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News Articles: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Protesters gather outside of the ICE field office in Atlanta on Tuesday morning.

Pelosi Demands Investigation Of Ga. Detention Facility, Whistleblower Alleges Forced Hysterectomies

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanded an investigation into a detention center in Georgia where a whistleblower complaint alleges hysterectomies are being performed at high rates on women.  

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Reporter Seth Freed Wessler spoke with people detained in Irwin County's ICE Detention Center about the pandemic, including Nilson Barahona-Marriaga (pictured here), a 39-year-old father who has diabetes and hypertension, two risk factors for COVID-19.

With Lack of Pandemic Protections, Fears - And Coronavirus - Spread Among Georgia ICE Detainees

While protests set off by the killing of George Floyd show no signs of letting up, another quieter protest has been stirring at an Immigration and...

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Simge Topaloğlu, a Turkish citizen pursuing her doctorate at Harvard University, was caught off-guard by a new international student visa regulation put forward by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week.

'I Couldn't Believe My Eyes': International Students Blindsided By ICE Rule Change

As Harvard and MIT challenge a new visa requirement that doesn't allow for online-only curricula, students face difficult choices.

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  • Max Larkin
A statue of John Harvard, namesake of the university, overlooks the campus earlier this year. Harvard University joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in suing the federal government over its policies on international students Wednesday.

Harvard, MIT Sue Immigration Officials Over Rule Blocking Some International Students

The policy — which bars foreign students unless they have in-person classes — will "create as much chaos for universities and international students as possible," the schools said Wednesday.

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  • Colin Dwyer
Atlanta was on the shortlist of cities for potentail targets in ICE Raids.

Promised ICE Raids Leave Immigrant Communities On Edge

A month ago, President Donald Trump tweeted that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would begin the process of removing “millions of illegal...

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents in Atlanta Thursday, March 21, 2019.

Pence Slams Atlanta Mayor For Ending Relationship With ICE

Vice President Mike Pence had strong words for Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms during a stop in Atlanta Thursday. Speaking to a crowd of Immigration...

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21 Savage performs at the Voodoo Music Experience in City Park in New Orleans in 2018.

Rapper 21 Savage Released From ICE Custody

After being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and held in federal custody for nine days, Rapper 21 Savage has been granted bond....

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  • Robert Jimison
Adrian Saucedo-Luviano is awaiting his date in immigration court after he was pulled over by Houston County Police in April 2018.

In Middle Georgia, Houston County Detains More People For ICE Than Surrounding Counties Combined

Police aren't required by law to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on immigration control. It's a choice. Athens-Clarke...

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