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The Independent
17 hours ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Trump administration wants to fine those illegally in the US $1,000 per day until they leave
The Trump administration aims to accelerate its ability to fine individuals in the U.S. illegally, according to a rule published Friday in the Federal Register. Currently, the government notify individuals in the U.S. who are undocumented 30 days before issuing fines. The rule proposed by Attorney Pam Bondi 's Department of Justice and Secretary Kristi Noem 's Department of Homeland Security allows the government to begin fining individuals in the U.S. illegally immediately, up to $1,000 per day. 'DHS believes that the nature of the failure-to-depart and unlawful entry penalties supports the need for more streamlined procedures,' the proposed rule says. The new process will apply to individuals who enter the U.S. illegally, fail to comply with final orders of removal, or do not comply with a judge's voluntary departure order while in the U.S. Fines will range from $100 to $500 for each illegal entry into the U.S., up to nearly $10,000 for failing to voluntarily deport after a judge orders it, and up to $1,000 per day for those who do not comply with a removal order. President Donald Trump introduced fines for migrants illegally in the U.S. during his first term. The program was halted during the Biden administration and then resumed when Trump returned to the White House in January. 'The law doesn't enforce itself; there must be consequences for breaking it,' said Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Thursday. 'President Trump and Secretary Noem are standing up for law and order and making our government more effective and efficient at enforcing the American people's immigration laws. Financial penalties like these are just one more reason why illegal aliens should use CBP Home to self-deport now before it's too late.' Those who use the Customs and Border Protection's CBP Home app to self-deport will have any fines imposed on them waived, according to the DHS. As of June 13, the DHS has issued 10,000 fine notices, according to ABC News. Meanwhile, the Senate parliamentarian has advised against a proposed $1,000 fee on immigrants seeking asylum. The chamber's nonpartisan arbiter of Senate rules also stated that other proposed fees on immigrants in Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' would not comply with procedures and would be subject to a higher 60-vote threshold for inclusion. Republicans are relying on the fees and cuts to food stamps and health care to help cover the costs of extending Trump's tax cuts bill, which also includes increased funding for his mass deportation agenda. The spending bill overhauls the system of immigration costs, with dramatic increases and new fees imposed for once-free services. Applying for asylum, which has long been free, will now cost $1,000, with asylum seekers paying an additional $550 for employment applications. Among other fee increases, appealing an immigration judge's decision jumps from $110 to $900, and applying for temporary protected status, which allows people from certain countries facing civil unrest or natural disasters to stay temporarily in the U.S., goes from $50 to $500. For wealthier immigrants, the new fees will be an inconvenience. However, for the vast majority of people, even a few hundred dollars could be enough to alter their plans.
Washington Post
20 hours ago
- Health
- Washington Post
Idaho sued over law barring public benefits for undocumented immigrants
Four Idaho residents and a doctor are challenging a new state law set to end public benefits programs for undocumented people, including programs that give low-income patients access to HIV and AIDS medications. The ACLU of Idaho filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal district court on behalf of Abby Davids, a family medicine physician in Boise, and four undocumented immigrants with HIV who filed anonymously out of fear it could expose them to prosecution and deportation.
New York Times
a day ago
- Politics
- New York Times
On a Quiet Southern Border, Empty Farms and Frightened Workers
Alexandra, a 55-year-old undocumented immigrant, was on her way to work at a watermelon farm in the border city of Edinburg, Texas, recently when her oldest son stopped her before she stepped out of her aging trailer. 'Please don't go. You are going to get deported,' he told Alexandra, who asked that her last name not be used because she did not want to attract attention from federal immigration agents. Her son then showed her graphic videos of federal agents chasing and handcuffing migrants seemingly all over the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. 'That could be you,' he said. President Trump's conflicting orders to exempt, then target, then again exempt farm workers from his aggressive immigration sweeps of work sites have caused havoc in agricultural industries across the country, where about 42 percent of farm workers are undocumented, according to the Agriculture Department. But perhaps nowhere is fear among farm workers more palpable than on the farms and ranches along the southwestern U.S.-Mexico border, where for centuries workers have considered the frontier as being more porous than prohibitive. Administration officials have vowed to make good on a once-popular campaign promise from Mr. Trump to deport millions of undocumented workers, in what he has said will be the largest mass deportation in U.S. history. As workplace raids have eroded that popularity and sparked angry protests across the country, the border region has been eerily quiet. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
California vice mayor calls for gangs to help protect communities from ICE raids
