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Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill, speaks during a news conference to introduce The Full Body Restraint Prohibition Act on Capitol Hil, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Citing AP investigation, new bill seeks to prohibit DHS from using full-body restraints

February 25, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

The Department of Homeland Security would be barred from using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP under a new bill introduced in the House on Wednesday.

This photo provided by Safe Restraints Inc., in October 2025, shows a custom version of the WRAP restraining equipment made for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. (Safe Restraints via AP)

ICE’s use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

October 14, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

The AP found ICE has used the WRAP device despite internal concerns voiced in a report by U.S. Department of Homeland Security's civil rights division.

A protestor is detained in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (Eric Thayer/AP)

Trump authorizes additional 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, US officials say

June 9, 2025 at 7:40 p.m.

President Donald Trump authorized on Monday the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to help respond to protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids, according to U.S. officials.

Smoke lingers over a neighborhood devastated by the Eaton Fire, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (John Locher/AP)

What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities

January 10, 2025 at 6:35 p.m.

Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los...

FILE – Pete Hegseth walks to an elevator for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump’s Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’

November 15, 2024 at 4:38 p.m.

Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a...

The family of Susan Morris makes a statement after the execution of Eric Scott Branch in Gainesville, Fla., Feb. 22, 2018. The governor's office said Branch, 47, was pronounced dead Thursday after receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison. Branch was convicted of the 1993 rape and fatal beating of University of West Florida student Morris, 21.

Florida man screams, yells ‘murderers!’ as he’s put to death for 1993 rape and slaying

August 22, 2019 at 2:53 a.m.

As the execution drugs were being administered, inmate Eric Scott Branch let out a blood-curdling scream. Then he yelled "murderers! murderers! murderers!" as he thrashed on a gurney as he...

Un socorrista de Arizona llama a las puertas para verificar el estado de las viviendas y sus habitantes tras el paso del huracán Irma, en Goodland, Florida.

Florida busca recuperarse tras el paso de Irma

May 15, 2019 at 11:03 a.m.

Algunas zonas de Florida regresan poco a poco a la normalidad el miércoles conforme los equipos de trabajo restauran el suministro eléctrico, despejan carreteras y rellenan las reservas de combustible....

This undated photo provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows convicted murderer Mark Asay.

Florida executes convicted double-murderer using new lethal injection drug

August 22, 2019 at 12:37 a.m.

Florida on Thursday put a man to death with an anesthetic never used before in a U.S. lethal injection, carrying out its first execution in more than 18 months on...

El Faro ‘black box’ recovered from 15,000-feet beneath the sea

August 22, 2019 at 8:49 p.m.

Search crews have retrieved the "black box" from the wreckage of the freighter El Faro that sank in 15,000-feet of water near the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin last year, officials...

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