Longtime courtroom interpreter detained by ICE says she worked in U.S. legally for decades: “You can’t sleep because you’re afraid”

Brownsville, Texas — In the Batra family home near Brownsville, Texas, siblings Amrita, Lucas, Aaryan and Jasper are making lunch without their mother, 53-year-old Meenu Batra.  “It doesn’t feel right being in here without her,” Amrita told CBS News. Meenu Batra, a single mother of four adult U.S. citizens, was arrested March 17 by federal … Read more

Sotomayor apologizes for criticizing Kavanaugh over ICE arrests, in rare public Supreme Court clash

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor apologized Wednesday for publicly criticizing Justice Brett Kavanaugh over a ruling on immigration stops — and seeming to imply that her conservative colleague’s views were shaped by an out-of-touch upbringing. “At a recent appearance at the University of Kansas School of Law, I referred to a disagreement with one of … Read more

As immigrant deaths in custody grow, ICE reduces what details are made public

Until late last year, when an immigrant died in a U.S. detention center, Immigration and Customs Enforcement would release a detailed three-page report on the circumstances. As the number of detainee deaths swelled, those reports have been cut to four-paragraph summaries. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

Afghan high school senior is detained by ICE as he prepared to graduate

A high school senior in Connecticut is spending his days in immigration detention after ICE picked him up last week on the first day of his spring break. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Rihan, 18, who’s being identified by his first name by his attorney, … Read more

Federal judge hands Biden’s home state a loss in battle of ICE access to labor data

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge ordered Delaware officials to turn over confidential employer and employee data to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), delivering a legal defeat to former President Joe Biden’s home state in a dispute over immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge Colm Connolly ruled that the Delaware Department … Read more

Runaway Brazilian ex-spy chief convicted in coup reportedly detained by ICE at Florida traffic stop

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. immigration authorities reportedly detained former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem in Florida on Monday, months after Brazil sentenced him to prison for his role in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after the 2022 election. Brazilian authorities said Ramagem fled the country … Read more

ICE lodges detainer for illegal migrant charged with strangling wife and dumping body near Oklahoma highway

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer request for an illegal migrant in Oklahoma who is charged with murder for allegedly strangling his wife to death and dumping her body near a highway.  Willie Ricardo Merida‑Escobar, 40, was … Read more

Brazil’s former spy chief who fled country arrested by ICE in U.S., lawmaker says

A Brazilian senator said on Monday that the country’s former intelligence agency chief Alexandre Ramagem was arrested by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and is pleading for him to get political asylum in the United States. Ramagem, also a former lawmaker, was sentenced in September to 16 years in prison for his role in the … Read more

Senate Republicans race to fund ICE, CBP without Democrats as shutdown drags

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are moving to fast-track funding for immigration enforcement without any Democrat support as a partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown stretches into its second month. The upper chamber returns to Washington, D.C., on Monday, and the GOP already has its plan in motion to … Read more