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Fearing ICE, many undocumented immigrants are worshipping in hiding instead of at church

Many undocumented immigrants across the United States say they are too afraid to attend church, after President Trump, on his first day in office, ended an old policy of designating places of worship as sensitive locations that were off-limits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Priests and pastors at congregations across the country tell CBS…

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Ex-ICE director says Trump's immigration crackdown putting agents in "terrible position"

Ex-ICE director says Trump’s immigration crackdown putting agents in “terrible position”

Chicago —  The rules of engagement for federal agents amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown have come under scrutiny, with one former Immigration and Customs Enforcement director telling CBS News that agents have been put “in a terrible position” and are being tasked with operations “in a city where they don’t belong.”  From vehicle crashes to forceful takedowns, encounters with…

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Appeals court temporarily blocks deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago

Appeals court temporarily blocks deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago

A federal appeals court Saturday blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area amid ongoing protests at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities that the Trump administration has vowed to crack down on. The court ruled, however, that the National Guard troops can remain under federal control. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a…

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Anxiety grows in Portland, Oregon, amid Trump's effort to send in National Guard

Anxiety grows in Portland, Oregon, amid Trump’s effort to send in National Guard

Portland, Oregon — Ongoing protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Portland, Oregon, have largely been contained to a single block in the downtown South Waterfront neighborhood, but the perception of Portland as unsafe has created ripple effects across this 135-square-mile city. On one particular October day, Mother’s Bistro and Bar…

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ICE agents target New York City immigration courts more often than others, new analysis suggests

ICE agents target New York City immigration courts more often than others, new analysis suggests

Tensions at Manhattan’s immigration courts are reaching a boiling point. Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement reinstated the officer who was initially relieved of duties after shoving an Ecuadorian woman to the ground as he arrested her husband. The next day, ICE agents shoved journalists, sending one to the hospital. “Every single week I would…

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President Trump posts on Truth Social that Chicago Mayor Johnson, Gov. Pritzker "should be in jail"

President Trump posts on Truth Social that Chicago Mayor Johnson, Gov. Pritzker “should be in jail”

CBS News Live CBS News Chicago Live In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, President Trump said Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker “should be in jail.” “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] Officers!” Mr. Trump posted. “Governor Pritzker also!” Arrests, raids and protests have become…

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