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Donald Trump’s claim about Kamala Harris committing the ‘crime of the century’ by allowing 13,099 murderers into the U.S. is based on a misunderstanding, officials say.
DOESN’T ADD UP

Trump’s Claim About ‘Crime of the Century’ Has a Big Problem

The former president nevertheless called for his opponent to be “IMPEACHED, PROSECUTED, or BOTH.”

Sean Craig

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WHAT?

Aussie Asked About Abortions Before Being Deported From U.S.

The cat-sitter was heading to Canada before American immigration officials stepped in.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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‘Prolonged Restraint’

ICE’s Force Feeding of Detainee Goes Horribly Awry: Lawsuit

Lawyers for a 28-year-old asylum-seeker from Yemen say he was left with likely neurological damage after a completely unnecessary procedure.

Justin Rohrlich

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‘IRONIC’

ICE Keeping Hunger Striker Alive to Die Elsewhere: Lawyers

Asylum-seeker Hamad Mohsen Thabit Saad Sayad will be tortured or killed if he’s sent back home, his attorneys say.

Justin Rohrlich

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‘unacceptable’

ICE Gets OK to Force-Feed Detainee on Hunger Strike

The American Medical Association decries the practice as unethical, and considers involuntary feeding a form of torture.

Justin Rohrlich

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KNOCK KNOCK

Feds Raid Top ICE Official’s House

Vance Callender was appointed the head of Homeland Security Investigations for Michigan and Ohio, a division of ICE, in Jan. 2020.

Blake Montgomery

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COMEUPPANCE

Private Prison Must Pay ICE Detainees $17M for $1-a-Day Work

Some detainees say they weren’t paid at all or were just given candy.

Kana Ruhalter

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SHAME

Trump Wrongly Jailed Him for Murder. Biden Won’t Let Him Go.

“There is just a level of insanity from the government on this case that is just remarkable,” said Rachelle Barbour, Ameen’s federal defender in his now-dismissed extradition case.

Scott Bixby

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PROMOTION

Sheriff Who Blasted Trump Policies Tapped as ICE Director

Ed Gonzalez has served as Harris County sheriff since 2016.

Blake Montgomery

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SPEAKING OUT

ICE Deported Me for Appearing in a Film

Claudio Rojas lived in the U.S. for over 20 years—until Trump’s ICE deported him for appearing in “The Infiltrators.” Now, he’s calling on Joe Biden to set ICE whistleblowers free.

Claudio Rojas

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‘SAFETY NIGHTMARE’

Texas Probes Claims Migrant Kids Being Assaulted at Facility

Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference outside the Freeman Coliseum, which is believed to be housing 1,300+ unaccompanied migrant teens.

Jamie Ross

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