In response to recent immigration raids by masked federal officers, two California lawmakers introduced a bill Monday that would bar law enforcement from concealing their faces while on duty.
By Steve Neavling The growing use of masks by ICE agents has drawn sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers and civil rights groups, who say the tactic is meant to intimidate immigrants and avoid accountability, Reuters reports. Images and videos of masked, often plainclothes ICE agents arresting people in Los Angeles, Boston, and other cities have…
President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles over the weekend as protests erupted in response to immigration raids carried out by federal agents, prompting criticism from state and local leaders.
A deputy U.S. marshal was mistakenly detained by immigration agents inside Tucson’s federal courthouse, prompting renewed concerns about aggressive enforcement tactics under the Trump administration.
Two senior ICE officials have been pushed out of leadership roles as the White House demands a dramatic increase in immigrant arrests, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
Federal prosecutors charged U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey with assaulting law enforcement officers during a confrontation outside a Newark immigration detention center, while dropping a trespassing charge against the city’s mayor tied to the same incident.
A Boston judge held a federal immigration agent in contempt for arresting a defendant during his trial, calling the move a violation of constitutional rights.
The Internal Revenue Service is close to finalizing a deal to let immigration officials access taxpayer information to confirm the names and addresses of people suspected of being in the country illegally.
