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#operation-metro-surge
fromwww.startribune.com
12 hours ago
US politics

ICE surged in Minnesota to arrest criminals. Many of them were already in jail

Federal immigration officials inflated arrest numbers and misrepresented criminal backgrounds during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, with about half already in custody and only half of remainder convicted of violent crimes.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago
US news

How daily routines in Minneapolis and St Paul have changed amid 3,000 federal immigration agents in pictures

Federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota has led to mass detentions, fear, disrupted daily life, protests, and expanded local mutual aid efforts.
US politics
fromwww.startribune.com
12 hours ago

ICE surged in Minnesota to arrest criminals. Many of them were already in jail

Federal immigration officials inflated arrest numbers and misrepresented criminal backgrounds during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, with about half already in custody and only half of remainder convicted of violent crimes.
Non-profit organizations
fromTruthout
16 hours ago

How a Mutual Aid Network Built Direct Support for Migrants Across Minnesota

Stand With Minnesota emerged as a volunteer-run online hub coordinating direct support for communities affected by federal immigration enforcement escalation, evolving from a simple resource list into infrastructure for rent relief, travel support, and logistical aid.
#license-plate-readers
California
fromLos Angeles Times
15 hours ago

He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California's border

California permitted federal agencies to install hidden license plate readers on border roads, creating a surveillance network that tracks all drivers despite privacy concerns and potential conflicts with state law.
#fourth-amendment-rights
fromGothamist
17 hours ago
NYC parents

ICE's alleged 'ruse' in Columbia student arrest may have violated law, attorneys say

Federal immigration officers may have violated Fourth Amendment protections by using a false missing child emergency as a ruse to gain entry into a Columbia student's apartment for arrest.
fromemptywheel
3 days ago
US politics

Katie Britt's Sad Confusion about and Complicity in Misallocation of HSI - emptywheel

DHS submitted declarations in a lawsuit challenging federal agents' unlawful immigration enforcement practices in Minnesota, including stops without reasonable suspicion, warrantless arrests, and targeting based on perceived ethnicity.
NYC parents
fromGothamist
17 hours ago

ICE's alleged 'ruse' in Columbia student arrest may have violated law, attorneys say

Federal immigration officers may have violated Fourth Amendment protections by using a false missing child emergency as a ruse to gain entry into a Columbia student's apartment for arrest.
fromemptywheel
3 days ago
US politics

Katie Britt's Sad Confusion about and Complicity in Misallocation of HSI - emptywheel

Left-wing politics
fromTruthout
17 hours ago

ICE Wants to Buy Warehouses for Mass Detention. Communities Are Fighting Back.

Communities across the country are successfully opposing Trump administration plans to convert warehouses into ICE detention centers, with Platform Ventures withdrawing from a Kansas City deal after public pressure.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
18 hours ago

Veteran politico warns Americans to remain vigilant against Trump: "Worse is to come" - LGBTQ Nation

Political expert Robert Reich warns that despite recent legal victories against the Trump administration, worse consequences are likely to come due to escalating actions and personnel decisions.
fromBoston.com
19 hours ago

Video shows nearly blind refugee being released by Border Patrol, 5 days before his death

In the moments after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a Buffalo doughnut shop, surveillance video recorded Nurul Amin Shah Alam stepping gingerly through the empty parking lot in his county-issued jail booties. He pulls up his hood against the cold as he walks past a drive-thru window, then paces away into the night.
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US politics
fromThe New Yorker
23 hours ago

The Trump Administration Is Spending Billions to Militarize the Border

The Trump Administration is deploying military-grade equipment at the southern border while Congress debates immigration-enforcement funding, with unexplained airspace closures raising concerns about border operations.
US news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Radiohead publicly demand ICE to take down video using the band's song

Radiohead demanded ICE remove a promotional video using their song 'Let Down' without permission, criticizing the agency's misappropriation of their music for immigration enforcement messaging.
#ice-enforcement-tactics
fromNewsday
1 day ago
US politics

ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real cops

fromNewsday
1 day ago
US politics

ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real cops

fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Two women convicted of stalking ICE agent during Los Angeles immigration protests

The case stemmed from an incident when the three women - who have all been regularly involved in protests against the Trump administration's aggressive immigration actions in Southern California - followed an unmarked government vehicle as it drove away from the downtown Los Angeles federal detention center on Aug. 28, 2025.
US politics
fromVulture
1 day ago

