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Justice Dept. Dismisses Threats Case in Minnesota Days Before Trial

14 août 2026 à 20:40
The government said it could not prove that a man accused of threatening federal agents had committed a crime, adding to the scores of cases in the administration’s deportation efforts that have unraveled.

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On Jan. 14, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a Venezuelan migrant following a high-speed chase in Minneapolis, protesters broke into a couple of vehicles that belonged to F.B.I. agents.

Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases

14 août 2026 à 05:02
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.

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Justice Department officials have internally declared that each assistant U.S. attorney should have at least 25 open cases at all times.

Appeals Court Sidesteps Key Question Over Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act

13 août 2026 à 17:49
The court dismissed a case over the Alien Enemies Act in a messy conclusion to a long-running legal battle that had seemed destined to end up before the Supreme Court.

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President Trump issued a proclamation in March 2025 drawing on the sweeping powers of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people accused of being members of a Venezuelan gang.

Trump’s Immigration Policy Echoes 1920s Crackdown, but This Time Congress Isn’t Involved

13 août 2026 à 14:08
U.S. leaders limited immigration amid economic and social turmoil. Historians see similarities to Trump’s crackdown, with a catch: He’s doing it without Congress.

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President Calvin Coolidge signing the restrictive Immigration Act of 1924 on the White House South Lawn.

U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown

13 août 2026 à 14:15
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.

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People marched through downtown Minneapolis in late January to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

ICE Agent Who Pushed Activist to the Ground Near Chicago Pleads Guilty

12 août 2026 à 22:28
The agent, Adam Saracco, was charged with misdemeanor after the altercation at a gas station near Chicago last year during the Trump administration’s crackdown there.

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Federal agents outside the immigrant detention center in Broadview, Ill., last year amid protests over President Trump’s enforcement actions near Chicago.

He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.

12 août 2026 à 09:08
As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.

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Roberto Mosquera in detention in Eswatini.

Why Rumors About Morocco Followed Spain’s Ceuta Migrant Surge

11 août 2026 à 10:44
Claims swirled that Morocco, perhaps spurred by Israel and the United States, organized a recent border disaster. That unproven speculation, experts said, was exacerbated by the region’s complicated history.

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Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa waiting on a beach for humanitarian assistance after about tens of thousands of people, mostly from Morocco, surged across the border into Ceuta, Spain, this month.

How Social Media Sparked a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco

11 août 2026 à 09:23
A wave of disinformation online contributed to a surge of migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta who were trying to reach Europe, resulting in about 90 deaths.

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Moroccan border guards and boats patrolling the coastline on the border with Spain in Fnideq, Morocco, this month.
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