42 h. ago Stateless Palestinian woman detained after honeymoon released from Ice jail

Ward Sakeik, 22, who came to US aged eight, tells of ‘joy and a little shock’ after more than four months in detentionWard Sakeik, a stateless Palestinian woman who was detained in February on the way back from her honeymoon, was released from immigration detention after more than four months of confinement.“I was overfilled with joy and a little shock,” she said at a press conference on Thursday. “I mean, it was my first time seeing a tree in five months.” Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago US tries to deport stateless Palestinian woman again despite judge’s order

Ward Sakeik was detained in February on her way home from her honeymoon in the US Virgin IslandsThe US government has tried for the second time to deport a stateless Palestinian woman, according to court documents – despite a judge’s order barring her removal.Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old newlywed, was detained in February on her way home from her honeymoon in the US Virgin Islands. Last month, the government attempted to deport her without informing her where she was being sent, according to her husband, Taahir Shaikh. An officer eventually told her that she would be sent to the Israel border – just hours before Israel launched airstrikes on Iran. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Iranian woman, who has lived in US for 47 years, taken by Ice while gardening

Madonna ‘Donna’ Kashanian, 64, was taken by plainclothes officers from her home in New OrleansA 64-year-old Iranian woman, who has lived in the US for 47 years, was detained by immigration agents on Sunday morning while gardening outside her home in New Orleans.According to a witness, plainclothes officers in unmarked vehicles handcuffed Madonna “Donna” Kashanian and transported her to a Mississippi jail before transferring her to the South Louisiana Ice processing center in Basile, reports Nola. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Canadian dies in ICE jail after being arrested for staying in country illegally

Johnny Noviello, 49, died on Monday afternoon while in custody in Miami, Florida. His cause of death is under investigation.

Events

9 d. ago Judge keeps Kilmar Abrego Garcia in jail over concerns ICE will deport him immediately after release

Abrego Garcia’s attorneys expressed concern that his release would lead to immediate detention by ICE and deportation

Events

1 week ago Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from jail before trial, but ICE plans to detain him

A Tennessee judge has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from jail while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges, but he is not expected to be allowed to go free

Events

2 w. ago Mahmoud Khalil gets incredible news three months after ICE threw Columbia activist in jail

Mahmoud Khalil was given great news on Friday, three months after the former Columbia student turned activist was taken into ICE custody.

Events

2 w. ago Judge orders Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil released after more than three months in ICE jail

The case is at the center of the Trump administration’s attempts to combat dissent against Israel’s war on Gaza on campuses

Events