December 2 - December 9

JB

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Targeted Areas

Louisiana

  • ICE has begun enforcement crackdown and raids in New Orleans with a goal to make 5,000 arrests. BBC
    • Anti-ICE protestors disrupt New Orleans city council meeting. Guardian
    • New Orleans leaders blast immigration crackdown. AP
    • State and federal law enforcement closely tracking online criticism and protest. AP

Minnesota

  • ICE operation is targeting Somali population in the twin cities. AP
    • This comes as Trump has used extreme and dehumanizing language to refer to this immigrant community. Guardian
    • ICE agents clashed with and pepper sprayed activists as protesting crowds blocked their vehicles. Independent

Elsewhere

  • Arkansas: Hundreds have been arrested as local police partner with ICE for aggressive crackdown. AP
  • New York: Protestors gathered at Queens playground to protest forced separation of 6-year-old migrant boy from his father. NYT
  • North Carolina: Large-scale ICE operation resumed, targeting Research Triangle and Triad areas. Citizen Times
  • Texas: agents at detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse. Guardian
  • Washington: ICE agents lied to man to lure him outside before ICE canine mauled him as he was being detained. Guardian
  • US: Immigrant students across the US experience increased bullying amidst ICE crackdowns, according to new survey. Guardian

Trump administration

Radical policy changes rolled out in response to shooting of National Guard members. NYT

  • All asylum approvals paused.
  • 'Reassessing' asylum approvals issued during Biden admin.
  • Indefinite halting of all visa applications and entry of Afghans.
  • Reviewing green cards for people from 19 countries, mostly from the Middle East or Africa.
  • DHS head Kristi Noem says list of travel ban countries will be increased. Guardian
  • New crackdowns impact thousands including some immigrants who were pulled out of line just moments away from their naturalization ceremony. WGBH

Factcheckers and content moderators in the US or seeking entry are targeted for visa denial, per state department memo. Guardian

Trump fires eight immigration judges in New York City as administration seeks to accelerate deportations and remove judges it deems too lenient. Independent

  • A total of nearly 100 judges have been fired or forced out since Trump's second term began.

Judicial / Legislative

Federal judge blocks warrantless, widespread immigration arrests in D.C. AP

Illinois governor JB Pritzker signed law prohibiting feds from detaining immigrants near courthouses, on college campuses, or in daycare facilities. AP

US Supreme Court will rule on legality of Trump admin's decision to end birthright citizenship. Guardian

Federal judge ruled that Trump admin broke the law by holding immigrants at Guantanamo. NYT

Makers of ICEBlock app sue Trump administration over government pressure succeeded in getting app removed from Apple's App Store. AP

Federal judge investigating contempt charges for Kristi Noem over El Salvador flights to hear from government whistleblower. AP

ICE detainee ordered released as judge blames "deliberate indifference" for illness and severe infection. NYT

Go Deeper

"What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression." Guardian

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