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Trump's Approval Ratings Hit a New Low

It's at 40%, the lowest of his second term, per Reuters/Ipsos

(Newser) - A new survey shows that President Trump's approval rating dropped by 1 percentage point from two weeks ago, but that slight decline gave him a new dubious honor: the lowest approval rating of his second term. According to the three-day Reuters/Ipsos poll ending Monday of just over 1,000...

Italian Lawmakers Cry Foul Over Alligator Alcatraz

They say Italian detainees are being held in 'inhuman and degrading' conditions

(Newser) - The detention of two Italian nationals in the controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" facility in Florida has ignited a political storm in Italy, with lawmakers demanding action over reports of harsh conditions and civil rights concerns. The men, Gaetano Mirabella Costa, 45, and Fernando Artese. 64, are facing "inhuman...

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...

Journalists Among Arrests at Demonstration for Immigrant

Protests took place in Cincinnati

(Newser) - Police in Cincinnati arrested at least 13 people, including two journalists, after demonstrators protesting the immigration detention of a former hospital chaplain blocked a two-lane bridge carrying traffic over the Ohio River. A reporter and a photography intern who were arrested while covering the protest for CityBeat, a Cincinnati news...

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...

Feds Charge Police Chiefs in Immigration Fraud Scheme

Louisiana chiefs allegedly forged police reports to help people get special visa for crime victims

(Newser) - Three current or former Louisiana police chiefs were arrested following a federal investigation into an alleged scheme that involved false police reports being sold to immigrants lacking permanent legal status and used to try to secure a visa, authorities say. The forged police reports would indicate that the immigrant was...

Russian Woman, Daughters Found Living in Cave in India

Nina Kutina, 40, and her girls will be deported

(Newser) - While patrolling the forested hills near Gokarna in southern India, police stumbled upon a makeshift cave dwelling—with a Russian woman and her two young daughters living inside. As the New York Times recounts, while surveying the area last Thursday to see whether any tourists may have "gotten...

Nursing Homes Feel the Immigration Pinch

They're struggling to find enough employees

(Newser) - Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Trump's moves against one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Facilities for older adults and disabled people are reporting the sporadic loss of employees who have had their legal status revoked, per the AP . But they...

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,...

Gitmo Now Home to Migrants From 26 Countries

Trump administration expands use of Guantanamo as detention facility

(Newser) - The Trump administration's plan to turn Guantanamo Bay into a full-fledged migrant detention center appears to be taking shape quickly. CBS News reports that more than 70 detainees from 26 countries are now at the facility in Cuba. The initial detainees sent there in February were generally from Spanish-speaking...

Number of Apprehensions at Border Has Never Been So Low

Apprehensions of unauthorized migrants hit record low in June

(Newser) - "We have never seen numbers this low. Never," wrote border czar Tom Homan on Tuesday in an X post praising the "Trump effect." CBS News reports he is correct: Unlawful border crossings sank to a historic low in June, with just 6,070 apprehensions of...

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...

DeSantis on 'Alligator Alcatraz': 'Good Luck Getting to Civilization'

Fla. governor says President Trump is 'very excited' to visit the new migrant detention site on Tuesday

(Newser) - Looks like "Alligator Alcatraz" is ready to open, and President Trump will be there this week to check out the revamped facility in the Florida Everglades. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that Trump will be stopping by Tuesday at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, a new immigration...

Attorneys for Abrego Garcia: Please Keep Him Locked Up

They fear he'll be deported before trial

(Newser) - Attorneys for a man caught up in one of the bigger deportation controversies have made an unusual request of the judge: They want their client, Kilmar Abrego Garcia , to remain locked up in Tennessee instead of being released, reports the AP . The reason? They fear he'll be arrested by...

Americans Lead Rush for New Zealand's 'Golden Visa'

Relaxed rules spark surge in US applications and investment interest

(Newser) - As global uncertainty rises, New Zealand's stability and new investor-friendly policies are drawing fresh waves of affluent newcomers. Wealthy Americans are now the leading applicants for New Zealand's "golden visa," after the country relaxed its Active Investor Plus visa rules in April. The changes lowered...

MLB Team Donates $1M for Families Hit by Migrant Raids

'We have heard the calls for us to take a leading role,' says LA Dodgers President Stan Kasten

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have donated $1 million to assist families impacted by two weeks of immigration raids in Southern California. The defending World Series champions also said Friday that they intend to form partnerships with the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and other organizations...

Vance Calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose,' Rips Cali Leaders

Gov. Newsom, LA Mayor Bass push back as National Guard deployment sparks a legal fight

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles on Friday, sharply criticizing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass for their opposition to recent federal immigration raids. Vance accused both leaders of making it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs and claimed their rhetoric encouraged violence...

Florida AG Wants to Build 'Alligator Alcatraz'

He says site in the Everglades could hold up to 1K immigration detainees

(Newser) - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has made an offer that's likely to appeal to the Trump administration: In a post on X Thursday, the Republican proposed building a "one-stop shop to carry out President Trump's mass deportation agenda" at an old airport in the Everglades, calling it...

Texas Cuts Off Funding for Border Wall

State lawmakers have approved a budget that doesn't include any more funding for barrier build

(Newser) - Texas has stopped putting new money toward building a US-Mexico border wall, shifting course after installing only a fraction of the hundreds of miles of barrier that Gov. Greg Abbott set out to construct four years ago. State lawmakers this month approved a new Texas budget that doesn't include...

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...

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