Tag Archives: immigration

Alleged Chicago gang leader offered bounty to kill Border Patrol commander, federal officials say

Federal agents in Chicago on Monday arrested a suspected Latin Kings leader accused of offering cash bounties to capture and kill a senior immigration officer working with “Operation Midway Blitz.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois unsealed a criminal complaint Monday charging 37-year-old Chicago resident Juan …

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Texas National Guard deploys 200 troops to Illinois for federal protection mission amid protests

Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday to protect federal personnel and property amid anti-immigration protests, the Pentagon confirmed. A Pentagon official said 200 guardsmen were mobilized for an initial 60-day period. Troops arrived in Illinois “in support of the Federal Protection Mission to protect federal functions, personnel, …

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DHS: ICE agents ‘boxed in by 10 cars’ near Chicago as protests grow; 5 more arrests made

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced additional special operations personnel will be deployed to Illinois after federal agents were rammed and boxed in by 10 cars Saturday near Broadview, where anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crowds have been gathering for days and nearly a dozen people …

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LISTEN: Man leaves disturbing voicemail for ICE agents: ‘Hope they’re doxxed’

EXCLUSIVE: Amid soaring assaults on federal law enforcement and following a recent shooting at a Dallas facility, a caller left a disturbing voicemail taunting immigration agents, saying he hopes “every one of those lawless c—-” gets “doxxed one by one.” “You know, it’s always the bad guys who need masks, …

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Pritzker claims you 'can't believe anything ICE is doing,' suggests it's committing 'felonies'

Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday he “can’t believe anything” that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says and suggested ICE officers were breaking the law. Pritzker told the “Raging Moderates” podcast that he has encouraged prosecutors to investigate ICE activity in Chicago. He claimed one example that …

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Portland police chief touts 'crowd support' approach as ICE facility faces ongoing violence

Portland Police Chief Bob Day defended his department’s reforms and “crowd support” policing even as federal agents faced violent anti-ICE protesters without help, after city leaders ordered police not to respond. Last week, Cammila Wamsley, director of Portland’s ICE office, said the facility has endured more than 100 straight nights …

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Federal judge limits ICE arrests without warrant, probable cause

A federal judge Tuesday ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents violated a federal consent decree when arresting nearly two dozen illegal immigrants at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings in Chicago federal court extended the consent decree …

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Texas governor reveals reason why he and Trump have been working together so closely

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, whose National Guard troops were recently deployed in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Chicago, revealed the “substantive reason” why he has such a good working relationship with the president: “We both believe in the rule …

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Dallas mayor condemns police chief's 'unilateral' decision to reject $25M ICE grant

Dallas leaders are at odds over whether to assist federal immigration authorities, with Mayor Eric Johnson sharply criticizing Dallas Police ChiefDaniel Comeaux’s decision to reject a $25 million offer to partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Johnson, who previously told Fox News that he would support efforts by …

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Massachusetts woman charged with threatening to kill federal agents while interfering with immigration arrest

A woman was arrested in Massachusetts for allegedly threatening to kill federal agents who were making an immigration arrest outside a court in the Boston area. Bethany Abigail Terrill, 37, was charged with threatening a United States official in relation to the September incident at Malden District Court in Medford, …

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