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If You Can Keep It: ICE Crackdowns in Chicago and Portland, 2025

ICE intensified enforcement in Chicago and Portland this fall, with about 900 arrests in Chicago under Operation Midway Blitz. Local…

Tackles, Gunfire and Projectiles Signal ICE Tactics Growing Violent

Late-2025 reports show intensified ICE and CBP tactics—gunfire, tear gas, tackles, and tactical vehicles—in Chicago and elsewhere, with claims of…

Brutality as Policy: ICE Violence Against Immigrants and Advocates

The 2025 enforcement push uses public raids, expanded detention, and aggressive directives. Officials cite dramatic assault spikes, but independent data…

Doc Rivers condemns Chicago ICE arrests: It’s awful to watch

Doc Rivers criticized ICE mass arrests in Chicago, citing images of zip-tied detainees and urging unity. Since September 2025, a…

UK Puts $120K Behind Public Messaging on Illegal Immigration

The Home Office posted a Deputy Director Migration Communications role with pay up to $120,000 (£91,000) and 28.97% pension. Tasked…

U.S. Citizen, Army Veteran Arrested by ICE Pushes Back at DHS Debunk

During a July 2025 ICE raid in Camarillo, U.S. citizen and veteran George Retes was detained for three days without…

Suncoast Theater Elevates Immigrant Voices Amid Rising Deportations

CreArte Latino’s Voces de Inmigración 2 runs October 17–19, 2025 in Sarasota. The Spanish-language play uses real immigrant stories, including…

Expat Returns After 15 Years, Unfair Competition Killing Ambition

A 15-year US returnee warned of "unfair competition" in India, echoing others who face stalled hiring, slow services, and healthcare…