"ICE agent Brian Palacios, who killed Keith Porter, a 43-year-old Black man, in an off-duty New Year’s Eve shooting, has been accused of making racist remarks about Black people and Latinos, court records show."
#Racism #Sexism #InternalRecords #ICENews #ICE
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/3/2/2370799/-Agents-in-ICE-shootings-made-racist-or-sexist-remarks-records-show
In reviewing his situation, U.S. District Judge Irene Berger said there has been no evidence that Rodriguez has a history of violence or serious criminal convictions, that he poses a risk of not cooperating with the immigration system, that he is a danger to the community or that he has ever been involved in gang activitThen the judge’s assessment took a twist. Berger noted that federal authorities had attached documentation of a 2009 conviction for marijuana possession.
That did not add up, the judge wrote. “The Petitioner,” she wrote, meaning Rodriguez, “was four years old in 2009.”
#ImmigrationNews #DueProcess #Accountability #ICENews #ICE
https://wvmetronews.com/2026/03/02/in-mans-immigration-arrest-federal-officials-also-cited-2009-marijuana-rap-the-problem-he-was-4/
“It’s just been insane,” Gividen, who served as deputy chief counsel for ICE between 2016 and 2019 before starting his own private practice, explained. “I’m going into federal court to get a federal judge to tell ICE and the immigration judge that they have to play by the rules.”
#HabeasCorpus #ImmigrationLaw #DueProcess #ICENews #ICE
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/immigration-enforcement-22800-lawsuits-and-counting-habeas-corpus-the-frontline-of-immigration-defense/
"In one exchange, retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina called her leadership a “disaster” and skewered her handling of the immigration crackdown and her management of emergency response."
#SenateJudiciary #KristiNoem #DHS #ICENews #ICE
https://apnews.com/article/noem-testifies-congress-homeland-security-immigration-enforcement-ebb715699e3f4f6dd6fdd22157b4e1a7
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended her agency in testimony and under questioning at a Senate hearing. She appeared before the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as a backlash grows over deadly immigration enforcement actions tied to President Donald Trump's deportation push. It was her first congressional hearing since two protesters were killed in Minneapolis by Homeland Security officers in January. Noem's department sent hundreds of officers to Minnesota. Protesters marched and tracked enforcement activity. An ICE officer shot Renee Good. Border Protection officers shot Alex Pretti. The deaths led to demands for accountability. At the hearing, Noem blamed “violent protesters” for contributing to the chaos officers encountered.
"The Olympia City Council declared a state of emergency Tuesday as part of an update to city code that explicitly prohibits federal immigration enforcement from using city property. "
#Olympia #Washington #PublicSafety #ICENews #ICE
https://www.chronline.com/stories/olympia-bans-federal-immigration-enforcement-from-using-city-property,397158?
"EVERETT — Mayor Cassie Franklin Wednesday plans to issue formal commands as to how police and city officials navigate federal immigration enforcement agents in Everett."
#Everett #Washington #MayoralDirective #ImmigrationEnforcement #ICENews #ICE
https://www.snoho.com/news/2026/feb/25/everett-mayor-plans-to-act-on-immigration-enforcement/
"EVERETT, Wash. — The City of Everett has shut down its entire network of Flock license plate reader cameras after a Snohomish County judge ruled the footage those cameras collect qualifies as a public record."
#FlockCameras #DeFlock #Everett #Washington #ICENews #ICE
https://search.app/fAa8X
"NEW YORK (AP) — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Columbia University student early Thursday, triggering protests on campus along with allegations that agents had entered the university-owned residence under false pretenses."
#ColumbiaUniversity #EllieAghayeva #Mamdani #Trump #ICENews #ICE
https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-student-dhs-ice-f76e678d014680390322703d46eb3b9c
Federal immigration agents have detained a Columbia University student in her campus apartment. But hours after she was taken into custody on Thursday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Donald Trump had agreed to release her immediately. The agreement followed an unrelated meeting between the Democratic mayor and Republican president. Attorneys for the student said ICE agents had entered her campus apartment under the guise of searching for a missing person. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said the woman's visa was terminated in 2016 for failing to attend class. Her attorneys didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement is struggling to keep pace with vetting new hires during its historic recruitment push and is laying out a process to deal with allegations of past misconduct among recruits, the agency said in an internal email this week, underscoring concerns about ICE’s rapid expansion."
#PublicSafety #Oversight #Vetting #ICENews #ICE
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/trump-ice-hiring-surge
"Columbia University said on Thursday morning that one of its students was arrested by federal immigration officers who apparently misrepresented themselves to gain entry to a residential building to make the apprehension."
#ColumbiaUniversity #DHS #NYC #ICENews #ICE
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/columbia-student-detained-federal-agents
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