Immigration And Customs Enforcement

Protesters gather for a news conference in Atlanta earlier this year, shortly after the release of a complaint by whistleblower Dawn Wooten, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga.

U.S. Agrees To Pause Deportations For Women Alleging Abuse At ICE Facility

Colin Dwyer

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Dozens of immigrant women have said they received unwanted gynecological procedures at Irwin County Detention Center. Yet even as authorities investigate, the accusers have been in danger of removal.

Texas

Calls For Closure, Investigation After Allegations Of Forced Hysterectomies At ICE Detention Center

From Texas Standard:In September, a disturbing report came out about alleged forced hysterectomies on women in custody at the Irwin County Immigration and…

Texas

Civil Rights Group Wants To Stop ICE Detentions It Considers 'Blatantly Illegal'

From Texas Standard:Last week, a video circulated widely on social media showing security guards shoving a man into an elevator at a McAllen hotel holding…

UT Austin students pass by the main building on campus on their way to and from classes.

Education

In Reversal, ICE Will Let International Students Stay In U.S. While Taking Only Online Classes

On Tuesday, the Trump administration walked back recent guidance that would have deported international college and university students if they were…

Texas

Texas Universities Scramble In Response To New International Student Rule

From Texas Standard:An Immigration and Customs Enforcement rule announced last week requires international students to return to their home countries if…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a new set of rules for foreign students in light of the coronavirus pandemic. International students cannot enter or stay in the U.S. if their college offers courses only online in the fall semester.

ICE: Foreign Students Must Leave The U.S. If Their Colleges Go Online-Only This Fall

Rachel Treisman

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New federal rules will prohibit international students from completing fully online courses of study while in the U.S. Monday's announcement comes as more colleges release their plans for the fall.

Crime & Justice

Exclusive: Video Shows Controversial Use Of Force Inside An ICE Detention Center

In the early morning of June 12, 2017, a group of eight Central American migrants decided to go on a hunger strike to protest conditions at the…

Texas

ICE Has Released This Dallas-Born U.S. Citizen Detained For More Than Three Weeks

Federal authorities have released an 18-year-old Dallas-born U.S. citizen who had been detained in immigration custody for more than three weeks after…

Changes to the expedited removal process allow low-level immigration officers to determine if an undocumented immigrant has been living in the U.S. for less than two years.

Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion

Vanessa Romo

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The changes will allow ICE officials to deport undocumented immigrants who can't prove they have been in the U.S. for more than two years, without a hearing before a judge. It takes effect Tuesday.

Crime & Justice

Some Houston Churches Will Open Doors To Immigrants During ICE Raids

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee met with faith leaders in Houston on Saturday to invite undocumented immigrants to seek refuge in churches, mosques and…