U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and wounded an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday as federal immigration officers clashed with protesters on the city’s southwest side, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The man who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas this week had researched ICE-tracking apps, downloaded a list of Homeland Security facilities, and studied video of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination before the attack, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
The Department of Homeland Security said it will not comply with California’s new law prohibiting immigration agents from covering their faces during enforcement operations.
The developer of StopICE.net asked a federal court Thursday to block a Department of Homeland Security subpoena seeking information about social media accounts that identified a Border Patrol agent involved in recent immigration raids in Los Angeles.
Protests inside and outside Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza on Thursday ended with the arrests of more than a dozen elected officials demanding better treatment of migrants held in the building
For more than 15 years, ICE required officers to complete a “field operations worksheet” before making an arrest. The form included details such as name, appearance, addresses, employment, and criminal history, and had to be approved by a supervisor.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed federal agents to resume broad immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, siding with the Trump administration in a 6-3 decision.
Federal officials abruptly left Naval Station Great Lakes outside Chicago after Illinois Democrats announced they would tour the base ahead of an expected immigration crackdown, Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Sunday.
