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ICE Raid Led by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in Suburban Chicago Results in Five Arrests, Including Two U.S. Citizens

The arrests are part of the Department of Homeland Security's Operation Midway Blitz, a weeks-long immigration enforcement effort in the Chicago area which targets undocumented immigrants with prior criminal convictions.

DHS Warns Anti-ICE Rhetoric Driving '1,000% Increase' in Attacks on Officers
The department linked the rise in attacks to recent public comments by Democratic officials, including remarks by Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett who compared ICE to "slave patrols" over the weekend
Immigrant Children at Texas Detention Facility Forced to Buy Bottled Water, Attorneys Say
The reports also describe delayed medical responses, including one child with appendicitis who was not taken to a hospital until he vomited after hours
Texas Lawmaker Compares Immigration Raids to 'Slave Patrols': 'We Have Been Down This Road Before'
Jasmine Crockett said all Americans should be concerned, warning that a failure to teach and understand Black history leaves the nation vulnerable to repeating it

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Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention Centers Has Almost Doubled in Last Eight Months: Report

Experts noted that any time in isolation can be damaging, and the United Nations defines "prolonged" solitary as 15 days or more

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Trump Falling Out of Favor With Latino Voters Across Demographics, Survey Finds

The erosion has been particularly visible among younger voters and men, groups that had shown more mixed views in prior polling

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Marco Rubio Says U.S. Should Revoke Visas of Those Who 'Celebrate the Murder' of Kirk or Other Political Figures

Rubio's remarks follow statements by other administration officials incluing DHS's Tricia McLaughlin who said that visas should be revoked for people "glorifying the killings of Americans"

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Pennsylvania Farmers Decry Immigration Crackdown: 'Need People to Do the Jobs Americans Are Too Spoiled to Do'

A sprawling piece by Politico has revealed that farmers in the area are being forced some to sell off livestock and others to leave crops unharvested

Car wash worker in San Mateo, California

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Car Washes Have Become Flashpoints in Immigration Crackdown With Over 250 Detentions in California

The CLEAN Carwash Worker Center said to La Opinión that of the roughly 500 car washes in Los Angeles, more than 80 have been raided

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ICE Agents Lose Access to Database Tracking Immigrants' Wire Transfers: Report

"This data is not and has never been intended to be used for immigration purposes," said Arizona's Attorney General

An alleged MS-13 gang member in ICE custody

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'Political Incentives' Are Driving ICE To Publish Misleading Data On Trump Admin's Immigration Crackdown

"There is a sense of manufactured urgency within ICE data and it plays into the administration's political strategy," Austin Kocher told The Latin Times

Venezuelans In Miami Celebrate TPS Status From Biden Administration (2021)

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Thousands of Venezuelans Receive 24-Hour Extension to Re-register for TPS After Alleged Website Failure

The decision came after TPS holders and their attorneys reported being unable to complete re-registration before the Sept. 10 deadline because Venezuela was no longer listed as an eligible country on the portal.

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Guatemala Condemns Trump Admin for Mocking Detained Migrant With 'Deported Edition Labubu' Image

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed "indignation" over the social media post

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DHS Slams 'Media Hoaxes', Says Alligator Alcatraz Remains Open 'Housing Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens'

Homeland Security also took a jab at "activist judges", a clear referente to U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams who ordered the facility to halt operations by late October

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Ghana Is Latest African Nation to Agree to Receive Third-Country Deportees From the US

The policy has faced sharp criticism from rights groups and legal experts, who question its legality and warn about potential human rights abuses

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Leaked Flight Records Show Trump Admin Moved Thousands of Immigrants Without Due Process Protections

The investigation by The Guardian revealed that many detainees were relocated without advance notice, often to facilities far from family, legal counsel, and their assigned courts

ICE agents waiting to arrest immigrants during mandatory check-ins

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ICE Agents Are Now Authorized to Use Spyware to Access Phones and Sensitive Data in Immigration Cases

The tool, known as Graphite, can infiltrate encrypted communications, extract text messages, emails, photos, and documents and activate a device's microphone without detection

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal

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DHS Post Calling on Citizens to 'Report Foreign Invaders' Sparks Outrage on Social Media: 'How Authoritarian States Speak'

Critics accused DHS of promoting dehumanizing rhetoric and stoking division, particularly given that many undocumented migrants are asylum seekers or DACA recipients with no criminal record

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South Korea Sends Charter Plane to Repatriate Workers After ICE Raid in Georgia

South Korea has dispatched a chartered plane to the United States to bring home hundreds of its citizens detained during a large immigration raid at Hyundai's electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia. The operation marks one of the most serious diplomatic incidents between the two allies in recent years, touching both economic and political nerves.