As it poises for further immigration initiatives, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is struggling with festering internal divisions between political appointees and career officials over how to enforce laws and handle detainees facing deportation.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE deporting more immigrants than ever... or are they?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and the Obama administration have repeatedly said this summer that the agency is on track to meet its stated goal -- or what its budget allows for: to remove about 400,000 people from the country this year.
Obama End-Run Amnesty Claim Is 'Nuts,' Immigration Official Says
A high-ranking immigration official brushed off claims that the Obama administration wants to make an end-run around Congress to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, saying the notion is "nuts."
ICE issues new memo on detainers, seeks public comment
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The draft memo ICE wants comment on
U.S. government sued over detention of mentally disabled immigrantsThe American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of legal advocates from Seattle to San Diego have sued the U.S. government over the detention of immigrants with mental disabilities. ICE goes on media blitz
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