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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...

DHS Doubles Down on 'Speedway Slammer' Name

IndyCar objects to use of racing imagery in promotion of ICE facility

(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security is sticking with its "Speedway Slammer" branding for a planned immigrant detention site in northern Indiana, despite raised eyebrows—and a clear rebuke—from the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The moniker was rolled out by Secretary Kristi Noem during an Aug....

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...

ICE's New Tool on Migrants: Ankle Monitors

Move marks a massive expansion, as only 24K migrants wear them now, per WaPo

(Newser) - The US government is set to dramatically expand its use of GPS ankle monitors, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordering staff to fit the devices on nearly all 183,000 adults in its Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program, according to an internal memo obtained by the Washington Post . At...

ICE Facing New Wave of Resistance Online

Websites, apps use real-time tips to warn communities of officer sightings

(Newser) - A new wave of digital resistance is reshaping the battle over deportations: A growing number of online activists are using digital tools to monitor and publicize the movements of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, aiming to help undocumented immigrants evade arrest during stepped-up enforcement actions. Sherman Austin, who...

DOJ Says LA Woman Invented ICE Abduction

Feds say Yuriana Calderon, 41, made up story of being kidnapped by federal agents to raise money

(Newser) - A Los Angeles woman is being accused by the federal government of staging her own kidnapping and blaming it on ICE to try to profit off her claims. Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41, has been charged with conspiracy and making false statements to federal officials, with a criminal complaint citing...

10 Charged With Attempted Murder in ICE Center 'Ambush'

An officer was shot in the neck in Alvarado, but survived

(Newser) - Ten people are charged with attempted murder in the July 4 shooting of a police officer at an ICE detention center in Texas. The shooting occurred at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado. Ten to 12 people initially shot fireworks toward the detention center shortly after 10:30pm, according to...

Senate Bill Would Unmask ICE Agents

Democrats argue practice is designed to sow fear, avoid accountability

(Newser) - Senate Democrats have proposed legislation that would ban Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents from hiding their faces amid mass arrests that critics are describing as kidnappings. The bill, introduced by Alex Padilla of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey, would require officers from ICE, the Department of Homeland Security,...

Trump Voter's Wife Arrested at Her Green Card Interview

Couple who supported president's mass deportation agenda is now not so sure

(Newser) - Cynthia and Francisco Olivera supported President Trump, in part because they liked his mass deportation plans. Francisco Olivera, a US citizen, voted for him in the last election, despite the fact that his wife was born in Canada and has no legal status in the United States. And yet it...

ICE Agents Spotted Urinating on LA High School Campus

They were right next to a preschool playground and elementary school, officials say

(Newser) - A Los Angeles school district is calling for a federal investigation after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen urinating on a high school campus last month. Surveillance footage released by the El Rancho Unified School District shows about 10 ICE agents urinating near storage containers in the parking...

Military Chief Wants National Guard Fighting Fires, Not in LA

US Northern Command leader asks Hegseth to return 200 troops after migrant protests

(Newser) - The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 of those forces could be returned to wildfire fighting duty, two US officials told the AP on Monday. President Trump ordered the deployment...

ICE Places New Limits on Congressional Visits

New protocol says field offices don't count as detention centers

(Newser) - Immigration and Custom Enforcement has issued new rules for congressional visits to ICE facilities after a series of incidents, including one that led to a New Jersey lawmaker's indictment . The new protocol asks members of Congress to provide at least 72 hours' notice before visiting an ICE facility. The...

Racing Industry Leader Blasts 'Unacceptable' ICE Raid

More than 80 were arrested at Louisiana racetrack

(Newser) - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it arrested upward of 80 people unlawfully in the country during a raid at a southwest Louisiana racetrack. ICE said it raided the Delta Downs Racetrack, Hotel and Casino in Calcasieu Parish on Monday alongside other state and federal agencies, including the FBI and...

DHS Pulls Another U-Turn on Farm Raids

Agency reverses guidance intended to protect agriculture, hospitality industries

(Newser) - A week after telling agents not to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants, the Department of Homeland Security has done a U-turn. On Monday, the agency told staff at 30 field offices across the country that the guidance had been reversed, coming in line with President Trump's...

ICE's Immigration Focus Turns to California's Farms

Agents were reported in Ventura County on Tuesday

(Newser) - Federal immigration authorities appear to be expanding their footprint in southern California. The Los Angeles Times reports "farm fields and packinghouses from the Central Coast to the San Joaquin Valley" saw immigration agents turn up on Tuesday, an about-face from the largely hands-off approach officials had taken to the...

Home Depot Thrust Into Tricky Spot in LA

Chain is the site of immigration raids and protests

(Newser) - One chain has found itself squarely in the crosshairs of the immigration unrest in Los Angeles: Home Depot. As the Los Angeles Times puts it, that chain has been put in "a difficult situation, with its locations serving as a frequent site of raids, potentially turning away customers."...

Newsom Says He's Suing Feds, Dares Homan to Arrest Him
What to Know
About the LA Protests
Jun 9, 2025 6:20 AM CDT

What to Know About the LA Protests

Newsom threatens to sue feds, dares Homan to arrest him

(Newser) - The tensions in Los Angeles over the city's protests of immigration raids may play out in the courts as well as on the streets. California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted Sunday night that he will sue President Trump over the president's decision to deploy the National Guard. The governor...

Trump Deploys National Guard to LA to Quell Protests

Move comes over Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections

(Newser) - President Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops over the governor's objections to Los Angeles where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators. The White House said Saturday that Trump was deploying the Guardsmen to "address the lawlessness that has been allowed to...

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