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DHS assistant secretary for public affairs Tricia McLaughlin weighs in on members of the Democratic Party who are pushing for I.C.E. tracking apps and more on ‘The Big Weekend Show.’
Latin Times: ICE Holding Hundreds of Immigrants in Makeshift Detention Center Under San Diego Courthouse
About 200 immigrants who arrived for annual ICE check-ins were taken into custody after nearby detention center reached capacity
From Los Angeles to New York, hundreds of people who appeared for standard appointments at federal buildings have been held for days as immigration authorities work to meet quotas widely pushed by senior Trump administration officials, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who has urged the agency to make at least 3,000 arrests nationwide each day.
Multiple reports indicate that this tactic has been in place for weeks, leading to hundreds of people being confined in makeshift detention facilities. As Border Report noted on Oct. 22, that has been the case in San Diego.
According to the outlet, about 200 immigrants who arrived for annual check-ins with ICE were detained and are being held in the basement of the federal courthouse in downtown San Diego.
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One attorney said the immigrants being held do not appear in ICE’s detainee locator database and that families have been unable to obtain information about their loved ones.
Another attorney, who requested anonymity, said her clients were kept in rooms with extreme temperatures and forced to share bathrooms without privacy. She added that those being held were not provided medical care or edible food while confined in the basement.
ZNetwork: Stephen Miller Against Voting Rights
The Supreme Court, urged on by well-funded far-right ideologues like Stephen Miller, is set to curtail important provisions of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to aggressive, racially based disenfranchisement.
The US Supreme Court is reportedly set to gut core provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a landmark law that prohibited racial discrimination in the voting process. Urging the court to act is the America First Legal Foundation, a nonprofit public interest law firm cofounded in 2021 by top Trump adviser Stephen Miller.
At the same time, the firm is urging the US Election Assistance Commission, which oversees national voter registration forms, to institute a nationwide policy requiring voters to show proof of citizenship to vote.
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Miller’s firm’s petition is opposed by a number of voting rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union. In its letter on the matter, the Fair Elections Center says that the petition could disqualify millions of eligible voters who lack documentary proof of citizenship and quotes former conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s insistence “that a simple means of registering to vote in federal elections will be available.”
Stephen Miller Against Voting Rights
The US Supreme Court is reportedly set to gut core provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a landmark law that prohibited racial
Western Journal: Border Patrol Faces Attacks from Violent Chicago Rioters on ‘Most Violent Days’ of Operation Midway Blitz
The price of enforcing the rules has been high as U.S. Border Patrol try to impose law on Democrat-run Chicago.
A Department of Homeland Security news release noted that Wednesday was “one of its most violent days since beginning Operation Midway Blitz.”
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said that” agitators stalked law enforcement, rammed vehicles, fled scenes, injured agents, and caused multiple accidents across town—putting law enforcement and the public in danger.”
Border Patrol Faces Attacks from Violent Chicago Rioters on ‘Most Violent Days’ of Operation Midway Blitz
The Border Patrol is not letting threats and violence prevent it from doing its job to root out illegal immigrants in Chicago.
Mostly likely lies, give their track records in other arrests of innocent demonstrators, but to the extent, if any, that the charges are true: What goes around, comes around. ICE and the Border Patrol will get their just desserts.
ABC News: DHS says migrant fatally struck by vehicle while fleeing ICE agents
Authorities said Jose Castro-Rivera, 24, was killed in Virginia.
The Department of Homeland Security said an undocumented immigrant was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a highway while attempting to flee immigration officials.
A DHS spokesperson said Jose Castro-Rivera and other occupants traveling in a vehicle were stopped by ICE officers on Thursday as part of a “targeted, intelligence-based immigration enforcement operation.” DHS did not provide further details about the operation.
While DHS did not say where the incident took place, the Virginia State Police reported it happened on Interstate 264 in Norfolk around 11 a.m. and said Castro-Rivera was struck by a 2002 Ford pickup truck and was pronounced dead at the scene. Its report said he was 24 years old.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Trump Escalates Feud With Illinois Over Immigration
President Donald Trump has demanded the imprisonment of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, accusing them of neglecting to safeguard U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers amid escalating protests over intensified immigration enforcement. A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s injunction blocking the full deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, while Operation Midway Blitz has resulted in over 1,000 arrests of undocumented migrants in the Chicago area, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The administration has federalized 300 Illinois and 400 Texas National Guard troops to secure federal sites in Chicago and beyond, a step decried by state and city leaders as an unconstitutional intrusion and discriminatory tactic, prompting lawsuits from Illinois and Chicago to halt the operations.
