Report calls for improved oversight, management at immigration detention centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As lawmakers are working to draft legislation to address the surge in migrants at the southern border, a new watchdog report is shedding light on the need more oversight and improved management at the immigration detention facilities that hold migrants. The report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office looks at how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operates the facilities. The findings said ICE requires informed consent documentation for medical care given at ICE facilities, but not for those who may need more invasive medical care at an offsite clinic or hospital. READ: Police release photo of man believed to have carjacked someone at gunpoint at OIAThe report recommends making that a requirement. “We think that’s really important because informed consent refers to that discussion between a medical care provider and an individual about what the care will be.
wftv.comICE training videos reveal agency lost track of 150K illegal migrants due to Biden admin's lack of processing
ICE training videos obtained by Fox News Digital show that border officials were restricted in their ability to locate and remove illegal migrants released by the Biden administration.
foxnews.comICE! returns to Gaylord Palms Resort for 2022
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — One of Central Florida’s signature holiday events returns for 2022. Gaylord Hotels announced ICE! The almost two-month-long event returns to Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee this November. at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee runs from Nov. 18 to Jan. 1. Information on ICE!
wftv.comImmigration advocates sue LexisNexis over personal data
Data Brokers Immigration Lawsuit FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif., July 8, 2019. Data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions allegedly violated Illinois law by collecting and combining extensive personal information and selling it to third parties including federal immigration authorities, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, by immigration advocates. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) (Gregory Bull)CHICAGO — (AP) — Data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions allegedly violated Illinois law by collecting and combining extensive personal information and selling it to third parties including federal immigration authorities, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by immigration advocates. The lawsuit asks a Cook County judge to prevent the data broker from selling personal information without consent. “There is a critical difference between the gathering of bits of personal information through publicly available resources (the internet, court files, archives, etc.)
wftv.comIndianapolis man accused of murder while wearing GPS-tracking device
Less than a month after pleading guilty to two felonies, an Indianapolis man’s court-ordered GPS-tracking device placed him at the scene of a murder on the city’s east side on Friday, June 10, 2022, police confirmed. (copyright jonathan law/Getty Images/iStockphoto)INDIANAPOLIS — Less than a month after pleading guilty to two felonies, an Indianapolis man’s court-ordered GPS-tracking device placed him at the scene of a Friday night murder on the city’s east side. Don Weilhammer told the TV station that the victim’s son and his son’s girlfriend found Ransom dead inside a home. Court records show Ice was wearing a GPS device after being charged with felony battery in April, following accusations he assaulted a co-worker at a Salvation Army building, WXIN reported. Court records indicate witnesses helped identify Ice as Ransom’s killer and GPS monitoring placed him at the scene that night, WXIN reported.
wftv.comDays-long wait for immigration appointments a consequence of a broken system
VIDEO: Days-long wait for immigration appointments a consequence of a broken system The scene at the Orlando Immigration & Customs Enforcement office remains the same with people huddled along the sidewalk hoping to be seen by officials inside. People who cross the border illegally, or who are otherwise summoned to an ICE office, attend appointments handed out on a first-come, first-served basis. READ: Sanford church brings food, drinks to people waiting outside Orlando immigration officeFor a long time, though, a backlog has been brewing, officials said. pic.twitter.com/3ZyupPEAts — Nick Papantonis WFTV (@NPapantonisWFTV) May 2, 2022Attorney Frank Symphorien, managing partner of Symphorien-Saavedra Law, had a different choice of words to describe the broader immigration system: complete chaos. ICE officials have not responded to that suggestion.
wftv.comAppointment backlog forces people to wait in line for days at Orlando immigration office
VIDEO: Appointment backlog forces people to wait in line for days at Orlando immigration office VIDEO: Appointment backlog forces people to wait in line for days at Orlando immigration office (WFTV)ORLANDO, Fla. — People in search of appointments with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Orlando have been waiting in line for days now, and some have been coming back to this spot for more than a month. For weeks, people trying to get their immigration papers and documentation in order have shown up to their appointments day after day, just to be turned away. Some of those people tell Channel 9 that they cannot leave because their life and future depend on it. Channel 9 spoke with immigration attorney Henry Lim, who said he remembers the lines he had to wait in as an immigrant himself. Read: Teacher Appreciation Week: See deals available for Central Florida teachersAs of February, UCIS reports a backlog of 9.5 million applications.
wftv.comFake heiress Anna Sorokin makes new bid to fight deportation
Anna Sorokin, the convicted swindler who claimed to be a German heiress to finance a posh lifestyle in New York, is making a new bid to fight deportation, a lawyer said Tuesday. ICE on Tuesday said only that she remains in the agency's custody.
news.yahoo.comHarris’s new communications director apologizes for years-old tweets about ‘undocumented folks’
In a second tweet Friday, Simmons attempted to clear the record by saying he’s “never advocated for, nor believed that Dreamers should be targeted by ICE agents.” “Dreamers” is the term used to describe immigrants living in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was designed to protect them from deportation.
