A federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck during a targeted enforcement operation in New York on Thursday afternoon, according to the Department of Homeland Security. A 5-year-old boy was in the car with the man. Eyewitnesses reported seeing masked officers in DHS-branded clothing and hearing three or four gunshots. Protesters and local officials criticized the operation.
A federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck as he drove in a car with a 5-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, officials said. The Department of Homeland Security said it was seeking to arrest the man in a "targeted enforcement operation," but protesters and local officials decried it as an example of the dangers of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
A federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck as he drove in a car with a 5-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, officials said. The Department of Homeland Security said it was seeking to arrest the man in a "targeted enforcement operation," but protesters and local officials decried it as an example of the dangers of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Eyewitnesses say they saw a few masked officers wearing Department of Homeland Security branded clothes surrounding a man on the ground who appeared injured. They say they heard three or four gunshots being fired.
Sky News – Front Page Sir Patrick Stewart, the British actor celebrated for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" films, has died at 86. He died at his home in Los Angeles after what his family described as a brief journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
BBC News – World Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign over allegations it recruited a spoiler candidate sharing the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. The probe follows a New York Times report and a call by Donald Trump to prosecute Peltola, who has denied the allegations.
NYTimes – US President Trump campaigned in South Carolina with six days until the midterms as the state's Senate race has tightened unexpectedly. A poll found the contest between Republican Senator Darline Graham and her Democratic opponent is a tossup in heavily Republican South Carolina, prompting a Democratic super PAC to invest in the race. Republicans view holding the seat as essential to keeping their Senate majority.
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