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Immigration Customs and Enforcement has yet to purchase new translation technology it promised nearly four months ago would replace a Spanish language course requirement for officers as part of an effort to speed up the agency’s hiring process,
Yelling and shoving broke out an hour after the protest began Friday against immigration “abductions” in the Chicago area.
ICE has detained more than 450 people since October in pre-dawn sweeps across Beaverton, Eugene, Cottage Grove, Salem and Hood River, immigration lawyers say.
Nine workers were detained by immigration agents last week. Many of them hold legal status, according to their attorney.
The Nisqually Tribal Council said it was not aware of talks between a staffer and ICE about detaining immigrants. It has now rejected that notion.
Linard was previously removed from the U.S., according to the ICE spokesperson. Linard was charged with second-degree death by auto and two counts of fourth-degree assault by auto this week after the car he was driving hit another vehicle, killing the driver.
Federal officials explored the possibly of using a Coast Guard facility on Staten Island. The effort appears to be part of a plan to expand President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
A federal judge toured the Broadview ICE processing facility on Thursday, amid a lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions for immigrants being detained inside the building.