Lawyers ask ICC to investigate 122 European officials for crimes against humanity in Mediterranean

By RENATA BRITO, BARCELONA, Spain (AP):- The European Union’s cooperation on migration with the fractured North African nation of Libya is in the spotlight again after human rights lawyers filed..

Controversy over teen detained by US immigration officials in Chicago

CHICAGO:- On Tuesday, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents were conducting an immigration enforcement operation in Chicago when an undocumented immigrant reportedly used his vehicle to hit a..

US Coast Guard’s Operation Pacific Viper seizes 100,000 pounds cocaine

LOS ANGELES:- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday that it has seized more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine in the eastern Pacific Ocean since Operation Pacific Viper began..

County judge in Chicago area bars ICE from arresting people at court

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, CHICAGO (AP):- Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration..

This family visit to a military based ended with ICE deporting a Marine’s dad

SAN DIEGO (AP):- Parents of a U.S. Marine were detained by federal immigration officials and one of them was later deported after visiting family members at a California military base, a case that..

Meta removes Chicago-based ice-tracking Facebook page

LOS ANGELES:- Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Justice Department, the company confirmed Tuesday. Attorney General Pamela..

‘My opposition to this motion is about good governance, not immigration status’

LOS ANGELES:- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Katherine Barger has released a statement confirming that she voted unanimously against a proposal to declare a local state of..

High-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest, tear gas used on protesters on Chicago’s South Side

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, CHICAGO (AP):- A high-speed chase involving Border Patrol agents led to the pursued person’s arrest Tuesday afternoon in a residential street on Chicago ’s South Side,..

Pope urges Italy to remain open to migrants during rite of passage visit to presidential palace

By NICOLE WINFIELD, ROME (AP):- Pope Leo XIV thanked Italy on Tuesday for its efforts to combat human trafficking but urged the country to remain open to welcoming and integrating migrants as..

Anti-immigration protest in Amsterdam, dozens arrested

AMSTERDAM:- At least 29 people were arrested on Sunday after anti-immigration protests turned violent in Amsterdam. Previous demonstrations have been mostly peaceful. Protesters gathered at..

California expands privacy protections as Democratic-led states resist Trump’s immigration agenda

By DAVID A. LIEB, NEW YORK, (AP):- Immigrants selling food, flowers and other merchandise along the sidewalks of California will have new privacy protections intended to keep their identities..

‘Asian Boys’ gang member Savin Seng arrested for murder

LOS ANGELES:- US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Sabin Seng, an illegal immigrant and member of the Asian Boys gang wanted for the murder of a woman in Victoria, Texas, and a..

Feeling hopeless in custody, many drop claims to remain in the US, leave voluntarily

By MARTHA BELLISLE, SEATTLE (AP):- Ramón Rodriguez Vazquez was a farmworker for 16 years in southeast Washington state, where he and his wife of 40 years raised four children and 10..

ICE arrests Elias Cepeda with suspected Antifa ties, carrying gun

WASHINGTON:- Elias Cepeda, a protester who led a demonstration outside ICE's Broadview detention center and made hateful posts on social media comparing ICE to Nazis, has been arrested. The..

Immigration crackdown stirs unease ahead of this weekend’s Chicago Marathon

By SARAH RAZA, SOUTH DAKOTA, (AP):- Michael Guidotti will have his driver’s license on him when he runs the Chicago Marathon, just as he did during every training run since summer. After the..

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