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Smoke bombs, protests, arrests: Tensions soar in Los Angeles after ICE raids; 10 things to know

Protest after ICE raids in Los Angeles US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents on Friday carried out a series of immigration sweeps, including two Home Depots, that sparked a tense standoff between the official and demonstrators.Approximately 500 demonstrators walked through streets near the federal building, displaying pro-immigrant banners and flags, following a rally organised […]

Stranded, sick, and sleeping in shifts: Court halts deportation; Ice officers, detainees left in limbo in East Africa’s Djibouti

A contingent of men deported from the US to Djibouti, East Africa, are stranded in a converted shipping container alongside US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers who were tasked with their supervision after a court halted their deportation flight to South Sudan.According to US government reports, both the eight deportees and 13 Ice staff […]

Shake-up at ICE: Top officials step down amid push for more deportations

This is a representative image In the latest wave of leadership changes at US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE), several senior officials are stepping down or shifting roles, the agency announced on Thursday. This marks the third major leadership shake-up at the agency in recent months, amid mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump’s administration […]

ICE arrests 12 in Nantucket, Massachusetts; lawmaker slams ‘shameful’ political move

US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) Several people were deported from Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Tuesday as part of an US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) operation on the island.In a post on X, the department of homeland security said, “ICE is removing illegal aliens from ALL states, communities, and worksites across this country.” “If you […]

12 hours to file petition: What happens when US asks an ‘illegal immigrant’ to leave?

The Donald Trump administration gives 12 hours to an ‘illegal immigrant’ to announce an intent to file a petition against deportation. Amid the Donald Trump administration’s massive crackdown on international students, the administration in a court filing revealed how much time it gives to a person after they are given a notice of removal under […]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Federal Judge again orders Trump administration to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A US federal judge has, for the second time, ordered the Trump administration to return a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador, despite warnings he would face danger there.The man, 29-year-old Kilmar Abrego Garcia, remains jailed in El Salvador’s infamous Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (Cecot), after being […]

Trump administration accuses Mahmoud Khalil of hiding key information on his green card application

Mahmoud Khalil (Image Credit: AP) The Trump administration has found a new ground to seek the deportation of a Syrian-born immigrant with a green card Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over his pro-Palestinian protest. The administration alleges Mahmoud Khalil provided inaccurate information on his green card application, […]