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ICE Stop Ends With Driver Dead, Agent Injured Near Chicago

Agency says man tried to flee by driving into officers

(Newser) - A federal agent shot a man to death and was severely injured Friday during a stop in a Chicago suburb, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. Officials said that the man tried to drive his car into agents and flee when they began to arrest him in Franklin Park, the Chicago ...

US Singer's World Tour Includes Zero US Dates

Bad Bunny says he won't risk ICE raids targeting his Latino fans

(Newser) - Global superstar Bad Bunny is skipping the US on his upcoming world tour due to fears of immigration raids against his largely Latino audience. In a Wednesday interview with i-D magazine, the Puerto Rican rapper and singer said concerns about possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at his...

Workers Flee ICE Raid, Scale Fence at CIA Headquarters

Brief lockdown follows unannounced ICE action near Langley headquarters

(Newser) - An immigration raid at a construction site near the CIA's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, took a dramatic turn Wednesday when construction workers bolted from the site and headed straight for the agency's heavily fortified campus. According to sources familiar with the situation who spoke to the New ...

Administration Announces Immigration Blitz in Chicago
ICE Begins Chicago Operation
Sep 8, 2025 5:33 PM CDT

ICE Begins Chicago Operation

'It's never been about arresting the worst of the worst,' alderwoman says

(Newser) - The Trump administration announced Monday that it has begun an operation in Chicago against undocumented immigrants who commit crimes, a step President Trump had threatened to take, and advocates said people in Hispanic areas have already been taken into custody. The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

ICE Moves Detainees to Notorious Louisiana Prison

Kristi Noem says Angola prison was 'absolutely' chosen for its reputation

(Newser) - Louisiana's Angola prison, a maximum-security facility infamous for its harsh history, is taking on a new role as an immigrant detention center under a federal-state initiative. Authorities confirmed on Wednesday that ICE has begun moving detainees—described as "the worst of the worst" by Gov. Jeff Landry—...

Border Czar Defends ICE Agents' Use of Masks

Without them, they get doxxed by enemies, says Tom Homan

(Newser) - President Trump's border czar on Thursday defended one of the more controversial aspects of the recent spate of immigration raids: the use of masks by federal agents. "I don't particularly like masks, but the ICE officers need the mask because their families are being doxed,"...

Abrego Garcia Files for Asylum
Abrego Garcia Files for Asylum
Aug 27, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

Abrego Garcia Files for Asylum

Federal judge rules he can't be deported before October hearing

(Newser) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Trump's hard-line immigration agenda, is seeking asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge on Wednesday. US District Judge Paula Xinis ruled on Wednesday that Abrego Garcia, 30, can't be deported before at least Oct....

Abrego Garcia Was Told to Pick Plea Deal or Uganda: Lawyers

He's been ordered to report to ICE on Monday for a last chance at deal

(Newser) - After declining the federal government's proposal that he plead guilty to human smuggling charges in exchange for deportation to Costa Rica, Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been threatened with being sent to Uganda, his lawyers said in a court filing Saturday. When the Salvadoran national declined the terms, which...

On Immigrant Numbers, a 'Clear Win' for Trump

Per Pew, more immigrants are leaving US than coming in after decades of 'rapid growth'

(Newser) - The United States' immigrant population has shrunk for the first time in decades, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of recent census data. Between January and June, the number of foreign-born residents—both legal and undocumented—fell by almost 1.5 million, dropping to 51.9 million. Driving the...

ICE Used Marriott Hotel to Detain Migrants

Chain doesn't deny one of its sites in Louisiana was used to detain families, despite previous pledge

(Newser) - A Sheraton hotel under Marriott's purview in Louisiana has apparently been used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding pen for people set to be deported, the Guardian reports, despite Marriott vowing in 2019 that its properties wouldn't cooperate with ICE.
  • The Intercept first reported on the case
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Famed Boxer Deported, Lands in Mexico Prison

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been accused of involvement with Sinaloa cartel

(Newser) - Former world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been deported from the US. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Tuesday that the 39-year-old professional boxer was returned to Mexico following his ICE arrest last month. The Department of Homeland Security claimed he was living in the US illegally after overstaying...

