Democrats at the state and local level are coming up with new ways to try to fight the Trump administration's harsh deportation tactics. Officials in Massachusetts, New York, and California are all considering bills that would ban ICE agents from wearing masks during immigration raids. Meanwhile, some activists say they're taking matters into their own hands to protect their communities. One California man created a website that tracks ICE officers, telling the Washington Post its purpose to alert locals, q ...

In its latest move to escalate mass deportations, the Trump administration is granting ICE access to the personal data of nearly 79 million Medicaid enroles, including home addresses and ethnicity details under a new agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services. A DHS spokesperson tells NBC News, "This is about ensuring undocumented immigrants don't access Medicaid, even though it's already illegal for undocumented immigrants to receive benefits. Immigration advocates are calling it a dangerou ...

With a tripling of its annual budget and pressure to increase deportations, ICE is racing to expand its detention space with temporary tentlike structures, despite safety warnings https://t.co/miri7gXoVy ...

The Trump administration sent about 250 Venezuelan deportees back to their home country in exchange for remaining Americans held in Venezuela, sources say. https://t.co/flN9B9PLGJ ...

Venezuela is set to receive a group of deportees freed from jail in El Salvador following an unexpected breakthrough in ongoing talks with the US https://t.co/FKVayMdi0r ...

The Trump administration will give deportation officials personal data, including addresses and ethnicities, of the nation's 79 million Medicaid recipientshttps://t.co/mKgQic8pbb ...

The Trump administration’s assiduous efforts to deport people to places like Libya and South Sudan are clearly intended to scare noncitizens. They also represent a moral failure, @NoahRFeldman says (via @opinion) https://t.co/BL8Q9vGiAP ...

A federal judge said the US can’t immediately deport Mahmoud Khalil, blocking the Trump administration’s attempts to get another court to give it permission to ship the former Columbia University graduate student out of the country https://t.co/CHWPNwvJtS ...

Immigration Detention Concerns - The report highlights concerns about the lack of standards, dignity, and due process for immigrants detained by ICE, particularly under the Trump administration [4] - Allegations include denial of legal representation, food, water, primary inhaler for asthma, and religious accommodations [1][2][3] - Reports indicate instances of U S citizens being wrongly detained and deported, with limited access to attorneys or information regarding charges [7][11][13] Legislative Response - Proposed legislation aims to prevent ICE from using funding to arrest, detain, or deport U S citizens [9][10] - The legislation seeks to address breaches of U S citizens' rights during ICE detentions [13] Government Accountability - Concerns raised about the U S government's response to wrongful detentions, with accusations of introducing false evidence and lacking responsibility [12][15] - ICE is characterized as a "rogue agency" with concerns about its practices regarding the detention and deportation of U S citizens [13][15] Related Controversy - The report mentions a bipartisan resolution pushing for the release of the Epstein files, suggesting a potential cover-up [15][17]

Immigration Policy & Labor Market - The agriculture industry heavily relies on unauthorized laborers [1] - New GOP-led policy push in Congress aims to introduce specific immigration-law changes [1] - These changes are intended to help protect the workforce in the agriculture industry [1]