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OPB's First Look: Immigration arrests take a dive
1+ min ago (369+ words) Immigration arrests in the Pacific Northwest have gone down steadily since December. However, as OPB's Troy Brynelson reports, federal agents have continued to target people without criminal records at a steady clip. We start today's newsletter with the latest data....
Communities oppose plans to turn warehouses into immigration detention centers
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (1292+ words) A proposed ICE detention center in a small community in western Maryland known as a destination for weekend bicyclists and Civil War history buffs in Williamsport, Md. , Thursday, March 26, 2026. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reviewing a plan to transform warehouses…...
How US communities have responded to plans to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers
34+ min ago (1311+ words) Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reviewing plans to convert warehouses into detention facilities for immigrants. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reviewing a plan to transform warehouses across the U. S. into detention facilities for tens of thousands of immigrants. So…...
European Human Rights Court rules against Belgium over inadequate reception asylum seekers
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (266+ words) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled against Belgium for the inadequate reception of four asylum seekers. The court found that, as Belgium failed to provide accommodation and material assistance for months despite a ruling by the Brussels…...
WA still blocked from inspecting immigrant detention center
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (629+ words) Published 5: 12 am Thursday, April 9, 2026 Washington state health inspectors have been trying for months to enter the Tacoma immigrant detention center amid longstanding concerns about the conditions there. A federal appeals court ruling last summer paved the way for them to…...
Madonna, Pedro Pascal, Ms. Rachel Among Prominent Names Urging Closure of ICE Migrant Family Jail
46+ min ago (446+ words) tags: Agents of Mass Deportation, Core Civic, Detention, Dilley, Donald Trump, Family Jails, Highlights, ICE and CBP Abuse, Mass Deportations, Private Prisons, Stephen Miller, AVEF, Blog by Gabe Ortiz on April 9, 2026 "Children belong in schools and on playgrounds, not in…...
INM deports Cuban national from Cancun with outstanding U. S. arrest warrant
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (276+ words) Home " Mexico " Cancun News " INM deports Cuban national from Cancun with outstanding U. S. arrest warrant Cancun, Q. R. " A suspect wanted in the U. S. has been deported from Cancun. The Cuban man was taken into custody Tuesday and handed over to the National Migration…...
EXCLUSIVE: Public Attorneys Doing Way More For Illegal Migrants Than You Might Think
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (706+ words) Criminal migrants across the country are increasingly avoiding deportation thanks to an unlikely source: public attorneys using local taxpayer dollars to represent them in immigration court. "You don't have a right to pay counsel in civil proceedings any more than…...
Habeas corpus petitions increase as immigration detentions grow
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (76+ words) Woman released from detention details legal battle'NBC 7 San Diego Habeas corpus petitions increase as immigration detentions grow US & World Videos Carpenter survives machete attack from road rage driver in Carlsbad U. S. military assets to remain near Iran during ceasefire Dishwasher warranty…...
Maine set up a tipline for ICE abuse. Here's what it got
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (593+ words) The Maine Monitor asked for the tips as part of a public records request to understand the types of concerns people were raising about agents" treatment of immigrants or observers during the two-week operation in which agents detained about 200 people,…...