Billal Rahman
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Billal Rahman
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Journalist @newsweek
A J6 participant running for U.S. Senate in Florida has told Newsweek that he supports deputizing the Proud Boys to carry out immigration enforcement. "I would deputize the Proud Boys and the January 6 Patriots to bounty hunt illegal immigrants," Jake Lang said. www.newsweek.com/proud-boys-s...
Proud Boys should be deputized to hunt migrants, says GOP candidate
Jake Lang told Newsweek that the Proud Boys and other participants in the Capitol riot should carry out immigration enforcement.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Business leaders and Hispanic advocacy groups are urging policy changes to allow long-term, tax-paying immigrant workers to obtain legal work permits, citing concerns over labor shortages.

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Businesses sound alarm on urgent labor shortages amid immigration crackdown
Business leaders and Hispanic groups call for legal work permits for long-term, tax-paying immigrant workers amid labor shortages.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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A Texas Republican mayor has told Newsweek that mass deportations risk undermining the U.S. economy by targeting immigrants who contribute by paying taxes.
Exclusive: Texas Republican speaks out against deportations
The mayor said that he backs the deportation of "dangerous" people, but has concerns over the removal of law-abiding immigrants.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Allegations of medical neglect and verbal abuse are mounting about life inside Alligator Alcatraz, the Florida immigrant detention center. Newsweek spoke with the attorney of one detainee and the friend of another, both of whom described harrowing conditions. www.newsweek.com/alligator-al...
Alligator Alcatraz detainees reveal chaotic conditions
Newsweek spoke with the attorney of a detainee and the friend of another. Both described harrowing conditions at the remote facility.
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July 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A 7-month pregnant woman has told Newsweek immigration agents beat her husband after he tried to evade detention. DHS has denied the claims, telling Newsweek they were "categorically false."

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Pregnant wife says ICE agents beat her husband during workplace raid
Officials deny Carla Rodriguez's claims that ICE agents tackled her husband to the ground and beat him.
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July 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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A Texas man has told Newsweek that federal immigration agents detained his wife and 3-year-old son. Exclusive footage obtained by Newsweek shows the moment the wife and son are led away by ICE agents.
Footage shows masked ICE agents detain 3-year-old boy, mom at Texas court
Exclusive footage obtained by Newsweek shows the moment the wife and son are led away by President Trump's immigration enforcers.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The pregnant wife of an ex-Iranian army soldier detained by federal immigration agents has told Newsweek her husband supports President Donald Trump and that he never tried to hide is military service.

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Iranian immigrant detained by ICE is a Trump supporter, wife says
"My husband himself even being from Iran supported Trump," his wife Morgan Karimi told Newsweek in an exclusive statement.
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June 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A Georgia mother who has been in the U.S. for more than two decades was apprehended by federal agents at a downtown courtroom in Atlanta.
Maria Bonilla was detained by ICE on May 8, at the Atlanta Immigration Court, following an issue related to her paperwork.

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Mom in US for 24 years detained by ICE at immigration court
A Georgia mother who has been in the U.S. for more than two decades was apprehended by federal immigration agents in Atlanta.
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May 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A Harvard University undergraduate student told Newsweek that eight of his future roommates will be forced to leave the college if the Trump administration's executive order regarding international students is allowed to go ahead. www.newsweek.com/harvard-stud...
Harvard student blasts Trump: Attacking "very basis of my college life"
The sophomore told Newsweek that most people in his friendship group face an uncertain future at the Ivy League school.
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May 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
When ICE detained the father of a Maryland student in April, the 17-year-old feared his education would end overnight. With his mother recovering from cancer surgery and two siblings depending on him, he told a teacher he would need to quit school and find work.
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Teachers save student from dropping out after father detained by ICE
For teachers at Montgomery Blair, immigration enforcement is not just a political topic —it's a daily reality.
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May 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A family friend of a 19-year-old college student detained by ICE after a routine traffic stop in Georgia, told Newsweek that conditions inside Stewart Detention Center are a "nightmare." Ximena Arias-Cristobal is being detained at the CoreCivic-run center. www.newsweek.com/ximena-arias...
Ximena Arias-Cristobal facing "nightmare" in ICE detention, friend says
"She said Stewart is a nightmare, it's overcrowded, everyone is crying all the time," family friend Hannah Jones told Newsweek.
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May 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The son of a Vietnam War veteran has been detained by ICE. Blong Yang was apprehended by ICE on April 30 while on his way to work in Lakeland, Minnesota.
"This situation has been extremely heartbreaking and difficult," his daughter, Kylee Yang, told Newsweek. www.newsweek.com/son-vietnam-...
Son of Vietnam War vet detained by ICE
Blong Yang, the son of a war hero who fought alongside U.S. forces during the "Secret War" in Laos, was apprehended by ICE.
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May 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A chaotic video shows ICE agents and local law enforcement clashing with residents in a Worcester neighborhood, including a mother holding her baby. The tense scenes unfolded on Thursday morning as video appears to show agents pushing residents www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-b...
ICE agents battle mom clinging to baby in 'chaotic' video
Video appears to show agents pushing residents in Massachusetts after police received a report of approximately 25 individuals gathered around a federal agent.
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May 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A man who died in ICE custody earlier this year from complications related to untreated HIV could have been saved with the help of routine blood tests, medical experts have told Newsweek, raising concerns about health screening in detention facilities.

