Immigration and Customs Enforcement

In this 2016 photo, a man holds up his iPhone during a rally in support of data privacy outside the Apple store in San Francisco. Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are sea

National

ACLU: Border Agents Violate Constitution When They Search Electronic Devices

8:44am May 02, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

U.S. border agents improperly look for broad evidence of crimes when they search international travelers' phones and laptops without probable cause, civil rights groups argue.

Supporters of California's sanctuary laws rally outside a San Francisco courthouse in 2017.

National

Federal Appeals Panel Upholds California 'Sanctuary State' Law

7:36pm April 18, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The panel also upheld two other state laws protecting immigrants in the workplace and in detention facilities. The judges say the state has the right "to refrain from assisting with federal efforts."

National

New York Courts Tell ICE Not To Arrest Immigrants In Courthouses Without Warrants

10:38pm April 17, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

A state court report said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent operations in courthouses discourage noncitizens from reporting crimes and pursuing justice.

Latino Advocacy Groups Create Legal Fund For ICE Arrestees

11:38am February 12, 2019

by Associated Press

The arrest of hundreds of undocumented immigrants in North Carolina last week has prompted two Latino advocacy groups to establish a legal fund.

With some Democrats calling to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement, congressional negotiators want to cap the number of the agency's detention beds.

ICE Detention Beds New Stumbling Block In Efforts To Prevent Another Shutdown

5:06pm February 11, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Democrats want to cap the number of beds ICE may use to detain people arrested for overstaying their visas or committing minor crimes. President Trump says the idea is "crazy."

Muneer Subaihani at the airport in Baghdad on Tuesday, waiting to board the first of his flights back to the United States.

Iraqi Has Returned To U.S. After ICE Deported Him Against Court Orders

7:13pm January 31, 2019

Muneer Subaihani says immigration agents told him he would be in jail for life if he didn't agree to be deported to Iraq. On Tuesday, in a rare event, he was admitted back into the U.S.

Politics & Government

Immigrant Deported After Seeking Refuge In North Carolina Church

10:20am November 30, 2018

by Associated Press

Federal authorities say a Mexican immigrant who sought refuge in a North Carolina church for nearly a year has been deported.

Politics & Government

Immigrant Who Lived In Church Loses Bid To Avoid Deportation

10:21am November 27, 2018

by Associated Press

Two congressmen say a Mexican immigrant who had sought refuge in a North Carolina church has been rejected in a formal request to stay in the U.S. to support his family.

A 2017 photo shows a Motel 6 in Phoenix. Local reporters discovered multiple Motel 6 locations were providing lists of guest names to immigration officials. That's prompted lawsuits accusing the company of discrimination against Latinos and privacy violat

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Motel 6 Agrees To Pay Millions After Giving Guest Lists To Immigration Authorities

4:00pm November 06, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The hotel chain has reached a tentative $7.6 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit. Motel 6 employees in multiple locations provided guests' names to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

In May, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered a "zero tolerance" policy aimed at people entering the United States illegally for the first time on the Mexican border. Over 1,000 immigrant detainees were housed in five federal prisons across the West.

National

ICE Appears To End Use Of Federal Prisons For Immigrant Detainees

6:01am October 20, 2018

by Conrad Wilson

In June, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced they would house 1,600 immigrant detainees in federal prisons. But now nearly all detainees have been moved elsewhere, deported, or released.