Trump said, “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Officers!” He added, “Governor Pritzker also!”
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Bovino said, “I doubt the governor could fill custard in a pie factory if it came down to it, but what he is adept at is placing his citizens, his law enforcement officers, and his state in jeopardy at the hands of criminals.” Bovino added, “It’s plain and simple: he doesn’t care.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-escalates-feud-with-illinois-over-immigration/ss-AA1Pb2PK
News Nation: Feds use tear gas in Chicago neighborhood during fracas
At least three people were taken into custody after a confrontation between residents and federal agents on Chicago’s Northwest Side Saturday morning.
Witnesses told WGN-TV they were shaken by what happened and are seeking answers about why federal agents approached a landscaper working in the neighborhood.
Brian Kolp, who lives nearby, said he was sitting on his couch with a cup of coffee when he heard loud noises outside. When he looked out the window, he saw agents arresting someone on his front lawn.‘Angels’ step in after federal agents use tear gas near Chicago school
“I think I heard one of the whistles, that’s what caught my attention, and then they tackled him right in my front yard,” Kolp said.
The incident took place in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, near Kildare and Waveland. Video from the scene shows neighbors confronting the agents as tear gas fills the air and several people are pinned to the ground.
“They ended up taking at least two other people into custody, including my 70-year-old-ish neighbor who lives in that house there,” Kolp said. “He was just coming home from a run. They took him to the ground and ended up taking him away.”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/feds-tear-gas-chicago-neighborhood
Charlotte Observer: ‘Come Out Here’: Border Patrol Chief Challenges Democrat
Chief Border Patrol Agent Greg Bovino has challenged Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) to witness firsthand the violence targeting federal immigration officers, following Goldman’s televised dismissal of a reported surge in such incidents. Tensions have intensified between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and activists, with ongoing protests in Portland and Chicago prompting heightened federal responses, including the deployment of 100 National Guard members to an ICE facility in suburban Chicago, as confirmed by Bovino.
Bovino referenced a $12,000 bounty on his life, emphasizing the dangers faced by ICE and Border Patrol personnel daily.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/come-out-here-border-patrol-chief-challenges-democrat/ss-AA1Pc6sI
Bovino should look in the mirror and ask himself why he’s such a prick!
Nobody likes me,
Everybody hates me,
Think I’ll go eat worms!
Raleigh News & Observer: ICE Arrest Ban Sparks Clash with DHS in Chicago
Cook County Courts Chief Judge Timothy Evans has barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from making courthouse arrests, citing concerns that detention has discouraged court appearances. The order has prohibited civil detention of parties, witnesses, and visitors. Immigrant groups claimed prior arrests have undermined trust in the justice system.
Since July, ICE has arrested at least a dozen people outside Cook County courthouses. Advocacy groups said fear has kept residents from hearings, including one woman detained outside a domestic violence court.
Cook County Public Defender Cruz Rodriguez said, “I have had numerous conversations with clients who are presented with a difficult decision of either missing court and receiving an arrest warrant or coming to court and risk being arrested by ICE.”…
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch (D) urged statewide limits on federal arrests near public institutions, while Gov. JB Pritzker suggested agents may have violated prior court restrictions. Welch stated, “We won’t sit back and let our democracy be taken from us.” He added, “If we can do something similar statewide, I’d love to get that done, because what’s happening with these ICE agents and courthouses and territories around courthouses is unacceptable.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ice-arrest-ban-sparks-clash-with-dhs-in-chicago/ss-AA1PbGWG
Kansas City Star: Chicago Teen’s CBP Arrest Sparks Civil Rights Uproar
Federal immigration agents reportedly detained a 15-year-old U.S. citizen during a Chicago Border Patrol (CBP) operation, prompting criticism from civil rights advocates. Attorneys claimed the teenager was held without charges or legal counsel. The law firm representing him launched a civil investigation into the incident, calling it a troubling abuse of authority.
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The 15-year-old was arrested for assault and later released without charges. DHS said the teen was arrested for allegedly throwing an egg that hit a Border Patrol agent during a chase following a vehicle collision. Officials noted that the teen admitted to the act. Attorneys from Romanucci & Blandin said the teen was held for several hours without family contact before release.
Attorneys claimed the detention may have violated constitutional protections against unlawful seizure and due process. Attorney Antonio M. Romanucci stated, “This is how people disappear in autocracies—grabbed off streets, held in unmarked locations, no calls to family, no stated charges, no due process.”