Immigration and Customs Enforcement — U.S. federal agency that operates immigration detention facilities and conducts deportation operations, funded under Trump administration immigration enforcement spending bills.
… These men are among 50 people who have died in U.S. immigration detention since President Donald Trump launched his mass deportation campaign in January 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement records show. …
… The former Finance Minister earlier spent some days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention in Virginia, where he was held for overstaying his US visa. …
… Domestically, the Trump administration has made anti-immigration policy a key tenet of its agenda, with agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) making thousands of arrests since January 2025.
… The individuals appear in the online registry maintained by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, which publishes information on non-citizens arrested for alleged criminal activities across the countr …
… The package would fund bodies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol for the remaining three years of the Trump administration. …
… In a 53-45 vote on Wednesday, senators agreed to move forward on the legislation funding agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. …
… An Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy dating back to the Obama administration stating that pregnant women should not be detained unless there are extraordinary circumstances was rescinded a year ago. …
… Mathis blamed the “political climate” during US President Donald Trump’s second term in office, in particular immigration raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in cities across the country. …
… Republicans used the same procedure last year to ram through around $130 billion in funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agencies – a huge boost that Trump requested to carry out his massive migrant deportation campaign. …
A Reuters analysis of ICE data found that the death rate in U.S. immigration detention facilities has more than doubled since President Trump took office in January 2025, rising from one death per 3,848 detainees annually (2009–2024) to one death per 1,630 detainees based on preliminary data through early June; 50 people have died in immigration detention since the mass deportation campaign began.
A Reuters analysis of ICE data found that the death rate in U.S. immigration detention facilities has more than doubled since President Trump took office in January 2025, rising from one death per 3,848 detainees annually (2009–2024) to one death per 1,630 detainees based on preliminary data through early June; 50 people have died in immigration detention since the mass deportation campaign began.
Ken Ofori-Atta, former Finance Minister facing multiple corruption allegations in Ghana including charges over a revenue assurance contract, has been granted permanent US residency by a US Immigration Court. The court found the criminal charges in Ghana not credible during immigration proceedings.
During a speech in Normandy marking the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized European nations for what he called an "invasion" of migrants arriving on their beaches in Spain, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, arguing that European capitals must act on the issue. His comments follow similar criticism from US Vice-President JD Vance regarding migration-related crime in Britain.
A total of 32 Ghanaian nationals have been listed in a United States Department of Homeland Security database identifying foreign nationals arrested for various criminal offences including fraud, identity theft, narcotics-related crimes, human trafficking and money laundering, with some facing possible removal proceedings. Social media personality Mona Montrage is among those named, listed in connection with a fraud-related case in Philadelphia.
The US Senate has approved over $70bn in funding for President Trump's immigration agencies, including ICE and Border Patrol, for the remaining three years of his administration. The bill passed 52-to-47 largely along party lines and now heads to the House for a vote before going to Trump for signature.
The US Senate voted to advance an immigration spending bill after Republicans removed $1bn in funding for President Trump's new White House ballroom, which was intended for Secret Service security upgrades. The $72bn reconciliation bill will now fund immigration agencies including ICE and Border Patrol, and heads to the House before final approval.
Anabella Gyasi, a Ghanaian teacher, was detained for over a week at Washington Dulles International Airport with her four-year-old son after disclosing during customs questioning her fear of returning to Ghana based on persecution related to her son's disability. A federal judge's order on Friday ended their asylum attempt, and they are returning to Ghana.
US hotel owners in World Cup host cities are reporting lower bookings than the same period last year, with one Houston hotelier attributing sluggish demand to the political climate under President Trump's administration, including ICE immigration raids.
President Donald Trump signed a spending bill that ended the 76-day partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security, which had caused chaos at US airports due to unpaid security officers. The bill reopens DHS but does not include funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or parts of Customs and Border Protection, with Democrats and Republicans having feuded over immigration enforcement and reform demands.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a three-year budget plan on Wednesday that would allow Congress to consider an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement by federal agents in a 215-211 vote with no Democratic support. Republicans plan to use a special procedure to advance the $70 billion proposal through the Senate without Democratic support and send it to President Trump for signing, hoping to complete the process in May.
White House officials preparing for the 2026 World Cup in the United States say reopening the Department of Homeland Security is "essential," citing a security incident at a Washington DC gala where a man was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump. The incident has prompted a White House security review and concerns from those planning the tournament.