Immigration enforcement
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is revising its approach to immigration enforcement, moving away from broad raids targeting all illegal immigrants and focusing instead on those with serious criminal records, according to a recent report. U.S. Border Patrol Commander at Large Gregory Bovino will lead teams that prioritize individuals convicted of significant offenses, NewsNation…
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador turned him into a symbol of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration tactics, has been released from federal custody after a scathing court order demanded his immediate freedom. The 31-year-old husband and father walked out of the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania late…
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A growing number of videos showing U.S. immigration agents disabling or covering home security cameras during enforcement operations is raising sharp constitutional concerns and intensifying calls for federal oversight. The latest viral clip — posted by David Bier of the Cato Institute — shows an ICE agent walking up to a private home, reaching toward…
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A 79-year-old Los Angeles business owner has filed a $50 million federal administrative claim accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents of assault, excessive force, and civil rights violations during a raid at his Van Nuys car wash earlier this month. According to the federal tort claim, Rafie Ollah Shouhed, a U.S.…
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A weekend immigration raid in Southern California has sparked legal and constitutional questions after a 28-year-old U.S. citizen, Cary López Alvarado, was detained and hospitalized while eight months pregnant. The case highlights the tension between immigration enforcement authority and the civil rights protections guaranteed to citizens under the U.S. Constitution. Arrest Sparks Constitutional Questions López…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower court order that restricted immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, clearing the way for federal agents to resume large-scale immigration stops in Southern California. The Court’s decision, issued Monday, September, 8, 2025, freezes a temporary restraining order entered by U.S. District…
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A leaked Department of Homeland Security memo authored by Philip Hegseth, a senior adviser at DHS, suggests the U.S. government may soon deploy the military more frequently to enforce immigration laws — not just at the southern border, but also in major U.S. cities. First reported by The New Republic on August 2, 2025, the…
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In a major shift aimed at bolstering immigration enforcement nationwide, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has officially removed its age limit for new law enforcement applicants—opening the door to recruits of all ages. Previously, applicants to ICE’s law enforcement ranks were required to apply before their 40th birthday, unless they were military veterans or…
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The Trump administration has escalated its use of denaturalization as an enforcement tool, targeting not only violent offenders and war criminals, but now also naturalized Americans who committed relatively minor offenses—such as filing a false tax return. In a marked expansion of presidential authority during Donald J. Trump’s second term, the U.S. Department of Justice…
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A Jamaican national employed as a reserve police officer in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following allegations that he overstayed his visa and attempted to purchase a firearm for use in his law enforcement role. The man, identified as John Luke Evans, entered the United States…
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