A 21-year-old Ukrainian woman was killed in North Carolina by her ex-boyfriend.
On February 14, 21-year-old Ukrainian refugee Kateryna Tovmash was shot and killed in her home in North Carolina, the Sandhills Sentinel reports. A 25-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with double first-degree murder. Her brother, Mikhail, reported the Ukrainian woman's death. According to…
A U.S. Border Patrol manager is on trial for concealing an illegal immigrant.
A manager at a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unit who, according to investigators, lived with a woman who was in the country without legal permission has been charged with harboring an illegal immigrant, The Guardian reports. Federal prosecutors in Texas announced on February 11 that…
At the Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center, prisoners are beaten and starved.
The wife of one of the detainees said her husband, a Cuban migrant, is being held in inhumane conditions at a government-run immigration detention center known as "Alcatraz," NBC News reports. He is being beaten and starved. The infamous "Alcatraz" is located in the center of Florida's...
A Ukrainian Lyft driver was shot and killed in Cleveland, the second such homicide in 36 hours.
Two Lyft drivers were killed in Cleveland, Ohio, within 36 hours. This has raised serious concerns for the safety of other taxi drivers. Both drivers were shot, 19 News reports. Early in the morning of February 10, 27-year-old Vasyl Shvets of Parma, who worked for Lyft, was found…
A Georgian truck driver called police about a damaged truck, but was arrested and turned over to ICE.
Last week, a truck driver without permanent residency status in the United States was arrested in Wyoming after calling police. He wanted law enforcement to investigate a damaged side mirror on his truck, according to CDLLife and Cowboy State Daily.…
A series of murders has occurred in Florida: Russian-speaking immigrants are among the dead.
Fort Lauderdale police have identified the victims of the February 6 shootings. They are connected to the five fatalities in Sarasota, ABC reports. The Fort Lauderdale Sheriff's Department released the names of four victims and the suspect found dead at the scene. February 6, 2026…
'There's so much blood on your hands': Congress grills immigration officials
During recent congressional hearings, senior Trump administration officials declined to comment on the deaths of two US citizens at the hands of ICE agents. However, they staunchly defended the president's immigration policies, the BBC reports. Responding to pointed questions from lawmakers, immigration officials accused...
ICE has detained a truck driver from Kyrgyzstan who caused a fatal crash in Indiana.
On February 5, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) detained an undocumented immigrant, the driver of a semi-trailer truck, who had been issued a commercial driver's license in Pennsylvania. On February 3, he was involved in a fatal accident, according to the official website of the Department of Homeland Security. The truck driver drove into oncoming traffic…
The Clintons agreed to testify in the Epstein case, and a baby elephant was born at the Washington Zoo: news review for February 3
Epstein Files: Clintons Agree to Testify Before Congress In early February 2026, Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify before the US House Oversight and Accountability Committee, the BBC reports. The Republican-controlled committee is investigating connections between influential figures and the convicted sex offender…
Groundhog Day, a killer elephant, and rising prices in Russia: a news review for February 1-2
Groundhog Day in the US: Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter On February 2, 2026, the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil made his annual prediction at Gobbler's Knob Farm in Pennsylvania. According to tradition, if the groundhog sees his shadow, expect six more weeks of winter...