Tom Homan, President Trump’s top immigration advisor and border czar, said Sunday the U.S.-Mexico border is now the “most secure in the history of this nation.” Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, Homan credited strict enforcement of immigration law and the administration’s refusal to tolerate sanctuary policies that obstruct federal efforts.
Senator Alex Padilla blamed the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics for creating widespread fear and contributing to migrant deaths. During a Sunday appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, Padilla reacted to news that a migrant farm worker died after falling from a roof in Ventura County, California, during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid.
A Biden-appointed federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), barring agents from stopping individuals based on race, ethnicity, spoken language, work type, or location. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong cited the Fourth Amendment, ruling that such stops violate constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Federal agents conducting an immigration enforcement operation in California discovered eight unaccompanied migrant children working at a cannabis farm.
Two Catholic dioceses—San Bernardino in California and Nashville in Tennessee—have issued rare dispensations relieving certain Catholics of their Sunday Mass obligation due to rising fears of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sparked outrage after blatantly blowing off a key event marking the Palisades Fire anniversary to protest a federal ICE raid.
