Apr 30 Watch 5:55 Fired immigration judge gives inside look at Trump's deportation agenda By Ali Rogin, Jonah Anderson, Ali Schmitz Since returning to office, Trump has made sweeping changes to the legal immigration system, including speeding up deportations and tamping down on asylum seekers. The Justice Department has also fired more than 100 sitting immigration judges and is now advertising… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 7:24 'This is my home,' says DACA recipient deported then returned to U.S. By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson, Amalia Huot-Marchand The Department of Homeland Security says it has deported more than 675,000 immigrants in the first year of Trump’s second term. Although the administration claims to be targeting violent criminals, others continue to be caught in the crackdown, including some… Continue watching
Apr 17 About 15 Latin American people deported to Congo by the U.S. By Jean-Yves Kamale, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press It was the latest example of the Trump administration using agreements with African countries to accelerate migrant removals under controversial circumstances that have raised questions about respect for the migrants' rights. Continue reading
Apr 14 Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of deportation flights By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge must end his contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order over flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ruled. Continue reading
Apr 05 Congo says it will receive third-country deportees from the U.S. under new deal By Associated Press Congo will receive some migrants as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country program, its government said Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 02 Asylum-seekers stuck in limbo as U.S. orders them to countries they've never been to By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press More than 13,000 immigrants who were living legally in the U.S., waiting for rulings on asylum claims, have faced so-called third-country deportation orders, destined for countries where most had no ties, according to the nonprofit group Mobile Pathways. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 7:56 East African asylum seeker deported by U.S. to Equatorial Guinea By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz, Amalia Huot-Marchand Since retaking office, the Trump administration has deported more than 675,000 people. Even though the administration alleges that it's removing the worst of the worst, some fleeing political violence and some with strong asylum claims are getting swept up as… Continue watching
Feb 27 Judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported By Steve Karnowski, Ed White, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday extended an order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported, saying a Trump administration policy turns the “American Dream into a dystopian nightmare.”… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 6:04 Marine veteran says wife's ICE detention is 'confusing' and 'devastating' By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams, Amalia Huot-Marchand In the past few weeks, the Department of Homeland Security has posted regular lists of criminals it is deporting. Despite the Trump administration’s claim that it is focused on the “worst of the worst,” data from the nonpartisan TRAC clearinghouse… Continue watching
Feb 13 Judge says U.S. must help return some of the Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to make arrangements to allow some of the Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador to return to the U.S. at the government's expense. Continue reading