Detained Ice

• Die Gámez-Cuéllar-Brüder wurden im Februar zusammen mit ihren Eltern verhaftet und nach parteiübergreifenden Protesten später freigelassen • Drei jugendliche Mariachi-Musiker, die im Februar vorübergehend vom Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) festgehalten wurden, wurden ausgewählt, bei mehreren kommenden Shows der Country-Sängerin Kacey Musgraves in Texas als Vorband aufzutreten. • Am Montag kündigte Musgraves an, dass die Gámez-Cuéllar-Brüder Antonio (18), Caleb (14) und Joshua (12) sie im Rahmen ihrer „Middle of Nowhere“-Tour vom 3. bis 5. Mai bei Auftritten in der Gruene Hall begleiten werden. Weiterlesen...

Meenu Batra, the state’s only licensed Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu interpreter, says she was treated ‘like a criminal’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA Texas court interpreter who was arrested by ICE after living in the US for more than 35 years is speaking out from detention, saying she has been “treated like a criminal” and fears being deported to a country where she has never been.Meenu Batra is the only licensed Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu court interpreter in the state, and has served as an interpreter for hundreds of people in immigration court. Continue reading...

Agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHSThe French government is pressing the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody after she was detained earlier this month.US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHS. Ross is now being held at a federal immigration detention facility in Louisiana. Continue reading...