US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance

By MATTHEW LEE, WASHINGTON (AP):- The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public..

Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to sanctuary cities but also their states

By GEOFF MULVIHILL, WASHINGTON, (AP):- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting his..

NYC Council employee’s arrest sparks protests and a dispute over his immigration status

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, NEW YORK (AP):- A New York City Council employee was arrested in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, enraging city officials and prompting a protest Tuesday..

Trump is ending protected immigration status for Somalis, long a target of his anti-immigrant barbs

By BILL BARROW, ATLANTA, (AP):- Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday it will end temporary protected status for immigrants from Somalia, the latest move in the president’s mass..

Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown

By REBECCA SANTANA, MARK VANCLEAVE and STEVE KARNOWSKI, MINNEAPOLIS (AP):- Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement..

Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, WASHINGTON (AP):- The Trump administration secretly reimposed a policy limiting Congress members’ access to immigration detention facilities a day after a federal..

Milan prison hosts concert with instruments made by inmates from migrant smugglers’ boats

ROME (AP):- Instruments made from smugglers’ boats that brought migrants to Italy’s shores told their tale of desperation and redemption in a special performance at a prison in Milan on Saturday,..

Celebrities wear pins protesting ICE on the Golden Globes red carpet

By JAMES POLLARD and SARAH RAZA, LOS ANGELES, (AP):- Some celebrities donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes on Sunday in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed in her car by an..

Minnesota Democrats are demanding a broader investigation into Renee Good’s shooting

MINNEAPOLIS (AP):- The investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration officer in Minneapolis shouldn’t be overseen solely by the federal government, two of the state’s..

Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon

By REBECCA SANTANA, MINNEAPOLIS (AP):- Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis on Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of..

Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Good’s killing

By MATT BROWN and LISA MASCARO, WASHINGTON (AP):- The killing of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is reverberating across Capitol Hill where Democrats, and..

Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders

By MICHAEL CASEY, BOSTON (AP):- A federal judge said Friday that she expects to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered temporary legal protections for..

Protesters vent outrage over the immigration enforcement shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

By REBECCA SANTANA, TIM SULLIVAN and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, MINNEAPOLIS (AP):- Another round of protests were planned for Friday in Minneapolis over the killing of a local woman by an Immigration..

Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show

By JACK BROOK, NEW ORLEANS (AP):- Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New..

ICE officer who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis has served decades in military and law enforcement

By RYAN J. FOLEY, LOA CITY, (AP):- The federal agent who shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis is an Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades in the Border Patrol and U.S...

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