British Family Detained by ICE After Entering the United States From Canada

Tyra HilliardStaff Writer A British couple and their three-month-old boy are being detained at a federal immigration facility in Pennsylvania after they unintentionally stepped across the border between the United States and Canada.  The Connors family was on vacation in British Columbia where they took the path of an unmarked street to avoid colliding with an animal.  “This is how the scariest experience of our … Continue reading British Family Detained by ICE After Entering the United States From Canada

Federal Judge Blocks Fast Track Deportations

Tyra HilliardStaff Writer The idea of fast-track deportation, produced by the Trump administration, has been shot down by a federal judge. This type of deportation has been used for immigrants that are undocumented and deports them without their case being seen in  immigration court. “Expedited removal” is the name that the notion was given and it has been used before. The rules of this effort … Continue reading Federal Judge Blocks Fast Track Deportations

North Carolina Group Hosts Training on Spotting Immigrations and Custom Enforcement

Hannah AstinStaff Writer Dozens of volunteers attended a recent training on how to identify and report Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles.  The majority-white group of volunteers was taught by a small solidarity group of women working with Siembra NC. Siembra NC is an immigrant-led activist organization that helps to provide services to immigrants in North Carolina such as data entry, fundraising and childcare, in … Continue reading North Carolina Group Hosts Training on Spotting Immigrations and Custom Enforcement

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Returns to Headlines

Marisa SloanStaff Writer From President Trump’s travel ban prohibiting the issuance of visas to citizens of largely-Muslim countries to his attempts to use the legal status of DACA recipients as a gambling piece in his crusade for a border wall, there has been no shortage of topics with which to discuss. Recently, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and border control have taken center stage once … Continue reading Immigration and Customs Enforcement Returns to Headlines