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Today
From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect
Posted 3:53 PM 6/2/2026 by RAE ELLEN BICHELL, CLAIRE GALOFARO, MAIA ROSENFELD, RENUKA RAYASAM, AARON KESSLER and BYRON TAU Associated Press and KFF Health News
An Albanian man's pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A (More)
Yesterday
Texas removes Spanish language option for commercial driver’s license tests
Posted 3:52 PM 6/1/2026 by Ayden Runnels
The Texas Department of Public Safety began administering the state’s commercial drivers licenses and permit tests exclusively in English on Monday, the agency announced, following changes in federal requirements amid a nationwide crackdown on noncitizen truck drivers.
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5/28/2026
Members of pro-immigration group LUPE hit by Trump crackdown on immigration
Posted 7:02 PM 5/29/2026 by Berenice Garcia
SAN JUAN — Yenniffer England stood behind a podium at the offices of La Union Del Pueblo Entero dressed in business attire and sporting one striking accessory — an ankle monitor.
A certified nursing assistant and mother of two, England had spent three months at an immigration (More)
5/27/2026
‘It still feels surreal:’ Donna DACA recipient back home while awaiting deportation
Posted 11:43 AM 5/28/2026 by Santiago Caicedo
A DACA recipient from Donna is speaking out after her release from immigration custody, in a Channel 5 exclusive interview.
Yennifer England, 32, was released on May 21 from (More)
5/26/2026
ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an 'alarming' rate, an AP investigation finds
Posted 10:58 AM 5/27/2026 by RYAN J. FOLEY, MICHAEL BIESECKER and MORGAN LEE Associated Press
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.
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Brayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. Detained by Immigration and Customs (More)
5/25/2026
Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans
Posted 1:10 PM 5/26/2026 by REBECCA SANTANA and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans into the U.S. as refugees this year, increasing its historically low annual cap but still blocking people from other countries from entering through the program.
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