Radiohead Is the Latest Musical Act to Tell Off ICE

We demand that the amateurs in control of the ICE social media account take it down. It ain't funny, this song means a lot to us and other people, and you don't get to appropriate it without a fight. Also, go fuck yourselves.
US politics
#columbia-university
fromNewsday
2 days ago
NYC politics

Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump

fromFortune
1 day ago
US politics

Trump releases Columbia student from immigration detention hours after meeting with Mamdani | Fortune

fromNewsday
2 days ago
NYC politics

Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump

fromFortune
1 day ago
US politics

Trump releases Columbia student from immigration detention hours after meeting with Mamdani | Fortune

US news
fromBoston.com
1 day ago

DHS says deported Babson student skipped flight. Her lawyers say agents wanted to detain her.

A Babson College freshman was mistakenly deported to Honduras, and a court-ordered deadline for her return expired as government officials allegedly stalled and pressured her to board a flight.
fromPortland Mercury
1 day ago

Portland City Administrator Tells Staff ICE Facility Will Remain Open

I will tell everyone we are committed to that facility staying open. A lot of our residents, community members who are seeking federal assistance through immigration have to use this facility, and we want to make sure that facility is still an option for people to be able to use. Because if that facility is closed, people have to go across state lines to actually have those services provided.
Portland
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

How the federal government is painting immigrants as criminals on social media

The White House misidentified and mischaracterized a 52-year-old man with a single 1993 felony conviction and 30+ years of clean record as the 'worst of worst' criminal alien, leading to his ICE arrest despite authorized legal status.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 day ago

If ICE Won't Show a Warrant, What Can Campuses Do?

Five Department of Homeland Security agents gained access to a campus residential building by pretending to be searching for a missing child, Claire Shipman, acting president of Columbia, said in a statement Thursday night. A university security camera captured footage of the agents showing photos of the alleged missing child in the hallway. They then detained Ellie Aghayeva, a student from Azerbaijan, in her apartment.
US politics
#ice-detention-facilities
fromJezebel
1 day ago
US politics

A Georgia City Will Be Drowning in Sewage Thanks to ICE "Mega Center," Say Officials

fromJezebel
1 day ago
US politics

A Georgia City Will Be Drowning in Sewage Thanks to ICE "Mega Center," Say Officials

Silicon Valley
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 day ago

Bay Area lawmakers author bills to deter immigration enforcement - San Jose Spotlight

Silicon Valley lawmakers are introducing legislation to restrict ICE operations through taxation, oversight, and liability measures against immigration enforcement contractors.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

US officials arrest more people over Minnesota anti-ICE church protest

YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. If you do so, you cannot hide from us we will find you, arrest you, and prosecute you. This Department of Justice STANDS for Christians and all Americans of faith.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 day ago

Footage Contradicts DHS Claim of Dropping Refugee at "Safe Location" in Buffalo

The Border Patrol agents who dropped off Shah Alam - who spoke no English and was blind in one eye with partial, blurry vision in the other - appeared to make no attempt to ensure the Tim Hortons was actually a "safe, warm location" that he could access. The van pulled out of the parking lot less than a minute after Shah Alam was seen exiting it.
US news
US politics
fromTruthout
1 day ago

Mohsen Mahdawi: DHS Abduction Possible Because of Columbia's Trump Capitulation

DHS agents detained Columbia University student Ellie Aghayeva using a fake missing person poster, but she was released after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised her case with President Trump, highlighting how quickly such arrests can be reversed through political pressure.
fromNewsOne
1 day ago

Report: ICE Impersonated NYPD To Arrest Columbia University Student

The officers falsely told the building superintendent that they were from the Police Department and said that they were searching for a missing child. The superintendent let the officers in, Ms. Shipman said. At the apartment door of the student, Ellie Aghayeva, 29, the officers repeated the same story to gain entry. Our security cameras captured the agents in the hallway showing pictures of the alleged missing child.
NYC politics
US politics
fromFortune
1 day ago

The IRS turned over confidential taxpayer info to ICE 'approximately 42,695 times.' That was illegal, judge says | Fortune

A federal judge ruled the IRS violated federal law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information approximately 42,695 times to Immigration and Customs Enforcement without proper authorization.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

CNN's Abby Phillip Jumps In When Scott Jennings Waves Away Dead Refugee as Detail' Trump Border Patrol Missed'

A 56-year-old blind refugee died after Border Patrol detained him despite legal status, then abandoned him at a closed Tim Hortons in freezing weather, raising questions about enforcement practices and numerical targets.
#ice-detention
fromGothamist
1 day ago
NYC politics

