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US Government Offers Migrant Kids $2.5K to Self-Deport

Details are still unclear, but critics say the cash-driven move could lure kids into bad decisions

(Newser) - The Trump administration said on Friday that it would pay migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries, dangling a new incentive in efforts to persuade people to self-deport. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't say how much migrants would get or when the offer would take...

US Citizen Sues After ICE Detains Him Twice

Alabama man's lawsuit claims immigration raids unfairly target Latino construction workers

(Newser) - A construction worker born in Florida and now living in Baldwin County, Alabama, is suing the federal government after being detained twice by immigration authorities, despite being an American citizen. Leonardo Garcia Venegas alleges in his proposed class-action lawsuit that he was unlawfully arrested at two construction sites this...

Apple Pulls ICEBlock App
Apple Pulls ICEBlock App
Oct 3, 2025 7:47 AM CDT

Apple Pulls ICEBlock App

Developer of app used to track agents blames pressure from Trump administration

(Newser) - Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of US immigration agents, apparently after being pressured by US authorities. ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app that lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, was no longer available on Apple's App...

Iowa Schools Chief Resigns After ICE Arrest

Des Moines schools chief Ian Roberts steps down as federal probe looks at district hiring practices

(Newser) - The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, Ian Roberts, has resigned following his arrest last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which alleges he was living and working in the country without legal status. Roberts, originally from Guyana and a former Olympic runner, has led the district since 2023...

2nd Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

Miguel Ángel García-Hernández leaves behind a wife expecting their 5th child

(Newser) - A second detainee shot in an attack on a Dallas immigration field office last week has died, his family said Tuesday, per the AP . In a statement shared by the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the family confirmed that Miguel Ángel García-Hernández, 32, succumbed to...

Reporter Accuses ICE Agent of Unprovoked Attack

Asal Rezaei says officer fired chemical munition at her outside ICE facility in Broadview

(Newser) - Police in Illinois have launched a criminal investigation after a federal immigration officer allegedly fired a pepper-spray projectile at a reporter's vehicle outside an ICE facility that's been the site of recent protests , including over the weekend . CBS News Chicago reporter Asal Rezaei visited the site in...

ICE: Woman Shoved by Officer Could Be Deported, Too

And US officials tell CBS that the agent in question is back on the job, after a preliminary review

(Newser) - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who was relieved of his duties after being caught on camera shoving an Ecuadorian woman to the ground outside of a New York City immigration court is back on the job after a preliminary review of what took place, two US officials tell CBS...

Des Moines School Chief on Leave After ICE Arrest

Agency says Ian Roberts was in the country illegally

(Newser) - The Des Moines Public Schools system has placed its superintendent on paid leave after his surprise arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Friday, reports the New York Times . Ian Roberts is a native of Guyana who had claimed to be a US citizen in Iowa paperwork. "I...

Trump Sending Troops to 'War-Ravaged' Portland

President claims it's partly to protect ICE facilities from 'domestic terrorists,' 'antifa'

(Newser) - President Trump said on Saturday that he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle "domestic terrorists" as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities. He made the announcement on social media , writing that he was directing the Department of Defense to "provide all necessary Troops...

Dallas ICE Shooting Suspect Is Named

Gunman killed a detainee before dying by suicide

(Newser) - Authorities have identified the gunman in Wednesday's deadly shooting at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, three sources with knowledge of the case tell CNN . Officials say Jahn shot and killed an ICE detainee and injured two others before dying from a self-inflicted...

3 Killed in Shooting at Dallas ICE Facility; Gunman Is Dead
3 Shot at Dallas ICE Facility;
Gunman Is Dead
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Sep 24, 2025 8:40 AM CDT

3 Shot at Dallas ICE Facility; Gunman Is Dead

DHS says a detainee

(Newser) - Three people have been shot at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Dallas and the shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, per the AP . Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons confirmed the shooting during an interview on CNN on Wednesday, saying it was unclear whether employees, civilians,...

Newsom Signs Law Prohibiting Agents From Wearing Masks

HHS attacks California law, a national first

(Newser) - California will be the first state to prohibit most law enforcement, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday. The ban is California's direct response to a recent series of immigration raids in Los Angeles...

Tear Gas Deployed as ICE Protest Erupts at Chicago Site

Federal agents, protesters clash amid ongoing immigration enforcement sweep

(Newser) - Federal agents in riot gear deployed tear gas on demonstrators outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago on Friday, as protests over the Trump administration's intensified immigration crackdown reached a boiling point. The confrontation erupted after protesters blocked a vehicle from leaving the Broadview ICE...

Portland Goes After ICE Building for Land-Use Violation

Oregon city says facility is detaining people beyond limits of what land-use approval allows for

(Newser) - The Oregon city of Portland said Wednesday it will issue a land-use violation notice to the city's US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, accusing the facility of detaining people beyond the limits of what its land-use approval allows. The building's conditional land-use approval, in place since 2011, doesn'...

In ICE Facility's First 50 Days: 60 Violations

Fort Bliss' unfinished Camp East Montana cited for basic safety, medical care lapses

(Newser) - A new ICE detention center at Fort Bliss, Texas, racked up at least 60 violations of federal standards in its first 50 days, according to an internal inspection report obtained by the Washington Post . The facility, Camp East Montana, opened its doors to migrants in August while still under...

ICE Stop Ends With Driver Dead, Agent Injured Near Chicago

Agency says man tried to flee by driving into officers

(Newser) - A federal agent shot a man to death and was severely injured Friday during a stop in a Chicago suburb, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. Officials said that the man tried to drive his car into agents and flee when they began to arrest him in Franklin Park, the Chicago ...

US Singer's World Tour Includes Zero US Dates

Bad Bunny says he won't risk ICE raids targeting his Latino fans

(Newser) - Global superstar Bad Bunny is skipping the US on his upcoming world tour due to fears of immigration raids against his largely Latino audience. In a Wednesday interview with i-D magazine, the Puerto Rican rapper and singer said concerns about possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at his...

Workers Flee ICE Raid, Scale Fence at CIA Headquarters

Brief lockdown follows unannounced ICE action near Langley headquarters

(Newser) - An immigration raid at a construction site near the CIA's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, took a dramatic turn Wednesday when construction workers bolted from the site and headed straight for the agency's heavily fortified campus. According to sources familiar with the situation who spoke to the New ...

Administration Announces Immigration Blitz in Chicago
ICE Begins Chicago Operation
Sep 8, 2025 5:33 PM CDT

ICE Begins Chicago Operation

'It's never been about arresting the worst of the worst,' alderwoman says

(Newser) - The Trump administration announced Monday that it has begun an operation in Chicago against undocumented immigrants who commit crimes, a step President Trump had threatened to take, and advocates said people in Hispanic areas have already been taken into custody. The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

ICE Moves Detainees to Notorious Louisiana Prison

Kristi Noem says Angola prison was 'absolutely' chosen for its reputation

(Newser) - Louisiana's Angola prison, a maximum-security facility infamous for its harsh history, is taking on a new role as an immigrant detention center under a federal-state initiative. Authorities confirmed on Wednesday that ICE has begun moving detainees—described as "the worst of the worst" by Gov. Jeff Landry—...

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