Oregon, Washington education leaders enact safeguards amid directive for ICE arrests
Washington officials are releasing new information to safeguard migrant students in K-12 schools.It comes days after a new directive from President Donald Trump
DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials over immigration enforcement
Justice Dept. to Investigate Local Officials Who Obstruct Immigration Enforcement
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DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials for resisting immigration enforcement
ICE planning to ramp up arrests in major U.S. cities after Trump takes office, sources say
The locations expected to be targeted by deportation teams from ICE include those with large populations of immigrants, one source said.
Trump grants deportation powers to DEA, ATF, and other law enforcement agencies
Donald Trump is leaning on agencies besides Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help execute his promise of carrying out mass deportations.
Nearly 90% Hispanic Eastern WA city assures residents ‘no immigration raids’ occurring
About 87% of the Central Washington community of Sunnyside identifies as either Hispanic or Latino, according to 2024 U.S. Census estimates. It’s situated in the middle Yakima Valley, an agriculture mecca that produces a bulk of the region’s hops, asparagus and fresh fruit exports.
Trump scraps guidance limiting immigration arrests near sensitive locations
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced that it had rolled back Biden-era guidance that limited federal immigration arrests near sensitive locations, including schools, hospitals and churches.
Trump Eyes Military Prisons to Expand Immigration Detention
An estimated 11.7 million people are living in the U.S. illegally, and ICE currently has the budget to detain only about 41,000.
US agents raid New Jersey business, detaining migrants and citizens, mayor says
U.S. immigration agents raided a business establishment in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday and detained undocumented residents as well as citizens, including a U.S. military veteran, the city's mayor said.
Pierce County leaders respond to warning not to interfere with immigration enforcement
Some cities outside Pierce County have already pledged to stand by their current policies of not working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that the city’s police department “will not intervene or participate in any way” in enforcing immigration law, NPR reported.
U.S. deploys 1,500 troops to southern border amid immigration crackdown
The Trump administration has ordered 1,500 U.S. military troops to the southern border as part of a crackdown on undocumented migrants.
House passes immigrant detention bill, the first of Trump’s second term and sign of crackdown to come
Under the legislation, federal authorities would be required to detain any migrant arrested or charged with crimes like shoplifting.
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Congress clears GOP-led immigration enforcement bill, with Democrats on board
The House voted 263 to 156 to approve the Laken Riley act, sending the measure to Trump for his signature. The measure would make it easier for federal immigration officials to detain and deport those without legal status who are charged with specific crimes.