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ICE "had bought 11 facilities at a cost of $1 billion. But in a major turnabout, the agency is planning to offload seven warehouses purchased for more than $700 million by either giving them to other federal agencies or selling them outright."
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"Jamaica's National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang confirmed Tuesday that the country has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to accept up to 25 people from countries other than Jamaica every two weeks." https://bit.ly/4eqYlyI
"All detainees at an immigration detention center in an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades, known as 'Alligator Alcatraz,' have been transferred to other facilities, DHS said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season." https://bit.ly/4fTYCfY
"The suit references SB 783 & companion bill HB 1441, which will ban state and local law enforcement from entering 287(g) agreements...SB 352 & companion bill HB 1482...ban law enforcement officers from wearing a face mask while performing their duties. " https://bit.ly/44guFQ3
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"Being granted the special status is complicated in a clogged court system where immigration rules and policies have changed under the Trump administration, meaning children can be stuck in limbo for years." https://bit.ly/4gvOev6
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"The lawsuit says officers identified themselves only as law enforcement and did not say they were immigration authorities. It alleges Martinez was removed from the car and handcuffed while her children watched." https://bit.ly/4er4MBU
Thank you to everyone who joined us for day 1 of #AILAAC26! Looking forward to another great day of community, connection, and learning tomorrow.
"Ali, who comes from Afghanistan, moved to [West Virginia] in 2020 with a visa status that requires him to work in communities or hospitals without enough doctors." https://bit.ly/4euEfDD
A former New Haven woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement after she was arrested while taking her children to school. Nancy Martinez was deported to Mexico in Ju...
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The Trump administration’s Justice Department is challenging several state laws passed by Virginia Democrats targeting the work of federal immigration enforcement officers.
Timing, dueling court systems and lack of legal help often creates confusion for immigrant youth and can threaten special protections provided to them.
Detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” have been transferred to other facilities, the U.S.
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‘Ali’, from Afghanistan, is a ‘stellar’ doctor caring for patients in under-served West Virginia – but like many other foreign medics, his US future is now in peril