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North Carolina bill compelling sheriffs to aid ICE advances as first major bill this year

1:35pm May 01, 2024

A House bill that directs North Carolina sheriffs to comply with requests by federal agents interested in picking up jail inmates they believe are in the country has picked up steam again. A Senate judiciary committee approved an updated version of the bill Tuesday.

The Aurora ICE Processing Center in Colorado currently holds more than 600 immigrant detainees on behalf of the federal government. The facility is operated by GEO Group, a for-profit government contractor.

Politics & Government

ICE releases investigation into immigrant's death after months of 'inexcusable' delay

9:26pm November 08, 2023

by Tom Dreisbach

Under pressure, the government released a report examining the death of an immigrant in ICE custody. The report found multiple failures, but did not indicate they caused the migrant's death.

Immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use the phones at a detention center in California in 2019. Secret government reports obtained by NPR described "negligent," "barbaric" and "filthy" conditions in ICE detention.

Politics & Government

A 'shocking' 911 call and other key takeaways from NPR's ICE detention investigation

5:00am August 24, 2023

by Tom Dreisbach

NPR obtained secret government inspection reports, which described "negligent," "barbaric" and "filthy" conditions inside immigration detention facilities. Here's what to know.

Immigrants await processing at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Adelanto, California. By filing a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act, NPR obtained a trove of inspection reports detailing serious problems at this ICE facility and others across the United States.

Politics & Government

Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention

1:31pm August 16, 2023

by Tom Dreisbach

Inspectors for the Department of Homeland Security found dangerous problems in immigration detention facilities. For years, the government fought NPR's efforts to obtain its often damning reports.

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Organizations submit a letter of complaint against the Alamance County Sheriff's office

12:41pm April 20, 2023

by Eileen Rodriguez

A pool of organizations has submitted a letter of complaint against the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office concerning an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement asking for an investigation into the county’s policing practices.

Melting ice in Greenland could be driving the deaths of an already endangered whale.

Environment

Greenland's melting ice could be changing our oceans. Just ask the whales

10:06am April 18, 2023

by Lauren Sommer

The massive ice sheet on Greenland is shrinking as the climate gets hotter, pouring fresh water into the Atlantic Ocean. That could be setting off a chain reaction that's altering ocean ecosystems.

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Washington, D.C. USA.

North Carolina lawmakers try again to make sheriffs help ICE

3:54pm February 23, 2023

by Associated Press

The North Carolina General Assembly began a repeat effort Wednesday to require all sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration agents who are interested in picking up certain jail inmates.

This Friday, June, 15, 2018 photo shows Lake Champlain from the ferry landing in Grand Isle, Vt.

National

3 men in 3 days die after falling through ice on Vermont's Lake Champlain

6:20am February 13, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The three men were all ice fishermen, and two of the men were brothers.

A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs in eastern Greenland on Aug. 15, 2019.

Environment

Zombie ice will raise sea levels more than twice as much as previously forecast

5:15am August 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

Zombie ice, or doomed ice that is no longer getting replenished by parent glaciers will raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches, according to a new study.

Virginia Beach, Va., Public Works crews prepare on Thursday morning for snow from an impending winter storm.

National

A rare blast of snow and ice is taking aim at the Southeast U.S. coast

10:07pm January 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

Transportation officials say crews are working to treat roads ahead of snow and ice, but warned people to stay off of them.