A young Somali-American couple, who were staying at an Airbnb in Minneapolis, booked a last-minute flight to California this week because of the worsening political atmosphere in the city.One of the Airbnb home owners, in a post on X, described the incident and said that during the Trump era, a climate of fear has thickened […]
A nationwide survey shows that fear of immigration enforcement is affecting the daily lives of immigrants across the US, with travel emerging as a major concern. About 27 per cent of immigrants said they had avoided trips within the country or overseas to reduce the risk of encounters with immigration authorities.The survey was conducted by […]
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been receiving lists of travelers who are coming through airports to cross-check with their list of people who ICE thinks should be deported, making the work easier but in a controversial way. The New York Times reported that since March, the list of air travelers has stopped being confidential […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced a heated session on Capitol Hill as Democratic lawmakers pressed her on deportations, immigration enforcement and the treatment of US military veterans. Among the most memorable exchanges came from Indian-origin Congressman Shri Thanedar, who, without hesitation, asked Noem whether she would resign. Thanedar even brought a board with “Kristi […]
Zohran Mamdani (Photo credit: AP) New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani released a video explaining the rights of immigrants when confronted by ICE officers, days after a reported US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on Canal Street prompted public outcry. In the clip, posted late Sunday, he said, “We can all stand up to ICE […]
Minnesota governor Tim Walz on Thursday sharply criticised President Donald Trump for calling the state’s Somali community “garbage” and referring to Minnesota as a “hellhole”, saying the remarks were “unprecedented for a United States president”. Walz said the statements targeted not only Somali Minnesotans but the state as a whole. “We’ve got little children going […]
A US Marine’s father was deported and his mother detained after both were arrested by federal immigration officials while visiting family at Camp Pendleton in California.Under the MAGA government, immigration enforcement is even affecting military families.Steve Rios, a Marine from Oceanside, said his parents, Esteban Rios and Luisa Rodriguez, went to Camp Pendleton on September […]
TOI Correspondent from Washington: Urban America is sliding towards civil unrest amid an escalating rift between the Donald Trump administration and local officials in Democrat-run states and cities, with violent incidents in Portland and Chicago over the extent of federal intervention in immigration enforcement. In Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, federal operations conducted by the […]
A Chicago alderperson was shoved and handcuffed by the federal immigration agents while she was questioning them at a Humboldt Park Medical Centre on Friday.While sharing details, Alderman Jessie Fuentes said that she was at Humboldt Park Health following a report of immigration agents at the facility. When she questioned the agents about having a […]
ICE scuffle with journalists: Federal agents shove reporters at NYC immigration court Federal agents at a Manhattan immigration court clashed with journalists on Tuesday, injuring one and raising renewed concerns over the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement.Visual journalist L Vural Elibol of the Turkish news agency Anadolu was shoved to the floor outside an elevator […]
