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The latest news and top stories on ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.) A prominent US federal law enforcement agency, ICE is headquartered in Washington DC, with over 400 global offices. Operating under the Department of Homeland Security, its primary mission is to protect the United States from transnational crime and illegal immigration, safeguarding national security and public safety. ICE’s main activities include enforcing immigration laws, detaining and removing unauthorised immigrants and investigating transnational criminal organisations, human trafficking and financial crimes. Formed in 2003 post-9/11, it is the largest investigative agency within DHS.

A Chinese national died hours after being taken into US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Photo: AFP

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Another Chinese national dies in US immigration custody, raising profiling fears

Wei Lianyong, 51, reportedly died in Northern Mariana Islands on August 23, after he was found unresponsive at a local detention facility.

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ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Another Chinese national dies in US immigration custody, raising profiling fears

Wei Lianyong, 51, reportedly died in Northern Mariana Islands on August 23, after he was found unresponsive at a local detention facility.

ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in shooting of Venezuelan man

Far-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos deported after immigration arrest in US

UK far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by US immigration

A supporter of Trump’s crackdown on migrants, the controversial commentator is accused of overstaying in the US.

ICE agents in US to be equipped with pain-delivering shock gloves

Agency says gloves will be used in ‘high-tension environments’, like managing detainees and controlling crowds.

Fewer anti-Asian hate crimes in US, but immigration crackdowns raise concerns

Advocates say new FBI figures likely represent only ‘tip of the iceberg’ and many suffering abuse decline to report it to authorities.

US visa revocations hit 175,000, on pace for new record under Trump

State Department says the 2026 total is set to surpass last year’s record as US president presses ahead with his immigration crackdown.

White House uses anti-Trump singer Bad Bunny’s song for ICE video

The clip, which shows arrests of migrants, drew criticism on social media and can now only be viewed on TikTok without the music.

US border tsar says vetting of ICE officer under review after Maine shooting

Tom Homan said if claims that David Brouillette had a history of mental health struggles are true, he should not have cleared vetting.

Beaten, abused, underfed: life inside an ICE detention facility in US

‘I sometimes look at my bedsheets, and I wonder if ‌it would be easier to hang myself instead of trying to survive this torture,’ a detainee says.

Trump lashes out at ICE decision to pause traffic stops after fatal shootings

A driver was killed by an agent in Maine just six days after another man was shot to death in Texas.

Trump administration turns over withheld evidence in Good, Pretti killings by agents

Breakthrough in six-month jurisdictional battle gives Minneapolis prosecutors the tools to weigh state charges against federal agents.

Mexico filing legal complaints over US immigration deaths

Mexico demands accountability for 17 citizens who have died in custody or during raids, testing relations with the US.

1 killed in ICE-involved shooting in US state of Maine

The incident comes six ‌days after an ICE agent fatally shot a man in Houston, sparking protests.

Over 100 Venezuelans deported from US missing after quakes level hotel

Their flight landed just hours before the disaster. Their families are searching for answers amid a soaring death toll.

Trump’s ‘shocking’ ICE blitz in US cities destroyed 668,000 jobs

The crackdown also caused labour shortage and forced companies to reduce operations for everyone, including US-born workers, a report said.

‘Gestapo tactics’: Springsteen hits out at Trump, announces protest festival

Rock icon launches ‘Power to the People’ line-up as artists back out of Trump’s US 250th anniversary events.

US judge tosses case against wrongly deported Salvadorean man Abrego Garcia

The indictment was ‘an abuse of prosecuting power’ against a man at the centre of a row over Trump’s migrant crackdown, the judge ruled.

Woman jailed for nearly 42 years over US$250 million Minnesota fraud case

Aimee Bock sentenced for orchestrating the largest known theft of federal Covid-19 relief funds.

ICE agent charged over shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota

Minnesota county charges Christian Castro in a non-fatal shooting during Trump’s immigration crackdown.

US Border Patrol chief abruptly resigns in latest Trump team shake-up

Michael Banks exits effective immediately as the Trump administration recalibrates its mass deportation strategy.

US Congress votes to end record government shutdown

The measure does not include new money for immigration and border enforcement, leaving the dispute that triggered the shutdown unresolved.

How record US$75 billion ICE expansion led to ‘red flag’ recruits

ICE agents’ backgrounds and training have come under scrutiny after numerous high-profile incidents in which officers used excessive force.

Minnesota investigates ICE arrest of Hmong-American man as possible kidnapping

ChongLy ‘Scott’ Thao was arrested at gunpoint, and escorted in his underwear and a blanket in freezing conditions.

Video sheds light on Minnesota ICE shooting after charges against men collapsed

Authorities initially accused 2 Venezuelan men of beating an ICE officer during a chase and scuffle in Minneapolis in January.

Trump fires Pam Bondi as US president’s frustration with bad news grows

Attorney general’s removal follows the ouster of Trump’s homeland security and border patrol chiefs amid a wave of negative headlines.

Minnesota sues for access to evidence in killings of Good and Pretti

Lawsuit alleges US federal authorities blocked state investigators from key evidence and information.

US judge blocks Trump administration from detaining thousands of refugees

Boston federal judge blocks policy affecting potentially 100,000 refugees.