In the small coal-mining town of Freeland, Pennsylvania, 60-year-old Cuban exile José Herrán disappeared in mid-October 2015, leaving behind a legacy of unanswered questions.
Category: immigration
Trump’s immigration agents detained over 170 US citizens
A ProPublica investigation found that federal agents have held scores of U. S. citizens, some for more than 24 hours.
‘Concerned’ judge orders ICE field director into court to address use of tear gas with protesters and media
A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday said she is “profoundly concerned” that immigration agents are violating her orders restricting the use of tear gas on media and protesters and ordered the field director for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement into court to answer questions.
‘This is un-American’: Community leaders condemn ICE arrest of U.S. citizen in Waukegan
A 23-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested and released in Waukegan Monday as federal agents ramp up immigration arrests in Lake County.
Business groups urge Trump to reconsider $100,000 H-1B application fee
A coalition of business organizations has urged US President Donald Trump to reconsider the recently announced $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications.
Man pleads guilty to throwing Molotov cocktail at deputies during Paramount immigration protest
A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to throwing a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids in Paramount.
Family ‘unlawfully’ detained by ICE at Millennium Park now separated, court filing argues
Attorneys for the National Immigrant Justice Center have argued in court that federal agents working for ICE violated the law when they detained a family of four this past weekend at Millennium Park, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.
'Law & Order: SVU' features ICE agents obstructing rape case by attempting to arrest witness
NBC’s long-running crime drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” featured immigration officers blocking the police from investigating a rape by trying to arrest an illegal immigrant witness. Thursday’s episode, “In the Wind,” followed a building superintendent named Jorge Ruiz, played by Juan Francisco Villa, who becomes a key witness in identifying a rape suspect. However, Ruiz’s illegal status complicates matters after he flees an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on his building because of his past as a convicted felon.