A federal court has temporarily paused a Trump administration policy allowing the arrest and possibly indefinite detention of refugees lawfully resettled in the United States. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston granted six refugees, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts…
Markwayne Mullin has ties to Oklahoma theistic group
Those gleeful over the firing of Kristi Noem as U.S. secretary of Homeland Security should understand the senator nominated to succeed her is every bit a Christian nationalist, warns a native Oklahoman who leads a national network of progressive Christians….
Congressmen demand release of Dreamers wrongly detained
Three Democratic members of Congress joined immigration advocates in demanding the release of detained Dreamers just hours before one of the targets of their ire, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, was fired by President Donald Trump. The virtual…
Once again, judge knocks down Noem’s secrecy
A federal judge has temporarily suspended the latest Trump administration policy requiring members of Congress to give seven days’ notice before inspecting immigration detention facilities. The March 2 order by U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, D.C., covers all…
Whistleblower warns ICE told to enter homes without warrants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has authorized immigration agents to enter the homes of certain noncitizens and make arrests without the kind of warrant mandated by the Fourth Amendment. A secret Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo authorized agents “to…
Protests lead owner not to sell Texas warehouse to ICE
Yet another of the planned ICE mega-detention facilities has fallen through, with the property owner refusing to sell a Hutchins, Texas, warehouse for the Trump administration’s planned use. BNG was the first national news outlet to report on the location…
Minnesota educators file suit against Trump administration
The Trump administration faces yet another lawsuit in connection with its policy allowing immigration enforcement operations at sensitive locations such as churches, hospitals and schools. A coalition of Minnesota educators and school districts filed federal litigation Feb. 4 to prevent…
Letter to the Editor: Outraged
Rep. Marc Veasey wrote an article for the Dallas Morning News Jan. 27. He exposed James Rodden, who serves as a chief counsel for ICE in Dallas. The Texas Standard traced an email back to him in which he described…
BJC calls for ICE accountability
Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty has joined the call for Congress to pass the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act “and hold ICE accountable by withholding their funding,” according to an email sent to supporters Jan. 28. The religious liberty watchdog…
Calls to defund ICE go unheeded in House vote
A coalition of civil and human rights organizations is demanding members of Congress oppose legislation that would boost the scope and cruelty of President Donald Trump’s immigration detention and deportation programs. Nevertheless, that funding passed the House of Representatives Jan….
Civil rights leaders issue warning, call for Noem’s impeachment
Federal attacks against refugees and undocumented immigrants represent an imminent threat to the constitutional rights of all Americans, UnidosUS President Janet Murguia said. “The government overreach and abuse of power we have seen from the Trump administration is unlawful, unacceptable…
‘This is a five-alarm fire’
Civil rights advocates are protesting the arrests of lawfully resettled refugees as part of the Trump administration’s widening mass detention and deportation campaign. Federal immigration agents have arrested dozens of refugees who were cleared by extensive security screenings before being…