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ICE Moves Forward with Plans for a Detention Center 50 Miles From NYC

ICE Moves Forward with Plans for a Detention Center 50 Miles From NYC

As of January 16, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security approves plans from ICE to open an immigration detention center in Chester, New York. The town is about 50 miles north of New York City, and just over an hour drive. This new facility will serve as a processing center for detained immigrants.’ Formerly a […]

ICE Agents Exposed for Lacking Basic Training

The AI (artificial intelligence) tool ICE has been using to assess applications has made a deadly mistake. The original purpose of this AI tool was to identify any applicants who already received “law enforcement officer training” so they could skip the in-person training. These applications were automatically fast-tracked to the 4-week online courses ICE uses […]

FIFA Fans Cancel Tickets Ahead of 2026 World Cup

FIFA Fans Cancel Tickets Ahead of 2026 World Cup

What began as discontent over ticket prices and potential visa issues has turned into a full-force boycott of this year’s FIFA World Cup. Approximately 16,000 people have cancelled their tickets already, and that number is continuing to grow. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It will […]

Woman Killed By ICE in Minneapolis

Woman Killed By ICE in Minneapolis

On Wednesday, January 7 2026, a 37 year old woman named Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the time of the shooting, ICE agents were in the middle of immigration enforcement operations. In video footage provided by bystanders, it is shown that an ICE agent approached Good’s […]

Several Counties and Villages in NY Agreed to Cooperate With ICE

As ICE continues to carry out Trump’s ambitions on arresting migrants, several counties have agreed to provide ICE assistance in their investigations and arrests. According to Lohud, “The latest recruit was Steuben, a county of 92,000 in southwestern New York. Sheriff Jim Allard signed two agreements in July for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to authorize […]

Immigration Raid at Cannabis Farm in California: Conflict Between Federal Agents and Protesters

Federal Immigration agents conducted two raids on cannabis farms in California and ended up clashing against protesters on July 10, 2025. According to The Guardian, “Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents accompanied by national guard troops in military-style vehicles turned up at two locations operated by Glass House Farms, one in the Santa Barbara county town […]

Reward for Escaped ICE Detainee Doubled

Last week, two detainees escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey for possible deportation. One of the escapees, Franklin Norberto Bautista Reyes, has been apprehended, while the other escapee, Andres Felipe Pineda Mogollon, is yet to be seized. The initial reward for their capture was raised to $25,000. This follows two more […]

Trump Defends Sending Troops to L.A. Protests

Trump Defends Sending Troops to L.A. Protests

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump warned that any further protests against federal immigration enforcement could be met with “equal or greater force” than the roughly 4,000 National Guard personnel and 700 Marines currently stationed in Los Angeles. In response to Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, California Gov. Gavin Newsom says, “Democracy is under assault.” […]

Bronx Student Arrested: NYC Takes Action Against ICE

Bronx Student Arrested: NYC Takes Action Against ICE

New York City has claimed that a 20-year-old Bronx public school student Dylan LopezContreras, who was arrested two weeks ago at his immigration court hearing for asylum, is being detained without cause and is taking legal action against ICE. The arrest and many like it by ICE as of late has led to several protests […]

ICE Detains High School Student at N.Y.C. Courthouse

ICE Detains High School Student at N.Y.C. Courthouse

A 20-year-old Venezuelan high school student has been detained at an N.Y.C. courthouse. The student showed up for a routine immigrant court date but was instead met with ICE agents.  The student, Dylan, fled Venezuela last year and turned himself in at the U.S. border in April 2024 through a Biden-era entry program. Dylan’s last […]

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan Charged with Two Felonies in ICE Case

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan Charged with Two Felonies in ICE Case

Friday, April 25 at 8 a.m., Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was charged with two felony counts of obstructing and concealing an individual when she allegedly shielded a Mexican immigrant from being picked up by ICE following his court case.  Details of the Judge’s arrest are not yet open to the public, but many […]

Tufts University Graduate Student taken into Custody

Tufts University International Graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk has been detained by federal authorities. CBS News reports that the student was arrested at an “off-campus apartment building” in Somerville, Massachusetts. There was no forewarning about the nature of the arrest. Her attorney, Mahsa Khanbabai, states that his team is currently unaware of her whereabouts and has […]

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