Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown
The lawsuit accuses the Department of Homeland Security is violating the First Amendment and other constitutional protections.
Immigration
Articles
Protesters vent outrage over the immigration enforcement shootings in Minneapolis and Portland
Hundreds of people protesting the Wednesday shooting of Renee Good marched in freezing rain Thursday night down one of Minneapolis’ major thoroughfares, chanting “ICE out now!”
ICE shooting reinforces Minnesota’s grim role as Trump’s public enemy No. 1
While President Donald Trump has focused on several blue states in the divide-and-conquer campaign that has characterized his second term, Minnesota has become public enemy No. 1.
ICE doesn’t plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as judge’s order banning it stands
U.S. immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands, according to a Tuesday court filing.
Judge dismisses criminal case against TikTok streamer held in immigration detention
U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin issued a ruling Saturday dismissing an indictment against Carlitos Ricardo Parias, who is known for documenting police and immigration enforcement activity online.
‘60 Minutes’ segment on Trump immigration policy accidentally airs online
The segment featured interviews with migrants who were sent to a notorious El Salvador prison called the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, under President Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on immigration.
Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states
U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy’s ruling on Monday solidified a win for the coalition of 12 attorneys general that sued the administration earlier this year after being alerted that their states would receive drastically reduced federal grants due to their “sanctuary” jurisdictions.
Judge rules Trump administration must allow court challenges for Venezuelan migrants sent to prison
The Trump administration must give legal due process to Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador, either by providing court hearings or returning them to the U.S.
Behind the walls of Indiana’s ICE detention facility
The state is now in its third month of a two-year contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigration detainees at the Miami Correctional Facility.
Jury finds Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents
The jury returned the verdict after deliberating for six hours. The judge faces up to five years in prison when she’s sentenced.
Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at Trump’s direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program.
DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump’s immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled
Of the 100 people initially charged with felony assaults on federal agents, 55 saw their charges reduced to misdemeanors or dismissed outright.
Misconduct complaint against Rokita dismissed, but senator seeks to revive it
Attorney General Todd Rokita’s lawyers argued that Sen. Liz Brown’s grievance was “meritless on its face” and was filed in retaliation for statements protected under First Amendment free speech rights.
IPS to change immigration-related policies after attorney general’s ICE lawsuit
Indianapolis Public Schools plans on changing its policies to address a lawsuit from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita that claims the district impeded federal immigration enforcement.
Abrego Garcia is still hoping to find justice after his wrongful deportation, his lawyer says
Kilmar Abrego Garcia wasn’t an activist and he didn’t choose to become locked in to what has become one of the most contentious immigration issues of the Trump administration, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Monday.
Trial set to begin for Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant evade federal authorities
Federal prosecutors were set to start presenting their case Monday against a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward.
Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US
President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy split more than 5,000 children from their families at the Mexico border during his first term.
Trump’s ‘gold card’ program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1M per person
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his long-promised “ gold card ” was officially going on sale.
Dozens of would-be U.S. citizens turned away from Indianapolis naturalization ceremony
The action followed a Dec. 2 policy memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services barring some pending naturalization cases for applicants from certain countries suspended earlier this year by President Donald Trump.