Immigration Policy

About 50 people gathered to mourn Leo Cruz-Silva, who died by suicide in a jail in Ste. Genevieve on ICE’s watch last week.

This is at least the 15th ICE detainee death nationwide and the second in Missouri this year, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's website.

Capitol News Illinois surveyed one in four Illinois sheriffs about ICE cooperation. Here’s what they found.

The request for help with federal immigration clerical, transportation and logistical tasks came from the Trump administration — notably the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense.

A Phelps County official said the $85 a night the federal government paid per detainee wasn’t covering the increased costs of transportation and additional paperwork.

Noem told reporters that Illinoisans should focus on the needs of “American citizens” and “make them the priority, because they’re the ones who invested in this country.”

Syrian refugee Nashat Aljerwan and his family were set to arrive in St. Louis in February. Then an executive order halted their plans.

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

Abide in Love is a group of 50 activists who help detainees contact their families and provide small acts of comfort and kindness, as the Phelps County Jail has become part ICE holding facility.

A “No Kings” demonstration is scheduled Saturday in downtown St. Louis, one of nearly 30 planned in Missouri and almost 2,000 across the country against Trump administration policies.