w. ago Coronation Street legend working flipping burgers at cafe on Macclesfield canal

Corrie legend Charlie Lawson - famous for playing Jim McDonald in the soap - has been enjoying cooking at the Bridge 19 Cafe in Adlington, Cheshire

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2 w. ago As Trump cracks down, faith groups step up for immigrants: ‘What has happened to our heart?’

Nuns, bishops and laity from California to Texas have created a network of help to uphold church teachingsCatholic parishioners rushed to deliver food boxes to immigrants too terrified to leave their homes in the California city of Coachella after federal immigration agents swept through Latino neighborhoods during the summer.Just south of Arizona’s border in Nogales, Mexico, Catholic nuns, laypeople and volunteers at the Kino Border Initiative, despite rising threats against aid workers, cook and serve two meals daily for immigrants who have been deported or lost their chances at US asylum in Donald Trump’s crackdown. Continue reading...

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