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Fox News
5 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
DHS slams the idea that authorities target people based on skin color: 'Disgusting and categorically FALSE'
The Department of Homeland Security blasted the accusation that immigration authorities have targeted people based on skin color, calling the notion both "disgusting and categorically FALSE" in a post on X. The post on X featured a screenshot of an article from the LA Times entitled "Fears of racial profiling rise as Border Patrol conducts 'roving patrols,' detains U.S. citizens." Skin color is not a factor in who DHS targets, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin asserted in a statement to Fox News Digital. "DHS targets have nothing to do with an individual's skin color. What makes someone a target is if they are in the United States illegally. These types of disgusting smears are designed to demonize and villainize our brave ICE law enforcement. This kind of garbage has led to a more than 400 percent increase in the assaults on ICE officers," she said. "Politicians and activists must turn the temperature down and tone down their rhetoric." "DHS enforcement operations are highly targeted, and officers do their due diligence. We know who we are targeting ahead of time. If and when we do encounter individuals subject to arrest, our law enforcement is trained to ask a series of well-determined questions to determine status and removability," she continued. "We will follow the President's direction and continue to work to get the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens off of America's streets." In an email on Monday to Fox News Digtial, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said of the accusations, "These questions are shameful regurgitations of Democrat propaganda by activists — not journalists. The LA Times should report on the real story — the American victims of illegal alien crime and the radical Democrat rioters willing to do anything to keep dangerous illegal aliens in American communities." President Donald Trump celebrated U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in a Sunday Truth Social post, ordering them to do everything they can to achieve the biggest mass deportation in history.
New York Times
12-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Black and Latino Leaders Condemn Trump's Use of Military in L.A.
A group of Black and Latino civil rights leaders has condemned President Trump's decision to deploy the military to Los Angeles, describing the move as a brazen abuse of power and blatant attempt to attack communities of color. In a call with reporters, more than a half dozen civil rights leaders on Wednesday decried the decision to deploy thousands of members of the National Guard and Marines, which they said was a manufactured escalation intended to punish the president's political enemies and intimidate people exercising their First Amendment rights. Marc Morial, the president of the National Urban League, said Mr. Trump's actions amounted to 'military force under the guise of protecting federal property' that 'raises serious questions about racial profiling, government overreach and erosion of our civil rights.' Calling the moves an assault on 'civil rights and democratic norms,' Mr. Morial said they 'elevate the urgent need for us to stand up and defend communities, particularly Black and brown communities from unconstitutional overreach.' Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, said in a statement that Mr. Trump was 'fulfilling his promise to the American people to deport illegal aliens,' an agenda she said Americans 'overwhelmingly' supported. 'Violently attacking federal law enforcement, setting cars on fire and throwing rocks at police vehicles is not 'free speech' despite what these Democrat activists seem to think,' Ms. Jackson said. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Fox News
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
California Democrat demands ICE 'retreat' so locals can be 'given the opportunity to restore order'
A Democratic lawmaker demanded on Tuesday that Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) leave Los Angeles so that "locals" can restore law and order. "This is the chaos that the president created when he sent an unchecked group of ICE officers, agents to a community to profile and do, you know, these raids that they have not had a warrant," Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif., said during an interview on MSNBC's "Chris Jansing Reports." Riots in L.A. began over the weekend as the city's mayor, Karen Bass, called out President Donald Trump for ICE raids detaining illegal immigrants. Footage of the riots shows people spitting on and burning the American flag as well as assaulting police officers and setting cars on fire. Rioters also smashed the windows of the Los Angeles Police Department's headquarters. Guest host Christina Ruffini asked Torres about the "tempo of ICE activity you're hearing about in and around your district, and what's the reaction from constituents?" Torres, whose district includes part of Los Angeles County, said she thinks the "locals" should be in charge of reinstating law and order because ICE is racial profiling. "They are not asking for specific names," the lawmaker claimed of the ICE raids. "They are simply going after people because of the way they look. And this must stop. The president must call back these ICE agents. They must retreat in order for the locals to be given the opportunity to restore order, because that is what we are demanding right now." The California Democrat also described her constituents as "panicked" due to the "scare tactics" being used. "They are worried about their families," Torres said. "They're worried about the children going to school, their spouses not coming home. In many cases, people aren't reporting crimes that are occurring to them, whether they are witnesses or victims, because they are too afraid to engage with any law enforcement agency." Trump has defended his move to deploy the National Guard to L.A., saying in a Monday post on TruthSocial that it was a "great decision," and that "If we had not done so, Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated." Trump also announced Monday that he is deploying hundreds of U.S. Marines to L.A. to respond to the riots.
South China Morning Post
10-06-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Tired of racial profiling in Japan, some foreign residents sue police to end discrimination
Residents in Japan with foreign roots have started speaking out about being subjected to racial profiling by police, with some taking the issue to court, but supporters of their efforts warn that progress may be slow given apparent public indifference. Although a survey suggests racial profiling, or questioning by the authorities on the assumption that one is involved in a crime based on race or appearance, has been carried out for years, only recently has the issue been publicly exposed in Japan. 'I am not saying Japanese police should not question citizens, including those with foreign appearance whatsoever, but I want to know the logic behind it,' said Zain Syed, a 27-year-old naturalised Japanese citizen. Born to Pakistani parents, Syed has been stopped by police on the street at least 15 times. Syed said that whenever he had challenged officers on their reasons for stopping him, they insisted he was being treated no differently to anyone else. But convinced that he had been targeted solely based on his ethnicity, Syed decided to join a lawsuit. The idea behind resorting to legal action is to pressure the government to prevent discriminatory interrogations. Syed, who is self-employed and lives in the suburbs of Nagoya in central Japan, is one of three male plaintiffs in a civil suit filed in January 2024 against the Aichi prefectural police, Tokyo metropolitan police and the state, seeking 3.3 million yen (US$22,850) in damages per person.
Reuters
29-05-2025
- General
- Reuters
Italy calls Council of Europe 'shameful' after warning on police racism
ROME, May 29 (Reuters) - Italy lashed out at the Council of Europe on Thursday and defended its police after the European human rights body named Italy among countries where racist conduct among law enforcers was a problem. In presenting its 2025 annual report on Wednesday, the head of the Council's Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) urged Italy to launch an independent enquiry into evidence that its police disproportionately targeted immigrants. Bertil Cottier said so-called "racial profiling", by which the police stop people on the basis of their skin colour or presumed nationality or religion, appeared to be an issue in Italy and called on the government to look into it. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her deputy Matteo Salvini, who both lead far-right parties that base their appeal on law-and-order and the fight against illegal immigration, bluntly dismissed the suggestion. "ECRI's words, accusing the Italian police of racism, are simply shameful," Brothers of Italy chief Meloni posted on social media platform X on Wednesday. League leader Salvini doubled down on Thursday, telling reporters in Rome that the anti-racism panel "should be ashamed," and calling it "another useless body paid for by Italian and European citizens, that produces rubbish in return." The head of state Sergio Mattarella summoned Italy's police chief for a meeting on Thursday, "to re-confirm the admiration and trust of the country in its law enforcers." The Council of Europe did not respond to a request for comment. The Strasbourg-based organisation, which has 46 member states, was founded in 1949 to promote democracy and human rights in the continent. The latest ECRI report was an overview of its activities in 2024 and did not specifically discuss the Italian situation. However, in ECRI's latest country-specific report in October, it flagged "numerous accounts of racial profiling by law enforcement officials, targeting especially Roma and people of African descent" in Italy.
