WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally, two rights activists said Monday, after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. Rayhan Asat,…
A Maryland mother was deported to Vietnam, her attorney confirmed Wednesday, after she was detained and released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier in the year. Melissa Tran was initially taken into ICE custody in May and was ordered to be released in October by a judge who found the government was unnecessarily holding…
A British journalist and political commentator who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents late last month at San Francisco International Airport will be released, his lawyer told CBS News on Monday. Sami Hamdi‘s expected release comes after he accepted the U.S. government’s offer to leave the country voluntarily, according to his family and…
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge expressed optimism Friday at the government’s progress in making required changes to a Chicago-area federal immigration facility with alleged “inhumane” conditions. Many of the changes included regular cleanings, ordering bedding and making drinking water and soap more readily available for people held in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Video shows ICE drag pre-K teacher out of Chicago day care – CBS News Watch CBS News There is outrage in Chicago following a federal immigration arrest at a day care. While witnesses say it was a chaotic scene, officials say the day care was not the primary target. Ash-har Quraishi has the story. Source…
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday after Illinois groups sued federal authorities last week for what they described as “inhumane” conditions at a Chicago-area immigration facility. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman called for a Tuesday morning hearing, acknowledging that the timeline was “rushed.” But at a Friday emergency hearing,…
Judge admonishes ICE leader in Chicago after agents descend on Halloween parade – CBS News Watch CBS News The Border Patrol commander in charge of President Trump’s immigration crackdown in Chicago is being reined in by a federal judge. Nicole Sganga has the latest. Source link
The Trump administration is staging a major shake-up at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with plans to reassign senior leaders in agency offices across the country amid frustrations over current arrest and deportation levels, two sources familiar with the changes told CBS News on Monday. One U.S. official, who requested anonymity to talk about internal matters,…
A 24-year old Honduran national was struck and killed on a highway as he tried to escape ICE agents who stopped his vehicle, officials said. Jose Castro-Rivera was in a vehicle that was stopped on I-264 eastbound in Virginia around 11 a.m. local time on Thursday, according to Virginia State Police, who were responding to…
Washington — The Justice Department said Friday that the Trump administration is seeking to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia and said the West African nation has agreed to accept him. In a filing with a federal judge in Maryland, Justice Department lawyers said that immigration officials expect to formally notify Abrego Garcia later Friday that Liberia has…