Outside the Edward J. Schwartz federal building on Tuesday morning, dozens of people held a peaceful rally to support the owner of a popular North County market. They chanted, “We stand with Norberto,” and held signs reading, “We stand with…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Alma S. Adams sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding answers regarding Border Patrol’s immigration operations in Charlotte, North Carolina. Click HERE for WCCB’s coverage on Operation Charlotte’s Web Operation Charlotte’s…
(NewsNation) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have made tens of thousands of arrests in the country’s largest cities this year as part of President Donald Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown. But while migrant arrest numbers remain robust in places like…
By Eleanor J. Bader This article was originally published by Truthout A network of 31 public schools is striving to provide “radical welcome, protection and empowerment” to migrant youth. In Sanctuary School: Innovating to Empower Immigrant Youth, Molloy University assistant professor…
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a response from ICE Denver Public Affairs. According to local immigration advocacy groups, a federal agency conducted operations in Keystone on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Voces Unidas President Alex Sanchez said his…
By VALERIE GONZALEZ, Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Yaakub Vijandre was preparing to go to work as a mechanic when six vehicles appeared outside his Dallas-area home. Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they…
MCALLEN, Texas – Yaakub Vijandre was preparing to go to work as a mechanic when six vehicles appeared outside his Dallas-area home. Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they took him into custody. Vijandre is…
FBI, HSI officials released new details on North Side immigration Raid Out of the 143 people arrested during the Nov. 16 raid, 51 had ties to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang, the FBI and HSI announced Tuesday. (KSAT) SAN…
Amid the Trump administration’s crackdowns on both immigrants and nonprofit groups, organizations in Colorado are hiring lawyers, limiting data collection and locking their doors to ward off federal threats to them or the people they serve. One statewide nonprofit that…
