Immigration Enforcement Archives

Firefighters detained by US border agents: Two held while battling Washington blaze; ‘immoral’ Donald Trump policy slammed

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Two firefighters working to contain a wildfire in Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were detained by US Border Patrol agents during an immigration enforcement operation, prompting widespread criticism from lawmakers and state officials.According to news agency Associated Press, the workers were part of a 44-person contract crew assigned to the Bear […]

San Francisco: ICE clashes with protesters; charge knife-wielding suspect

San Francisco: ICE clashes with protesters; charge knife-wielding suspect (Picture credit: DHS) Federal authorities on Friday said US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers clashed with protesters in San Francisco this week, with one knife-wielding suspect now facing charges after allegedly threatening to stab an officer and target his family. The US Department of Homeland […]

‘Here am I. Send me’: How Trump administration is using the Bible to justify deportations | World News

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem walks to board her plane as she departs the New Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Quito, Ecuador. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing intense criticism for a series of promotional videos that quote Bible verses to frame immigration […]

‘Defend the homeland’: ICE aims to double workforce as immigration crackdown expands; seeks ‘heroic Americans’ in new campaign

Trump administration launches major ICE recruitment drive to hire deportation officers (Image: AP) The Trump administration is launching a new recruiting campaign to attract thousands of deportation officers, lawyers, and investigators as it prepares to massively expand immigration enforcement. Backed by a surge in funding from Congress, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aims […]

Who is Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez— US-born man released after being charged as an ‘unauthorised alien’

Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez walked out of a Florida jail after spending a night in custody for being wrongly accused of being an “unauthorised alien,” reported CNN.A video on social media shows his emotional reunion with his mother.Gomez was arrested on Wednesday by the Florida Highway Patrol during a traffic stop, according to his lawyer […]

Immigration suit: US Supreme Court rejects Florida’s petition to enforce new law; state plans to continue appeal

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined Florida’s request to allow the state to enforce parts of its new immigration law that had been blocked by a lower court, NBC news reported.The court’s brief order did not explain why it refused the emergency request from Florida’s attorney general.The case centres on a law signed this […]

Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Noem’s LA presser: Trump officials call it ‘childish’; Democrats condemn assault on free speech

In a dramatic confrontation that has gripped Washington, Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of California was pushed to the ground, handcuffed, and forcibly removed from a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles on Thursday. The incident has sparked a fierce political row, with Republican leaders criticising the senator’s actions while […]

Watch: Senator Alex Padilla forcibly removed, handcuffed at Kristi Noem’s news conference; Democrats call it ‘shameful abuse of power’

California Democratic Senator Dragged Out Of Kristi Noem Presser Over LA ICE Clashes | Watch In a chaotic scene on Thursday, Democratic US Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed, pushed to the ground and handcuffed during Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles. The incident was captured on video and has sparked […]

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement

Travellers cart their luggage through the international arrivals area at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles (Image credit: AP) US President Donald Trump‘s new ban on travel to the US by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration […]

Colorado firebomb attack: Biden-appointed judge blocks deportation of suspect’s family, says this expulsion would cause ‘irreparable harm’

This image provided by the Boulder Police Dept. shows Mohamed Sabry Soliman. (Boulder Police Dept. via AP) A Biden administration-appointed federal judge in Colorado has halted the deportation of the Boulder firebombing incident suspect’s family members, including his five children. Mohamed Soliman, an Egyptian national who stayed illegally in the US even after his visa […]