Immigration and Customs Enforcement

As Jails And Prisons Reduce Populations, Advocates Call On ICE To Do The Same

8:00am April 04, 2020

by John Burnett

There's growing fear of coronavirus outbreaks among the 38,000 immigrants being held in detention centers. "The guards tell us it's all lies, you can't believe the TV. But we know it's the truth."

Politics & Government

ICE Detains 3 Winston-Salem Residents

11:49am March 03, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have detained three Winston-Salem residents suspected of being in the country illegally.

During a service at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Postville, Iowa, last year, Consuelo Lopez (center, right) and her son Pedro carry a book containing the names of those arrested and detained during a 2008 Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on a lo

National

When His Mom Was Deported In 2008, A Certainty Shattered: 'Where Is Home?'

5:04am August 23, 2019

Pedro Lopez, a 24-year-old born in Mexico, recalls when ICE agents raided the meatpacking plant in Iowa where his parents worked. "It was just shattering," he said.

Politics & Government

North Carolina Governor Quickly Vetoes Immigration Bill

3:02pm August 21, 2019

by Associated Press, Gary D. Roberston

More than half of immigrants detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are housed in remote rural prisons, according to a new NPR analysis, about 52%. That number is increasing.

National

Unequal Outcomes: Most ICE Detainees Held In Rural Areas Where Deportation Risks Soar

4:26pm August 15, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

NPR's analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show 52% of detainees in the last year were held in rural areas, where legal representation is limited and deportation is more likely.

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Two people are taken into custody by ICE agents at a Koch Foods Inc. plant in Morton, Miss., one of seven food processing plants targeted for coordinated raids in the state.

National

Mississippi Immigration Raids Net Hundreds Of Workers

9:25pm August 07, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The ICE raids are likely the largest operation since 2008 when 400 unauthorized workers were arrested in Iowa.

Politics & Government

Tillis Introduces Law Enforcement Bill On ICE Detainers

11:48am July 10, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis has introduced legislation that would require local law enforcement officials to adhere to detainer requests made by federal authorities.

Politics & Government

NC House Approves Lawsuit Option Against "Sanctuary" Policies

11:42am June 27, 2019

by Associated Press

The North Carolina House wants to give individuals the ability to sue cities or counties that enact policies blocking enforcement of federal immigration laws or preventing their officers from gathe

The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of exploiting Western legal systems. Above, supporters of arrested journalist Ivan Golunov (freed on Tuesday) gathered at a court building in Moscow.

Report: Russia Exploits Western Legal Systems, Institutions To Its Advantage

4:11pm June 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of "infiltrating the fabric of democracy," using international law and accounting firms, think tanks and institutions.

The Southwest Key Casa Padre Facility, formerly a Walmart, stands in Brownsville, southern Texas, in June 2018. The facility cares for migrant children.

Third Child Dies In U.S. Government Custody Since December

2:26pm May 02, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died at a hospital in Texas. Guatemala's government said he had an infection in the frontal lobe of his brain.