Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Melanie Krause is expected to resign amid growing controversy over the IRS’s new agreement to share taxpayer data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a move that critics say compromises the privacy of millions and breaks with long-standing legal precedent. Krause’s resignation follows the …
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Newly obtained data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reveals that fewer immigrants were deported in February 2025 than in the same month a year prior under the Biden administration, despite President Donald Trump’s pledge to ramp up deportations. According to the data, ICE deported around 11,000 migrants in February, …
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The Trump administration has launched a sweeping immigration crackdown, leading to thousands of arrests in major U.S. cities. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alongside other federal agencies, has been conducting coordinated enforcement operations, targeting undocumented individuals, including some with no criminal history. According to ICE, 956 individuals were arrested on …
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On Sunday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted sweeping immigration raids across multiple cities, marking the beginning of President Donald Trump’s promised “era of mass deportations.” The actions resulted in 956 arrests, the largest single-day total under the Trump administration, according to ICE. Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, stated that …
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The incoming Trump administration is planning an aggressive expansion of immigration enforcement, targeting sanctuary cities and jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal authorities. Beginning this week, after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to deploy deportation teams in cities with large immigrant populations, including …
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On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities to end the practice of workplace deportation raids. In a memo to immigration agency officials, Mayorkas outlined new enforcement priorities that aim to target employers that exploit unauthorized immigrants. “The deployment of mass worksite operations, sometimes resulting …
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A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott‘s controversial order prohibiting the ground transportation of migrants, ruling that it is likely to be found unconstitutional in a blow to Abbott’s immigration policy agenda. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in the Western District of Texas also ruled that …
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President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would no longer detain pregnant or nursing women. This new policy is an expansion of former President Barack Obama‘s rules regarding pregnant women. The policy states that ICE should not “detain, arrest, or take into custody” those …
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A federal judge ruled that the state of Florida can’t block immigration directives put into place by President Joe Biden’s administration just because it opposes them. U.S.District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell ruled against Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s lawsuit that alleged that President Joe Biden and his cabinet officials violated …
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President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to serve as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. If confirmed, Gonzalez will be the first politically appointed director. Gonzalez, who has a decades-long career in law enforcement, was elected as sheriff of Harris County in 2016. He is …
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