Immigration News

One of ICE's Top Official Goes to Work for Private Prison Company

by Jim Hacking | November 27, 2019

In June, when Scott Sutterfield became Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s top official in the Deep South, the number of immigrants detained in the region was exploding. Between February and... VIEW POST

Bernie just dropped his immigration plan: abolish ICE and make DACA recipients legal

by Jim Hacking | November 7, 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders released his immigration plan Thursday, promising to enact a progressive wish list of policies, such as abolishing ICE, pausing deportations, and pushing a pathway to citizenship,... VIEW POST

Brothers featured in "Living Undocumented" Netflix series say they had to go into hiding to avoid ICE

by Jim Hacking |

It was just over a year ago that Camilo Dunoyer, now 18, first drew national attention to his family's plight with a social media video. In it he described... VIEW POST

ICE agent threatened illegal immigrant in Connecticut, raped her for years, lawsuit alleges

by Jim Hacking | October 24, 2019

A woman from Honduras who was living in Connecticut illegally was allegedly threatened with deportation and death by an immigration agent who sexually assaulted her for several years, impregnated... VIEW POST

A Cuban immigrant asked for asylum. After months of detention, he killed himself, ICE says.

by Jim Hacking | October 18, 2019

After an Oct. 9 immigration court hearing, Roylan Hernandez-Diaz was angry and disappointed. The 43-year-old asylum-seeker had been told he needed to provide more evidence of the political attacks... VIEW POST

Senior Border Patrol Agent Faces Charges of Sexually Assaulting Colleague

by Jim Hacking | October 7, 2019

The Border Patrol has struggled for years to recruit more women and help them advance through the agency’s ranks, which have long been dominated by men. Only about 5... VIEW POST

Fake Immigration Court Dates are Being Issued, Here's Why

by Jim Hacking | September 19, 2019

When a Key West woman finally got her notice to appear in immigration court, she prepared for a grueling trek to Miami. The Russian immigrant — a domestic violence... VIEW POST