52 h. ago Experts fear Trump administration’s use of ‘dehumanizing’ memes is ‘a jump to actual violence’

‘We won’t apologize for posting banger memes,’ White House spokesperson says

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60 h. ago Democrats say Trump is illegally blocking them from visiting Ice detention: ‘The goal is to bully us’

Confrontations are playing out nationwide as lawmakers conduct checks of facilities where thousands are being heldThe Arizona representative Yassamin Ansari toured a detention facility in May where immigrants rounded up as part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportation were being housed. She described what she saw inside as “sickening” and “worse than prison” – immigrant detainees were held in overcrowded, moldy cells and many reported that they did not have reliable access to food, water or medical care.Two months later, Ansari returned to the remote desert complex to conduct another congressional oversight visit. This time, she was denied entry. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Check, please! Owner of ‘Trump Burger’ MAGA joints is nabbed by ICE and called ‘illegal alien’ facing deport

Not even branding a burger with the name Trump could protect a Texas restaurant chain owner who the feds say has overstayed his visa amid ICE’s mass deportation push.

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6 d. ago Trump Burger owner in Texas faces deportation after Ice arrest

Roland Beainy from Lebanon, who opened chain of restaurants in support of president, says charges ‘not true’ The owner of a Donald Trump-themed hamburger restaurant chain in Texas is facing deportation after immigration authorities under the command of the president detained him.Roland Mehrez Beainy, 28, entered the US as “a non-immigrant visitor” from Lebanon in 2019 and was supposed to have left the country by 12 February 2024, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) spokesperson told the Guardian. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago No contempt for Trump officials over Venezuelan migrant deportations to El Salvadorian prison, appeals court rules – live

Three-judge panel sided with government by a 2-1 vote, with two Trump-appointed judges and one Obama-appointed judge making the decisionAccording to new reporting by the New York Times, the president has secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that the Trump administration considers terrorist organizations.According to the Times’ sources, US military officials have started drawing up options for how the military could go after the group. The Times also notes that this escalation would be the most “aggressive step” in the administration’s “campaign against cartels”. They also noted that this continues the president’s preference for using “military forces to carry out what has primarily been considered a law enforcement responsibility to curb the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Appeals court tosses judge's contempt finding against Trump administration in prison deportations

An appeals court is tossing out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump's administration in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison

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7 d. ago ‘I’m willing to take the heat’: Immigration lawyer is facing sanctions from Trump’s DOJ over deportation case

Pro bono attorney tells The Independent he won’t stop defending immigrants after government lawyers push for ‘substantial’ sanctions

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8 d. ago Conservationists hail US judge’s order to halt building at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ jail

Temporary halt for facility in Florida Everglades comes as attorneys argue whether it violates environmental lawsA coalition of conservation groups has welcomed a federal judge’s ruling on Thursday that halts construction work on the controversial immigration jail in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz.US district judge Kathleen Williams ordered workers to stop adding any new paving, infrastructure or ground filling at the remote tented detention camp that the Trump administration intends to eventually hold 3,000 migrants awaiting deportation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Former Superman actor Dean Cain reveals he’s becoming an Ice agent to support Trump’s mass deportation agenda

The actor will be sworn in ‘ASAP’ amids the federal agency’s recruitment drive and unprecedented immigration raids that have sparked protest across the USFormer Superman actor Dean Cain has announced he has signed up to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), in order to support US president Donald Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.The federal law enforcement agency has aggressively ramped up immigration raids since Trump’s return to the White House and was recently awarded $75bn in extra funding as part of his “big beautiful bill”, which includes billions for hiring an additional 10,000 Ice agents by 2029. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Married immigrants trying to get green cards could be deported, new Trump

Immigration authorities now say people seeking permanent lawful status through a citizen spouse or family member can still be removed

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9 d. ago Trump administration tried to reopen deportation proceedings for man who was long dead: ‘They’re very negligent’

Government rushes to reopen years-old removal proceedings to boost Trump’s mass deportation agenda

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9 d. ago Homeland Security removes age limits for ICE recruits to boost hiring for Trump deportations

The Department of Homeland Security has removed age limits for new hires at the agency responsible for immigration enforcement

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1 week ago Trump’s new gilded age: fearmongering, mass deportations and self

Donald Trump's second presidency has led to allegations of pervasive self-dealing. From the acceptance of a luxury jet from the state of Qatar, to the creation of a Trump cryptocurrency, the president has been accused of monetizing the White House while enacting a swath of extreme policy. Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone travel across south Florida, visiting Turning Point's student action summit, meeting the Republican strategist Steve Bannon, and witnessing events at the harsh new detention centre "Alligator Alcatraz". Continue reading...

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1 week ago Texas redistricting standoff escalates with threat to arrest absent Democrats – US politics live

Civil warrants issued in state’s House to bring back lawmakers cannot be enforced outside TexasTexas House pushes forward on redistricting as Democrats vow to fightUS border agents were directed to stop deportations under President Donald Trump’s asylum ban, CBS News reported Monday citing two unnamed Department of Homeland Security officials.The direction comes after a three-judge panel at the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit on Friday partially granted an order that limited the asylum ban, saying it cannot be used to entirely suspend humanitarian protections for asylum seekers, according to CBS. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Noem wants ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centers near airport runways across US to boost migrant deportation ‘efficiency’

Trump administration’s mass deportation machine is working at ‘turbo speed’ to open more ICE facilities, officials say

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1 week ago The Trump administration is using ‘fascist propaganda’ to promote its mass deportation campaign, experts say

Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has embraced new tactics — and bizarre memes and historical references — as it carries out its mass deportation campaign, writes Josh Marcus

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3 w. ago Ice chief says he will continue to allow agents to wear masks during arrest raids

Legal advocates and attorneys general argue practice poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fearThe head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Sunday that he will continue allowing the controversial practice of his officers wearing masks over their faces during their arrest raids.As Donald Trump has ramped up his unprecedented effort to deport immigrants around the country, Ice officers have become notorious for wearing masks to approach and detain people, often with force. Legal advocates and attorneys general have argued that it poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fear. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ice secretly deported Pennsylvania grandfather, 82, after he lost green card

Family of Luis Leon say they were initially told by someone he had died, but they found him alive in Guatemala hospitalAn 82-year-old man in Pennsylvania was secretly deported to Guatemala after visiting an immigration office last month to replace his lost green card, according to his family, who have not heard from him since and were initially told he was dead.According to Morning Call, which first reported the story, long-time Allentown resident Luis Leon – who was granted political asylum in the US in 1987 after being tortured under the regime of the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet – lost his wallet containing the physical card that confirmed his legal residency. So he and wife booked an appointment to get it replaced. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s team wanted Kilmar Abrego Garcia to face ‘American justice.’ He could be deported again before trial

The Trump administration spent weeks insisting he would never step foot in the country as a free man. That promise could delay a criminal case against him, Alex Woodward reports

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3 w. ago ICE secretly deported Pennsylvania grandfather, 82, after he lost his Green Card

‘I can see all my family is in pain right now,’ Luis Leon granddaughter said

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