Trump administration targets Minnesota in latest sanctuary policy lawsuit

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MARGERY A. BECK, MINNEAPOLIS (AP):- The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Minnesota, its two largest cities and a county over so-called sanctuary policies that the agency..

Federal agents grab and shove journalists outside NYC immigration court, sending one to hospital

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, NEW YORK (AP):- Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in a hallway outside a New York City immigration court on Tuesday, sending one to the hospital in the latest..

Hundreds of Iranians held on US immigration charges will be deported to Iran, Tehran official says

By AMIR VAHDAT, TEHRAN, Iran (AP):- The United States will deport hundreds of Iranians back to Iran in the coming weeks, with the first 120 deportees being prepared for a flight in the next day or..

Illinois governor says troops could be deployed to Chicago as immigration agents patrol downtown

By SOPHIA TAREEN, CHICAGO (AP):- The sight of armed, camouflaged and masked Border Patrol agents making arrests near famous downtown Chicago landmarks has amplified concerns about the Trump..

Oregon leaders say Trump is deploying 200 National Guard troops within the state

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, WASHINGTON (AP):- Two hundred members of the Oregon National Guard are being placed under federal control and deployed to protect immigration enforcement..

Body of young migrant found on French beach as crossings to UK rise

PARIS (AP):- French authorities announced the discovery Sunday of a body on a beach used as one of the launch points for migrants attempting the perilous sea crossing from northern France to the..

Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to Pennsylvania detention facility

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP):- Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported from the United States to his native El Salvador and whose case became a flashpoint over President Donald Trump’s..

Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship

By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump ‘s administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring..

ICE arrests Ian Andre Roberts, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools

IOWA:- DHS confirmed that ICE arrested Ian Andre Roberts, an undocumented immigrant from Guyana, with a loaded handgun and a fixed-blade hunting knife. At the time of his arrest, Roberts was..

Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship

By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump ‘s administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that..

Florida officials announce more than 6,000 immigration arrests

By KATE PAYNE, TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP):- Over the last five months, Florida law enforcement officials have arrested more than 6,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally, a U.S. Border..

ICE arrests leader of Iowa’s largest school district, says he was living and working in US illegally

By HANNAH FINGERHUT, DES MOINES, Iowa (AP):- Federal immigration agents targeted the well-liked leader of Iowa’s largest school district in a traffic stop Friday and arrested him after he fled..

UK says it will introduce digital ID cards, reviving a contentious idea

By JILL LAWLESS, LONDON (AP):- British citizens and permanent residents will have to produce a mandatory digital identification card in order to get work, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced..

Trump officials urge nations to join effort to restrict asylum system as advocates brace for impact

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ELLIOT SPAGAT, NEW YORK (AP):- The Trump administration pitched several other countries Thursday on its view that the global system for seeking asylum, in effect since World..

Bodies of five migrants recovered in Libyan desert, says local aid groups

CAIRO (AP):- The decomposed bodies of five suspected migrants have been recovered in eastern Libya, local aid groups said. Recovery crews worked with local authorities to recover the remains which..

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