‘Cake for dessert’: Trump’s border czar tries food at ICE detention facility after complaints, says he ‘couldn’t finish it all’

[ad_1] Trump administration border czar Tom Homan says he paid an unannounced visit to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility and ate lunch alongside detainees after hearing complaints about the quality of food being served.Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Homan said he wanted to see for himself whether the meals were […]

Indian family of 4 completes 3 months in Texas ICE detention; 12-year-old bleeding in stool, his sister vomiting frequently

[ad_1] An Indian family of four was arrested by ICE and taken to a family prison. (Left: Guri; right: Manpreet and her mother) The Indian family of four – parents and two kids — completes almost 90 days at Dilley detention center in Texas, with their future looking bleak and their health deteriorating. They were […]

‘I’d rather die in my country’: Why immigrants are choosing voluntarily departure over detention or asylum in US

[ad_1] A growing number of immigrants in US are abandoning their legal cases and choosing to leave the country, many while held in detention centres. This comes as voluntary departures are on a surge under Trump administration.Court data obtained by the Vera Institute of Justice shows that immigration judges issued more than 80,000 “voluntary departure” […]

Controversial ‘ICE detention’ of US citizen Sunny Naqvi: DHS releases video footage of Illinois woman leaving

[ad_1] The alleged 43-hour detention of 28-year-old Sundas (Sunny) Naqvi turned more controversial as the Department of Homeland Security has now released video footage of Naqvi entering the CBP area at 10.21 am, entering the secondary inspection at 10.46 am and then leaving for the public area at 11.42 am. “Her claims of spending 43 […]

‘People don’t just show up at an ICE facility’: Major row over Sunny Naqvi’s ‘detention’ in Chicago, woman called ‘lying fraud’

[ad_1] A major row broke out after the federal administration contradicted the claims of the family members of Sunny Naqvi that she was detained for around 43 hours after arriving at a Chicago airport, though Naqvi is a US citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said the claims were blatantly false. Naqvi was referred for […]

Who was Ofelia Torres? Chicago teen who fought for father’s release from ICE detention dies of cancer

[ad_1] Ofelia Torres, the 16-year-old Chicago student who publicly appealed for her father’s release from immigration detention while battling a rare cancer, has died, reports NBC news. Ofelia passed away on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that affects soft tissue. She had been diagnosed in December 2024 and had […]

Frenchman deceived by employer after visa expiry spends month in ICE detention: ‘I thought I was protected’

[ad_1] A Frenchman detained by US immigration authorities recalled his month-long ordeal, describing handcuffs, long transfers, and overcrowded dormitories. 26-year-old Julien Pereira said the experience left him physically and emotionally drained, reports HuffPost. Pereira arrived in the United States at 17 with dreams of studying and playing tennis at a high level. Over seven years, […]

Did ICE use a 5-year-old boy as ‘bait’ to draw family members out for detention in Minnesota? DHS responds

[ad_1] Federal immigration agents detained a five-year-old Minnesota schoolboy and allegedly used him to lure adults out of his home.This made school officials worried about how children are being caught in aggressive enforcement operations near schools.Columbia Heights Public Schools superintendent Zena Stenvik said masked ICE agents detained 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos on Tuesday as he […]

British Muslim Journalist Sami Hamdi set to be released after ICE detention; wife demands justice

[ad_1] British Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi, who was arrested by US federal immigration authorities, is set to be released and allowed to return to the UK after being held for more than two weeks. On Monday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said he had opted to accept a US govt offer to leave the […]

Fake jobs, immigration fraud: 59-year-old Indian-origin man Umesh Patel sentenced to home detention in New Zealand

[ad_1] An Indian-origin man has been sentenced in an elaborate immigration fraud in New Zealand. 59-year-old Umesh Patel, an Indian-origin Auckland man, plotted an elaborate immigration fraud scheme which was running for years, duping visa applicants. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) busted the scam and Patel pleaded guilty to 37 charges, including forgery and providing false […]