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ICE detainee dies after HIV undiagnosed for months during custody
Medical experts who reviewed the case for Newsweek said a routine blood test could have saved the 45-year-old's life.
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May 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A California man was on his way to pick up his children to take them to school in Manteca, when he was stopped by ICE agents.

"We hear about families being torn apart in the news often, but never imagined it would happen to us," his wife said.

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California man in US for 35 Years detained by ICE on school run
Juan Alejandro Munoz had been on his way to pick up his children when he was stopped by ICE agents.
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April 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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A judge granted a temporary restraining order in favor of Prasanna Oruganti, an international graduate student from India pursuing a Ph.D.
Donald Trump's student visa crackdown hits Ohio roadblock
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April 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A father of two detained by ICE has told Newsweek that the conditions inside the Torrance County Detention Facility are driving inmates to "insanity."

"There's so much lawlessness in the administration," David Gomez said in an interview from inside detention.

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ICE detention center conditions driving inmates to "insanity"—detained man
"There's so much lawlessness in the administration," David Gomez told Newsweek in an exclusive interview from inside a detention center.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Federal immigration authorities detained a Minnesota father in a hospital basement days after his student visa was revoked.

Aditya Harsono, who had been living in Marshall and working as a hospital supply chain manager, was detained by ICE on March 27.

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Father detained by ICE in hospital after student visa revoked
"It's just torn us apart, messed our life up for literally no reason, and it's happening to so many families," His wife, Peyton Harsono told Newsweek.
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April 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
A Texas pastor has been detained by ICE agents while following his usual morning routine—dropping off his youngest daughter at school and then taking his older daughter for breakfast at his wife's nearby shop.

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Texas pastor detained by ICE while dropping daughter to school, family says
Agents allegedly slammed the south Texas pastor against a car door in front of his teenage daughter.
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April 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A Texas mother who has lived in the US for 39 years was detained in her driveway by ICE agents. Exclusive footage obtained by Newsweek shows Angela Cristina Gonzalez Cardona hugging her son moments before masked ICE agents take her away outside her home in Laredo. www.newsweek.com/texas-mom-hu...
Texas mom living in US for 39 years hugs son before ICE detains her—Video
Her daughter claimed that ICE agents said that they "wouldn't leave empty-handed."
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April 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The Republican Party of New Mexico's headquarters in Albuquerque was intentionally set on fire in an apparent act of arson. Someone spray painted "ICE=KKK"
March 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A grandmother who has lived in the U.S. for more than two decades faces a life-threatening situation if she is deported, her daughter has told Newsweek.

"If my mom were to go back, that would be the last time that we see our mom," Lisbet Azucena Ávila said.

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Texas grandmother in US for over 20 Years faces death if deported by ICE
"If my mom were to go back, that would be the last time that we see our mom," Her daughter, Lisbet Azucena Avila, told Newsweek.
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March 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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"My husband leaves for deployment in two months, and it genuinely feels like I am sending a human sacrifice to a god I don't believe in. I am terrified in every possible aspect."
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US military families angry over signal chat leak: "It erodes your trust"
"If you're wondering whether or not this is a big deal, I can confirm that it is," said an advocate for military families.
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March 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A 21-year-old Columbia University student has said a federal judge's block on immigration officials' attempt to deport her "feels like a million pounds off of my chest."

Yunseo Chung sued the administration on Monday over the bid to deport her.

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Yunseo Chung speaks out after judge blocks ICE deporting Columbia student
"This decision feels like a million pounds off of my chest. I feel like I could fly," Chung said in a statement.
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March 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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MUST-WATCH: This is the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil from the perspective of his wife, who is 8 months pregnant.

This is federal agents in plain clothes dragging a man from his home as punishment for his speech.

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March 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM