4 h. ago Activists say immigration enforcement increased as Chicago waits for promised federal intervention

Activists in Chicago’s immigrant rights network say there’s been a noticeable uptick in immigration enforcement in recent days as the nation’s third-largest city awaits federal intervention repeatedly promised by President Donald Trump

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8 h. ago Trump threatens to take over DC police again over immigration enforcement

President Donald Trump has threatened to federalize Washington, D

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11 h. ago Trump threatens national emergency to force Washington DC police cooperation

Mayor halted support for immigration enforcement after president’s 30-day police takeover endedUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump on Monday threatened to again take control of Washington DC’s police department if the city did not cooperate with his plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.The president’s threat came days after the expiration of a 30-day takeover of the Washington Metropolitan police department (MPD), which Trump ordered in response to his claim that the capital was experiencing an “out of control” crime wave. He also ordered in national guard troops and federal agents, who remain present in the city. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Latino leaders condemn ICE over incidents in Chicago, including driver's fatal shooting

Latino leaders are expressing dismay over recent immigration enforcement operations in Chicago

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53 h. ago Judge extends temporary measures protecting Guatemalan children from deportation

A federal judge is temporarily keeping measures in place to prevent the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children in government custody

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3 d. ago ICE officer shoots, kills suspect who dragged officer with car near Chicago, says Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security says an ICE officer in a Chicago suburb sustained multiple injuries after being dragged by a car on Friday

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3 d. ago US immigration officers kill man attempting to flee vehicle stop near Chicago

Fatal shooting occurred during protest outside the Ice processing center in Broadview, IllinoisA man was fatally shot during a vehicle stop on the outskirts of Chicago by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers after attempting to flee the scene, according to officials, and another officer was injured during the altercation.Ice released the following statement after the shooting: “This morning in Chicago, Ice officers were conducting targeted local enforcement activity during a vehicle stop, the suspect resisted and attempted to drive his vehicle into the arrest team, striking an officer and subsequently dragging him as he fled the scene, fearing for his life, the officer discharged his firearm and struck the subject. Both the officer and subject immediately received medical treatment and were transferred to a local hospital.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US immigration officers kill man trying to flee vehicle stop near Chicago

Fatal shooting occurred during protest outside the Ice processing center in Broadview, IllinoisA man was fatally shot during a vehicle stop on the outskirts of Chicago by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers after attempting to flee the scene, according to officials, and another officer was injured during the altercation.Ice released the following statement after the shooting: “This morning in Chicago, Ice officers were conducting targeted local enforcement activity during a vehicle stop, the suspect resisted and attempted to drive his vehicle into the arrest team, striking an officer and subsequently dragging him as he fled the scene, fearing for his life, the officer discharged his firearm and struck the subject. Both the officer and subject immediately received medical treatment and were transferred to a local hospital.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago South Korea outraged at 300 workers treated as ‘prisoners of war’ in US raid

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s allyMore than 300 South Korean workers arrived at Incheon international airport on Friday afternoon, ending a week-long ordeal that began with the US Department of Homeland Security’s largest ever single-site raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and has left South Korea questioning whether it can trust its closest ally.The 316 Koreans, along with 14 workers of other nationalities, landed shortly after 3pm local time on a chartered Korean Air flight after being detained since 4 September at a Hyundai-LG battery plant construction site in Georgia. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Immigrant detainees begin arriving at former prison in rural Tennessee town

A company says detainees have started arriving at a former Tennessee prison that’s been turned into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center

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5 d. ago Over 40% of arrests in Trump's DC law enforcement surge relate to immigration, AP analysis finds

Data from President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement operation in Washington shows that more than 40% of the arrests made in its first 30 days were immigration related

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5 d. ago Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo

44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the USThe Trump administration is shuttling immigrants around the US in irregular and unprecedented ways, according to the findings of a Guardian investigation, effectively vanishing people into a “purgatory” that denies them constitutionally-protected rights.A review of leaked flight records and passenger manifests from Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX), the charter company that operates the majority of deportation flights for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), has provided a rare look at the winding journeys of more than 44,000 immigrants detained or deported by the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rightwing influencer accompanied Ice agents during raids in Chicago

Ben Bergquam was with Ice agents during a raid on Sunday and yelled at protesters that they were ‘the enemy within’A rightwing influencer accompanied officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) in Chicago on Sunday as the agency ramps up arrests in the city. Ice agents arrested four people on the city’s south-west side.Ben Bergquam, the rightwing internet personality, was with agents, filming and making content as well as getting into altercations with local residents along the way, according to a video the Guardian viewed on X. In the video, he appears to be in the car with Ice agents and nearby as they arrest people; later on he yells at a group of Chicagoans who are gathered to prevent Ice operations that they are “the enemy within”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ICE bathroom order reveals how long Trump takeover of Chicago could last

Procurement document requesting more portable toilets for Naval Station Great Lakes reveals how long immigration enforcement agents are expected to be in the Windy City

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7 d. ago Potential federal intervention poses challenges for Chicago police on the ground

As President Donald Trump signals plans to order federal intervention in Chicago, experts say the likely escalation of immigration enforcement operations is setting the stage for a contentious dynamic between local police and federal authorities

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9 d. ago Photos capture Chicagoans’ protest against ICE and Trump’s intervention plans

Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.

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9 d. ago Seoul promises to help hundreds of Korean workers arrested in US in Ice raid

Total of 475 detained in Georgia at construction site of factory to make batteries for Hyundai and Kia carsSouth Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, has ordered “all-out efforts” to respond to the arrest of hundreds of its citizens by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) during a raid at a factory being built in Georgia to manufacture car batteries.Cho Hyun, foreign minister, said the government had set up a taskforce following the arrest of 300 South Korean nationals. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump readies SIEGE of Chicago as feds prepare for massive immigration raid in showdown with crime

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is gearing up for a massive immigration raid of Chicago - the city President Donald Trump said he'd selected for the next federal military takeover.

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1 week ago Pentagon expected to become ‘Department of War’ as US cities brace for Trump’s next national guard deployment – live

Move to rename Pentagon could cost tens of millions of dollars, with letterheads and signs needing to be changed; Chicago and Boston brace for troops after Trump’s threats this weekTrump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’Chicago gears up for Trump’s national guard deploymentTensions between Michelle Wu, the mayor of Boston, and the Trump administration have been escalating in recent months over the administration’s aggressive immigration policies, with reports now signaling the possibility of a federal immigration enforcement surge in the city.The friction came to a head last week when the Trump administration reportedly began preparing an “immigration enforcement blitz” for Boston in the coming weeks, according to Politico. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Boston readies for Ice’s offensive amid Trump’s onslaught on sanctuary cities

Standoff escalates between Trump administration and Michelle Wu, city’s mayor, over immigrant protectionsTensions between Michelle Wu, the mayor of Boston, and the Trump administration have been escalating in recent months over the administration’s aggressive immigration policies, with reports now signaling the possibility of a federal immigration enforcement surge in the city.The friction came to a head last week when the Trump administration reportedly began preparing an “immigration enforcement blitz” for Boston in the coming weeks, according to Politico. Continue reading...

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