As Rep. Jayapal says, our reporting has found that these aren’t isolated incidents. Last October, we tallied more than 170 cases of U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents.
Here’s that investigation she’s referring to:
NEW: Kristi Noem showed up in New York City to tout gang-linked arrests in the city and defend the officer in the Minneapolis shooting.
She had sharp words for Mamdani, but stopped short of calling for an escalation in NYC.
W/ @la-ley.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/n...
Red meat is very much back in the new US dietary guidelines, with a bright red steak and a packet of ground beef atop the (inverted) food pyramid. My latest for @bloomberg.com unpacks what that means for the climate
ICE officers in Minneapolis shot and killed a woman in a car, but details of the shooting remained unclear, with conflicting accounts from local and federal officials. The shooting took place about a mile from where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020. Follow updates.
shutting down a 100-year-old newspaper (with roots dating to the 1700s!) rather than pay fair wages and engage in fair labor practices
NEW: Yuanxin Zheng, the 6-year-old boy from Queens whose separation from his father drew outrage in New York City, has been deported to China with his dad. With @haleaziz.bsky.social
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![DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2842-26; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2022-0014]
RIN 1615-ZB96
Termination of the Designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the
designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status. The designation of Ethiopia is
set to expire on December 12, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting
with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Ethiopia no
longer continues to meet the conditions for the designation for Temporary Protected
Status. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the Temporary Protected Status
designation of Ethiopia as required by statute. This termination is effective [INSERT
DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER]. After [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER], nationals of Ethiopia (and aliens having no
nationality who last habitually resided in Ethiopia) who have been granted Temporary
Protected Status under Ethiopia’s designation will no longer have Temporary Protected
Status.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreih3jaajnftjj4cmi6rdm2ah4ccpqsprzgm4v467fckozw2m5nxhs4)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [CIS No. 2842-26; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2022-0014] RIN 1615-ZB96 Termination of the Designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status. The designation of Ethiopia is set to expire on December 12, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Ethiopia no longer continues to meet the conditions for the designation for Temporary Protected Status. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the Temporary Protected Status designation of Ethiopia as required by statute. This termination is effective [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. After [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER], nationals of Ethiopia (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Ethiopia) who have been granted Temporary Protected Status under Ethiopia’s designation will no longer have Temporary Protected Status.
![DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2806-25]
RIN 1615-ZC12
Termination of Family Reunification Parole Processes for Colombians, Cubans,
Ecuadorians, Guatemalans, Haitians, Hondurans, and Salvadorans
ACTION: Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is terminating the
categorical parole processes for aliens from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, and their immediate family members, under the Family
Reunification Parole processes announced, or updated, by DHS in 2023 (hereinafter
referred to as “modernized FRP programs”). DHS is also terminating the residual
processing of legacy cases under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole program
(“legacy CFRP”) and the Haitian Family Reunification Parole program (“legacy HFRP”)
first implemented by USCIS in 2007 and 2014, respectively (collectively, the “legacy
FRP programs”). This Federal Register notice is intended to provide context and
guidance to the public regarding the termination of all nine programs (hereinafter “the
FRP programs”), termination of parole for aliens paroled under the FRP programs, and
revocation of employment authorization based on being an alien paroled under the FRP
programs.
DATES: DHS is terminating the FRP programs as of [INSERT DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. The temporary parole period of
aliens who have been paroled into the United States under the FRP programs, and whose
initial period of parole has not already expired by [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] will terminate on that](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreif6xn3rjqzmqncvd2evyiz72xh5tcdfjeuc336ydvocdze3t4rtse)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [CIS No. 2806-25] RIN 1615-ZC12 Termination of Family Reunification Parole Processes for Colombians, Cubans, Ecuadorians, Guatemalans, Haitians, Hondurans, and Salvadorans ACTION: Notice SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is terminating the categorical parole processes for aliens from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, and their immediate family members, under the Family Reunification Parole processes announced, or updated, by DHS in 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “modernized FRP programs”). DHS is also terminating the residual processing of legacy cases under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole program (“legacy CFRP”) and the Haitian Family Reunification Parole program (“legacy HFRP”) first implemented by USCIS in 2007 and 2014, respectively (collectively, the “legacy FRP programs”). This Federal Register notice is intended to provide context and guidance to the public regarding the termination of all nine programs (hereinafter “the FRP programs”), termination of parole for aliens paroled under the FRP programs, and revocation of employment authorization based on being an alien paroled under the FRP programs. DATES: DHS is terminating the FRP programs as of [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. The temporary parole period of aliens who have been paroled into the United States under the FRP programs, and whose initial period of parole has not already expired by [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] will terminate on that
NEW: this morning the Trump admin moved to terminate legal status for ~20,000 people:
- Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia, in place since 2022, with ~5,000 beneficiaries
- Family Reunification Parole Programs, in place since 2023 and some legacy cases from earlier, covering ~15,000 people.
