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Exclusive: Trump Created an Office That Highlighted Immigrant Crime. Bidens DHS Plans to Keep It Time 3 hrs ago Vera Bergengruen © Evan Vucci—AP Former President Donald Trump stands alongside "angel families" at the White House complex on June 22, 2018. In January 2017, one of Donald Trump’s first moves as President was to create a new office that highlighted crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. For four years, the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement office,...

Why you havent seen photos from inside migrant facilities Anna Giaritelli © Provided by Washington Examiner The public has yet to see any photos or videos from inside federal facilities where migrant children and families are reportedly being held in overcrowded rooms and days longer than is permitted — all amid the coronavirus pandemic. For weeks, reporters and immigration attorneys have complained about being unable to enter government-run facilities that house migrants. W...

A federal judge in New York state has ordered officials to come up with a plan to vaccine detained immigrants, but for the rest of the nation, questions remain.

ICE has no clear plan to vaccinate thousands of detainees Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post March 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail In this photo, a staff member works in the infirmary, a series of tents, at the U.S. governments newest holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas. At least 370 detainees at ICE detention centers are currently positive with covid-19, according to agency records. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Eric Gay/Associated Press The coronavirus has been running rampant...

As the vaccine rollout continues, President Biden says the country will have enough vaccines for adults by May, but what about kids under the age of 16?

An Insider investigation found that federal negligence could leave thousands of at-risk immigrants out of the largest vaccine rollout in history.

Insider found no evidence that ICE asked states to vaccinate detainees, as the agency claimed.  ICE now says the COVID-19 vaccine rollout included doses for detainees — but some states never got the message. Read the Insider investigation that revealed how federal negligence could leave thousands of at-risk immigrants out of the largest vaccine rollout in history. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reversed its previous claim that it was "working with state and local health departmen...

This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Experts say incarcerated people should be among the first to receive the COVID vaccine. But ICE has no plan to vaccinate detainees, an Insider investigation has found. Experts raised concerns that thousands of detained immigrants were falling through the cracks. When US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Giovannie Morrison in October, the pand...

After a Month, Just 900 DHS Employees Have Received COVID Vaccine Some 53,000 agency employees are eligible for early access. The Homeland Security Department is facing increasing pressure over its efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, as employees say management is slowing the process and some lawmakers are taking issue with its prioritization plan.  DHS and the Veterans Affairs Department on Jan. 6 began a partnership to get frontline personnel vaccinated against the novel coronav...

Latin Americans Getting Impatient With Immigration Reform Even after Bidens first week in office, some migrants have grown impatient as he fails to overturn more Trump immigration policies. Migrants are hoping President Joe Biden will change immigration policies and provide them a better path to come into the U.S. Biden has already issued a wave of executive orders on immigration and will sign more on Friday, including orders to extend legal immigration, restore the asylum system and enhance th...