ICE wrote the Canadian entered the U.S. with a visa on Jan. 2, 1988. He became a permanent resident three years later. On May 15, 2025, he was arrested by ICE at a probations office and charged with removal for violating U.S. drug laws. In October 2023, he was convicted in eastern Florida for racketeering and drug trafficking and sentenced to 12 months in prison. read more
WASHINGTON (AP) " The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes in Nashville, Tennessee, recently ruled that Abrego Garcia has a right to be released from jail while awaiting trial on the smuggling charges. But she decided Wednesday to keep him in custody for at least a few more days over concerns that U.S. immigration officials would swiftly detain him and try to deport him again.
The number of people without a criminal record being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and held in detention has jumped 800 percent since January, as officials face pressure to boost numbers, according to reports. read more
"This is not what we voted for," State Sen. Ileana Garcia said in a statement on Saturday. "I have always supported Trump, through thick and thin. However, this is unacceptable and inhumane." read more
Eriksen, 32, is his family's breadwinner and was building them a home "with his bare hands" when he was detained on April 15 after he reportedly failed to file the immigration document "Form I-751" by a 2015 deadline. read more
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