Posts Tagged ‘Ice’
No more sharing date with ICE
Washington Post: Utilities agree to end sharing data with ICEA national group of utility companies agreed to stop providing sensitive data on millions of people to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies after concerns were raised about misuse. The data on 170 million people came from cable, phone and power bills.
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Reuters: Judge allows challenge to arrests made by private ICE contractorA federal judge denied a bid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to dismiss a claim that its use of a private contractor to make immigration arrests violates federal law. The judge said it is unclear whether ICE is following federal policy that only immigration officials can…
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NPR: Nominee to head ICE would face agency in turmoilImmigration and Customs Enforcement became the public face of Trump-era tough immigration policies and now the Biden administration is asking Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez — who opposed ICE deportation raids — to head the agency. If his nomination is approved, Gonzales will face an…
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The Intercept: ICE may have sparked COVID-19 rise among detainees In May, detainees held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement began to swell as did the number of positive COVID-19 cases. Immigration advocates say this may be due to ICE’s refusal to systematically provide vaccines. Also, detainees were transferred through a Mississippi center where cases were…
Read MoreThe Baltimore Sun: Advocates and allies protest at ICE office in Baltimore
Hundreds showed up at the Hopkins Plaza on June 27 asking for a stop to increased enforcement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement — and to stand in solidarity with immigrant families. Link to Article
Read MoreICE halts force-feeding of immigrant detainees in Texas
The U.S. government has suddenly stopped force-feeding a group of men on a hunger strike inside an El Paso immigration detention center, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. The dramatic reversal came Thursday as public pressure was mounting on ICE to halt the practice, which involves feeding detainees through nasal tubes against their will. Last…
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