Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer needs surgery to remove the bullet, U.S. Rep. Greg Casar says The man was shot by a recent ICE recruit who was not wearing a body camera, according to news reports. The Texas Tribune · Sep 23
Texas Teens Walk Out in Protests After Austin ICE Shooting of Wilber Garcés Pérez. Sept. 30 Court Date Set Pflugerville students walked out after an ICE officer shot DoorDash driver Wilber Garcés Pérez. What we know before his Sept. 30 federal hearing. Latin Times · Sep 23
Kristi Noem Torched for Archery Elk Hunt Post Before Telling Critics That 'Your Family Will Starve' Kristi Noem defended posting photographs of a dead elk after critics objected, saying harvested food supports families and invoking religious ideas about stewardship and hunting. International Business Times UK · Sep 22
ICE Has $75 Billion for Trump's Immigration Crackdown — But Still No Senate-Confirmed Leader ICE remains under acting leadership after Lance Schroyer's nomination was withdrawn, as Senate data shows $61B of its $75B allocation remains unobligated. International Business Times UK · Sep 21
Trump's ICE Pick Is Out — No Explanation, No Replacement Named Yet The White House pulled Lance Schroyer's ICE nomination without explanation, leaving a records dispute over two Minneapolis deaths unresolved. Latin Times · Sep 20
Indian truck driver arrested in Utah months after fatal California hit-and-run that killed 2 An Indian truck driver wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in California was arrested in Utah months after the crash, when police stopped him for speeding and discovered a warrant linked to the deaths of two people. The Times of India · Sep 19
ICE to remain without Senate-confirmed chief after White House withdraws Trump’s pick The White House has withdrawn President Donald Trump’s nomination of former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to lead US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), leaving the agency without a Senate-confirmed director. The Times of India · Sep 18
Trump withdraws controversial nominee to lead ICE after backlash over his credentials Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper with limited direct experience in immigration policy, is close to DHS head Markwayne Mullin The Independent UK · Sep 17
Trump failed to block mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms. What happens next? ANALYSIS: The Supreme Court stopped him, for now, but the president is on a crusade to control the midterms. Election officials are trying to tune out the noise, Alex Woodward writes The Independent UK · Sep 17
ICE Claims 70% of Arrests Are Criminals — Federal Data Puts the Real Number at 66%, and Falling DHS says it's arresting "the worst of the worst," but TRAC data show 70.6% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Here's what the numbers show. Latin Times · Sep 16
El Salvador TPS Faces New Pressure as 23 Democrats Push DHS to Act, But Congress Could Yet Block the Bill Now Rep. Eugene Vindman's bill would force an 18-month TPS extension for El Salvador and strip DHS of discretion, but GOP control makes passage unlikely. Latin Times · Sep 16
Ilhan Omar Deportation Threat Escalates After Tom Homan Confirms DHS Investigation on Fox US officials confirmed a probe into Ilhan Omar's past marriage, but no public evidence proves wrongdoing. Deportation would require denaturalisation first. International Business Times UK · Sep 15
Democrats Are Recruiting 10,000 Volunteers for One Specific Job at the Polls This November Democratic state parties are recruiting 10,000 volunteers to watch polling places in November as DHS's message on ICE at the polls shifts. Latin Times · Sep 15
Homeland Security investigators may have broken the law to find non-citizen voters, whistleblower claims ‘This is just the latest example of how far Donald Trump will go to interfere in our elections,’ Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says The Independent UK · Sep 14
The Texas Tribune · Sep 14 What to know about possible border barriers in Big Bend The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration. But a bipartisan group of elected officials is pushing to halt that plan, especially in the national park.
Latin Times · Sep 13 El Salvador TPS: Why Two Federal Agencies Are Sending Salvadorans Mixed Signals Right Now DHS let El Salvador's TPS deadline pass with no ruling. Status may hold, but work permits already lapsed for many. Here's what changed this week.
We Got This Covered · Sep 13 ‘It’s not a political case’: DHS Sec. Mullin warns Rep. Ilhan Omar could be deported, citing claims of incestuous marriage and other illegal activity “No one, including members of Congress, are above the law.”
International Business Times UK · Sep 12 DHS Chief Alleges Ilhan Omar 'Married Her Brother' and Could Be Deported Following 'Ongoing' Probe Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Ilhan Omar could face deportation if investigators prove immigration wrongdoing, while Omar continues to deny claims that she married her brother.
The Times of India · Sep 12 'Married brother to bring him into USA': DHS probing Ilhan Omar's family immigration history US Homeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin has revealed new details about an ongoing investigation into Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s immigration history, saying federal authorities are examining allegations that she married her brother to help him enter the United States.
The Independent UK · Sep 11 DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin uses his 9/11 speech to rail against sanctuary cities The Trump administration has consistently criticized sanctuary cities for limiting cooperation between local police and federal immigration agents
The Independent UK · Sep 11 Homeland Security needs a ‘reset’ after becoming ‘radioactive’ and a ‘pariah,’ former chief says Two former security chiefs argued that the agency has last trust under the Trump administration
Latin Times · Sep 11 Latino and Voting Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration to Keep Armed ICE Agents Away From Polling Places The lawsuit say such action would violate an 1865 statute generally barring federal officials from ordering "troops or armed men" to places where elections are held
International Business Times UK · Sep 10 Ohio Teacher, 23, Killed in Crash as DHS Says Driver Re-Entered US Illegally After Deportation Cameron Lyon, a 23-year-old Ohio teacher, was killed when an SUV crossed into oncoming traffic in Fairfield County. His fiancée was seriously injured, and the driver faces charges.
The Independent UK · Sep 10 ICE sued by voting rights groups to block agents at the polls: ‘Only meant to scare people and suppress votes’ The Trump administration is illegally raising the specter of federal agents at polling locations to suppress turnout, lawsuit claims
The Times of India · Sep 10 ‘He has no business being in our country’: Indian-origin man charged in crash that killed US woman An Indian-origin semi-truck driver has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide after allegedly causing a head-on crash in Ohio that killed a 50-year-old woman, with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) blaming the Biden administration’s immigration policies and California’s sanctuary policies for allowing him to obtain a commercial driver’s…