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DHS proposed gutting ICE’s body-cam program this FY. A Trump admin official told us, hours before Pretti was killed, that they did not want mandatory body cams for ICE. That mandate didn’t make it into the House budget for DHS that just passed.
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DHS proposed gutting ICE’s body-cam program this FY. A Trump admin official told us, hours before Pretti was killed, that they did not want mandatory body cams for ICE. That mandate didn’t make it into the House budget for DHS that just passed.
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Significant. Some thought the budget was a done deal after House passage. But many Dem-supported reforms were left out. And money for DHS body-worn cameras doesn’t make them mandatory — Trump admin opposed that.
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People confronted and clashed with law enforcement in Minneapolis on Saturday after a U.S. Border Patrol officer fatally shot a man. The victim was a 37-year-old White male believed to be a U.S. citizen and appeared to lawfully own a gun, the police chief said.
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SCOOP Trump administration confirms it opposed mandating body-worn cameras for ICE. The program was supposed to have been fully deployed by September. The FY budget proposal sought to gut the program. More in link:
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The Trump administration proposed massive cuts to ICE’s body camera program for this fiscal year as officers surged into U.S. cities to arrest immigrants, calling into question the agency’s commitment to deploying cameras.
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As ICE arrests surged, Trump administration sought to cut bodycam program
A string of violent incidents has added fresh urgency to calls for more body-worn cameras. But DHS proposed reducing spending on them in its initial budget proposal.
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SCOOP Trump administration confirms it opposed mandating body-worn cameras for ICE. The program was supposed to have been fully deployed by September. The FY budget proposal sought to gut the program. More in link:
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EPA says it will no longer consider health costs in pollution regulations
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EPA says it will no longer consider health costs in pollution regulations
The EPA weakened emissions standards for new power plants and said it would no longer consider the economic impacts of public health in rule making.
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SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
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ICE tactics and training under scrutiny after Minneapolis shooting
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ICE tactics and training under scrutiny after Minneapolis shooting
The shooting is fueling new questions about ICE’s tactics, training and preparations for street-level encounters across the country.
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Updated w/info about why ICE in MN aren’t wearing body cameras, who the officer who killed Renee Good is, and more
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UPDATED More details about the ICE officer under investigation for the fatal shooting of Renee Good. Last month he testified that he didn’t wear a body camera because it wasn’t office policy. He also served in Iraq & was in the Border Patrol, and more.
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ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting was dragged by a driver months earlier
Jonathan Ross received stitches and suffered abrasions after a June dragging incident, court records show. Ross fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in her SUV.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/08/ice-jonathan-ross-dragged/
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The ICE officer, now identified as Jonathan Ross, who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman in her SUV, had been seriously injured in June when he hooked his arm into the car window of an alleged fugitive who sped off and dragged him down the street.
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ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting was dragged by a driver months earlier
Jonathan Ross received stitches and suffered abrasions after a June dragging incident, court records show. Ross fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in her SUV.
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Breaking news: Federal agents shot and injured two people in Portland, Oregon, Mayor Keith Wilson said. He did not identify the agency involved but called on ICE to end operations in the city, citing the fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
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Federal agents shoot two in Portland, Oregon, officials say
Mayor Keith Wilson (D) did not identify which federal agency the agents belong to but called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end operations in the city.
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“If he has PTSD or a health issue, he shouldn’t be on the street until that’s addressed,” lawyer says.
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ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting was dragged by a driver months earlier
Jonathan Ross received stitches and suffered abrasions after a June dragging incident, court records show. Ross fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in her SUV.
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After President Trump ousted Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and declared that the U.S. will “run” the country temporarily, Venezuelan immigrants ponder whether things might actually improve enough to return or spark another exodus.
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What Maduro’s ouster means for Trump’s mass deportation campaign
Trump said many Venezuelan immigrants ‘want to go back.’ Will Maduro’s removal spark a return -- or another exodus?
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The Department of Education investigates Brown after shooting. Brown launches its own reviews, beefs up security and places security chief on leave.
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Education Dept. to examine safety procedures at Brown after shooting
The government will probe whether Brown complied with the Clery Act, which requires universities to report crime statistics and disclose safety procedures.
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Breaking: Multiple people have been shot and a suspect is at large at Brown University, police said Saturday evening. Students remain under lockdown, and campus and city police are responding to the incident. Read more here:
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Suspect at large after multiple people shot around Brown University, police say
According to a campus alert, shots were reported at the Barus and Holley Engineering building, a popular place for students to study.
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Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s godson was released last night, according to lawyer Todd Pomerleau.
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UPDATED: Mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew to be freed from ICE detention. DHS, after characterizing Brazilian mom with ties to Karoline Leavitt as a "criminal," did not oppose her release at a hearing today.
