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Champion high school mariachi musician and family released from immigration detention after growing outcry Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, was held in a separate facility from his parents and siblings, who were sent to a family detention center in Dilley, Texas.

"BREAKING: A high school champion mariachi musician who was arrested and detained when he and his family appeared for an immigration check-in was released Monday following pressure from members of Congress and others."

US judge limits federal agents’ use of teargas on protesters at Oregon ICE facility Ruling centers on protests at the Portland ICE building and officers’ use of teargas on demonstrators and journalists

"BREAKING: A federal judge in Oregon on Monday restricted federal officers from using teargas at protests at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland."

Texas mandates proof of legal U.S. status for vehicle registrations, sparking local concerns EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A new state mandate now requires residents to prove their legal status in the United States before they can get their vehicles on the road. El Paso County Tax Assessor-Colle…

BREAKING: "A new state mandate now requires residents to prove their legal status in the United States before they can get their vehicles on the road."

Federal Government Requires California DMV to Cancel Certain Non-Domiciled Driver’s Licenses - California DMV Contact:  Office of Public Affairs2415 First AvenueSacramento, CA 95818(916) 657–6437 | dmvpublicaffairs@dmv.ca.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 6, 2026 Sacramento — Effective Friday, March 6, 2026, the...

BREAKING: "Effective Friday, March 6, 2026, the federal government is requiring the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to cancel approximately 13,000 non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDL)."

Appeals court rules against Trump administration's efforts to end protected status for Haitians A federal appeals court this week sided with a lower judge’s ruling against the Trump administration’s efforts to end temporary protected status for roughly 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S.

BREAKING: "Appeals court rules against Trump administration’s efforts to end protected status for Haitians."

Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas.

BREAKING: "The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair."

Sens. Padilla, Durbin back DREAM Act in push for immigration reform The senators' push comes amid news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security deported more than 80 so-called "Dreamers."

BREAKING: "California Sen. Alex Padilla and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin held a virtual news conference Thursday to call on Congress to pass the DREAM Act."

Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen.

BREAKING: “President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.”

California bill to bar police from taking second job with ICE advances in state Assembly A bill that would prevent police officers from moonlighting with federal immigration enforcement agencies is advancing through the California State Assembly.

BREAKING: "A bill that would prevent police officers from moonlighting with federal immigration enforcement agencies, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is advancing through the California State Assembly."

Federal judge demands answers from top Minnesota prosecutor in 'extraordinary' contempt hearing The judge demanded answers from Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen about why immigrants’ belongings weren’t returned after they were unlawfully detained.

BREAKING: "Federal judge demands answers from top Minnesota prosecutor in 'extraordinary' contempt hearing.
The judge demanded answers from Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen about why immigrants’ belongings weren’t returned after they were unlawfully detained."

Minnesota county launches online portal to probe immigration enforcement abuse allegations Through the Transparency and Accountability Project, the public can share photos, videos and descriptions of any incidents that may involve unlawful conduct.

"BREAKING: Minnesota county launches online portal to probe immigration enforcement abuse allegations. Through the Transparency and Accountability Project, the public can share photos, videos and descriptions of any incidents that may involve unlawful conduct."

Massachusetts refugees and resettlement agencies sue Trump admin over new detention policy A new directive earlier this month allows for many refugees to be detained without a warrant.

BREAKING: "Local refugees filed the first lawsuit of its kind against the Trump administration for its new policy that would allow immigration agents to detain many refugees without a warrant."

Judge blocks arrest and detention of some lawful refugees in Minnesota Trump administration’s unlawful policy turns ‘refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare’, judge says

"A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed immigration authorities to arrest and detain certain refugees in Minnesota, ruling that the government relied on an incorrect interpretation of federal law and unlawfully targeted people who had already been admitted to the US"

US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation

BREAKING: "All unaccompanied immigrant children who are pregnant, many by rape, are being moved to a single facility in Texas in order to avoid providing abortion services in a significant human rights violation, critics say."

BREAKING: "Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) on Thursday announced that federal immigration agents are banned from city property while also mandating Denver law enforcement to protect protesters."

Federal judge in Minnesota threatens Trump officials with contempt over violated orders • Minnesota Reformer A federal judge in Minnesota ordered officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice to appear before him and explain why they should not be held in contempt. U.S...

