ICE /tags/ice ICE en-US WLRN Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMT Politifact FL: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s False claim that Kamala Harris ‘supported abolishing ICE’ /government-politics/2024-07-31/politifact-fl-fact-checking-donald-trumps-false-claim-that-kamala-harris-supported-abolishing-ice The Trump and Harris campaigns responded to our query about Trump’s rally claim with multiple citations of Harris statements; we found many more through our own research. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-31/politifact-fl-fact-checking-donald-trumps-false-claim-that-kamala-harris-supported-abolishing-ice Amy Sherman | PolitiFact Cuba stops accepting deportations from the U.S. /local-news/2022-04-13/cuba-stops-accepting-deportations-from-the-u-s The Cuban government has not been accepting deportations of Cuban nationals from the U.S. for more than six months, at a time when tens of thousands are leaving the island to reach the U.S. in the largest exodus since the 1980s Mariel boatlift. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:51:23 GMT /local-news/2022-04-13/cuba-stops-accepting-deportations-from-the-u-s Nora Gámez Torres | The Miami Herald Florida Governor Demands Biden Administration Change New Immigration Policy /news/2021-04-05/florida-governor-demands-biden-administration-change-new-immigration-policy Governor Ron DeSantis is calling on the federal government to ensure the transfer of undocumented immigrants to the custody of ICE -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- once they’ve completed their prison sentences. Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:04:55 GMT /news/2021-04-05/florida-governor-demands-biden-administration-change-new-immigration-policy Gina Jordan Biden Tries To Rein In ICE: New Rules Limit Who Immigration Agents Target for Arrest /news/2021-02-18/biden-reins-in-ice-new-guidelines-limit-who-immigration-agents-target-for-arrest After four years of stepped-up enforcement, the Biden administration is announcing new guidelines that sharply limit who can be arrested and deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:59:55 GMT /news/2021-02-18/biden-reins-in-ice-new-guidelines-limit-who-immigration-agents-target-for-arrest Joel Rose Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody /2020-12-22/dozens-of-women-allege-unwanted-surgeries-and-medical-abuse-in-ice-custody More women are coming forward to say they were coerced to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:23:19 GMT /2020-12-22/dozens-of-women-allege-unwanted-surgeries-and-medical-abuse-in-ice-custody Joel Rose Cuban Detainees: ICE Forced Us To Sign Forms Saying We Wanted To Go Back, ‘Visit’ Family /2020-10-29/cuban-detainees-ice-forced-us-to-sign-forms-saying-we-wanted-to-go-back-visit-family The detainees, 26 in all, told the Herald that if they declined to sign the travel documents, agents handcuffed them, pushed them against a table and forcibly scanned their fingerprints to get a digital signature. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:17:38 GMT /2020-10-29/cuban-detainees-ice-forced-us-to-sign-forms-saying-we-wanted-to-go-back-visit-family Monique O. Madan ICE Reverses COVID-19 Measure, Says It Will Resume Arresting Non-Criminal Migrants /2020-09-29/ice-reverses-covid-19-measure-says-it-will-resume-arresting-non-criminal-migrants Late Friday afternoon, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement updated its COVID-19 information webpage to say that the agency is “confident that our officers can properly and safely carry out operations.” Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:50:40 GMT /2020-09-29/ice-reverses-covid-19-measure-says-it-will-resume-arresting-non-criminal-migrants Monique O. Madan U.S. Judge Orders Feds To Release At-Risk Migrant Detainees In South Florida /news/2020-05-01/u-s-judge-orders-feds-to-release-at-risk-migrant-detainees-in-south-florida Last month immigration rights groups sued the federal government to release migrants in South Florida detention centers because of the risks of infection… Fri, 01 May 2020 23:26:39 GMT /news/2020-05-01/u-s-judge-orders-feds-to-release-at-risk-migrant-detainees-in-south-florida Tim Padgett Haitian Advocates, Fearing COVID-19 Spread, Call On U.S. To Halt Deportation Flights /news/2020-04-22/haitian-advocates-fearing-covid-19-spread-call-on-u-s-to-halt-deportation-flights Earlier this month, the U.S. deported a group of Haitians back to Haiti – and some tested positive for the new coronavirus. Immigrant advocates are now… Wed, 22 Apr 2020 21:46:30 GMT /news/2020-04-22/haitian-advocates-fearing-covid-19-spread-call-on-u-s-to-halt-deportation-flights Tim Padgett Undocumented Migrants: If We're 'Essential' Workers During COVID-19, Why Detain Us? /show/latin-america-report/2020-04-07/undocumented-migrants-if-were-essential-workers-during-covid-19-why-detain-us The federal government has designated farm workers as "essential" to the U.S. food supply chain during the COVID-19 crisis. Ironically, about two-thirds… Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:27:35 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-04-07/undocumented-migrants-if-were-essential-workers-during-covid-19-why-detain-us Tim Padgett