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A day after Mayor Tab Bowling on social media criticized a new police immigration enforcement policy and declared Decatur will not be a “sanctuary city,” he received a rebuke
Robert Vadasz won the NRA National Police Shooting Championship for the 11th time in 12 years
Portland police say they need to comply with city resolution prohibiting city enforcement of federal immigration laws
Jail officials thwarted the attempt to help the inmate escape
The sheriff says the suspect was previously in custody, but could not be turned over to ICE due to sanctuary laws
ICE said the immigration agent opened fire after the man drove at him while fleeing a traffic stop
The Republican-backed state law threatens to withhold some state funding from local governments if they adopt so-called sanctuary policies
A California state appeals court on Friday threw out the sole conviction against Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, whose case sparked a national immigration debate
Agency determined that federal immigration officials can access the records within it, raising concern that participation in the system would violate a “sanctuary county” law
ICE described the raid as the “largest single-state [work site] enforcement action in history”
CBP Tornillo Port Director Donna Sifford was shopping on her day off when a gunman entered the store and began shooting
Darrick Bell, 50, is the accused leader of a sophisticated human trafficking and narcotics distribution operation in Detroit
After several hours, neighbors formed a human chain to protect the father and son as they ran into their house
The new law forces local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials
A man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state Saturday
Judge has dismissed substantial parts of AG’s first “sanctuary cities” lawsuit that alleges police chief obstructed enforcement of immigration law
The operation, which is sparking outrage among immigrant advocates, would target people with final orders of removal
Kevin McAleenan says there is an “extraordinary challenging situation” at the border
Carla Provost says sexist posts and comments mocking migrant deaths in a closed Facebook group for agents and employees are “completely inappropriate”
John Sanders, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said he would resign July 5
Immigration rights groups are calling the sheriff’s moves a “bait and switch” because inmates are still being given to ICE
The bill would require all sheriffs to recognize requests from ICE to hold inmates believed to be in the U.S. illegally
Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost said apprehensions and drug seizures at the border have become “overwhelming”
The move came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Trump on Friday asking him to call off the raids
If passed, the bill will force sheriffs to hold jail inmates who may be in the country illegally and give ICE up to 48 hours to pick them up
The sheriffs announced they wouldn’t comply with ICE detainers for people charged with state crimes
The bill will require law enforcement to honor ICE detainers for undocumented immigrants who are arrested or convicted of a crime
The measures were recently passed by the legislature and reduce the instances in which local LE can detain an immigrant without a warrant
Police say the suspect’s vehicle was blocked and he opened fire on the officers
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