Mexico City, July 23 (IANS) Mexico has filed 20 complaints with prosecutors in the United States over the deaths of 17 Mexican citizens during operations or while in custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since May 2025, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry has said. In a statement issued on Wednesday (local time), the ministry said Mexican Ambassador to the United States Roberto Lazzeri filed eight complaints with state prosecutors and 12 with county prosecutors on July 13 in jurisdiction…
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Washington, June 10 (IANS) The Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved a nearly $70 billion package to fund US immigration enforcement agencies for the next three years, handing President Donald Trump a major victory on one of his signature issues and setting the stage for an expansion of border security operations.The legislation, known as the Secure America Act, passed 214-212 largely along party lines and now heads to Trump’s desk for his signature. The measure provid…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) The US Senate has passed the Secure America Act, a Republican-backed immigration enforcement measure, which would provide roughly $70 billion in additional funding for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), setting up a high-stakes battle in the House of Representatives. The legislation, among other things, proposes to fund ICE and CBP through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s second term and expand immigration e…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) A US government operation detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay and deporting them to 26 countries, including India, has already cost more than $78 million, according to a congressional oversight report detailing the Pentagon-backed mission.The report on Operation Southern Guard said the Department of Defense spent $60.6 million on the operation during fiscal year 2025, while the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spent about $17.8 million supporting detention and de…
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…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) A federal court has ordered immigration authorities to hold a bond hearing for an Indian national detained in Michigan, ruling that his continued custody without such a hearing violates immigration law and the US Constitution.US District Judge Jane M. Beckering of the Western District of Michigan, in an order issued on January 7, conditionally granted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Sumit Tulsibhai Patel, held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I…