ICE has detained more than 120 kids in 'inhumane' hold rooms in NYC under Trump

fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago
NYC politics

Columbia student detained by ICE released following Mamdani's direct appeal to Trump | amNewYork

fromFox News
2 days ago
NYC politics

Trump tells NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Columbia student detained by ICE will be released

fromABC7 Chicago
2 days ago
NYC politics

Columbia student detained by ICE released; school says DHS used false pretenses to seize her

US politics
fromThe Daily Beast
2 days ago

Trump Goes Against ICE Barbie After Democrat Persuades Him

President Trump ordered the release of Columbia University student Ellie Aghayeva from ICE detention after NYC Mayor Zorhan Mamdani's direct appeal, reversing his administration's position on her immigration status.
NYC politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

JUST IN: Mamdani Gets Trump to Release Columbia Student From ICE Detention

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured the release of Columbia student Elaina Aghayeva from ICE custody following a direct request to President Trump.
fromGothamist
1 day ago
NYC politics

ICE has detained more than 120 kids in 'inhumane' hold rooms in NYC under Trump

fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago
NYC politics

Columbia student detained by ICE released following Mamdani's direct appeal to Trump | amNewYork

fromFox News
2 days ago
NYC politics

Trump tells NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Columbia student detained by ICE will be released

fromABC7 Chicago
2 days ago
NYC politics

Columbia student detained by ICE released; school says DHS used false pretenses to seize her

fromThe New Republic
2 days ago

ICE's Latest Bit of Despicable Trickery May Be Illegal

There is a pretty strong argument, I think, that it is impersonating a police officer, when a federal agent implies that they are NYPD. Federal personnel are allowed to represent themselves generally as police or law enforcement, and have been doing so for many years. What could set this incident apart are two factors: First, if the agents described themselves as NYPD in particular, that moves from vague insinuation to direct impersonation.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, many Latinos question whether they belong

I didn't feel included in the Latino community. I always felt left out. Las Comadres has since become a national nonprofit organization. De Hoyos Comstock, petite with a warm smile, describes Las Comadres as a 'Latina culture club.' The current political rhetoric, characterized by the most aggressive immigration enforcement in modern history, is forcing many U.S. citizen Latinos to question whether they belong.
Austin
NYC politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 days ago

US: Detained student released after Mamdani meets Trump

Columbia University neuroscience student Elmina Aghayeva was detained by ICE agents who falsely claimed to be searching for a missing child, then released hours later after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised concerns with President Trump.
Information security
fromThe Mercury News
2 days ago

San Jose police rein in license-plate reader policies as surveillance-tech debate rages

San Jose Police Department is reducing automated license-plate reader data retention from one year to 30 days and restricting camera placement near houses of worship and reproductive health clinics to address privacy and immigration enforcement concerns.
fromAxios
2 days ago

Mamdani charms Trump, pushes housing and gets ICE detainee released

The president was very enthusiastic about this idea, very enthusiastic. The plan would be one of the biggest federal investments in housing in 50 years if it comes to fruition. Mamdani's team presented Trump with a custom fake front page of the New York Daily News reading Trump to City: Let's Build and Backs New Era of Housing, referencing the famous 1975 front page where President Ford rejected New York's bailout request.
NYC politics
#medicaid-funding
US politics
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Judge Rules ICE's "Third-Country" Deportations Are Unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled that ICE's Third-Country Removals policy violates due process by deporting undocumented immigrants to countries where they are not citizens with insufficient notice or legal recourse.
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

Columbia University says US immigration agents lied to detain student

DHS agents misrepresented their purpose to enter a Columbia University residential building and detained a student, violating university policy requiring judicial warrants for non-public areas.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Columbia Student Taken by DHS After Officers Reportedly Lied to Gain Entry to Residence

Columbia University student Ellie Aghayeva was detained by federal immigration agents who misrepresented themselves to enter campus housing, with Mayor Mamdani reporting Trump promised her imminent release.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

ICE agents misrepresented themselves to arrest a student at Columbia, lawyers say

Columbia University student Ellie Aghayeva, a senior from Azerbaijan, was arrested by ICE agents who falsely claimed to be searching for a missing person to gain entry to her campus residence.
fromThe Atlantic
2 days ago

The First Couple of a Dysfunctional DHS

The officials were under enormous pressure. Trump had recaptured the presidency amid a popular backlash against illegal immigration, and had promised a shock-and-awe program of mass deportations once he returned to power. Now DHS-conceived after 9/11 to protect the country from terrorist attacks-was being ordered to shift its focus and resources toward delivering on the president's campaign pledge.
US politics
Boston
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

