Portlanders have exercised great restraint in the face of significant provocation,” U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said. “And they did it with joy and whimsy.”

These 12 Chicago-area rinks have something for everyone, from sweeping views on a terrace to affordable options in the great outdoors.

Family searches through North Country jail ledgers recall a hidden history that shaped today's ICE detention network.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a 36-year-old Liberian man in Warren, Rhode Island. ICE identified the man as a habitual criminal offender who was in the country illegally and had a 2009 deportation order. A local lawmaker criticized ICE's tactics, stating they create fear in the community and lack transparency.

Yelling and shoving broke out an hour after the protest began Friday against immigration “abductions” in the Chicago area.

Many of those questions focused on a high-profile detention out of Fitchburg last week, where a woman was arrested in front of her toddler and husband. A video of the husband having an apparent seizure during the arrest immediately went viral. (A note of caution: The video may be disturbing to some viewers.)

ICE has detained more than 450 people since October in pre-dawn sweeps across Beaverton, Eugene, Cottage Grove, Salem and Hood River, immigration lawyers say.

Linard was previously removed from the U.S., according to the ICE spokesperson. Linard was charged with second-degree death by auto and two counts of fourth-degree assault by auto this week after the car he was driving hit another vehicle, killing the driver.

After recent high-profile use of force encounters, federal officials have seemingly rushed to offer full-throated defenses of immigration agents, raising questions about whether previously enshrined mechanisms meant to hold law enforcement accountable for wrongdoing have been all but abandoned in President Donald Trump’s second term.