washingtonpost.comUS Homeland Security agents to test use of body cameras
WASHINGTON — (AP) — Agents with an investigative unit of the Department of Homeland Security will wear body cameras for the first time as part of a six-month pilot program that will focus on the costs and benefits of using the technology in federal law enforcement, officials said Tuesday. The cameras will be used during the test by 55 members of the SWAT-like special response teams at Homeland Security Investigations in Houston, Newark, New Jersey, and New York, an official told reporters. The program, even though only a test, represents an expansion of the use of a technology already widely used in state and local law enforcement. Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations are expected to use the body cams when carrying out such actions as making pre-planned arrests, questioning suspects and executing search warrants, the official said. The pilot program is intended to evaluate the cost of the program and the effectiveness of the equipment, and a summary of the findings is expected to be released.
wftv.comHoliday In-Person Entertainment returns to Seaworld's Christmas Celebration. — KnightNews.com
The holiday cheer and excitement of in-person performances and parades returned to Orlando at Seaworld’s Christmas Celebration now until Jan. 2, 2022. No matter how you choose to spend time during the holiday season, there is something for everyone in the family to enjoy at Seaworld’s Christmas celebration. The Sesame Street Christmas Parade features fantastic, festively decorated floats with show-stopping performances that celebrate the magic of the holiday season! The whole family will experience an energetic Christmas celebration with Sesame Street friends, including Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby, Bert, Ernie, and more. Sounds of the Season Performance Series:An all-new experience of festive music makes its way to SeaWorld for this year’s Christmas Celebration!
knightnews.comMississippi abortion activists protest as justices weigh ban
Supreme Court Abortion Mississippi Allen Siders, an anti-abortion activist, center, calls out to speakers at an abortion rights rally in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. A small group of anti-abortion activists attempted to disrupt the gathering of participants from various abortion rights groups. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a Mississippi case that directly challenges the constitutional right to an abortion established nearly 50 years ago. Outside Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, men took turns on a loudspeaker urging women to repent of their sins and keep their pregnancies. Andy Gipson, a Republican who co-sponsored the Mississippi abortion legislation, said lawmakers sensed their bill was historic, and he had the same feeling during the court’s arguments.
wftv.comImmigrants fight detention at McHenry and Kankakee jails, while prosecutors fight law that would end detentions in Illinois
The practice of holding immigration detainees in county jails in Illinois will end next year under a new law, but McHenry County's prosecutor is opposed to the change.
chicagotribune.comImmigrant detentions soar despite Biden’s campaign promises
Immigration ICE Detentions Immigration detainee Alexander Martinez speaks during an interview with The Associated Press inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La., Friday, July 30, 2021. "I find myself emotionally unstable because I have suffered a lot in detention," Martinez said last week at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana. “We’re at this really strange moment with him,” said Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network, which advocates for ending immigration detention outright. A White House spokesman said Biden's budget reduces the number of ICE detention beds and shifts some of their use to processing immigrants for parole and other alternatives. Winn, one of the nation's largest ICE detention centers, has long angered civil rights groups.
wftv.comMost of U.S. covered with snow after massive winter storms
ORLANDO, Fla. – Rounds of significant winter weather have forced most of the US into a deep freeze. Following a historic snowstorm earlier in the week that brought heavy snow from Seattle to Texas and into the Great Lakes region, nearly 75 percent of the country has snow on the ground. AdThe snow made it all the way down to the Gulf Coast in Texas Monday. pic.twitter.com/Lj3eWUf2y0 — Justin Stapleton (@KPRC2Justin) February 15, 2021More snow and ice will be likely across the Deep South and Mid Atlantic through the upcoming weekend. How many inches of snow fell in your area?
Winter keeps stranglehold on much of U.S. with coast-coast snow, ice and bitter cold
ORLANDO, Fla. – This will be one of those weeks of winter when the rest of the nation looks at Florida with disgust. While much of the nation is dealing with an Arctic outbreak, Florida will sit this round of winter out. This storm will then dive south into the Southern Plains bringing with it more snow and ice. Snow and ice will once again be likely the Mississippi River Valley and Mid Atlantic as a result of the same storm Monday and Tuesday. Florida may get in on the winter fun by next weekend with a little more cold spilling down the peninsula.
Massive winter storm expected to bring snow, ice to Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
Up to two feet of snow is possible in parts on the northeast. ORLANDO, Fla. – The winter storm that extends from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico is ramping up for parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Future radarUp to two feet of snow is possible from Southeast Pennsylvania to New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts. A winter storm watch covers all of Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine with the potential for heavy snow arriving late Monday. This snow and ice is part of a system that will bring another blast of cold air to Central Florida Monday.
US Forest Service police dog survives second stabbing attack
In this Aug. 28, 2020, photo provided by the USDA Forest Service, is an 11-year-old Belgian Malinois named Ice, a highly decorated U.S. Forest Service police dog, the day after he suffered nine stab wounds during a marijuana raid in Northern California. (USDA Forest Service via AP)SACRAMENTO, Calif. A highly decorated U.S. Forest Service police dog suffered nine stab wounds during a marijuana raid in Northern California. What's more, it's the second time the dog, an 11-year-old Belgian Malinois named Ice, recovered after being seriously injured on the job. The dog, which had been wearing a protective vest, was released later that afternoon, and federal prosecutors are still considering charges. Ice had multiple stab wounds that were more severe during a similar raid in 2016, the agency said.