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Report: ICE arrests of Asians tripled over past year

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests of people from Asian countries have nearly tripled over the past year, according to a new report from UCLA researchers—a sharp increase that has sparked concern among civil rights advocates and immigrant communities.

ICE holds decorated veteran, legal green card holder at Tacoma detention center—without any criminal charges — Other immigrants allegedly continue to be held for months past court-ordered releases

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“Our son started walking. Took his first ever confident dozen steps,” Melissa Chaudhry told the Northwest Asian Weekly.

US deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say

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Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle’s King County International Airport to witness deportation flights and spread word of where they are going and how many people are aboard. Until recently, they could keep track of the flights using publicly accessible websites.

WWII incarceration history fuels outcry over Fort Bliss ICE facility

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The Japanese American National Museum this week denounced the opening of a massive immigration detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, calling it a disturbing repeat of U.S. government actions during World War II.

Japanese American actor and former Superman, says he’s joining ICE

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Dean Cain, the actor best known for portraying Superman in the 1990s television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, said this week that he is joining U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to support former President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown.

12 members of Congress sue Trump administration to ensure access to ICE detention centers

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A dozen Democratic members of Congress who have been blocked from making oversight visits at immigration detention centers filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Trump administration that seeks to ensure they are granted entry into the facilities, even without prior notice.