‘Little bit of contradiction’: Trump admin releases ‘illegal’ migrants to US-Mexico border shelters it threatened to prosecute

‘Little bit of contradiction’: Trump admin releases ‘illegal’ migrants to US-Mexico border shelters it threatened to prosecute

Weeks after federal authorities warned border shelters that aiding migrants could amount to criminal activity, the Trump administration has continued to release people charged with being in the US illegally to those very organisations — creating what some shelter operators are calling a confusing and contradictory situation. On March 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency … Read more

Wisconsin Judge indicted for allegedly helping immigrant evade ICE arrest

Wisconsin Judge indicted for allegedly helping immigrant evade ICE arrest

A federal grand jury has indicted Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on charges that she helped a man in the country illegally evade arrest by US immigration agents during a court appearance in April. Dugan was initially charged in April with concealing an individual to prevent arrest and obstruction. The grand jury’s indictment, announced … Read more

Turkish student at Tufts University returns to Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

Turkish student at Tufts University returns to Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

A Tufts University student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, returned to Boston on Saturday after spending over six weeks in Louisiana immigration detention center amid US President Donald Trump’s campaign to deport pro-Palestinian campus activists. Ozturk was arrested by the authorities after co-writing an opinion piece, wherein she criticized her school’s response to Israel’s war in … Read more