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ICE pursuit takes bizarre turn as agency’s explanation faces 'jaw-dropping' challenge

An immigration enforcement operation that left a Houston man seriously injured has taken a stunning turn after a family recognized the photograph of the person federal agents claimed they were pursuing. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said agents were attempting to arrest Jose Mendoza Cervantes on Oct. 10 when Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, fled from a…

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AOC transfers $1M to El-Sayed in final push for Michigan senate racePresident Donald Trump, who will rally for Rogers in Michigan later this month, has also attacked El-Sayed for his immigrant background. During remarks at a Rose Garden luncheon yesterday, the president said El-Sayed “is a Muslim Brotherhood guy, 100 percent.” Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who was born in Michigan to Egyptian immigrant…

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Surge in ICE raids is aimed at discouraging voter turnout, immigration advocates say - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTLOS ANGELES — Amid reports of a surge in federal immigration raids, Los Angeles leaders and immigration advocates said Friday that the efforts appear aimed at discouraging turnout in the midterm elections, and urged voters not to be intimidated. "The timing of these actions, just weeks before the midterm elections, is no accident," said Jeannette…

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'Borrowed time': Expert says architect of Trump's latest voting suit might not last longBill Essayli, the Trump administration prosecutor spearheading the legal case against California's voter rolls, is probably not going to last in office long before he can prove any of the far-fetched voter fraud schemes he's trying to litigate, Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News wrote on Friday. Klasfeld made his note in response to Essayli clashing with…

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Ilhan Omar’s Sister’s Phone Was Seized Before Search of Lawmaker’s HomeA criminal investigation into the lawmaker’s immigration process advanced after federal investigators reviewed family text messages from a seized phone.

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Ilhan Omar’s sister skips book tour event amid week of chaos following raid on progressive’s DC homeOmar faces a federal government probe related to potential immigration fraud as well as a separate investigation into her financial disclosures.

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