Immigration enforcement
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A U.S. federal judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may access certain Medicaid records to assist in identifying, arresting, and deporting immigrants suspected of living in the United States unlawfully, markingconsiderable legal victory for the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda. In an order issued this week, U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria…
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A 56-year-old Bulgarian-born business owner from Chicago has died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), intensifying scrutiny of medical care, detention conditions, and due process within the U.S. immigration enforcement system. Nenko Gantchev died last week at the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, a privately run prison contracted…
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Democrats on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability have launched a new public-facing ICE and CBP misconduct dashboard, aimed at documenting and tracking verified allegations of abuse and potential violations of law during federal immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration. According to a release published on the Oversight Democrats’ official website, the…
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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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