ICE Posts False Claim About Democrat, Leading to Threats

Connecticut lawmaker Corey Paris says he suffered racial, homophobic abuse

(Newser) - A Connecticut lawmaker has found himself the target of threats and harassment after Immigration and Customs Enforcement amplified a false claim that he exposed agents' detailed location information on social media. State Rep. Corey Paris, a Democrat from Stamford, notified constituents on Instagram about immigration enforcement efforts in his...

'Deport Depot' Merch Doesn't Sit Well With Home Depot

Pulled merchandise mimicked retailer's stenciled letter logo

(Newser) - The Florida GOP's attempt to cash in with "Deport Depot" merchandise quickly fizzled after the Home Depot objected to its branding being used without permission—underscoring the tensions brewing over Florida's new migrant detention plans. The Republican Party of Florida on Friday began promoting a new...

Big Bonuses Fuel ICE Hiring Surge
Big Bonuses Fuel
ICE Hiring Surge
Aug 18, 2025 8:19 AM CDT

Big Bonuses Fuel ICE Hiring Surge

DHS targets local law enforcement, retirees, older recruits, those with student debt

(Newser) - Looking for a new career with a $50,000 signing bonus, and up to $60,000 in student loan forgiveness? The federal government is pulling out all the stops—including star power and hefty perks—to rapidly expand the ranks of ICE officers, per the Wall Street Journal . There...

Suit: ICE Deported 4-Year-Old American Boy With Cancer

Moms filing complaint say their young US citizen kids were deported to Honduras against their will

(Newser) - Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem are just two of the defendants in a new complaint that alleges Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a 4-year-old American boy with late-stage kidney cancer to Honduras. Per the Guardian , the lawsuit filed in Louisiana, which also names various ICE...

John Leguizamo Reacts to Dean Cain's ICE Plan

'What a moron,' comedian says of Superman actor's plan to join agency to aid deportations

(Newser) - Superman actor Dean Cain drew attention from all quarters earlier this week upon announcing he was going to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement as an agent to help carry out the Trump administration's migrant deportation mission—even attention from other actors. John Leguizamo is one of those colleagues now...

Dean Cain Joins ICE to Help With Deportations
Now Joining ICE:
Superman Star
Aug 7, 2025 8:47 AM CDT

Now Joining ICE: Superman Star

Actor Dean Cain cites patriotic duty as government agency ramps up Trump's immigration raids

(Newser) - Dean Cain, best known for his '90s run as Superman, says he's joining US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to back President Trump's push for mass deportations. The 59-year-old actor announced the move during a Wednesday appearance on Fox News, explaining that after sharing an ICE recruitment...

ICE Scraps Age Limits
ICE Scraps Age Limits
Aug 6, 2025 6:30 PM CDT

ICE Scraps Age Limits

Noem says deportation force is accepting 18-year-olds and over-40s

(Newser) - ICE has scrapped its upper age limit as it pushes to hire more agents . "We are ENDING the age cap for ICE law enforcement," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on X Wednesday. "Qualified candidates can now apply with no age limit." The...

Watch Out, ICE, South Park Is Coming for You

Show will reportedly target immigration agents in next episode

(Newser) - After skewering President Trump, next on South Park's list of targets is Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In a promo posted Tuesday , the animated series revealed that the second episode of this season, out Wednesday, would feature ICE agents rampaging through the city, much as they have been doing in...

ICE Hastily Scraps Plan for Deportation Bonuses

Agents were told in internal memo they could earn $200 per immigrant deported within a week

(Newser) - Immigration and Customs Enforcement abruptly canceled a plan to offer cash bonuses for rapid deportations just hours after announcing the incentive on Tuesday. ICE agents were told in an internal email that they could earn $200 for each immigrant deported within a week of arrest, and $100 for those...

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