immigration enforcement

What a House district in Colorado shows about the consequences of immigration for Republicans in the midterms

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What a House district in Colorado shows about the consequences of immigration for Republicans in the midterms

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Like many Donald Trump voters, Miranda Niedermeier isn’t opposed to immigration enforcement. She was encouraged by the Republican president’s initial moves in his second term that she saw as targeting immigrants who were in the United States illegally and had committed crimes. But Niedermeier, 35, has grown increasingly disenchanted with Trump. … Read more

Republicans fear their midterm chances are shrinking because of the immigration chaos

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Republicans fear their midterm chances are shrinking because of the immigration chaos

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are growing concerned that immigration enforcement is becoming a political liability in the upcoming midterm elections after two people were killed by federal agents during President Donald Trump’s crackdown in Minneapolis. While few are willing to publicly break with the president, there has been a crescendo of criticism as Republicans push … Read more

Trump has decided to cut funding for ICE body cameras, reducing surveillance

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Trump has decided to cut funding for ICE body cameras, reducing surveillance

By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has resisted efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration officers and sharply cut surveillance staff while transferring officers to Minneapolis and other cities, leading to a series of violent clashes. Bystander footage of two fatal shootings of … Read more

Attorney General Announces Arrest of At Least 2 Activists Involved in Minnesota Church Protest

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Attorney General Announces Arrest of At Least 2 Activists Involved in Minnesota Church Protest

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who led an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a church service in Minnesota has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday, just as Vice President JD Vance is set to visit the state. Bondi announced the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong in a post X days after protesters, during Sunday … Read more

Counter-protesters drive out conservative influences during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

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Counter-protesters drive out conservative influences during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of counter-protesters drowned out a far-right activist’s attempt to hold a small rally in support of the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in Minneapolis on Saturday, as the governor’s office said National Guard troops were mobilized and ready to help law enforcement in the city, although they had not yet been … Read more

Why This Legal Expert Says Minnesota and Illinois Immigration Lawsuits ‘Are Almost Completely Without Merit’

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Why This Legal Expert Says Minnesota and Illinois Immigration Lawsuits ‘Are Almost Completely Without Merit’

In the past few months, Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Paul have seen a dramatic escalation of federal immigration enforcement along their chilly streets, with agents arresting thousands — including some U.S. citizens — in neighborhoods, malls, schools and at protests. The increase is the result of the Trump administration’s pledge to clamp down on immigration, … Read more

What you need to know about the warrants most immigration agents use to make arrests

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What you need to know about the warrants most immigration agents use to make arrests

As the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement nationwide, a wave of high-profile arrests — many taking place at private homes and businesses and captured on video — has thrust a legal question into the center of the national debate: When can federal immigration agents legally enter private property to make an arrest? That question … Read more

Who was Renee Nicole Good? What we know about the woman killed by ICE

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Who was Renee Nicole Good? What we know about the woman killed by ICE

By now millions of people have watched the moment an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Good’s defenders — including city and state leaders — call what happened Jan. 7 an unjustified attack, while federal authorities say the agent was acting in self-defense. Already her death has become a lightning … Read more

Return of immigration raids brings fear to ‘Mexican capital of the Midwest’

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Return of immigration raids brings fear to ‘Mexican capital of the Midwest’

By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Allyson Lopez hoped business would pick up at her dress shop in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, which specializes in ball gowns for Quinceaneras, a coming-of-age rite of passage in many Latino communities that celebrate a girl’s 15th birthday. Instead, this week brought the return of federal immigration … Read more

Records reviewed by AP detail online surveillance, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown

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Records reviewed by AP detail online surveillance, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State and federal authorities are closely monitoring online criticism and demonstrations against an immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats against agents while compiling regular updates on public “sentiment” around the arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by The Associated Press. The intelligence gathering … Read more