Immigration and Emigration

• Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE - Since the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, administration officials have defended the use of deadly force, which agency guidelines say should be a last resort.
• Venezuelan Immigrants Urge Appeals Court to Restore Deportation Protections - The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status for about 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants, part of a broader effort to curb avenues for immigrants to remain in the United States.
• Federal Agent Shoots Immigrant in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Says - The agent shot an immigrant from Venezuela in the leg while trying to arrest him, an official said. The shooting comes a week after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in the city.
• ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say - The refugees, many of them from Somalia, had passed security screenings before coming to the United States. The Trump administration has vowed to “re-examine thousands of refugee cases.”
• Videos Show Increasingly Aggressive Federal Crackdown in Minneapolis - Arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents.
• Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target. - A fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.
• After Minnesota Shooting, ICE Again Limits Congressional Visits - The new guidelines for immigration facilities, issued by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, are virtually identical to a policy that a federal judge halted last month.
• Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide After Minneapolis Shooting - Demonstrators across the country expressed anger at the killing of a woman in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents.
• The ICE Shooting Came During an Operation Focused on Somali Immigrants - Federal immigration officials have stepped up enforcement activity in Minnesota amid a fraud scandal there that includes many people of Somali origin.
• Homeland Security Steps Up Enforcement in Minneapolis - Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, posted a video showing an immigration arrest being made as part of the administration’s announced crackdown.