Trump taps former career ICE official to lead agency • Missouri Independent

WASHINGTON — Long-time federal immigration official David Venturella will lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency spearheading President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Venturella will replace outgoing ICE acting Director Todd Lyons, who last month announced he would leave his position by May 31, the DHS […]

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Former private prison executive David Venturella named ICE’s acting leader

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11847744/david-venturella-named-ice-acting-leader/

The unchecked DNA collection “puts you and your family in a surveillance state database of people who have criticized this administration,” Dunne alleged, while suggesting that on an “authoritarian scale of one to 10, this is a 10.”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/ice-protesters-sue-to-stop-dhs-from-seizing-dna-samples/

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DHS can’t create vast DNA database to track ICE critics, lawsuit says

Lawsuit accuses DHS of plugging DNA database into ICE surveillance machine.

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Legislators Denounce “Appalling and Horrific Treatment” of Mothers in Immigrant Detention

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/pregnant-mothers-appalling-horrific-treatment-ice-detention-cbp-shackles/

A new report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights raises questions about how sexual assault investigations are handled at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/sexual-abuse-investigations-mishandled-at-tacoma-ice-lockup-uw-report-finds
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Sexual abuse investigations mishandled at Tacoma ICE lockup, UW report finds

A new report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights raises questions about how sexual assault investigations are handled at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.

Protesters outside the White House call for ending detention for migrant families, kids • Missouri Independent

By Naisha Roy/Medill News Service WASHINGTON — Dozens of people gathered on a sandy lot in front of the White House construction zone Tuesday evening, carrying posters peppered with monarch butterflies and unfurling massive banners reading “Set kids free.” The butterflies symbolized immigrants without legal status, as the protesters called to abolish all detention facilities […]

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US Senate GOP wants $1 billion for security for Trump’s ballroom in immigration bill • Missouri Independent

Senate Republicans released a $70 billion spending package that includes $1 billion for security features at a new White House ballroom.

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