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- 1Massive ICE sweep fuels GOP push to make Trump crackdown lawβMassive ICE sweep fuels GOP push to lock Trump immigration crackdown into law
A large-scale ICE enforcement sweep is intensifying Republican efforts to turn the Trump administration's immigration crackdown into permanent legislation. The operation, described as massive, is being cited by GOP lawmakers as justification for codifying expanded detention and deportation policies so they survive beyond executive orders. The sweep is drawing national attention and sharpening the political fight over immigration enforcement.
- 2Cuban man's year in ICE detention tests Supreme Court rulingβA year in ICE detention: Cuban manβs case tests Supreme Court detention ruling
A Cuban man has spent a year in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in El Paso, and his case is now being used to test the reach of a Supreme Court ruling on immigration detention. The report examines how long the government can hold people and what the ruling means for others in similar situations.
- 3Lawmakers demand ICE end enforcement near schoolsβSenators and Congressmen "sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding he end I
A group of Democratic senators and congressmen sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations near schools. They argued that parents should be able to drop their children off at school without fearing detention, framing the enforcement activity as harmful to families and communities.
- 4Partner fears for life of Belarus asylum-seeker held in ICE detentionβ'Terrified': Belarus asylum-seeker's partner fears for her life after months in ICE detention
The partner of a Belarusian asylum-seeker being held in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention says she is 'terrified' for the woman's life after months behind bars. The case is drawing attention to the prolonged detention of asylum-seekers who fled repression in Belarus, and questions are being raised about the conditions and length of her custody in the United States.
- 5Phoenix sushi restaurant owner detained by ICE for 8 monthsβShe owns 3 popular sushi restaurants in Phoenix. ICE detained her for 8 months https://www.npr.org/2026/09/27/nx-s1-5971
A woman who owns three popular sushi restaurants in Phoenix was detained by ICE and held for eight months, according to NPR reporting. Her case has drawn attention to the impact of immigration enforcement on business owners and local communities, with people questioning why a longtime restaurateur with established local businesses spent months in detention.