After Javier Muñoz was put in immigration detention and not allowed to bathe or change clothes for days at a time, he began feeling excruciating pain in his genitalia. A judge ordered his release and chronicled the graphic details of what happened.
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They Witness Deaths on the Tracks and Then Struggle to Get Help
By Jonah Markowitz, Bianca Pallaro and Ana Ley
Photos & videos, Jonah Markowitz
@la-ley.bsky.social
About two people per week die under a subway train. I've often thought about the drivers. Most aren't getting the support they need.
NEW: New York lawmakers say that most immigrants in NYC are skipping court appointments and ICE check-ins to avoid detention, risking their path to legal status. Now they want to pass a law banning the arrest tactic.
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When immigration agents arrested Fei Zheng with his 6-year-old son, he reportedly became aggressive and told them that he wanted to die. He has since been separated from his child, Yuanxin, as they await deportation to China. With @haleaziz.bsky.social
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New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
Fired Immigration Judge Sues Pam Bondi
Lawsuit by former Judge Tania Nemer says she was targeted for being a Lebanese American woman and Democrat, testing the limits of Article II power over the immigration courts.
migrantinsider.com/p/fired-immi...
NEW: The Trump administration has fired 8 immigration judges in one day in New York City as feds seek to restrict immigration nationwide
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TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
Breaking News: Residents had warned officials of potential fire safety violations over a year before the deadly high-rise fire in Hong Kong.
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USCIS has restored citizenship ceremonies in upstate New York after pausing them abruptly (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Trump’s decision to call a female reporter “Piggy” on Air Force One, claiming the insult reflected the “frankness” that helped him win a second term.
@nickmiroff.bsky.social reports that the WH will send Gregory Bovino and his "Green Machine" of Border Patrol agents to NYC early next year after Mamdani is sworn in. "No president has ever used the Border Patrol this way. But the agency is modeling the kind of aggressive tactics Trump wants."
NEW: As New York braces for a potential surge in ICE activity, Tom Homan renewed his threat to send more agents to New York.
That and more with @la-ley.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...
"This stringent enforcement and stringent examination of what has always been perfectly legal visa categories is new,” said AILA President Jeff Joseph. https://wapo.st/4oMLMBX
In recent months, the Justice Department has filed charges under 18 USC 111 against more than a hundred immigrants, anti-ICE protestors, and random passers-by—accusing them of "assaulting, resisting, or impeding" federal officers
Mamdani Reaches Out to White House to Arrange Meeting With Trump (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/n...
A teenage boy with straight, black hair smiles at the camera wearing a grey hoodie and black puffer jacket with jeans. He is surrounded by five women on the steps of a courthouse.
Jubilant day for Joel Camas, the 16-year-old from the Bronx detained by ICE last month. Judge Cathy Seibel ordered his release, and he has just been reunited with his uncle. In court, Seibel lamented that migrant "kids are getting held for six months even though they have a safe place to go"
16 year old Bronx kid is released from custody today. He was grabbed in court by ICE on October 23rd. His mom already self-deported back to Ecuador in the hope of protecting her son.
There will still be a battle because ICE still wants to deport him.
Ellis turns to the testimony of U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. How he denied using force against a man he tackled and said he didn't see the Rev. David Black hit by pepperballs.
"More telling," she says, "defendant Bovino admitted that he lied."
