Washington — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was seriously injured Monday after being struck in the face with a metal coffee cup during an arrest operation in Houston, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The officer sustained a deep laceration requiring 13 stitches, plus several burns to his face. Authorities say the…
The leader of a labor union in Southern California who was arrested while protesting an immigration raid earlier this year will have his felony obstruction charge reduced to a misdemeanor, court records show. David Huerta had been charged with obstruction, resistance or opposition to a federal officer – a class A felony, according to a…
Multiple airports across the country are denying a request from the Department of Homeland Security to play a video that blames Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown. The shutdown began on Oct. 1 with Democrats and Republicans in a stalemate over how to reopen the government. Democrats have demanded an extension of expiring health insurance…
Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations discovered an additional 200,000 SIM cards at a location in New Jersey, law enforcement sources confirmed to CBS News. This follows last week’s discovery by U.S. Secret Service of a sprawling telecommunications network in the New York Tri-State area that investigators said could potentially have caused a serious disruption…
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives in Chicago amid ICE operations U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives in Chicago amid ICE operations 01:07 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in the Chicago area Tuesday morning amid increased immigration enforcement operations in the city, multiple sources told CBS News. The Department of Homeland…
More than 300 South Korean nationals detained by federal agents in a massive immigration raid last week on a Hyundai plant in Georgia for alleged visa violations were waiting Wednesday for a charter flight due to carry them back to their country. The South Korean workers were among some 475 people detained on Sept. 4…
The Chattanooga Airport now has a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Global Entry Enrollment Center. The Global Entry program allows pre-approved international travelers to speed their entry into the United States with a more streamlined customs clearance. Applicants can complete their Global Entry enrollment process now in Chattanooga. Before, applicants had to travel to Atlanta…
A new immigration detention facility designed to house hundreds of undocumented immigrants convicted of serious crimes opened in Louisiana this week as part of what Attorney General Pam Bondi called a “historic agreement” between the state and federal government. The new facility — which is located inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola…
The Department of Homeland Security has begun moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run immigration detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” days after a federal judge ruled that parts of the facility must be dismantled. The detainees are being transferred to other immigration detention centers, DHS said in a…
The building at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan was evacuated on Thursday afternoon following reports of a suspicious white powder. The FDNY said a call came in just before 4 p.m. saying the powder was reported found on the ninth floor. A hazmat unit was dispatched to the scene to investigate. The building at…