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ICE Gave New Hires Access to Restricted Info on Palantir App

ICE officer who killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero has a violent history, family and records say | AP News

Afghan immigrant dies in a Texas hospital after ICE detention | AP News HOUSTON (AP) — An  Afghan immigrant  whose family said he had been evacuated from his home country after working for years with U.S. forces died at a Texas hospital after immigration authorities detained him, according to authorities. “Calling a man a criminal without a conviction while claiming there is ‘no record’ of service without checking interagency systems looks less like fact-finding and more like damage control,” said Shawn VanDiver, president of #AfghanEvac. “The government should be explaining how a 41-year-old father of six died less than 24 hours after entering ICE custody.” Read more at the highlighted headline above.

A city blanketed in fear: Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICE | Capitol News Illinois JB Pritzker’s Accountability Commission hears stories about fear and intimidation that led to disruption of schools and a negative impact on businesses and health care. The commission focused on four areas, including health, education, public safety and economic vitality. The commission will prepare a report of its findings that’s due in April.

ICE says Cuban detainee’s death from use of force "Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week reported that the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at a detention facility in El Paso was the result of the staff’s “spontaneous use of force” to “prevent him from harming himself.” Officials quietly updated the cause of death after previously declaring last month that the man died of “medical distress.” The finding comes weeks after the local medical examiner ruled Geraldo Lunas Campos’ death a  homicide , the first such ruling for an ICE detainee’s death linked to staff in at least 15 years, according to experts. Lunas Campos became “unresponsive while being physically restrained by law enforcement,” his autopsy found, dying of asphyxia, meaning he couldn’t breathe because of pressure on his neck and chest." (More details at above link.)

Federal judge accuses White House of ‘terror’ against immigrants in US | Trump administration | The Guardian The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump overstepped his authority when he ordered tariffs on imports from nearly every country in the world, using a 1970s emergency statute. (More at the above link.)

Police Investigate ICE Arrest of a Man Who Suffered Severe Head Injuries - The New York Times "The police in St. Paul, Minn., are investigating an arrest last month during the immigration crackdown. The man has said he was beaten by agents. ICE asserted that he ran into a wall." Read the entire story at the above link.

Reports of immigration agents in disguise stoke fears in Minnesota | AP News

‘Nightmare’: family in shock after Ice moves LA teen out of state without their knowledge | US immigration | The Guardian

Employee of Trump-Supporting Superstore Fired for Filming Brutal Immigration Raid