OCHOPEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that the immigration detention center known as “ Alligator Alcatraz ” always was meant to be temporary. His comments came on the same day that The New York Times reported state and federal officials were in early talks about shutting down the facility in the Florida … Read more
Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old woman from Congo who remains detained in ICE custody in Texas despite her family’s release in March, said she was “in shock” and overjoyed about a judge’s order for her release by Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I couldn’t believe … Read more
May Day ralliers protest outside ICE detention facility in downtown Los Angeles – CBS News Watch CBS News Thousands took to the streets in Los Angeles on Friday to participate in May Day rallies for workers’ rights. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Luzdelia Caballero has more. Source link
During a hearing on whether accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen should remain detained ahead of a criminal trial, U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya scolded federal prosecutors for pushing to move forward with the proceedings even though Allen agreed to remain in custody. The exchange between prosecutors and the judge occurred when Upadhyaya … Read more
A longtime Texas court interpreter and mother of four who was arrested in March by federal immigration officers, was released Thursday, her attorney confirmed to CBS News. “We are overjoyed. It’s been a long six to seven weeks,” Meenu Batra’s attorney, Deepak Ahluwalia, told CBS News. “We knew that this moment would come. We were hoping … Read more
Lawyer for Texas mother who spent over a month in ICE detention says “this has broken her” – CBS News Watch CBS News A single mother of four is now free after ICE held her in a Texas immigration detention center for more than a month. CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul has the latest. Source link
The government is asking the court to detain White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen pending trial, according to court documents filed Wednesday. D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed a memorandum making the request and included a new photo of Allen with his weapons that officials say he took shortly before the attack … Read more
TACOMA, Wash. — Washington state on Tuesday asked a federal judge to force private prison operator The Geo Group to allow health inspectors into its for-profit immigration detention center in Tacoma, which has been the subject of thousands of complaints from detainees in recent years. Inspectors with the Washington Department of Health have repeatedly been … Read more
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s policy of making many of the immigrants it is trying to deport subject to mandatory detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including those who have lived in the U.S. for years. A panel of judges from the New York-based 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals called … Read more
Arizona has sued the federal government to block a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement mass detention facility near a site in the city of Surprise allegedly filled with hazardous chemicals. “The Trump administration has run roughshod over federal law in its rush to expand detention capacity across the country,” Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose … Read more