US immigration crackdown: Trump administration revokes more than 175,000 visas
The US State Department said Monday that the Trump administration has revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals as part of its sweeping immigration crackdown, according to Reuters. The department said the visas were revoked for reasons including criminal activity, visa violations, calls for violence against US citizens, fraud, abuse of the immigration system and threats to national…
Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is questioning whether the Trump administration has been using Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to "surveil" political opponents. This followed an incident where a DHS agent was stationed outside her monthly town hall meeting in Richfield, Minnesota. Omar demanded clarification from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on whether Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents have been used to monitor activities involving local, state, or federal officials in the state.
During the town hall, a Richfield police officer became suspicious of the agent's behavior and discovered that the vehicle's plates did not match government records. Upon questioning the agent, she claimed to be conducting an undercover drug operation, later acknowledging she was an HSI agent. Omar stated that the agent's presence posed a risk to the community and raised concerns about the Trump administration's use of ICE to surveil political opponents.
HSI, an arm of ICE, is a federal law enforcement agency tasked with investigations. Omar is seeking answers regarding the agent's presence at the community center, how the agent and her supervisor knew about the town hall, and what actions they took in response to this information.
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