Lawmakers seek probe of ICE force-feeding of immigrants
Reporting by The Associated Press revealed late last month that nine Indian men were being force-fed through nasal tubes against their will.
Immigration headlines
‘We are all America’ — Loop rally backs immigrants after Trump’s emergency
“A wall cannot separate us,” Estela Vara, an undocumented Latino immigrant, told the crowd of about 200 people at Federal Plaza Monday.
Trump’s border wall may halt a Kentucky military middle school
The Pentagon said in a statement that while the president can reallocate funds, the government agency would play a hand in the spending.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump calls diversity visas a ‘horror show’
Before the wall project started, El Paso had been rated one of the three safest major U.S. cities going back to 1997.
Authorities say suspect in suitcase death has been in US illegally since 2017
Investigators focused on Javier Da Silva after police said he used Valerie Reyes’ ATM card to withdraw cash multiple times after her death.
Rapper 21 Savage released from immigration custody, lawyers say
Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was released on bond Tuesday after spending more than a week in federal immigration custody, his lawyers said.
Rep. Kinzinger: National guard pilot deploying to border meets twice with Trump
President Donald Trump has been quietly consulting with him on national security issues. “We talk a lot about Syria and Afghanistan,” Kinzinger said.
Former Rep. Luis Gutierrez hospitalized with ‘extremely high blood pressure’
“He is under the excellent medical care of doctors who are monitoring the situation closely,” the former congressman’s wife Soraida Gutierrez said.
21 Savage is being wrongly held by US immigration, lawyers say
Attorneys for 21 Savage said Monday that the Grammy-nominated rapper was being wrongly held by federal immigration authorities.
Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage faces deportation after ICE detainment
Authorities in Atlanta say Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage has been placed in deportation proceedings in federal immigration court.
Detainee on hunger strike details force-feeding at ICE facility
“They tie us on the force-feeding bed, and then they put a lot of liquid into the tubes, and the pressure is immense so we end up vomiting it out.”
Fashion production co-op run by refugee, immigrant women to open in Chicago
A new fashion production co-op owned by refugee and immigrant women is in the developing stages.
Undocumented immigrant who worked at Trump golf club to attend SOTU address
Victorina Morales, a native of Guatemala who lives in Bound Brook, was invited to attend Trump’s address by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.
ICE force-feeding immigrants on hunger strike
“They are restraining people and forcing them to get tubes put in their noses,” said one of the immigrant detainees.
Citizenship, green card applications seeing lengthier wait times, lawyers say
Immigration lawyers are blasting delays in the U.S. government’s handling of applications for citizenship, green cards and other immigration benefits.
