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Days After Jake Paul Bout, Boxer Is Arrested by ICE

Julio César Chávez Jr. faces deportation, US officials say

(Newser) - Julio César Chávez Jr., a Mexican boxer who fought a high-profile match against Jake Paul last weekend, has been arrested in California by ICE agents and faces expedited deportation, federal officials said. The Department of Homeland Security said Chávez has been living in the US unlawfully and...

'Alligator Alcatraz' Gets Ready for First Immigrants

Detainees being brought to controversial Florida detention center on buses

(Newser) - The first group of immigrants should now be in place at the new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," the state's attorney general said. "Alligator Alcatraz will be checking in hundreds of criminal illegal aliens tonight," Florida Republican Attorney General James...

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...

Congresswoman Pleads Not Guilty After ICE Prison Scuffle

New Jersey's LaMonica McIver says 'they will not intimidate me'

(Newser) - Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to federal charges of assaulting and interfering with officers at a New Jersey immigration detention center last month. "They will not intimidate me. They will not stop me from doing my job," she said following the hearing in Newark....

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...

Dodgers: We Kept ICE Off Stadium Grounds

Presence draws protesters, though agencies say no immigration operation was planned

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers said they denied access to their stadium grounds to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who had assembled in the parking lot on Thursday morning, drawing protesters. Armed and masked federal agents arrived in vans and SUVs at a lot near Dodger Stadium's Gate E entrance,...

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...

ICE Agents Arrest NYC Mayoral Candidate

Brad Lander accused of obstruction at immigration court in Manhattan

(Newser) - It's another high-profile confrontation between federal agents and a Democratic politician: Agents on Tuesday arrested New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander as he escorted a man out of immigration court in Manhattan, reports FOX5 .
  • "You're obstructing," an agent told Lander, per the AP
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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...

Trump Tells ICE: More Deportations in Democrat-Run Cities

President directs immigration officials to prioritize efforts in blue cities

(Newser) - President Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration's immigration policies, the AP reports. Trump in a social media posting called on US Immigration and...

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...

Billie Eilish's Brother Tear Gassed at LA Protests

Finneas writes that authorities are 'inciting'

(Newser) - The brother and collaborator of Billie Eilish was among those getting tear gassed at the Los Angeles protests this weekend. Finneas posted on his Instagram story about the experience Sunday, saying he was at a "very peaceful protest downtown" and was "tear gassed almost immediately." He accused...

Dr. Phil Got Inside Look at Raids in LA

Trump ally was at field office in Los Angeles as part of show on immigration

(Newser) - The immigration raids on Friday that have set off three straight days of protests and counting in Los Angeles had a familiar face involved: that of Dr. Phil McGraw. CNN reports that the TV personality, who now hosts a conservative show on Merit TV, was present at an Immigration and...

ICE Detains TikTok's Biggest Star in Nevada

Khaby Lame was allowed to leave the US voluntarily, however

(Newser) - The world's most popular TikToker was detained in Nevada by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday. After a social media influencer broke the news on X that Khaby Lame had been detained by ICE, the agency confirmed the news in a statement to AFP and Men's Journal . "...

LA Protesters Shout 'Shame' at National Guard

California governor, Los Angeles mayor decry president's deployment of troops

(Newser) - Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting autonomous vehicles on fire as local law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs to...

Newsom Calls Threat to Use Marines 'Deranged'

Los Angeles is mostly calm, but National Guard and immigration enforcement protesters clash at federal complex

(Newser) - National Guard members sent tear gas into a crowd of protesters outside a federal detention center in Los Angeles on Sunday, while President Trump and his aides escalated their threats to use force against demonstrators opposing immigration enforcement . Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on X that active-duty Marines stationed at...

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...

ICE Presses Raids in LA as Trump Officials Taunt Bass

'You have no say in this at all,' Stephen Miller tells mayor

(Newser) - Trump administration officials mocked Mayor Karen Bass on Saturday while pressing their immigration raids and battles with protesters in Los Angeles. A standoff lasted hours outside an industrial park, with Border Patrol personnel deploying tear gas while bystanders and protesters standing on medians and across the street chanted "Fuera...

In LA, 'Extraordinary Show of Force' During Raids

Protests, clashes with federal agents, dozens of arrests as national immigration crackdown continues

(Newser) - Federal agents conducted high-profile immigration raids on Friday in Los Angeles, including in the city's Fashion District, where they used flash-bang grenades and what appeared to be less-than-lethal rounds to disperse protesters after targeting a clothing wholesaler called Ambiance Apparel. The action was part of at least three...

Teen Released by ICE Describes Conditions

'I don't wanna cry—but I wanna say that that place is not good,' says Massachusetts' Marcelo Gomes da Silva

(Newser) - A Massachusetts high school junior who was detained by ICE on his way to volleyball practice last weekend has been released from custody. An immigration judge found that Marcelo Gomes da Silva, an 18-year-old with no criminal record, was not a danger to the community and released him on $2,...

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