The vice mayor of a small city in California is under fire after a social media video emerged in which she appears to call on local street gangs to stand up to raids on undocumented migrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Defence In a clip posted to Instagram and then swiftly deleted by Cynthia Gonzalez, Vice Mayor of Cudahy – which lies just southeast of Los Angeles – the politician says: 'I want to know where all the cholos are at in Los Angeles – 18th Street, Florencia Where's the leadership at? 'Because you guys are all about territory and, 'This is 18th Street, this is Florencia.' You guys tag everything up, claiming hood and now that your hood's being invaded by the biggest gang there is, there ain't a peep out of you. 'It's everyone else who's not about the gang life that's out there protesting and speaking up. We're out there fighting our turf, protecting our turf, protecting our people, and, like, where you at? She continues: 'Dude they're running amok all up on your streets, on your streets and in your city and, peep, when the big gang guns come in nothing but, like, quiet and we're out here, the regular ones that have never been jumped in out here calling things out and trying to organize. People trying to do the thing. 'So don't be trying to claim no block, no nothing if you're not showing up right now trying to, like, help out and organize. I don't want to hear a peep out of you once they're gone, trying to claim that this is my block. This was not your block. You weren't even here helping out. So whoever is the leadership over there just f***ing get your members in order.' Gonzalez does not name ICE in the video. However, it comes after weeks of controversy caused by federal raids on migrants in downtown Los Angeles, which saw local people hit the streets to protest and President Donald Trump call in the National Guard and deploy active-duty Marines to support local law enforcement against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. Two weeks ago, Gonzalez joined other L.A. County mayors at a press conference hosted by Bass at City Hall to address ICE's actions. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reacted angrily to the video, reposting it on Tuesday evening with the statement: 'The comments made by the Vice Mayor of Cudahy, CA, Cynthia Gonzalez, are despicable. She calls for criminal gangs – including the vicious 18th Street gang – to commit violence against our brave ICE law enforcement. 'This kind of garbage has led to a more than 500 percent increase in assaults against our ICE law enforcement officers. Secretary [Kristi] Noem has been clear: If you assault a federal officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.' The Independent has contacted Gonzalez for comment but she has so far refused all media requests pertaining to the video. The City of Cudahy has issued a brief statement of its own in which it says: 'The comments made by the Vice Mayor reflect her personal views and do not represent the views or official position of the City of Cudahy. The City will not be providing further comment.' The FBI has stated that it cannot currently confirm or deny whether an investigation into Gonzalez is underway. Still, spokesperson Laura Eimiller noted: 'Generally speaking, of course, the FBI condemns any calls for violence or targeting of law enforcement with violence.' ABC News legal analyst Josh Ritter said he believed Gonzalez's comments had crossed a line: 'When you're dealing with a political leader calling upon criminal street gangs to take action, that takes on a far more sinister meaning and, perhaps, criminal meaning behind it. 'It is one thing to say local people of the neighborhood stand up for yourselves. It's another thing to actually call out the names of different criminal street gangs and ask them to protect their neighborhood." The video was also condemned by local residents like Danielle Canales, who told ABC's local affiliate: 'Her talking about gang violence and bringing them to do, you know, stuff like that, I think it's horrible. We're already going through ICE deporting people and people, you know, are feeling insensitive about it. Saying that is just kind of sad.'
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
ICE agents arrest 14 people during immigration raid at Pittsburgh-area restaurant
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 14 people during an operation at a Mexican restaurant in Allegheny County on Wednesday, ICE officials said. A spokesperson for ICE told KDKA that 14 undocumented migrants were arrested for "immigration violations" during the operation at Tepache Mexican Kitchen and Bar in Marshall Township. Pictures obtained by KDKA show men and women with shackled hands and feet being walked out of the restaurant and placed into police vehicles. Jamie Martinez and other immigration advocates came to show support for those arrested on Wednesday. Martinez is the community defense organizer for Casa San José, a non-profit community resource center that advocates for Latinos. It provides social services, youth programming, health services and more to the Latino community in the Pittsburgh area. "As they were walked out, they would wave at us and tell us thank you for being there with tears streaming down their face in fear," Martinez said. "If it's true that these people today are undocumented ... why does Casa San José feel they should be allowed to stay without documentation?" KDKA's Jennifer Borrasso asked Martinez. "Every human being should be afforded dignity," he said. "Every human being has inherent dignity tied to them. What we are seeing right now, above all else, is violations of that dignity." The ICE spokesperson said officers "conducted an [Homeland Security Investigation]-led worksite enforcement investigation where they executed a federal search warrant" at the restaurant. The spokesperson did not say what the agents were specifically searching for. The 14 people are now in ICE custody, the spokesperson said, but they did not say where the 14 people were taken. The FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration assisted on Wednesday, the ICE spokesperson said.
