Maryland Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newswire

Your biggest legal questions about ICE and the Minneapolis shooting, answered

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Minneapolis has seen tense demonstrations against the Trump administration’s deployment of federal agents to the city for an immigration crackdown, raising questions about what these officers can do on the ground and how …

Maryland mom now wearing ankle monitor, fighting to prove U.S. citizenship after ICE deportation threat

Through a translator, 22-year-old Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales spoke publicly for the first time about her fight to prove her citizenship and a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requirement that she now must wear an ankle monitor.  One of her …

Who is Chris Burnett, GOP candidate for Maryland’s most competitive district?

After spending 22 years in the military, earning three master’s degrees, and raising four children, Marine veteran Chris Burnett told the Washington Examiner he was ready to “just comfortably exist.”But frustrations about the decline of the middle class in …

Maryland woman and U.S. citizen released by ICE still fighting to prove citizenship

Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities shuttled a Maryland woman among multiple detention facilities over three-plus weeks as she tried to prove she is a U.S. citizen. Addressing reporters for the first time Friday since her release Jan. 7 from an …

Ex-Iowa School Superintendent Ian Roberts Reaches Plea Deal In Federal Immigration Case 

While maintaining his innocence, Roberts penned an essay that talks about accountability and wanting to erase unfair negative preconceptions and first impressions of others. Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines, Iowa School Superintendent who made headlines …

Trump Calls Out Anti-ICE Protestors As “Highly Paid Professionals”

On Friday President Donald Trump explained that many of the individuals responsible for the anti-ICE violence in Minnesota are not regular community members with political disagreements, but “are, in many cases, highly paid professionals.” In Minnesota, …

Trump's DHS has shot 11 people during immigration enforcement operations since September

Federal immigration officers have shot 11 people since September as the Department of Homeland Security has ramped up deportation operations around the country. In the majority of the shootings, officers have fired into cars — a tactic that law enforcement …

Ian Roberts, former Iowa school superintendent, makes plea deal in federal immigration case.

Follow Former Des Moines, Iowa School Superintendent Ian Roberts has been in the news recently due to a federal immigration case. According to Fox Baltimore, he has decided to take a plea deal after it was discovered that he was registered to vote in …

Hyde Park Man Detained By ICE Was Denied Lifesaving Meds, Attorneys Say

HYDE PARK — Albeiro Ropero Remolina’s loved ones say they are still in the dark as to why he and his wife were taken by federal agents as they sat in his parked car near their Hyde Park home late last month. The couple, who are parents to three young …

Maryland mother fights deportation insisting she is a US-born citizen

Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales, 22, spent 25 days in ICE custody after being arrested in Baltimore, Md. in December. MARYLAND, USA — A Maryland mother is fighting her deportation as her attorneys continue gathering evidence to prove to the U.S. government …

D.C. Council questions the District’s cooperation with ICE

By Tashi McQueen AFRO Staff Writer tmcqueen@afro.com The D.C. Council’s Committee on Public Works and Operations, led by Councilmember Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1), is pressing Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), Interim Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief …

DHS: Assaults on ICE Officers Up 1,300% and Death Threats Surge 8,000%

ICE officers via Flickr A growing and deeply unsettling wave of violence targeting federal immigration officers is unfolding across the United States, and the numbers now paint a grim picture. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and …

Democrats target ICE’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ bucks amid Trump’s Minneapolis crackdown

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our …

ICE Agents Are Even Worse At Being Cops Than You Think

Border Patrol agents stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 8, 2026. Photo: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Alain Stephens is an investigative reporter covering gun violence, arms trafficking, and federal …

Hutzell: As ICE activity rises in Annapolis, fear and warnings spread

A dozen law enforcement officers dressed in camouflage and with weapons out stood together in the alley behind the grocery store in my neighborhood, waiting to do something. It wasn’t ICE. But a picture of the men posted Monday on the social media app …

Councilmembers Jawando and Mink to Hold Press Conference Following Introduction of Bills to Restrict ICE Access to ...

