Trump’s Immigration Theater: Pulling Cops Off Child Sex Crimes To Chase Landscapers

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

So let me get this straight. The same administration that claims fentanyl is such a dire threat that it justifies sweeping tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China is simultaneously pulling federal agents off drug interdiction duties to chase undocumented la…

U.S. Border Patrol shoots woman in Chicago as federal troop deployment to Illinois looms

CBC News

U.S. Border Patrol shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, as the governor of Illinois said the Trump administration plans to federalize and deploy hundreds of National Guard to the state.

Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters...

Airports in Denmark Shut Down as Mysterious Drones Spotted

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Danish officials have told NATO allies the drones are from "state actors."

The Coast Guard seized a record 76,000 pounds of drugs this summer off Central and South America

Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment

The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 75,000 pounds (34,000 kilograms) of illegal drugs this summer from boats far out to sea in the Pacific and Caribbean...

TRUMP DEPLOYING NATIONAL GUARD IN 19 STATES

Josh Marcus, The-independent.com

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Immigrant detentions soar 50% to a record under Trump

axios.com, Biztoc.com

The number of people in immigration detention has soared by more than 50% since President Trump took office — and that doesn't include thousands more detainees who aren't in the administration's official count, an Axios review finds. Why it matters: A record …

The Darien Gap ‘closure’: Border theatre in the jungle

Belén Fernández, Al Jazeera English

A promise to 'shut' the Darien becomes a headline win. The lived reality is rerouted suffering and rights stripped bare.

US-Mexico border wall to be painted black to stop climbers

BBC News

Using black paint to make the entire US-Mexico border wall hotter and harder to climb was reportedly Trump's idea.

UFO expert on drone creep from Mexico: ‘A normal escalation’ | CUOMO

NewsNation, Yahoo Entertainment

Luis Elizondo, a former Pentagon insider who has researched UFOs, joins “CUOMO” to talk about what the Trump administration considers a proliferation of...

US military expands enforcement role at Mexican border under Donald Trump

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Trump has boosted military involvement in immigration efforts, including assisting ICE and holding detainees on bases.

A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm

Yahoo Entertainment

The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations

Nick Miroff, The Atlantic

Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.

Trump Wants Border Surveillance Towers That Only Palmer Luckey Can Build

AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com

Sure looks like a handout for a Trump ally.

Trump loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.

Nick Miroff, The Atlantic

A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.

Trump is throwing a wrench in group travel this summer

Emily Stewart, Business Insider

Anxieties about Trump's border policies are throwing a wrench into travel plans for couples and families with different immigration statuses.

The brutal realities of ICE Air

Darryl Campbell, The Verge

In Donald Trump's second term, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has escalated its enforcement operations in extremely public ways, conducting surprise raids, arresting lawmakers, and launching a new Florida detention center with an alt-right media bl…

What ICE’s big payday means for America

Nicole Narea, Vox

Republicans just gave US Immigration and Customs Enforcement a huge cash infusion, and President Donald Trump knows how he wants the agency to use it.  During his first six months in office, the Trump administration was already using immigration enforcement t…

Israel says it launched ‘special, targeted operations’ in southern Lebanon

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Army shares video of troops on ground in 'targeted nighttime operation' amid near-daily attacks against neighbour.

ICE Using Repurposed Border Facial Recognition Tech To ID Protesters, Activists, And Migrants On US Streets

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

The Trump Administration’s constant escalation of its mass deportation programs now means ICE, CBP, and other federal agencies must come up with thousands of arrests a day. This never had anything to do with removing criminals from the country and, even if yo…

Heavily armed immigration agents descend on MacArthur Park in L.A.

Melissa Gomez, Rachel Uranga, Brittny Mejia, Richard Winton, Ruben Vives, Yahoo Entertainment

Agents on horseback and in armored vehicles participated in a daytime raid in the heart of Los Angeles' immigrant community.

Illegal MS-13 Gang Member Caught In Dallas As Relatives Assault Federal Agents

Kellen McGovern Jones - Senior Investigative Reporter, Dallasexpress.com

USBP Chief Michael Banks announces a bust of several illegal aliens in Dallas, including some who allegedly assaulted federal agents.

Trump Budget Bill Turns ICE Into A Superpredator

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Men in masks kidnapping people off streets or turning businesses into ghost towns is now nothing more than an everyday occurrence in the United States. The Trump administration never actually cared whether or not the people it ejected from the country due to …

Vapour-sniffing drug detector tested at the US-Mexico border

Jeremy Hsu, New Scientist

Drugs and explosive chemicals are difficult to detect, but a device more sensitive than a dog’s nose can pick up their traces in seconds