Cole Lauterbach

2 days ago | san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Evan Hummel |Lawrence Banton

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday, June 4, that U.S. Customs and Border Enforcement (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are enhancing efforts to “review immigration records” and will ramp up a “crackdown on visa overstays.” The administration said in a press release the directive comes from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and is due to “the Biden administration’s failure to enforce the law.”...

2 days ago | san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Drew Pittock |Karah Rucker |Matt Bishop

Widely circulated reports on Tuesday, June 3, from several news outlets claimed that Israeli forces killed dozens of Palestinians near an aid distribution site in Gaza. That incident followed a series of similar attacks at aid centers over the previous few days. Together, those reports generated international concern and calls from the United Nations to launch a formal investigation. Now, some news outlets are issuing corrections after omitting Israel’s initial denial of some of those incidents.

4 days ago | san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Evan Hummel |Emma Stoltzfus |Kalé Carey

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among a dozen pro-Palestinian advocates who have set sail for the Gaza Strip. The group departed from Sicily on Sunday, June 1, with the goal of reaching the territory to deliver aid and pressure Israel into increasing the flow of food and medicine into the enclave. Israel has asserted the blockade is to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages it holds, which includes 23 captives who are believed to be alive.

4 days ago | san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Kalé Carey |Mathew Grisham

Immigrants held at a federal detention center in Kansas say they’re facing harsh conditions and continued confinement even after winning their legal cases, according to a letter sent to immigration officials by the American Civil Liberties Union. The May 29 letter focuses on the Federal Correctional Institution in Leavenworth, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are holding at least 80 detainees.

1 week ago | san.com | Cassandra J. Buchman |Cole Lauterbach |Kalé Carey

The Honolulu Police Department is reviewing both current and past DUI arrests after the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii filed a class action lawsuit claiming officers wrongly took some drivers into custody. The lawsuit alleged that officers arrested sober individuals in a push to boost drunk driving stats. The ACLU accused Honolulu police of falsely arresting drivers without any probable cause or due process of the law.