Members phkrause Posted March 17 Author Members Posted March 17 ICE replaces contractor at largest detention camp after scrutiny of living conditions U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is terminating the contractor running its largest detention facility and replacing it with a more experienced firm that will work to improve medical care and other services, the agency said Friday. With an average of nearly 3,000 detainees in six long tent encampments, evidence has mounted to support claims of overcrowding, medical neglect, malnutrition and emotional distress. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ ‘Worse than a prison': 911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE’s largest detention camp Immigration lawyers accuse Vermont prisons of impeding their work Eswatini receives third batch of migrants deported by the US Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Hanseng Posted March 18 Posted March 18 On 3/3/2025 at 10:46 AM, phkrause said: About a quarter of construction workers across the U.S. may be undocumented, The practical impact of illegal construction workers can be a job poorly done. The guys who hire them are the ones who should be hammered. Some of these illegals are not poor. They may own a ranch in Mexico, simply need more money for a new bull. Others will get a job in construction, work for a while until they know the basics, then hold themselves out as a contractor or skilled worker, which they are not. The work they do is substandard at best. At the same time, they take work away from legals who are qualified, hence a double whammy. The customer is burned and a hard working, taxpaying, qualified individual is deprived of a job. To become a journeyman in union construction jobs can take ~5 years. Training includes not only practical experience but actual classroom study. Illegals may work a year or two then go to work, lacking the know how as well as the artisan sense some jobs, such as tile setters, require. Illegals are not the only ones who do this type of thing. Farm labor is a different story. Quote
Members phkrause Posted March 25 Author Members Posted March 25 Canadian mother and daughter ‘traumatized’ by ICE detainment, husband says A Canadian woman and her seven-year-old daughter with autism who have been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for nearly a week have been transferred to a notorious detention center and asked to “self-deport”, according to her husband, who said the pair had been “traumatized” by the experience. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/canadian-mother-daughter-ice-detention? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 29 Author Members Posted March 29 ✈️ ICE spotted at airports An ICE agent at John F. Kennedy International Airport yesterday. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images ICE agents have appeared this week at airports in Atlanta, New York City, Houston, New Orleans and more after President Trump ordered them to help fix hourslong security lines. Many of the agents seen at airports yesterday appeared to be milling about or keeping watch, not working as screeners. Officers look on as travelers stand in long lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport yesterday. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images What's next: This Friday would mark TSA's second missed paycheck, adding pressure on Congress to end the shutdown. Lawmakers have a two-week break coming up — and may want to unclog the airports before getting stuck themselves. Go deeper. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 31 Author Members Posted March 31 Growth slows as immigration plummets Data: Census Bureau. Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Population growth is slowing in most counties nationwide amid a big drop in immigration, Alex Fitzpatrick reports from census data out today. The new data offers the best look yet at how tighter immigration enforcement is affecting America's demographic makeup. 📉 International migration fell in 9 out of 10 U.S. counties between 2024 and 2025 compared to the prior period, the Census Bureau says. Other counties stayed flat. 🗽 That drop is hitting populous areas especially hard. Census Bureau demographer George M. Hayward said in a statement: "The nation's largest counties ... are often international migration hubs, gaining large numbers of international migrants and losing people that move to other parts of the country via domestic migration." "With fewer gains from international migration, these types of counties saw their population growth diminish or even turn into loss." 🇺🇸 The big picture: The U.S. overall still grew by 0.5% between 2024-25. But that's down from 1% over the previous period. Nationwide natural change (births minus deaths) held steady. International migration plummeted from around 2.8 million people to 1.3 million — about a 55% drop. Caveat: International migration includes both foreigners and Americans coming home from abroad, including military service members. The other side: The fastest-growing metros overall in 2024-25 were Ocala, Fla. (+3.4%); Myrtle Beach, S.C. (+3.2%) and Spartanburg, S.C. (+2.8%). Go deeper. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted April 5 Author Members Posted April 5 One battle after another A man spent more than 40 years in prison for a murder he maintains he did not commit. After a judge overturned Subu Vedam’s conviction, ICE took him into custody. His next fight will be to stay in the US. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted April 8 Author Members Posted April 8 Video brings new scrutiny to an ICE shooting in Minneapolis after charges against 2 men collapsed The city of Minneapolis released a video Monday showing a chase and scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January and the suspensions of two federal officers involved in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Read more. Why this matters: The video — from a city-owned security camera — captured part of the incident in which federal officers chased a Venezuelan man to his residence. Another Venezuelan man who lives there was shot during the confrontation. Federal authorities in February dropped all charges against the two immigrants and opened a criminal investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about what had happened. Federal authorities initially accused Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis of beating an ICE officer with a broom handle and a snow shovel during the incident. The officer fired a single shot from his handgun, striking Sosa-Celis in his right thigh. “The video makes it crystal clear that, just like in other situations during Operation Metro Surge, the federal government’s account of what happened simply does not match the facts,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not mention the video in a statement, but reaffirmed its earlier statement that the two officers appeared to have given untruthful testimony under oath, and that they were immediately placed on administrative leave pending completion of an internal investigation. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ US soldier trying to halt wife’s deportation after she was detained on Louisiana military base Pennsylvania county jails earn millions of dollars detaining immigrants for ICE Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted April 12 Author Members Posted April 12 Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that’s now paused Demonstrators in Washington County were critical of a building in their community being part of a Department of Homeland Security plan to transform warehouses across the U.S. into detention facilities for tens of thousands of immigrants. Read more. Why this matters: The federal government has faced fierce opposition in communities where it spent a total of $1.074 billion for 11 warehouses under a plan that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reviewing. Many Maryland residents are outraged both because they have moral objections to the facility and because they didn’t find out about the purchase beforehand. A judge temporarily halted work on the planned facility after Maryland’s attorney general sued. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ How US communities have responded to plans to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers Immigration board denies Mahmoud Khalil’s appeal, bringing activist one step closer to deportation Judge postpones termination of temporary status for Ethiopians Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted April 24 Author Members Posted April 24 Deported from the only home she knew, a DACA recipient fights her way back to the US They had been separated for 40 days, the longest they’d ever been apart. https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/us/deported-daca-recipient-return-us? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted 22 hours ago Author Members Posted 22 hours ago ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an ‘alarming’ rate, an AP investigation finds At least 10 detainees, all men, have died by suicide since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025. It is a pace that far exceeds the growth in the detainee population, according to a review of ICE data, autopsy reports, coroner’s rulings, and police records. Read more. What to know: Public health officials and jail experts said the unprecedented number of suicide deaths is an indication that authorities are failing to properly oversee the detention of tens of thousands of immigrants swept up in the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation strategy. While Trump has characterized those facing deportation as the “worst of the worst,” seven of the 10 had no record of violent crimes in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security acting assistant secretary Lauren Bies said suicide deaths in ICE custody remain “extremely rare.” If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Suicide deaths of ICE detainees surge to new high as experts see failures in care US has deported thousands of Cubans and Venezuelans to danger in Mexico, Human Rights Watch says Court gives Mahmoud Khalil more time to fight Trump administration’s efforts to deport him Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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