#immigration-enforcement

#immigration-enforcement

The first executive order signed by Lee will restrict federal immigration agents from using property owned or controlled by Oakland for processing, operations and ICE activities. This order closely mirrors legislation approved by Alameda County that bars federal immigration agents from using county property for enforcement activities.

San Franciscans will descend upon Dolores Park on Friday afternoon to join the "ICE Out" walkouts and protest taking place in dozens of cities across the country today. Organizers are hoping to replicate the success of a "general strike" that took place on Jan. 23 in Minneapolis, when hundreds of businesses shut down and thousands of people filled the streets to lambast Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Amid national furor over ICE tactics, Gov. Maura Healey has consistently railed against the agency and the Trump administration's broader immigration enforcement efforts. She filed legislation this week and signed an executive order aimed at reining in federal agents, saying that ICE is engaging in unlawful actions designed to stoke fear and destabilize communities.

"As an autistic person, it was particularly difficult to understand what the officers wanted me to do," Rahman said. "I personally experience audio sorting challenges as an autistic person. This makes it so that voices near and far are prioritized in the same way, making it difficult for me to figure out who is talking to me. Because of this, I tend to rely on reading lips. You can imagine how difficult it was for me to try to read lips when ICE officers are completely masked."

At this stage, travelling fans are left with little to no information as to what will be allowed or not at Fifa venues, or what to expect from the police elsewhere in the country. There is no clarity as to what will be allowed in the stadiums, who will be deployed inside, which police forces will be working where.

The big crowd outside New York Harbor Health Care on East 23rd Street not only condemned Pretti's death one that sparked outrage across the country but also honored the way Pretti lived. The slain nurse worked at a VA hospital himself, and had come to the aid of a fallen protester moments before he was gunned down. Pretti was shot dead after ICE agents shoved him to the ground,

Civil liberties experts warn the expanding use of those systems risks sweeping up citizens and noncitizens alike, often with little transparency or meaningful oversight. Over the past year, Homeland Security and other federal agencies have dramatically expanded their ability to collect, share and analyze people's personal data, thanks to a web of agreements with local, state, federal and international agencies, plus contracts with technology companies and data brokers.

The United States Department of Justice has filed a criminal complaint against the man who sprayed Representative Ilhan Omar with apple cider vinegar during a news conference. In court records filed on Wednesday and made public on Thursday, the Justice Department accused Anthony Kazmierczak of having forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated and interfered with Omar while she was performing her public duties.

The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president's border czar said Thursday, noting he has zero tolerance for protesters who assault federal officers or impede the ongoing Twin Cities operation. Tom Homan addressed reporters for the first time since the president sent him to Minneapolis following last weekend's fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti, the second this month by federal officers carrying out the operation.

"I do not want to hear that everything that's been done here has been perfect. Nothing's ever perfect," he said.

CNN's Brianna Keilar brawled with Jonathan Fahey, former acting ICE director under President Donald Trump, over what's expected to change in Minneapolis now that border czar Tom Homan has taken the helm in the city. Homan replaced Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem as the administration's primary point of contact in Minneapolis following the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were protesting the presence of federal agents in their city.

When I first saw the video of the killing of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital, I immediately thought of the parable of the Good Samaritan. Federal agents shot Pretti after he tried to help a woman they had thrown to the ground and pepper-sprayed. Jesus tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves and help those in need. "Do this and you will live," he says. Not in Donald Trump's America.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement. Thursday's 45-55 test vote came as Democrats have threatened a partial government shutdown when money runs out on Friday.

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) has come out swinging in favor of abolishing ICE and blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), demanding that Democrats use their leverage to do so after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) released a tepid set of demands for a funding vote in the coming days. In a short video posted to social media on Wednesday evening, Markey said that Democrats "have the power" to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and must use it.