Ice Cheif Tom Homan speaks at the announcement of the new Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office at a news conference in Washington, April 26, 2017. (AP/Susan Walsh)

ICE Chief Says Immigrants Should Be Looking Over Their Shoulders

He also said “no population of persons” in the U.S. illegally is safe from deportation.

by Jake Johnson

Immigrant Arrests Up 40% Under Trump, Deportations Down

There has also been a renewed focus on arresting immigrants without criminal convictions.

Immigrant Arrests Up 40% Under Trump, Deportations Down

SANTA ANA, Calif.  — U.S. immigration arrests increased nearly 40 percent in early 2017 as newly emboldened agents under President Donald Trump detained more than 40,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally — with a renewed focus on immigrants without criminal convictions. The numbers released by Acting Immigration

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Sessions Chooses Latino Community Victimized By Hate To ‘Drum Up Fear Of Immigrant Violence’

“What we do not need is a divisive figure like Jeff Sessions coming up from Washington to try to turn our tragedy into one of his polarizing political talking points.”

Sessions Chooses Latino Community Victimized By Hate To ‘Drum Up Fear Of Immigrant Violence’

Before uttering a word of his speech on Salvadoran gang violence, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions already has opened up old wounds of a Long Island immigrant community still scarred by a 2008 hate crime.

Sessions has chosen the island’s federal courthouse, about 50 miles outside New York City Hall, as the site

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Activists Hang ‘Refugees Welcome’ Banner From Statue Of Liberty

The 20-foot red-and-white banner was up from roughly 12:45pm to just before 4:00pm, when the National Park Service tore it down.

Activists Hang ‘Refugees Welcome’ Banner From Statue Of Liberty

(REPORT) --- Activists scaled the base of the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday to unfurl a massive banner reading "Refugees Welcome" across the observation deck. The 20-foot red-and-white banner was up from roughly 12:45pm to just before 4:00pm, when the National Park Service tore it down. In an email to

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Mississippi Prison Still Hasn’t Addressed Conditions That Led To Deadly 2012 Riot

A recent DOJ audit found that a Mississippi private prison which holds mostly immigrant prisoners, failed to address issues with staffing and living conditions that led to a deadly riot in 2012.

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#SanctuaryCampus Campaign Spreads As 28 Schools Vow To Protect Students

The immigrant-led movement calls for universities to make campuses safe for undocumented students at risk of deportation.

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The movement to make college campuses into sanctuaries for undocumented students is growing, with walkouts and sit-ins taking place around the country on Thursday. Students and faculty in Massachusetts,

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‘Liberty Is The Rule’: Federal Court Blocks Immigrant Detainment Policy

The government “cannot deprive individuals of their liberty merely to send a message to others,” says ACLU.

Leticia Tepetitla, 9, wearing a U.S. flag, marches with other demonstrators calling for immigration reform. Photo: Stefano Paltera/AP A U.S. federal court on Friday put a temporary halt on the so-called "no release" policy to detain immigrants seeking asylum from violence in Central America. The New York Times

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