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How a quiet ICE warehouse tour blindsided Kansas City

Kansas City leaders seek an explanation after federal agents quietly scouted a southside warehouse for a “mega” immigration detention center.

In Straight Arrow News’ report on Kansas City’s surprise ICE warehouse tour, immigration attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford warns that a proposed “mega” detention facility could strain local resources and raises urgent questions about legality, oversight, and humane treatment. The story also captures growing community anxiety as reports of aggressive enforcement tactics spread nationwide. Read the full […]

ICE wants to build a Kansas City detention center that could hold 10,000 people

The Department of Homeland Security surveyed an industrial warehouse facility that is one of several buildings being considered for a mass ICE detention facility in Kansas City, Missouri.

In KCUR’s Up To Date segment on a proposed Kansas City ICE detention center that could hold up to 10,000 people, immigration attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford describes “huge fear in the community” and raises a core question local leaders will have to confront: how a massive facility can be made humane. Read (and listen) to the […]

ICE brings ‘volatile’ activity to KC area. What to know & how to stay safe

Several hundred people marched through downtown towards the Liberty Memorial during a “Shut Down ICE” protest on Kansas City’s Westside and downtown in June 2025.

A Kansas City Star report warns of more aggressive and “volatile” ICE enforcement in the Kansas City region—highlighting a sharp rise in detention counts, increased activity around immigration courts, and the rapid spread of 287(g) agreements that expand local agencies’ role in civil immigration arrests. Immigration attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford urges preparation now, sharing practical “know […]

Not On Our Watch: Rekha Sharma-Crawford on Defending Democracy Through Immigration Law

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In LegalBridge’s feature, Rekha Sharma-Crawford explains how immigration lawyers are becoming front-line defenders of the rule of law—from post-9/11 shifts in enforcement to today’s surge in litigation where courts increasingly serve as the guardrails. It’s a candid look at what “Not on our watch” means in practice for clients, families, and democratic institutions. Read the […]

Justice Department to prioritize revoking U.S. citizenship for naturalized Americans

Justice Department to prioritize revoking U.S. citizenship for naturalized Americans

NBC Philadelphia reports the Justice Department issued a memo directing attorneys to prioritize denaturalization—revoking U.S. citizenship for some naturalized Americans—across categories ranging from fraud to serious human-rights abuses, while critics warn the memo’s language could be applied broadly. Immigration attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford notes these cases must be brought in federal district court, where strict rules […]

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