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Top 7 ICE Stories Today

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Aug 12, 2025By Liberaza Staff
  1. Lawmakers find an “all but empty” L.A. immigration holding site
    A pre-dawn visit by California members of Congress to the B-18 processing center turned up just two detainees on view, a scene one lawmaker called “sanitized” amid weeks of complaints that people have been held there for days. The facility’s operators say it’s a processing hub, not a jail. Timing, access and conditions remain at the heart of the dispute. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-12/lawmakers-inspect-immigration-processing-center-b18-los-angeles

  2. After raids, Riverside children learn how to respond civically
    In the Inland Empire, a youth leadership program brought kids—some with relatives caught up in enforcement—to City Hall for a crash course in how local government works. The takeaway was practical and emotional: channel fear into action, and know the rules. A small story, but it captures the climate families are navigating this summer.
    https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-12/how-these-riverside-kids-are-using-civic-knowledge-to-confront-immigration

  3. Suit alleges a U.S. citizen child with stage-4 cancer was deported
    A federal civil-rights complaint in Louisiana says ICE unlawfully deported three U.S. citizen children—including a 4-year-old with metastatic kidney cancer—alongside their families, cutting off critical treatment. DHS has previously disputed similar claims; this filing revives the issue with new plaintiffs and details.
    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article311666872.html

  4. Arrests at Manhattan immigration-court protest
    Outside 26 Federal Plaza, Reuters photographers documented police detaining demonstrators during a “March Against Immigration Cruelty,” part of ongoing protests over detention practices inside the building. The imagery underscores how New York has become a focal point for courthouse-adjacent enforcement.
    https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-day-august-12-2025-2025-08-12/CC2WBBAUMZPGNMV2GQQTK4U34M

  5. Vigil at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention site
    In the Everglades, supporters gathered at the Dade-Collier facility—nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz”—for a candlelight vigil as legal fights over conditions and construction continue. The scene, captured by Reuters, reflects the facility’s growing national profile in the immigration debate. https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-day-august-12-2025-2025-08-12/

  6. California presses case that using troops in L.A. broke the law
    State attorneys argued in court that the Trump administration’s deployment of federalized Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles during the immigration crackdown violated the Posse Comitatus Act. A ruling could shape how far the federal government may go in future enforcement responses to protests.
    https://www.kqed.org/news/12051797/california-argues-trumps-use-of-troops-in-l-a-violated-federal-law

  7. National Guard presence expands in D.C. as federal takeover begins
    While not an ICE action, the growing federal security footprint in the capital is part of the same enforcement moment. AP reports Guard units are arriving and the Justice Department is conferring with city leaders, underscoring how immigration policy has spilled into broader questions of policing and protest.
    https://apnews.com/article/washington-dc-takeover-trump-mayor-crime-48b8c936a19531cacf6bfb75e2f32231