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The Trump administration plans to deploy America's counter-terrorism apparatus as well as the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department against certain left-wing groups it accuses of funding and organizing political violence, officials said reut.rs/46JB5cL

A woman who was shot multiple times by border agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by DHS that described the shooting as self-defense. @reneehickman.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/bod...

As part of its crackdown on liberal groups, the White House shared a list of nine groups or donors that it said helped finance or plan protests where violence occurred. The list included the immigrant rights group CHIRLA, which said it advocates non-violence www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

New York governor criticizes ICE officers who she says shoved and injured journalists New York Governor Kathy Hochul criticized federal immigration officers who she said shoved and injured journalists at a New York City courthouse on Tuesday, the latest in a series of violent confrontations as tensions rise over President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

New York governor criticizes ICE officers who she says shoved and injured journalists www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Exclusive: Federal drug prosecutions fall to lowest level in decades as Trump shifts focus to deportations The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the slowest rate since at least the late 1990s.

Federal drug prosecutions fall to lowest level in decades as Trump shifts focus to deportations
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ICE tactics inflame tensions in New York, Chicago and other cities - www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...

Trump administration urges other nations to join its push to restrict asylum rights Top Trump administration officials urged other nations on Thursday to join a global campaign to roll back asylum protections, a major shift that would seek to reshape the post-World War Two framework around humanitarian migration.

Trump administration urges other nations to join its push to restrict asylum rights www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Multiple people killed, wounded in shooting at Dallas ICE field office, officials say Multiple people were wounded and killed in a shooting on Wednesday at a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas, and the shooter was killed after a self-inflicted gunshot wound, federal officials said.

One killed in shooting at ICE office, suspect's rounds had anti-ICE messages, officials say www.reuters.com/world/us/thr...

Washington's immigrant neighborhoods push back against ICE arrests: “We don’t feel safe, for the simple reason that we’re Latino” www.reuters.com/world/us/was...

US judge keeps block on Trump effort to deport Guatemalan unaccompanied children www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...

Exclusive: Trump administration plans push at UN to restrict global asylum rights President Donald Trump's administration plans to call for sharply narrowing the right to asylum at the United Nations later this month, documents show, as it seeks to undo the post-World War Two framework around humanitarian protection.

Exclusive: Trump administration plans push at UN to restrict global asylum rights, w/ @jonathanlanday.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/africa...

US Justice Dept considers handing over voter roll data for criminal probes, documents show The U.S. Justice Department is in talks with Homeland Security Investigations about transferring the sensitive voter roll data it has collected from states for use in criminal and immigration-related investigations, according to government documents seen by Reuters.

DOJ is in talks with ICE's investigative arm about transferring the sensitive voter roll data it has collected from states for use in criminal and immigration-related investigations, according to government documents seen by Reuters www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Immigrant faithful turn to virtual sermons and home communion amid Trump crackdown Sitting alone at her dining room table this past Sunday, Doris Aguirre took a bite of a soda cracker and a sip of the orange juice she had prepared to represent the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Eyes closed, she then made the sign of the cross.

Immigrant faithful turn to virtual sermons and home communion amid Trump crackdown www.reuters.com/world/us/imm...

Exclusive: Guatemalan document undercuts U.S. claims on child deportations Many family members of unaccompanied Guatemalan migrant children who are part of a group the Trump administration attempted to deport over the weekend did not want their children returned to Guatemala, according to an internal Guatemalan government report that contradicts assertions made by U.S. officials.

Exclusive: Guatemalan document undercuts U.S. claims on child deportations, w/ Emily Green and @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

US judge blocks deportations of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala A federal judge on Sunday issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deporting 10 unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala after lawyers said the removals would violate U.S. laws.

US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan children www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Trump’s migrant crackdown gives ICE power and money but puts it under strain Under President Donald Trump, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has become the driving force of his sweeping crackdown on migrants. But staff are contending with long hours and growing public outrage over the arrests.

Trump’s migrant crackdown gives ICE power and money but puts it under strain: "They used to be able to say: 'We are arresting criminals’” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington's National Mall, one of the safest parts of America's capital.

Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Exclusive: Trump administration weighing refugee cap of 40,000 with focus on white South Africans U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is discussing a refugee admissions cap of around 40,000 for the coming year with a majority allocated to white South Africans, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the matter and an internal refugee program email, reflecting a major shift in the U.S. approach to refugees.

Exclusive: Trump administration weighing refugee cap of 40,000 with focus on white South Africans www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Migrants apprehended in marijuana farm raids recount living nightmare Mexicans - with the largest population of immigrants in the U.S. without status - are living in fear.

Migrants apprehended in marijuana farm raids recount living nightmare www.reuters.com/world/us/mig...

American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group buoyed by his rhetoric is expanding its reach and changing the face of white extremism in America. Its leaders: a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders.

American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers Federal employees faced a barrage of intimidation and harassment after a group linked to the Trump administration posted their personal information on online “watchlists” denouncing them as liberals. Some have been fired. Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety.

Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers www.reuters.com/investigatio...

DC facing $20 million security funding cut despite Trump complaints of US capital crime The Trump administration plans to slash security funding for Washington, D.C., according to a grant notice, even as President Donald Trump asserts crime in the U.S. capital is “totally out of control.”

DC facing $20 million security funding cut despite Trump complaints of crime - @courtneyrozen.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/dc-...

Exclusive: FBI looks to add drug cartel suspects to terror watch list, government files show The FBI has asked local police to submit the names of people tied to drug cartels and gangs to the U.S. government's terrorist watch list created after 9/11, which could land more Americans on the list, according to law enforcement documents seen by Reuters.

FBI looks to add drug cartel suspects to terror watch list, government files show - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Supporters rally to free Alabama social worker detained by ICE Friends and family of an Alabama social worker detained by U.S. immigration authorities are pushing for her release days after she was pulled over for an alleged speeding violation, a case that reflects the broad sweep of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

Supporters rally to free Alabama social worker detained by ICE - www.reuters.com/world/us/sup...

US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot program The U.S. could require bonds of up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas.

US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas under pilot program www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Detention, fear and national security: On Assignment The first episode of our new podcast examines the impact of ICE's raids.

I joined Jonah Green on the Reuters World News podcast to talk about the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement and how it has escalated in recent months to sweep in more people with no criminal record www.reuters.com/podcasts/ice...

The US said it had no choice but to deport them to a third country. Then it sent them home The Trump administration says that some serious criminals need to be deported to third countries because even their home countries won't accept them. But a review of recent cases shows that at least five men threatened with such a fate were sent to their native countries within weeks.

The Trump admin says that some serious criminals need to be deported to third countries because even their home countries won't accept them. But at least five men threatened with such a fate were sent to their native countries instead. W/ @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Exclusive: US plans to fund deportations from Costa Rica, document shows The U.S. State Department is planning to spend up to $7.85 million to help Costa Rica deport immigrants, according to a document seen by Reuters, under an arrangement similar to a Biden-era program that drew criticism from migrant advocates.

The Trump administration is planning to spend up to $7.85 million to help Costa Rica deport immigrants. Story w/ @gramslattery.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/americ...