MARYLAND, January 16 - For Immediate Release: Friday, January 16, 2026 From the Offices of Councilmembers Will Jawando and Kristin Mink On Tuesday, January 20, County Councilmembers Will Jawando (at-large) and Kristin Mink (District 5) will each introduce …

Maryland bills aim to counter ICE tactics, actions, recruitment

Maryland state lawmakers are working to counter Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics, actions and recruitment efforts with legislation.Amid ICE enforcement actions earlier this week in Annapolis and across the country, Maryland's bills have a …

US mom 'not allowed' to say goodbye to son dying of cancer as she's detained by ICE agents

Kevin Martinez(Image: Rigo Lopez/CNN) A Maryland mother was denied the opportunity to bid her teenage son farewell as he succumbed to cancer, following her arrest by ICE agents. Arlit Maria Martinez, a 41-year-old mother of four, was apprehended by …

Reported ICE Sighting Sparks Police Concern

Concerned about a troubling lack of communication between federal immigration authorities and local police, the Dorchester County Police Accountability Board opened its first meeting of 2026 by questioning law enforcement leaders about how unannounced ICE …

Thomas J. Henry Sponsors Martin Luther King Jr Marches Across Major Texas Cities honoring a Legacy of Justice & Equality

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, January 16, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Thomas J. Henry, a Texas-based attorney, is proud to announce his sponsorship of the Martin Luther King Jr. marches taking place in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, …

Vincent J. Liuzza Jr. Publishes The Club: The Dirty Side of Chapter 11 and Power in U.S. Bankruptcies

NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES, January 17, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Author Vincent J. Liuzza Jr. has released his new non-fiction book, The Club: The Dirty Side of Chapter 11, a compelling and eye-opening examination of how U.S. Chapter 11 …

Main Street Economics Releases New Video Contrasting Socialism and Capitalism in Action

Illustrates Economic Outcomes Through Real-World Examples of Poland and Venezuela WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, January 16, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Main Street Economics, an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to educating Americans …

Join Us Jan. 27 to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In Event: Creating Dr. King’s Beloved Community Through Art & Music

Livestream on 1/27 at 5:30 PM ET: Creating Dr. King’s Beloved Community Through Art & Music will be at Paul Robeson House & Museum with UPenn’s MLK Symposium. PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, January 16, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty today in federal court to being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition.

Five people arrested for alleged drug conspiracy at Dumfries motel

Five defendants made their initial appearance in court today on charges relating to criminal activity alleged to have taken place in and around the Red Carpet Inn in Dumfries.

Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison

Jefferson County Man Accused of Distributing Fatal Dose of Fentanyl

An indictment accuses Daryn Karnes of supplying a mixture containing fentanyl that resulted in the death of a man in Jefferson County, Missouri in 2024.

Matthew L. Harvey Formally Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia

United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey has taken the formal oath of office in a special ceremony today at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. U.S. Attorney Harvey was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on June 30, 2025, and confirmed …

Virginia Beach man sentenced to 45 years in prison for auto loan scheme and identity theft

Dion Lamont Camp, 41, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for defrauding and exploiting numerous victims including romantic partners, credit unions, auto dealers, and even strangers.

Mexican National Sentenced for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy and Money Laundering Conspiracy

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Man sentenced for PPP loan fraud of more than half a million dollars

A Missouri man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for submitting false information on applications for disaster relief loans resulting in a loss of $522,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA). 

Mexican Child Rapist Alien Charged with Perjury and Immigration Fraud

High-ranking Sinaloa Cartel member extradited to Atlanta to face cocaine trafficking charges

Following his extradition from Mexico to the United States, Roberto Najera Gutierrez, a/k/a Kunfu Panda and a/k/a La Gallina, pleaded not guilty in the Northern District of Georgia to a federal charge of conspiring to manufacture and …

Port Huron Resident Pleads Guilty to Stealing $900,000 From His Employer

Jacksonville Woman Charged with Assaulting Officers Conducting an Immigration Operation

Jacksonville, Florida - Jennifer Susan Cruz (40, Jacksonville) has been charged by complaint with assaulting officers conducting an immigration operation. If convicted, Cruz faces a maximum penalty of eight years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. …

Anchorage woman indicted, arrested for wire, bank fraud scheme involving mail theft and aggravated identity theft

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage woman was arrested Wednesday in Anchorage after a federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last month alleging she executed a wire and bank fraud scheme where she stole victims’ personal identifying information …

District Man Sentenced to 21 Years for April 2023 Murder at Southeast Apartment Complex

Darrell Hinkle, 37, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 21 years in prison for the April 2023 murder of Dajuan Blakney in front of an apartment complex in Southeast Washington, DC, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Defense Contractor President Sentenced to 48 Months in Bribery Scheme