Reporter Jason Leopold, a FOIA frequent flier, sued the Department of Homeland Security, ICE and Customs and Border Protection in federal court, for information on refuge-seekers who died in U.S. immigration prisons and holding tanks.
Read moreInvestigative reporter Robert Moore sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement in federal court, seeking “critical records related to border enforcement, fundamental shifts in the treatment of asylum-seekers, and operation of immigration detention facilities.”
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Most federal agencies enjoy majority support from the American public, but a new survey found divisions along party lines in opinions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice in light of national political disputes.
Read moreA federal judge in California issued a permanent injunction Friday night that halts Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from targeting immigrants based upon flawed information contained in multiple databases.
Read moreTwo Indian asylum seekers who have been on a hunger strike for more than 70 days in protest of their detention were transferred to a long-term acute care hospital this week as their health deteriorated further, the men’s immigration attorneys said Wednesday.
Read moreEven though he has the 11th most common surname in the United States, Brooklyn-born Luis Hernandez came under a cloud of suspicion by government officials after being picked up for a misdemeanor a little more than five years ago. On Tuesday, the Second Circuit revived his suit against the United States and New York City.
Read moreGrassroots Leadership sued the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, claiming its direct contract with CoreCivic to run the T. Don Hutto immigration jail in Taylor, Texas “skirts federal law and regulations relating to federal contracting.”
Read moreA federal judge in Washington shut down arguments from the government Friday that a new Homeland Security rule that fast-tracks deporting undocumented immigrants has not yet been implemented because immigration officers are still in training.
Read moreA federal judge ruled Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must make parole decisions on an individual basis for immigrants seeking asylum instead of issuing blanket denials.
Read moreImmigration and Customs Enforcement filed two sealed federal petitions asking permission to force-feed two detainees in Texas.
Read moreIn a federal class action filed Monday, a group of disabled people held in immigration detention facilities throughout the United States accuse the federal government of ignoring their needs for medical care and accommodations.
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Effects of the largest immigration raid in at least a decade are likely to ripple for years through six Mississippi small towns that host poultry plants.
Read moreU.S. immigration officials raided several Mississippi food processing plants on Wednesday, part of a large-scale operation carried out by President Donald Trump’s administration that targeted both corporations and their largely Latino employees.
Read moreA Homeland Security rule that fast-tracks removal of undocumented immigrants is facing a new legal challenge from civil rights groups who say the Trump administration’s plan to ratchet up deportations is reckless and will create a “show me your papers” regime.
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The Trump administration has found a new way to punish refugees and asylum-seekers who come to the United States: Fine them hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Read moreThree Indian nationals seeking asylum in the U.S. have been forced to receive IV drips at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas as they approach their third week of a hunger strike, according to their attorney.
Read moreA top Trump administration immigration enforcement official implored lawmakers Thursday to make changes to asylum laws, saying only Congress can take the steps necessary to cut down on the number of people trying to illegally enter the United States through the southern border.
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In a heated confrontation with lawmakers, a chief officer for U.S. Border Patrol testified Thursday that immigrant families might have just 10 minutes to say their goodbyes before agents separate parents from their children.
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