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People detained by ICE in human trafficking, prostitution raid at East Harris Co. sports bar
Read full article: People detained by ICE in human trafficking, prostitution raid at East Harris Co. sports barICE agents were seen detaining several people at Frida's Sports Bar, loading them into vans before heading to an ICE facility. We're told the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission (TABC) is leading the case but it's unclear if ICE was responsible for those in custody.
Houston janitor who urinated in water bottles at doctor’s office, spreading STDs to workers sentenced to prison
Read full article: Houston janitor who urinated in water bottles at doctor’s office, spreading STDs to workers sentenced to prisonA man with multiple sexually transmitted and communicable diseases was sentenced to six years in prison for urinating into office workers’ water bottles, resulting in the victims contracting herpes simplex 1 and hepatitis A, according to prosecutors.
Republicans hammer mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York over 'sanctuary city' policies
Read full article: Republicans hammer mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York over 'sanctuary city' policiesRepublican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors about their so-called sanctuary city policies, accusing them of endangering Americans and threatening to prosecute local officials.
Republicans target 4 'sanctuary' cities as Trump pushes mass deportations
Read full article: Republicans target 4 'sanctuary' cities as Trump pushes mass deportationsRepublicans in Congress are taking aim at four cities over their policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement under Preident Donald Trump's administation.
Former ICE officer pleads guilty to laundering $700K in drug proceeds in Houston area
Read full article: Former ICE officer pleads guilty to laundering $700K in drug proceeds in Houston areaA former deportation officer entered a guilty plea to charges of laundering money while working for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Fearful immigrants ask Florida activist to sign guardianship papers for their children
Read full article: Fearful immigrants ask Florida activist to sign guardianship papers for their childrenSince President Donald Trump took office, immigrants in the U.S. illegally have changed their travel patterns and try to stay home, out of fear they could be deported.
Your immigration questions answered: What has changed under Trump, what hasn't and what's next
Read full article: Your immigration questions answered: What has changed under Trump, what hasn't and what's nextThe Associated Press' U.S. immigration news editor, Elliot Spagat, was joined by Rebecca Santana, who covers the Department of Homeland Security, and Christopher Sherman, who is the news director for Mexico and Central America, to talk about their coverage during an Ask-Me-Anything conversation on Reddit.
KPRC 2 spoke with an ICE official about Houston operations | Here’s what we learned
Read full article: KPRC 2 spoke with an ICE official about Houston operations | Here’s what we learnedWith anxiety over the idea of immigration raids, KPRC 2′s Bryce Newberry spoke with an ICE official to get more clarity on what is going on.
Know your rights in Texas if stopped by police, immigration agents or FBI
Read full article: Know your rights in Texas if stopped by police, immigration agents or FBIAs Texas continues to be at the forefront of immigration enforcement, understanding your rights is essential during encounters with law enforcement or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Just days into the new Trump administration, worries spike amid a show of force on immigration
Read full article: Just days into the new Trump administration, worries spike amid a show of force on immigrationLess than a week into his presidency, the Trump administration is touting deportation efforts and has published new rules making it easier to remove people.
Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport 'millions and millions'
Read full article: Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport 'millions and millions'President Donald Trump’s promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants will hinge on securing money for detention centers.
Multiple detainees injured after ICE bus involved in crash near Victoria
Read full article: Multiple detainees injured after ICE bus involved in crash near VictoriaThe Victoria County Sheriff’s Office says they received a call about the crash at 7:30 a.m. Friday. The crash happened in the 4400 block of US 77.
Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump's promised crackdown on immigration
Read full article: Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump's promised crackdown on immigrationPresident-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among them, surveillance and artificial intelligence technology that the Biden administration already uses to help make crucial decisions in tracking, detaining and ultimately deporting immigrants lacking permanent legal status.
Trump is pointing to new numbers on migrants with criminal pasts. Here's what they show
Read full article: Trump is pointing to new numbers on migrants with criminal pasts. Here's what they showRepublicans are pointing to newly released immigration enforcement data to bolster their argument that the Biden administration is letting migrants who have committed serious crimes go free in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released data to Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales in response to a request he made for information about people under ICE supervision either convicted of crimes or facing criminal charges.
‘We are going to prosecute’: Suspect in deadly road rage shooting of 19-year-old on Houston’s SW Freeway gets $100K bond
Read full article: ‘We are going to prosecute’: Suspect in deadly road rage shooting of 19-year-old on Houston’s SW Freeway gets $100K bondThe suspect in a deadly road rage shooting on Houston’s Southwest Freeway appeared in court Thursday.
