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.
Green card holder returning from family wedding detained by ICE
A Korean-born scientist and longtime U.S. resident is facing possible deportation after being detained at San Francisco International Airport earlier this month, raising alarm among immigrant-rights advocates and legal experts.
Immigration arrest outside Oregon preschool rattles parents
Parents at a preschool in a Portland suburb are reeling after immigration officers arrested a father in front of the school during morning drop-off hours, breaking his car window to detain him in front of children, families and staffers.
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.
Man bound for Vietnam, detained in Africa: Seattle gathers to #BringTuanHome
More than 100 community members, immigrant rights advocates, and legal experts gathered outside the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle to demand justice for Tuan Thanh Phan, a longtime Washington resident whose recent deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sparked outrage and ignited a statewide movement.
Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles are spreading nationwide and are expected to continue into the weekend.
Longtime UW employee held by ICE released
Lewelyn Dixon, a longtime laboratory technician at the University of Washington, is now a free woman.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in “critical fields.”
Visa crackdown leads international students in the US to reconsider summer travel
On summer break from a Ph.D. program, an international student at University of California, San Diego, was planning a trip with a few friends to Hawaii.
ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer says
The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said Friday.