Deportation

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the Belleville-based staffer falsely identified himself as a lawyer for a Staunton man Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained in October.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s office Wednesday, alleging that one of her staffers misrepresented himself as an attorney in an attempt to free Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval.

A small Illinois city is rallying for a prominent community member who is currently in ICE detention in Missouri. He was taken into custody after dropping his daughters off at school last week.

They say returning to Guatemala isn’t an option — even if they are forced to.

The protest is one of more than 1,500 across the country, coinciding with President Donald Trump's military parade and 79th birthday and just after two state Democratic leaders were shot in Minnesota.

The protest joins the nationwide chorus of residents pushing back on the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts and the subsequent federalization of the National Guard in Los Angeles.

Immigrants in St. Louis with longstanding deportation orders were texted to report to the agency's office by the end of the day Wednesday. Attorneys say some who showed up have been detained on arrival.

Grupos locales de derechos de inmigrantes y abogados crearon una Línea de Respuesta Rápida para verificar los informes sobre la actividad de I.C.E. en la región de St. Louis.

Local immigrant rights groups and attorneys created the Rapid Response Line to verify reports of federal immigration enforcement in the St. Louis region.

Community organizers and a local attorney are helping create family emergency plans for residents who live in mixed-status homes — including preparing legal documents — as President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up mass deportation efforts.