Minnesota immigration enforcement surge ends
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White House Border Czar Tom Homan said on Thursday the monthslong immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota will end in the next week. On Dec.
Over 50 Leon High School students walked out of class to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, joining students across the nation.
In a court filing Thursday, educators around the country described rumors of immigration raids that scared away students, immigrant parents who stopped sending their children to school altogether, and stories of parents and students — including one middle schooler — being picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at school bus stops.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons revealed that there are about 1.6 million illegal aliens with final deportation orders in the U.S., half of whom have criminal convictions.
The heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and Citizenship and Immigration Services appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday. Among the questions they faced was whether the tactics used by their agents during arrests and deportations run afoul of the Constitution.
The federal agency aims to increase its bedspace to 92,600 in preparation for more arrests anticipated this year.
The Merrimack warehouse is part of a $38 billion plan that would be operational by Nov. 30 and would expand ICE’s detention capacity to 92,600 beds nationwide.
Foley said a “nihilistic” criminal online network, called 764, has been targeting minors and young adults nationwide, including in Massachusetts, on platforms like Minecraft, Discord and Telegram. Foley said the group has used sexual coercion and extortion to promote “violence, sadism and chaos.”
A bill that would crack down on local compliance with immigration enforcement passed the Indiana House of Representatives on Thursday in a 61-28 vote. It now returns to the Senate for a final vote.
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress faces a midnight (EST) Friday deadline for a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which is in charge of immigration enforcement operations that have ramped up across the United States under Trump administration policies.