Nov 01 Watch 4:18 Afghans seeking refuge in Pakistan ordered to leave or face forced deportation By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Following the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent Taliban takeover, hundreds of thousands of Afghans sought safe haven in Pakistan. Many spent years working with the U.S. and Afghan government and fled a Taliban crackdown. But as Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Jun 23 Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden policy on deportations By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices voted 8-1 to allow the policy to take effect. Continue reading
Jun 23 Supreme Court rules for law used to prosecute people accused of encouraging illegal immigration By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The court by a 7-2 vote Friday rejected arguments the law is too broad and violates the Constitution. Continue reading
Apr 24 Migrants mount court challenge to UK-Rwanda deportation plan By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Several asylum-seekers and refugee groups have begun a court challenge to the British government's plan to send hundreds of migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 7:51 Supreme Court hears case challenging federal authority to decide deportations By John Yang The Supreme Court is weighing border security and the extent to which states can challenge federal policy. Texas and Louisiana are contesting the Biden administration’s guidelines on who should be prioritized for deportation. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal… Continue watching
Nov 29 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments over Biden enforcement of Trump-era border policy By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with a partisan-tinged dispute over a Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. Continue reading
Oct 06 Revised 'Dreamers' program to get another court review, barring new applicants for now By Kevin McGill, Associated Press A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered a lower court review of Biden administration revisions to a program preventing the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children. Continue reading
Jul 22 Supreme Court blocks Biden immigration policy on deportation By Associated Press The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 5:48 Deportation to turmoiled Haiti an act of 'violence' against migrants, advocate says By Yamiche Alcindor Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants gathered at the border town of Del Rio, Texas in September hoping to gain asylum in the United States. While the migrants have been removed and the encampment cleared, the crisis is far from over. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 5:13 Here's the latest on the fate of Haitian migrants in Texas, Biden response to backlash By PBS NewsHour Daniel Foote, the U.S. special envoy to Haiti, resigned in protest Thursday, over the Biden administration's move to deport Haitian migrants back to their troubled home country. Foote called the handling of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, “inhumane” and “counterproductive.”… Continue watching