Freed from immigration detention, Chinese human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping is now being tracked with an ankle monitor. In China, Wu said, “we call it an electronic shackle.”
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will pause non-urgent vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in less than a week, Maine U.S. Sen. Angus King’s office tells NPR.
After spending almost $207 million to purchase two vacant warehouses in Pennsylvania, the Department of Homeland Security is reported to be offloading the pair and other facilities around the country, with The New York Times reporting Thursday that seven warehouses are on the list.
A 7,500-person ICE detention center planned for a former Big Lots warehouse in Tremont Township would add more people to the area than live in any community in Schuylkill County, except the largest – Pottsville (pop. 13,000).
Earlier this week, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee a World Cup tournament, was denied entry into the U.S. at Miami International Airport. U.S. Immigration officials told Stateline that Artan was “inadmissible due to vetting concerns.” At the end of last year, the Trump administration included Somalia on a list of 39 countries whose nationals are subject to enhanced travel restrictions.
For Zavala, the celebration marked the end of 45 days in ICE detention, including at Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania. The Clearfield County facility is one of the largest in the country, where detainee deaths and allegations of inhumane conditions have drawn scrutiny from advocates, attorneys, and elected officials.