Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) The US Senate failed to advance a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), raising the prospect of a partial government shutdown as temporary funding for the department expires at the end of Friday.The procedural vote was 52-47, short of the 60 votes required to advance the bill, Xinhua news agency reported.The legislative stall came as the White House and congressional Democrats have been unable to reach an agreement on immigration enforcement regula…
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Los Angeles, Jan 29 (IANS) Legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen is back with new music. The Boss has released a freshly written song, ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ in response to what he called “the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis”. He dedicated the song to the city, “our immigrant neighbors” and in honor of the residents slain by ICE agents, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, reports ‘Variety’.In a statement, Springsteen said, “I wrote this song on Saturday,…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama on Sunday described the killing of Alex Pretti as a “heartbreaking tragedy” and urged Americans across the political spectrum to view the incident as a warning that “many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.” In a sharply worded statement, the Obamas said federal law enforcement and immigration agents face difficult responsibilities but stressed that the public expects t…
Los Angeles, Jan 24 (IANS) Hollywood actor Judd Apatow is getting Americans by his side as he continues his campaign against the US President Donald Trump. The actor has called for Americans to “make sacrifices” amid the turbulence in the country, reports ‘Female First UK’.The 58-year-old director has hit out at President Donald Trump’s “heinous” acts and urged the population to think “long-term” about the future of the nation.He told ‘Variety’, “I’m not sure I can solve all the problems…
Los Angeles, Jan 24 (IANS) Approximately 100 clergy members were arrested at the US Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport during a protest against US immigration enforcement, organizers said.The faith leaders were taken into custody by local police after blocking roads at the airport’s Terminal 1 departures area, according to the group Faith in Minnesota. The protesters were calling on airlines, particularly Delta Air Lines and Signature Aviation, to stop cooperating with US Immigration and…
Los Angeles, Jan 17 (IANS) Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding federal law enforcement operations in the state. The two officials’ rhetoric against the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was approaching a potential federal offense, US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was quoted as saying.”When the governor or the mayor threatens our officers, when the mayor suggests that he’s encouragin…
Los Angeles, Jan 17 (IANS) Twelve people were arrested during demonstrations over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis, the largest city in the US state of Minnesota, authorities said.The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday on X that “12 anti-ICE agitators were arrested for assaulting law enforcement.”Demonstrations continued into Friday, with crowds still gathering outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Xinhua news agency reported quot…
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (IANS) Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo recently attended the Golden Globes as a nominee for his performance in HBO’s ‘Task’, but he wasn’t feeling entirely celebratory. The actor called out the US President Donald Trump and said he couldn’t b******* when it came to how “not normal” it is to attend a glitzy awards ceremony just days after the death of Renee Good.The actor was one of several celebrities wearing a “Be Good” pin to honor Good, who was killed by an …
Los Angeles, Jan 11 (IANS) From California’s capital city Sacramento to the town of Sonora, and from San Francisco to Los Angeles, dozens of protests against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were held across the US state.The protests, dubbed “ICE OUT For Good,” were organised by a network of several groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the 50501 Movement, which organised mass demonstrations in all 50 US states almost every month last year, Xinhua news agency repo…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance defended an ICE officer who fatally shot a woman during an immigration enforcement action in Minneapolis, calling the death “a tragedy” while saying the officer acted in self-defence and accusing Democrats and parts of the media of stoking hostility toward federal agents.Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the episode was “an attack on federal law enforcement” and insisted the woman, Renee Good, “aimed her car at a law…