Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Reacts to Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. ICE Arrest
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she hopes that boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will return to the nation to serve a sentence, as he faces accusations of involvement in organized crime and firearms trafficking. “The hope is that he will be deported and serve the sentence in Mexico,” Sheinbaum said at a news briefing on […]
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AOC Warns of ICE ‘Explosion’ After Trump Bill Passes
Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York warned of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “explosion” and ensuing “barbarism” at the hands of the “big, beautiful bill” passing the House Thursday. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) via email for comment. Why It Matters This legislative victory for the Trump administration […]
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Trump Administration Sending Hundreds of Marines to Florida to Help ICE
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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ICE Agents Urinate on School Playground During Raid, Video Appears to Show
By Billal Rahman is an immigration reporter based in London, U.K. He specializes in immigration policy and border security. He has uncovered allegations of misconduct among border agents under investigation and exposed claims of abuse at ICE-run detention centers in the U.S. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent. He has covered the British […]
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Green Card Holder Detained by ICE for Over 4 Months After Making Wrong Turn
Milad Aspari, a green card holder from Iran, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) after mistakenly crossing into Canada and was arrested upon reentry. Advocates warn that his potential deportation to Iran could endanger his life, given his Kurdish identity. Newsweek reached out to Aspari’s attorney, ICE, and USCIS for comment via email […]
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Federal Workers Took an Oath. Now We’re Taking a Stand Against ICE | Opinion
Federal buildings are supposed to be pillars of justice—places where the Constitution is upheld and the public is served. Today, they are being turned into sites of humanitarian crisis, fear, and secrecy. As federal workers, we took an oath—not to a party or a president, but to the Constitution. That oath demands we uphold the […]
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ICE Arrests 11 Iranian Nationals in US Amid Fears of Secret Terror Cells
By Dan Gooding is a Newsweek reporter based in New York City. His focus is reporting on immigration and border security. He has covered immigration issues extensively, including the root causes of migration to the U.S., its impact on border communities and responses around the country. Dan joined Newsweek in 2024 from The Independent and […]
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Republican Congressman Calls on Trump to Expand Work Visas as ICE Raids Pinch Labor Market
A Republican Congressman has called on President Donald Trump to expand work visas after the administration’s back-and-forth over its immigration enforcement policy targeting farms, hotels and restaurants. Maryland Representative Andy Harris, who chairs the House Freedom Caucus, said Tuesday that the president and Congress needed to make an effort to maintain the U.S. workforce while […]
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ICE Deports Army Sergeant’s Wife—’They’re Taking Shirly’
The wife of a U.S. Army sergeant was detained in March by federal immigration agents outside her workplace in Texas before being deported to Honduras last month. Newsweek has contacted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for comment. Why It Matters This case highlights the impact of immigration enforcement on U.S. military families, which lack guaranteed […]
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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Asks for No ICE Raids During LA Soccer Match
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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