Asylum seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say
Read full article: Asylum seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups sayA coalition of human rights groups says migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. are being set up for rejection at a privately run detention center in New Mexico.
Splendora police raise concerns over release of immigrants tied to smuggling investigation
Read full article: Splendora police raise concerns over release of immigrants tied to smuggling investigationPolice in the Montgomery County town of Splendora are asking for better federal oversight of immigrants who are believed to have been smuggled into the United States. The concern comes after police said they recently had to release a group of immigrants they believe are in the country illegally.
ICE Houston removes foreign fugitive wanted for homicide in Mexico
Read full article: ICE Houston removes foreign fugitive wanted for homicide in MexicoU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston Field Office, with assistance from ERO Mexico and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force in Mexico, removed a foreign fugitive from the U.S. who is wanted for homicide in his home country of Mexico.
Janitor with STD gives office worker incurable disease after repeatedly urinating in her water bottle, investigators say
Read full article: Janitor with STD gives office worker incurable disease after repeatedly urinating in her water bottle, investigators sayA man with multiple sexually and communicable diseases is accused of intentionally spreading infection to an office worker by repeatedly urinating in her water bottle, according to court documents.
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Settlement reached over free immigration detention hotline
Read full article: Settlement reached over free immigration detention hotlineImmigrant advocates say they have reached a settlement with the U.S. government so they can keep operating a free hotline that lets detained immigrants report concerns about custody conditions.
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EXPLAINER: Questions remain about conditions of migrant kids
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Questions remain about conditions of migrant kidsHere are some of the takeaways from Tuesday's visit to the facility in Donna, Texas, by The Associated Press and CBS. What's clear is that the Donna facility, which opened Feb. 9, is tremendously overcrowded. Rooms walled with plastic partitions and designed for 32 children held more than 500 on Tuesday. The Biden administration let journalists tour the Donna facility for the first time Tuesday, with permission for photos and video to be shot. By comparison, in 2018 the Trump administration allowed reporters to tour its main holding facility in McAllen, Texas, but did not allow journalists to take photos or video.
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Report: Mobile fingerprinting a core tool in US deportations
Read full article: Report: Mobile fingerprinting a core tool in US deportationsUsed routinely by U.S. immigration and border agents, mobile fingerprinting figures in a biometric data collection scheme the Trump administration is seeking to broadly expand in its final weeks. The app allows field agents to remotely check fingerprints they collect against those registered in DHS and FBI databases. Under extraordinary pandemic-related powers beginning in March, Border Patrol agents have used mobile fingerprinting devices to assist in immediate expulsions to Mexico without giving migrants a chance to seek asylum. O’Neill tells migrants they have a constitutional right not to submit to mobile fingerprinting. But activists say immigration agents’ behavior often contradicts that claim.
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Federal judge blocks new criminal disqualifiers to asylum
Read full article: Federal judge blocks new criminal disqualifiers to asylumA judge on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 has blocked a Trump administration rule that would have put up new roadblocks for asylum-seekers convicted of a variety of crimes. The federal judge in San Francisco says current federal law already includes plenty of disqualifying crimes such as drug trafficking, money laundering and counterfeiting. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio, File)LOS ANGELES – A federal judge on Thursday blocked a Trump administration rule about to take effect that would have put up new roadblocks for asylum-seekers convicted of a variety of crimes. The rule would have also denied asylum to people convicted of crimes that an adjudicator “knows or has reason to believe” was committed to supporting a criminal street gang. Asylum is for people fleeing persecution for their race, religion, nationality, political beliefs or membership in a social group.
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‘This account doesn’t exist’: Twitter account for ICE disappears
Read full article: ‘This account doesn’t exist’: Twitter account for ICE disappearsHOUSTON – The official Twitter account for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, @ICEgov, doesn’t exist or has been disabled, as of this writing. It’s unclear at this time whether the account was intentionally deleted. The ICE page on Twitter, as of 1:23 p.m. on Nov. 12, 2020. (Copyright 2020 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) The agency’s other social media -- its Facebook and Instagram accounts -- appear to be functioning normally at this hour.
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Trump administration turns to immigration as vote nears
Read full article: Trump administration turns to immigration as vote nearsAnd it added to charges from Trump critics that DHS and other agencies have become overtly politicized under this president. “Now, he’s trying to use the department to benefit himself electorally.”Few issues are as important to Trump's political base as immigration. But attention to the issue has ebbed in the 2020 race, as Trump has focused more on unrest in Democratic cities, leftist activists and other matters. Then Wolf followed up with the news conference to announce the enforcement operation — a fairly routine operation that resulted in a fairly low number of arrests. Trump has said Biden wants to abolish ICE and end deportations, but that's not correct.