US arrests relatives of slain Iranian general Soleimani
US authorities have detained two relatives of late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after their permanent residency status was revoked. The action was confirmed by the US State Department, which stated that federal agents carried out the arrests following the termination of their legal right to live in the country. The individuals arrested are Soleimani’s […]
Afghan man di£s in ICE custody less than 24 hours after arrest
An Afghan man, Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, died in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement less than a day after he was arrested in Texas, authorities and advocacy groups said. Paktyawal, 41, had been living in a suburb of Dallas with his wife and six children while his asylum case was still pending. His detention […]
Court orders ICE to release Nigerian who entered US illegally in 2003
A U.S. federal district court in Minnesota has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release Michael Opeoluwa Egbele, a Nigerian national who entered the United States without legal permission in 2003. The judge ruled that ICE had no legal basis to keep him in detention given the circumstances of his case. Egbele’s immigration […]
US creates new military zone on Mexico border to crackdown on illegal immigrants
The Trump administration has established a new military zone along the Mexico border, aiming to crack down on illegal immigration. The zone is a 6-foot-wide strip located at a military base in New Mexico and has been labeled as a “National Defense Area.” Additionally, the region is now recognized as the “Texas National Defense Area.” […]
President Trump directs ICE to track down ‘hundreds of thousands’ of migrant children who came to US without their parents
The Trump administration has instructed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to track down and deport migrant children who entered the U.S. without their parents. An internal ICE document, called the “Unaccompanied Alien Children Joint Initiative Field Implementation,” states that the policy aims to protect children from human trafficking and exploitation. Since 2019, over 600,000 migrant […]
Streets Empty In US Over Fears Of Arrest Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
The streets in Chicago’s Little Village, a neighborhood with many Hispanic residents, have become unusually quiet. People are afraid to go out because of a heightened immigration crackdown under Donald Trump’s policies. The focus of the crackdown is on arresting migrant criminals, but there are also concerns that even people who are not criminals could […]