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Court Tosses Convictions for Killing ICE Agent Abroad
Posts · Feb 10, 2020
In United States v. Garcia Sota, two defendants were each convicted on four counts under three different statutes—18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c), 1114, and 1116—for attacking a pair of U.S. Immigration and...
Hearing “False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center”
house Oversight Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Budget Hearing – Department of Homeland Security: CBP, ICE, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
house Department of Homeland Security Subcommittee · Apr 16, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security: ICE, CBP, and USCIS”
house Homeland Security Committee · Feb 10, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing “Examining Threats to ICE Operations”
house Oversight Subcommittee · May 20, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness Molly Moon Neitzel
Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream · 1 hearing
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Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent: D.C. Circuit Considers IRS-ICE Information-Sharing Agreement
Posts · Sep 4, 2025
On April 7, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU or information-sharing agreement) to establish...
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Non-Detained Docket (NDD)
InFocus · Apr 24, 2026
Background The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA, Title 8 of the U.S. Code) authorizes and sometimes requires the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain aliens (foreign nationals)...
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Updates on Litigation over the IRS-ICE Information-Sharing Agreement
Legal Sidebar · Mar 26, 2026
On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (D.C. Circuit) affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction that would have placed restrictions on information sharing pursuant...
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Immigration Detainers: Background and Recent Legal Developments
Posts · Oct 9, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has authority to detain non-U.S. nationals (aliens) who are subject to removal. Within DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is mainly responsible...
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Immigration: Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Programs
Reports · Jul 8, 2019
Since FY2004, Congress has appropriated funding to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for an Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program to provide...
Hearing Hope on the Horizon: Prioritizing Small Business Growth in the 119th Congress
house Small Business Committee · Feb 5, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Molly Moon Neitzel, Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream
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Medical Care Standards in Immigrant Detention Facilities
Resources · Apr 2, 2024
In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic and whistleblower complaints about medical neglect and unnecessary gynecological procedures have led to concerns over the medical care of noncitizens in the...
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The 287(g) Program: State and Local Immigration Enforcement
Resources · Aug 12, 2021
Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), codified in 8 U.S.C. §1357(g), permits the delegation of certain immigration enforcement functions to state and local law enforcement...
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The Effect of Private Immigration Legislation and Recent Policy Changes
Posts · Feb 1, 2023
For many years, private immigration bills have served as the last step to prevent the removal of certain aliens (as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)) who are subject to final...
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Nielsen v. Preap: High Court Clarifies Application of Immigration Detention Statute to Criminal Aliens
Posts · Apr 12, 2019
Recently, the Supreme Court in Nielsen v. Preap interpreted provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) as mandating the detention pending removal proceedings of non-U.S. nationals...
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Do Warrantless Searches of Electronic Devices at the Border Violate the Fourth Amendment?
Posts · Mar 17, 2021
The Fourth Amendment commands that searches and seizures be reasonable, and generally requires the government to secure a warrant based on probable cause before arresting or searching an individual....
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Federal Law Enforcement Efforts to Counter Human Smuggling and Human Trafficking
Resources · Nov 21, 2023
Human smuggling and human trafficking crimes continue to be of interest to local, state, and federal policymakers, law enforcement, and others. The federal government responds to both types of crimes...
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Immigration 101: Executive Branch Agencies Involved with Immigration
Resources · Jun 7, 2023
While Congress has plenary power over immigration law, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Homeland Security Act (HSA), and other laws grant substantial discretion over immigration policy to...
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Sea-Level Rise and U.S. Coasts
Resources · Sep 12, 2016
Policymakers are interested in sea-level rise because of the risk to U.S. coastal populations and infrastructure and changes to coastal ecosystems. Some coastal states and U.S. territories have a...
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Is Mandatory Detention of Unlawful Entrants Seeking Asylum Constitutional?
Posts · Jan 27, 2021
Non-U.S. nationals (aliens) apprehended by immigration authorities when attempting to unlawfully enter the United States are generally subject to a streamlined, expedited removal process, but may be...