City Council rejects effort to ask Wu administration for info on ICE detainer requests

Boston Police Department ignored all ICE detainer requests in 2024 under the city's Trust Act sanctuary law prohibiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
US news
fromFox News
2 days ago

DHS says Columbia student taken into custody is illegal alien whose visa was terminated under Obama admin

ICE detained a Columbia University student whose visa expired in 2016 after she failed to attend classes, with agents allegedly misrepresenting their purpose to gain building entry.
#civil-rights-violations
fromIntelligencer
2 days ago

Columbia Says DHS Agents Detained Student in Campus Building

This morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia Residential building and detained a student. Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.' We are working to gather more details.
US politics
US politics
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Nearly Blind Rohingya Refugee Found Dead After Being Stranded by Border Patrol

A blind Rohingya refugee died after Border Patrol agents released him from custody without notifying his family or lawyer, leaving him unable to navigate freezing temperatures.
NYC politics
fromBrooklyn, NY Patch
2 days ago

ICE Arrest In Brooklyn Draws Crowds

Federal immigration agents detained a man in Bushwick, Brooklyn, prompting nearby residents to gather and physically obstruct the vehicle's departure.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 days ago

Minneapolis united when federal immigration operations surged - reflecting a long tradition of mutual aid

Mutual aid networks in Minneapolis have expanded significantly in response to COVID-19, George Floyd's killing, and increased federal immigration enforcement operations.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

ICE warns of vetting delays amid rapid hiring surge under Trump

ICE struggles with vetting during rapid recruitment expansion, establishing procedures to handle misconduct allegations from recruits' pre-employment histories.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Disabled activist and guest of Ilhan Omar says she did not intend to disrupt State of the Union

It is a locus of people gathering and an opportunity to talk to legislators and to be in DC and try to understand for someone like me, that doesn't work in politics, who is not involved in policy work and organizing what is the texture of this stuff here?
US politics
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

Near-blind Rohingya refugee dies after US agents left him far from home

A nearly blind Rohingya refugee died in Buffalo after US Border Patrol released him from jail at a coffee shop with no safe placement or family notification.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Ilhan Omar Says Her SOTU Guest Was Arrested and Hospitalized During Trump's Speech

Rep. Ilhan Omar's guest Aliya Rahman was arrested at the State of the Union after standing silently during Trump's address, following her previous violent arrest by immigration agents.
US news
fromKqed
4 days ago

Church Members Maintain Presence at Santa Ana Immigration Court | KQED

Court observers shifted from locating detained immigrants to securing legal representation as ICE presence in courtrooms decreased since fall 2025.
California
fromKqed
3 days ago

CA Lawmaker Aims to Protect Renters Who Rely on Section 8 Vouchers | KQED

The Trump administration plans to restrict Section 8 housing vouchers by banning families with undocumented members and requiring reporting to immigration authorities, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of California renters including children, seniors, and veterans.
#police-shooting
NYC music
fromBillboard
3 days ago

Miguel Leads 'ICE Out' Chant at NYC Show: 'In Solidarity With the People'

Miguel performed a politically charged concert at Radio City Music Hall, featuring anti-ICE messaging and calling for solidarity against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies.
US politics
fromTruthout
3 days ago

DHS Assault Victim Aliya Rahman Arrested at State of the Union Address

Aliya Rahman was arrested and jailed for silently standing during President Trump's State of the Union address as a guest of Congressmember Ilhan Omar, following a pattern of aggressive federal enforcement actions against her.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 days ago

The White House is considering requiring banks to verify the citizenship of their customers

The Trump administration is considering an executive order requiring U.S. banks to collect citizenship documentation from customers, potentially blocking undocumented migrants from the banking system.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Crashes raise concerns about pursuit rules for immigration agents

A fatal crash involving immigration enforcement in Georgia killed a teacher, raising concerns about pursuit policies and public safety risks during immigration enforcement operations.
fromThe Washington Post
3 days ago

FBI searches L.A. Unified School District office, home of superintendent

Generally, searches occur in the early stages of ongoing FBI investigations, she said. LAUSD did immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Commentary: This Latino Republican Trump speech watch party was neither large, nor especially Latino

It was a dramatic turn from three years ago, when Trump reclaimed the White House with 48% of the Latino vote, the highest percentage ever captured by a Republican presidential candidate. A record number of California Latinos won legislative seats. The Hispanic Republican Club opened chapters in Ventura and Orange counties.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 days ago

