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Andrea Castillo

www.latimes.com
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As ICE scales up hiring, whistleblower documents reveal deep cuts to training program
The Trump administration made significant cuts to the training requirements for new immigration officers, according to new whistleblower documents made public Monday.
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Trump administration plan could restrict work permits for asylum seekers for years
A government agency says that, under the plan, new work permit applications for asylum seekers "would be paused for an extended period, possibly many years."
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Standoff over masked agents fuels the latest partial government shutdown
Essential Homeland Security functions will continue, but some employees could go without pay in a lengthy shutdown, officials say.
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Immigration officials grilled over U.S. citizen deaths during oversight hearing
For the first time since the federal operation in Minneapolis led to the deaths of two U.S. citizens, the heads of three immigration agencies testified before the House Homeland Security Committee.
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In Minneapolis, a mournful pilgrimage of three death sites
A walking journey through south Minneapolis connects the memorials for George Floyd, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, revealing how grief, art and community resistance continue to shape a city marked by...
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U.S. citizens shot at, dragged by immigration agents, testify before congressional Democrats
Democrats heard from three U.S. citizens who are residents of San Bernardino, Chicago and Minneapolis. Also present were two brothers and an attorney representing the family of Renee Good, the 37-y...
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Inside a Minneapolis school where 50% of students are too afraid of ICE to show up
'Operation Metro Surge,' the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to nationwide protests after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, has had students, parents and teachers on edg...
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'Unconstitutional and cruel': ICE memo allows agents to enter homes without judicial warrant
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo says immigration officers may enter homes to make arrests, even forcibly, without a judicial warrant.
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House Democrats challenge new Homeland Security order limiting lawmaker visits to immigration facilities
Twelve House Democrats, including five from California, sued the Trump administration over a policy placing restrictions on visits of immigrant detention facilities by members of Congress.
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While celebrating Maduro's capture, Venezuelan immigrants worry about deportation
For many of the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants facing possible deportation, their relief about the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro was cut by the fear about what comes next from ...
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California has lost more than a quarter of its immigration judges this year
The reduction in immigration judges comes as the Trump administration scales up efforts to deport immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
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He risked his life for American soldiers in Afghanistan. Would America let him in?
What began as a battlefield partnership became a deep friendship, as an American veteran worked for years to help an Afghan interpreter enter the U.S. Just when it seemed they succeeded, the Trump ...
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Despite court wins, immigrants stay detained as ICE seeks to deport them
Immigration attorneys described an escalating trend of cases in which someone who won protection from deportation has remained indefinitely detained.
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