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09/22/2026

People who work near the site where ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez say the agency’s presence in the area has been constant amid President Trump’s mass deportation push.

People who work near the site where ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez say the agency’s presence in the area has been constant amid President Trump’s mass deportation push.

09/22/2026

https://apnews.com/article/austin-texas-ice-shooting-driver-wilber-perez-ebdb9d481d28e322f62c15f1076f3c18?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_9Md-RxVtYx3Qnyu2lDntp_WpALrfytT5ia2rZprdGZRuqPT8lg9icpGX28CdsVcSELewMXq0JlBY_YfRI73mYuN5Qcg&_hsmi=440121350&utm_content=440121350&utm_source=hs_email

The attorney for a Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas says he is back in the hospital after being held at a detention center with a bullet still lodged in his back.

09/21/2026

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09/21/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/19/stephen-miller-trump-migrant-children?utm_source=semafor

Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist

09/21/2026

A new Trump administration rule went into effect last Friday that is expected to make it harder for many legal immigrants to obtain green cards if they receive or are deemed likely to need public assistance — even as lawsuits seeking to halt the rule wind their way through federal court. The effort is one of President Donald Trump's latest moves to curb the number of immigrants in the United States, including residents already living here legally. Immigration advocates fear that the public charge rule will deter eligible family members from applying for or remaining enrolled in public safety net programs. "No parent should ever have to choose between feeding their children and keeping their family together. We cannot allow fear and confusion to determine whether or not a child will have enough to eat," said Clarissa Hayes, deputy director of child nutrition programs and policy at the Food Research & Action Center.

A new Trump administration rule that is expected to make it harder for many legal immigrants to obtain green cards if they receive or are deemed likely to need public assistance is set to take effect Friday – even as lawsuits seeking to halt it wind their way through federal court.

09/21/2026

Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez was shot and wounded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Austin, Texas, on Sunday as he was working as a delivery driver. Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch said Garcés Perez — a 28-year-old Venezuelan man — is an asylum seeker who entered the country through a parole program. "Today at 12:30, Wilber called his wife to tell her that he had been shot. And he was yelling in agony, and the call cut off. That was all she knew," said Lincoln-Goldfinch. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement late Sunday that Garcés Perez was stable and was in federal custody pending removal from the United States.

The victim was identified as Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez, 28, by his immigration attorney. He remains in a “serious but stable condition” after the shooting, authorities said.

09/21/2026

The U.S. has pledged at least $410 million to expel migrants to at least 31 countries where they have no previous connection, internal records show.

Inside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own.

09/18/2026

https://apnews.com/article/human-trafficking-claims-unaccompanied-minors-trump-4cd31c79202b49c6144f474c970eeff4

The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims.

09/18/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/trump-green-card-benefits-immigrants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFE.6DA4.4rBCnEPLxpSA&smid=nytcore-ios-share

The policy, set to take effect Friday, would give immigration officers broader authority to deny permanent residency to people using public benefits.

09/18/2026

Former ICE agent Christian Castro was taken into custody on Wednesday in downtown Minneapolis, on a warrant for his arrest. His charges stem from the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis during ICE's Operation Metro Surge. Castro shot Sosa-Celis in his leg on Jan. 14 after firing through the closed door of his home. Castro had pursued Sosa-Celis to the house after a car chase involving Sosa-Celis' roommate Alfredo Aljorna. Two days after the shooting, federal prosecutors relied on Castro's narrative to charge Aljorna and Sosa Celis with assaulting a federal agent. Prosecutors later dropped the charges after video from city surveillance cameras showed that the men had not assaulted anyone.

Castro made an initial appearance on the federal charges in Texas earlier this month, and was released ahead of his scheduled federal court appearance in the Twin Cities on Friday.