California residents want local governments to end contracts that let ICE train on their gun ranges

ICE training at an Escondido police range sparked community protests after Trump's immigration crackdown and fatal shootings by federal agents, with residents demanding the city end the decade-old arrangement.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

CNN Host Presses Ilhan Omar On Whether She Violated' Her Party's Guidelines' and Regrets Yelling at Trump SOTU

Rep. Ilhan Omar expressed no regrets about yelling at President Trump during the State of the Union address, citing deaths of constituents killed by federal immigration agents.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Trump defends immigration crackdown at State of Union as approval ratings plummet

Trump's State of the Union highlighted crimes by undocumented immigrants to defend immigration crackdowns, but public approval of his immigration policies has fallen to record lows, with polls showing 38% approval and 59% viewing ICE as too aggressive.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Spanberger Slams Trump For 'Poorly Trained' Agents Sent To 'Terrorize' Cities

Virginia Governor Spanberger criticized Trump's immigration enforcement tactics as using poorly trained, unaccountable federal agents to terrorize communities rather than address actual crimes.
US politics
fromBoston.com
4 days ago

Mass. representatives, including minority whip, to skip State of the Union address

Several Massachusetts congressional representatives are boycotting the State of the Union address to protest Trump administration policies on healthcare, costs, Social Security, tariffs, and ICE enforcement.
US politics
fromFortune
5 days ago

The leaders' guide to handling an ICE visit in the workplace | Fortune

Employers must tailor their response to ICE depending on the document type: I-9 audit, administrative warrant, or judicial warrant, each allowing different employer actions.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 days ago

Hospital staff want ICE out of hospitals: It is a threat to public health'

Immigration agents have increasingly entered hospitals, obstructing medical care and deterring patients after the Trump administration ended protections for sensitive locations.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago

Some masked ICE agents are now wearing body-worn cameras as they detain immigrants inside Manhattan's 26 Federal Plaza.

Masked ICE agents at Manhattan's 26 Federal Plaza have begun using body-worn cameras, though several agents remain without the devices.
fromBoston.com
6 days ago

ICE's purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns

In a Texas town at the edge of the Rio Grande and a tall metal border wall, rumors swirled that federal immigration officials wanted to purchase three hulking warehouses to transform into a detention center. As local officials scrambled to find out what was happening, a deed was filed showing the Department of Homeland Security had already inked a $122.8 million deal for the 826,000-square-foot (76,738-square-meter) warehouses in Socorro, a bedroom community of 40,000 people outside El Paso.
US news
#deportation
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

DHS agent killed US citizen in March last year, records reveal

A DHS immigration agent fatally shot U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in South Padre Island, Texas, during immigration enforcement on March 15, 2025.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Public Health Experts Sound Alarm as Feds Keep Deploying Tear Gas Near Kids

Federal agents deployed tear gas and flash-bang grenades at protests, injuring children and causing medical emergencies and broader public health concerns.
New York Islanders
fromJust The News
1 week ago

NYC faces property tax hike after Hochul rejects Mamdani's push to raise income taxes on wealthy

Governor Hochul rejected a millionaire and corporate income tax hike, favoring business attraction and economic growth while declining Mayor Mamdani's tax proposal.
#nurses-protest
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

US citizen shot and killed by federal immigration agent last year, new records show

A Homeland Security Investigations agent shot and killed 23-year-old Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas during a late-night traffic encounter in March 2025.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

U2 releases new song honoring Renee Good, the queer mother killed by an ICE agent - LGBTQ Nation

U2 released Days of Ash featuring 'American Obituary' honoring Renée Good, a 37-year-old mother killed by an ICE agent, criticizing the administration's labeling.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

California bill would ban ICE agents from being near polling sites

California legislation would ban federal immigration enforcement within 200 feet of polling sites and expand voter protections and buffer zones to prevent intimidation.
Law
fromwww.dailynews.com
1 week ago

U.S. citizen, an Army vet, sues U.S., claiming false imprisonment after California immigration raid

U.S. citizen and Army veteran George Retes sues federal government alleging constitutional violations, assault, false imprisonment, and negligence after a federal immigration raid.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Republican Leaders Target Teachers and Schools Amid Student Anti-ICE Protests

Republican officials are moving to restrict teacher involvement in student immigration protests through investigations, proposed bans on teacher sick-outs, and requests to probe educators.
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