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The Enforcement and Removal Operations’ week-long operation began Dec. 9 as the division targeted people that posed a threat to border security, national security or public safety, according to the U.

Teofelo Reyes Lima of Ocean County was arrested on January 7, 2025, and is being held without bail on charges of criminal sexual contact

The locations expected to be targeted by deportation teams from ICE include those with large populations of immigrants, one source said.

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem faced senators Friday as she vies to lead the federal agency that will carry out President-elect Donald Trump's promise to conduct the largest deportation program in U.S. history.

(THE CONVERSATION) Over the past half-decade, the state of Texas has been pushing an evolution in the administration and enforcement of immigration law. Stepping into a traditional federal role, state lawmakers in 2023 passed Senate Bill 4, allowing Texas police to arrest those illegally crossing the border from Mexico.

(TNND) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ... was convicted in June 2023 of two counts of second-degree sexual assault and conspiracy to tamper with evidence, according to ICE.

Republicans’ prized immigration bill, the Laken Riley Act, is apparently too expensive to implement, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The new administration promises to dramatically increase immigration enforcement and deport millions of undocumented people

Donald Trump won the election largely on the promise of cracking down on border crossings. When he takes office next week, he will be inheriting a quiet border, with crossings plummeting for the past few months.

A suspicious fire destroyed a northside home early Friday morning Fire Department Public Information Officer Nick Arnold reported. Firefighters were dispatched to a call concerning a structure fire at 1413 Plum St.

A man accused of sexually assaulting a student in 2013 and sending her the Facebook message: "So I raped you" was denied bail.