Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed by ICE
Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona said Friday she was pepper-sprayed by ICE during a raid at a Tucson restaurant. A Homeland Security spokesperson denied Grijalva's account.
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Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona said Friday she was pepper-sprayed by ICE during a raid at a Tucson restaurant. A Homeland Security spokesperson denied Grijalva's account.
In some cities where federal agents have conducted large-scale immigration operations that officials said would largely target criminals, more people without criminal records were detained in recent months.
Operation "Swamp Sweep," a monthslong immigration crackdown centered in New Orleans, is set to begin Monday. CBS News national reporter Kati Weis has the details.
After being deported from Minnesota last week, a young mother says she's back in Honduras without her 8-month-old child.
The number of detainees held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reached a record high of nearly 66,000, according to data released Friday by DHS. A new CBS News poll shows that 54% of Americans believe the government is stopping and detaining more people than necessary.
Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh, the mayor said, while Customs and Border Protection agents continue operating in Charlotte.
DHS said it officially launched an operation dubbed "Charlotte's Web" to target immigrants living in the Charlotte area illegally.
David Richardson's resignation comes amid mounting criticism over FEMA's response to the devastating Central Texas floods in July, which claimed more than 130 lives.
More than 130 people have been detained in Charlotte as the Trump administration carries out its latest immigration crackdown. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
The Department of Homeland Security has launched "Operation Charlotte's Web" in Charlotte, North Carolina, saying it is targeting criminals who are in the U.S. illegally. Shanelle Kaul has the story about a Honduran-born American citizen who says he was injured during an arrest.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against federal immigration agents' use of force during Operation Midway Blitz, telling lawyers for the Trump administration she found their evidence "simply not credible."
DHS said an ICE officer was seriously injured Monday after being struck in the face with a metal coffee cup during an arrest operation in Houston.
The termination marks a significant shift in U.S. policy toward South Sudan, a country that U.N. experts warn could be sliding "back toward another deadly war."
CBS News exclusively learned that the Department of Homeland Security is planning to end Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese nationals. The move would end more than a decade of protection that allowed thousands of displaced South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the U.S. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga reports.
David Huerta was arrested in June outside a business where federal agents were investigating suspected immigration violations.
A federal judge overturned a Homeland Security decision to cut anti-terrorism funding for New York City. The ruling comes as the Trump administration faces lawsuits from Democratic governors over similar cuts. Nicole Sganga has more.
The partisan message in the video, featuring DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, goes against policies and regulations, some airports say.
The incident captured on video shows the teen girl getting pulled out of the passenger seat. She is then thrown to the ground, all while saying she is not resisting arrest.
The White House budget office says it has started handing out layoff notices to federal workers as the government shutdown reaches Day 10. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more.
The woman, as well as a man whom authorities say was involved in the chaos, were facing charges Sunday morning.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been caught on video twice in physical altercations in the last week. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.
Last week, U.S. Secret Service investigators found SIM servers in the Tri-State area that were capable of disabling cell towers and launching cyber attacks.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 71 people, including two state senators and nine state Assembly members, were arrested.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Chicago area amid increased ICE operations the Trump administration dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz."
An immigration raid turned deadly in a Chicago suburb on Thursday. Authorities say a man was shot and killed after he tried to drive into agents. An agent was seriously injured as he was dragged by the car during the arrest. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.