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US cattle industry groups are pushing back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, warning that aggressive deportations are destabilising the agricultural workforce that ranches and feedlots rely on. Producers say losing experienced workers threatens livestock operations and food supply chains, and are calling on federal authorities to spare farms from enforcement actions as immigration crackdowns intensify across rural America.
- 2Two elderly immigrants charged over alleged armed drug trafficking●Illegal immigrants, 89 and 73, accused of armed drug trafficking decades after sneaking into US
Two men, aged 89 and 73, who authorities say entered the United States illegally decades ago have been accused of armed drug trafficking. The case has drawn attention because of the men's ages and the length of time since their alleged illegal entry, and it is being reported amid ongoing national debate over immigration enforcement.
- 3St. Paul man among eight deported to Somalia from Guantanamo Bay▼Man arrested in St. Paul among 8 deported to Somalia from Guantanamo Bay
US immigration authorities have deported eight men to Somalia, including one who had been arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, after he was held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The case highlights the use of Guantanamo in immigration detention and removal operations, and it is drawing attention to questions about due process for those sent there and the conditions of their transfer.
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to buy robotic dogs, according to an ABC News report. The quadruped robots would potentially be used in enforcement operations, a prospect already drawing attention from observers of immigration policy and surveillance technology. Critics have raised concerns in the past about expanding high-tech tools in immigration enforcement, while agencies have argued such equipment improves safety for officers in the field.