#immigration-enforcement

#immigration-enforcement

In another time, the exposé of an extraordinarily lax hiring process at an agency tasked with keeping the nation safe would be of bipartisan concern. After all, if ICE is going to arm agents and send them out into America's streets, it should at least know whom it's sending. Even supporters of ICE's mission should want to know that the agency is hiring effective people to carry that mission out.

Sheriff's deputies don't generally spend their time arresting anyone. They serve warrants, guard prisoners and keep court in order. Under other circumstances, Bilal's comments could be dismissed as a Democratic elected official throwing red meat at a blue audience. But she's not alone. Last year, municipal leaders in cities including Chicago, Portland and Charlotte made simple promises for their police not to cooperate with immigration enforcement, and to monitor the activities of ICE for civil remedies.

The Trump administration's immigration agenda has taken a sharper turn in 2026, as reports of ICE agents using increasingly aggressive tactics have become more frequent. Driving the news: Only 38% of Americans approve of Trump's immigration enforcement, down 49% from March, according to the AP-NORC poll, shortly after 37-year-old Minneapolis mother Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent.

When Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good last Wednesday morning in Minneapolis, the 37-year-old mother became one of at least 25 people killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shooting since 2015. In the days after Ross fired at Good multiple times from the front and side of Good's car, visual investigations from outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post have reconstructed the event, which unfolded in a matter of seconds.

For Trump, it's the Donroe doctrine, or the western hemisphere is mine for whatever profit I and my elite group of loyal courtiers can wring from it. At the same time, Trump's honesty about his intention to use the astonishing military power he wields for unfettered plunder is at least refreshing. No more American pieties to democracy and human rights. The world hasn't seen this kind of unabashed dedication to amassing wealth since the British East India Company. All hail the new king emperor!

The Department of Homeland Security said the officer fired the shot "fearing for his life and safety" as he was being attacked with a shovel and a broom handle during the arrest. The attempted arrest was made during a "targeted traffic stop." The incident occurred roughly 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) north of where an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good on January 7. It's the latest confrontation amid militarized deportation sweeps ordered by President Donald Trump.

It's not just the awe-inspiring neighbors of Minneapolis, who have continued to come out in epic numbers to defend citizens and non-citizens alike from the violence of ICE and other immigration officials, in the wake of the murder of Renee Nicole Good last week. In the last two days, we've seen new defiance even from U.S. Justice Department officials, rebelling against the way the Trump administration is handling the investigation into Good's murder.

With polls showing more Americans now favor abolishing ICE than keeping it, a lot of people will be disappointed to learn that the law is set up to make it almost impossible to hold anyone accountable for killing Renee Good. From sovereign immunity, to the Federal Officer Removal Statute, to the decline of Bivens, to qualified immunity, the whole system is arrayed to shield federal agents from legal redress.

As new reports circulate online about a large shipment of unmarked vehicles being delivered to the ICE facility in Burlington, Massachusetts residents are growing more concerned about the possibility of an immigration crackdown that mirrors the aggressive operation in Minnesota. At the same time, local and state officials say they are being severely limited by the federal government in any efforts to address concerns about conditions within the Burlington facility.

The news comes after right-wing Youtuber Nick Shirley went viral for videos accusing Somali people in Minneapolis of deceptively collecting Medicaid grants to run fraudulent daycares. While some child care fraud has been uncovered in places like Minnesota, investigators have debunked most of Shirley's videos, noting that he visited many of the daycare centers during irregular hours before claiming they don't offer the services advertised.

The day I married my husband was cool and quiet, and filled with the kind of calm that feels sacred. I wore my favorite color, indigo-purple, and my soon-to-be husband, Allan, looked dapper in cobalt blue. Our best friend, who served as our witness at Brooklyn City Hall, wore the perfect shade of green to complete the moment. As our names were called to step into the chapel, I could feel my heart racing, and my breath was shallow with anticipation.

For an annual fee of roughly $200,000 SANDAG grants immigration enforcement agencies, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP), access to the database, which is known as ARJIS. The database contains information from every law enforcement agency in San Diego County - which includes traffic citations, arrest records, field interviews, a local jail census and some driver license records. Local police agencies have shared data with their federal counterparts through ARJIS for decades.

I thought it was awfully quick for him to be criticizing. We've had numerous conversations. We get along great. I thought it was quick to be criticized. I thought he'd wait at least a month,

On Monday, the state of Minnesota, joined by the "Twin Cities" of Minneapolis and St. Paul, filed a lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials, including Secretary Kristi Noem. The suit alleges that "Operation Metro Surge" - the name DHS uses to describe its activities in those cities - is illegal, and in violation of the state's and cities' rights.

The truth about this money: It is invested with some of the worst actors engineering the current takeover. That includes private equity firms, venture capitalists, and asset managers-the most powerful corporations in the world and the billionaires that run them. Many of these people are actively supporting the Trump administration; most are doing little to nothing to oppose it. And all oversee millions, if not billions, of dollars in worker and community capital.