US EditionProPublica finds more than 170 U.S. citizens have been held by immigration agents
- Through Oct. 5, ProPublica found federal immigration agents had detained at least 170 U.S. citizens in recent months, covering the first nine months of President Donald Trump's second administration.
- The Department of Justice ordered enforcement priorities that led agents to arrest people suspected of interfering, while over 50 citizens were held after agents questioned their status.
- Witness accounts describe physical abuse including Americans being dragged, tackled and held outside in the rain, with nearly 20 children including two with cancer and at least three pregnant citizens detained.
- There is no government tally of citizen detentions, and in nearly 50 instances charges were dismissed or never filed, prompting more than 50 members of Congress to seek answers from the administration.
- Oversight experts say prospects for accountability are slim as federal courts and the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents to consider race and limited legal paths exist for suing federal agents.
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The Morning SunLatino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by ICE and Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched. About two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than …
ICE routinely arrests lawful workers in Alabama, suit alleges
Last month Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen, arrested twice at work by immigration agents, filed suit against the government. This week he is asking a judge to stop immigration arrests at work sites.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held By Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged And Detained For Days.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned. “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in…
When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during raids, Judge Brett Kavanaugh said citizens should not be concerned. “If officials find out that the individual they detained is an American citizen or is legally in the United States,” Kavanaugh wrote, “let the individual go quickly.” But that is far from the reality that many citizens have experienced. Americans have been dr…
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