8 h. ago Pennsylvania man wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years faces deportation after Ice arrest

Subramanyam Vedam, 64, was recently exonerated for murder after being sentenced to life in prison in 1983A Pennsylvania man who was recently exonerated after spending more than four decades behind bars has now been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) and faces possible deportation to India.Earlier this month, Centre county’s district attorney dismissed murder charges against 64-year-old Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam. However, shortly after his exoneration, Vedam was detained by Ice based on a 1988 deportation order tied to his now-vacated convictions. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Chicago TV journalist’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol carAttorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.Debbie Brockman, a US citizen and a WGN employee, was arrested on Friday by federal agents during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operation in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Videos from the scene show Brockman being forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Chicago TV producer’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol carAttorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.Debbie Brockman, a US citizen and a WGN employee, was arrested on Friday by federal agents during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operation in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Videos from the scene show Brockman being forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning during an Ice raid in the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media.Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face-down on the street being handcuffed. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Chicago TV journalist pushed to ground and arrested during Ice raid, later released

Witnesses call arrest of video editor Debbie Brockman, a US citizen, by masked federal agents, ‘absolutely horrifying’A video editor and producer for Chicago’s WGN television station was arrested by masked federal agents on Friday morning, and later released, during an Ice raid on the city’s North Side, as shown in videos shared widely on social media.Videos show Debbie Brockman being violently forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. A local resident filming the incident asks her name while she is face-down on the street being handcuffed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after 100 days in Ice custody

Removal comes after Emmy-winning Salvadorian reporter was arrested while covering ‘No Kings Day’ protestJournalist Mario Guevara’s imprisonment by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) ended with deportation to El Salvador on Friday, his family announced on social media.Guevara has been a media mainstay in the Atlanta area for about 20 years, after fleeing El Salvador to escape leftwing militias in 2004. Though he has a work permit and two of his children are American citizens, he has operated under the “administrative closure” of deportation orders for much of that time. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Immigrant father bundled to the floor and arrested by plain clothes ‘federal agents’ in supermarket

The arrest of an immigrant father working at an Iowa grocery store has been condemned by advocacy group Eschcha Mi Voz.

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2 w. ago Boy, 17, killed in ‘horribly dangerous’ TikTok challenge after riding on TABLE being dragged behind friend’s car

A PENNSYLVANIA teenager has been killed in a TikTok-inspired stunt gone wrong after being hurled from a makeshift ride strapped to a car. David Nagy, 17, was taking part in a dangerous “table surfing” challenge when tragedy struck on June 1 in the parking lot of Bethlehem’s Freedom High School. Police say a 17-year-old friend...

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2 w. ago ICE agent slams woman to the ground and taunts ‘adios’ after her husband is detained in viral video

Incident in halls of NY’s federal law enforcement HQ was so shocking that DHS says officer has already been ‘relieved of current duties’

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3 w. ago Family says daughter, 5, was held outside of home by ICE agents as part of attempt to arrest her father

The father was later arrested on his wife’s birthday despite the family having an active asylum claim

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3 w. ago Fruit vendor arrested by border patrol outside Gavin Newsom event speaks out after six weeks in ICE prison

Strawberry delivery driver released on bond after abrupt arrest as agents patrolled governor’s event

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3 w. ago US appeals court orders deportation of Atlanta journalist detained by Ice

Mario Guevara faces imminent removal from US as his attorney files emergency petitionThe imprisoned journalist Mario Guevara is facing imminent deportation after an immigration appeals court closed the case and ordered his removal.Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) say the El Salvador native could be put on a plane at any moment, despite an immigration judge’s initial order to grant his release on bond and a clear legal path to residency. His attorney said they were filing an emergency petition seeking relief. Continue reading...

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