Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Kris Kobach, the Republican attorney general, says that several Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents have been trained to make arrests in collaboration with federal immigration authorities. He talked about the state's recent law enforcement initiatives, plus his clashes over legal authority with Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, in an interview with KCUR's Up To Date.

A longtime resident of Columbia, Missouri, remains imprisoned in Texas more than a month after he was detained by federal officers. Owen Ramsingh is a green-card holder who immigrated to the U.S. as a child, but he’s now facing deportation due to a drug conviction from when he was a teen.

Owen Ramsingh, a green card holder and longtime Columbia resident, faces deportation proceedings due to a drug conviction back when he was a teenager. His absence has taken an emotional toll on the community, which is working to raise awareness.

The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office signed a formal agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to issue 48-hour detainers for people held in the county jail. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and more than a dozen sheriff's departments have signed similar deals.

Missouri's governor recently authorized the state's National Guard to assist ICE with clerical duties. Black police officers fear the trust they've built with communities of color could take years to rebuild.

While courts have halted the use of troops in Portland and Chicago, operations are well underway in other cities. The Missouri National Guard has been authorized to help ICE with administrative duties, but troops have yet to be deployed to St. Louis.

KCUR asked to hear from Missouri and Kansas residents who voted for President Trump about how his second term is going for them. Voters said they support Trump's approach to law enforcement and immigration, but aren't convinced about his use of tariffs.

Facing months in jail, workers arrested at a popular Chinese buffet have instead chosen “voluntary departure” back to Indonesia. However, the ICE raid did not reveal evidence of human trafficking or criminal enterprise.

More than 350 ICE detainees have spent time in the Phelps County jail this year, and more of them are on the way after a two-month pause.

People gathered by the thousands across cities in the U.S. on June 14 to protest actions of the Trump administration. Organizers expected a bigger turnout for the second wave of protests Saturday, driven by the ongoing shutdown of the federal government and immigration crackdowns.

Como Comunidad has organized a care package drive for Hispanic and immigrant communities in mid-Missouri that are afraid of large public gatherings because of ongoing ICE raids.

About 50 people gathered to mourn Leo Cruz-Silva, who died by suicide in a jail in Ste. Genevieve last week while being detained by ICE. His was the second reported suicide in ICE custody in Missouri this year.