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EXCLUSIVE: Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
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Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
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DHS swept Chicago to get ‘the worst’ criminals. Many have no record.
Aggressive tactics in Chicago have been deployed in DHS’s “Operation Midway Blitz” to round up more than 4,000 people, only a small portion of whom have major criminal records.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/11/30/chicago-dhs-immigration-midway-blitz/
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If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder.
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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Chart of the decade, from a new blockbuster reportage on how billionaires took over American politics
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No response yet from DOJ on this but Abrego’s attorneys have already flagged it for Judge Xinis. See
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SCOOP: Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting Trump’s DOJ
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Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S.
The statement from a Costa Rican official conflicts with what the Trump administration told a federal judge about its attempts to deport the undocumented immigrant
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SCOOP w/@marianne_levine @John_Hudson & @siobhan_ogrady Ukraine has not always cooperated with deportations. But that’s changing. “The U.S. can deport as many as they want,” a Zelensky advisor said. “We’ll find good use for them.”
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Trump officials preparing to deport some Ukrainians despite conscription fears
Deportations to Ukraine have declined in recent years. An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky said, “We’ll find good use for them.”
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Three African nations rebuff U.S. effort to deport Kilmar Abrego García
Eswatini, Uganda and Ghana have declined to accept Abrego, an immigrant from El Salvador whom the Trump administration illegally deported to his native country.
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ICE arrest reveals hidden past of an Iowa schools superintendent
Ian Roberts had become a beloved member of the Des Moines public school system. Now parents are grappling with how his immigration status and criminal record were overlooked.
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Trump administration offers migrant children cash to self-deport
DHS said the program was “strictly voluntary” and aimed at helping children return to their families. Immigrant advocates likened it to “cash bribes for kids.”
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NEW Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda. DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”
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Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case
The judge found “insufficient evidence” to show that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda, according to a copy of the decision reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Judge: Trump lawyer made false claims in court to hastily deport Guatemalan kids
A Trump-appointed federal judge found Justice Department lawyer Drew Ensign made false claims to justify a “hasty operation” to deport Guatemalan children.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/09/18/trump-immigration-children-deportations-guatemala/
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UPDATED ICE is referring hundreds of immigrant children to federal shelters from the US interior, not from the border. Among them are parents separated from their children, an issue raised at a Senate hearing today:
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Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations
As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.
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FAMILY SEPARATION: As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation. ✍🏼
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Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations
As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.
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SCOOP: Sulma arrived in the US with her daughters in 2019. ICE pulled her over weeks ago. She has no criminal record. She’s a crime victim. By nightfall she was in detention. Her twins were in US custody, among hundreds of minors ICE referred to shelters this year. Gift link:
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Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations
As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.
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Bondi decisions limit asylum for victims of domestic abuse, gang violence
The rulings mark the first time the attorney general has used her authority to review immigration appeals court rulings and set precedents for judges nationwide.
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Trump administration rescinds protected status for 250,000 Venezuelans
The Department of Homeland Security is ending temporary protected status created in 2021 for Venezuelan migrants, affecting tens of thousands in the U.S.
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Trump administration rescinds protected status for 250,000 Venezuelans
The Department of Homeland Security is ending temporary protected status created in 2021 for Venezuelan migrants, affecting tens of thousands in the U.S.
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Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE on Monday after arriving at the agency’s Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney said.
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Kilmar Abrego García detained by ICE days after release from custody
Kilmar Abrego García was detained by ICE after arriving at the agency’s Baltimore field office as part of a required check-in after his release pending trial on human smuggling charges, his attorney s...
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EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, in a model that could later be used in other major cities.
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Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown
President Donald Trump said Chicago is his next likely target to crack down on urban crime. Military planning has been ongoing for weeks, officials say.
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Kilmar Abrego García’s lawyers say Trump threat to deport him to Uganda is coercion
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers contends the Trump administration is trying to force him to plead guilty or face deportation to Uganda.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/08/23/kilmar-abrego-garcia-uganda-deportation/
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UPDATED Kilmar Abrego García set free but ICE threatens to deport him to Uganda
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6 months ago
Breaking news: Kilmar Abrego García, the Maryland man illegally deported to his native El Salvador, has been released while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The Trump administration claimed he would “never go free” in the U.S. again.
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
The Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador has been released as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. ICE may try to quickly deport him.
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
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Kilmar Abrego García set free after illegal deportation, smuggling charges
The Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador has been released as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. ICE may try to quickly deport him.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/08/22/kilmar-abrego-garcia-jail-release-tennessee-maryland/
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Kristi Noem is living free of charge in Coast Guard commandant’s home
A DHS spokesman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/15/kristi-noem-is-living-free-charge-coast-guard-commandants-home/
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