BREAKING: "A federal judge in Minnesota ordered officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice to appear before him and explain why they should not be held in contempt."

DHS admits it deported more than 80 DACA recipients “Dreamers” who came to the U.S. as children are protected under U.S. law, so deportations of them are unusual.

BREAKING: "The Department of Homeland Security admitted to Congress this month that it deported dozens of unauthorized immigrants who are protected under U.S. law because they were brought as children to the United States, according to a letter made public Thursday."

Mamdani says Trump told him ICE-detained Columbia student ‘will be released imminently’ New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that President Trump had assured him in a phone call of the forthcoming release of a Columbia University student who had been detained on campus ear…

BREAKING: “New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that President Trump had assured him in a phone call of the forthcoming release of a Columbia University student who had been detained on campus earlier in the day.“

Columbia University says DHS agents detained student inside residential building The school's acting president said federal agents "made misrepresentations to gain entry" to the building early Thursday morning.

BREAKING: “Department of Homeland Security agents allegedly detained a Columbia University student early Thursday morning after making “misrepresentations to gain entry” to a residence hall, the school said.“

Nearly blind refugee found dead in New York days after immigration agents dropped him at a coffee shop alone, officials say | CNN The death of a nearly blind refugee in Buffalo, New York, days after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a coffee shop alone, has prompted an investigation into the circumstances of his final days...

BREAKING: “The death of a nearly blind refugee in Buffalo, New York, days after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a coffee shop alone, has prompted an investigation into the circumstances of his final days and drawn sharp criticism from the mayor, who called the incident “deeply disturbing.“

Federal judge rules Trump admin may not remove individuals to third country without due process The federal judge wrote that individuals must receive meaningful notice and a chance to challenge their deportations.

BREAKING: "A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration’s policy to quickly remove people to a third country to which they have no previous connection is illegal and that individuals must receive meaningful notice and a chance to challenge their deportations."

BREAKING: "A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whistleblower accused the agency of lying about shortchanging its training, including legal training over whether they are permitted to use deadly force, amid a hiring surge of new officers."

California bill would block immigration agents near polling sites It's one of several efforts by state lawmakers in California to blunt what they argue is a looming threat in November.

BREAKING: "Two California lawmakers introduced legislation late Thursday that would ban federal immigration enforcement outside polling places, the latest maneuver in the state’s ongoing battles with the Trump administration over both immigration and elections administration."

Trump administration plan could restrict work permits for asylum seekers for years A government agency says that, under the plan, new work permit applications for asylum seekers 'would be paused for an extended period, possibly many years.'

BREAKING: "Immigrant advocates fear a Trump administration proposal released Friday amounts to an indefinite pause on new work permits for asylum seekers."

BREAKING: A federal judge on Wednesday vacated an immigration court ruling giving the Trump administration board powers to detain migrants, forcing them to give bond hearings and then possibly release thousands in custody.“

Lawmaker says the US deported a sick baby, while authorities say the child was medically cleared | CNN US immigration authorities deported a 2-month-old baby with bronchitis to Mexico along with his family, a US representative from Texas said.

BREAKING: “US immigration authorities deported a 2-month-old baby with bronchitis to Mexico along with his family, a US representative from Texas said. The child was so sick he had been unresponsive “in the last several hours” but was discharged from the hospital anyway.“

Trump administration expands ICE’s ability to detain legal refugees in latest memo | CNN Politics The Department of Homeland Security is broadening federal immigration authorities’ ability to detain legal refugees who have not yet obtained green cards, citing national security concerns and the nee...

BREAKING: “The Department of Homeland Security is broadening federal immigration authorities’ ability to detain legal refugees who have not yet obtained green cards, citing national security concerns and the need to ensure refugees undergo additional screening."

Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to leave agency | CNN Politics The Department of Homeland Security’s top spokesperson, Tricia McLaughlin, is stepping down.

BREAKING: "The Department of Homeland Security’s top spokesperson, Tricia McLaughlin, is stepping down."

Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities A federal judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporti...

BREAKING: "Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday."

Noem's use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say Some early decisions by the homeland security secretary, including to divert Coast Guard resources from a search and rescue mission to the deportation of immigrants, set the tone early.

BREAKING: “Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s relationship with U.S. Coast Guard officials has become strained throughout her first year leading the department, according to two U.S. officials, a Coast Guard official and a former Coast Guard official.“