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After mistaken deportation, Kilmar Abrego Garcia now fights smuggling charges

By Travis Loller, Associated Press

A judge next month will hear arguments on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss charges of human smuggling against him on the grounds of “vindictive prosecution.”…

Belize signs 'safe third country' agreement as part of Trump's immigration crackdown

By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press

What the agreement entails wasn't immediately clear, but it comes as President Donald Trump has increasingly pressured countries in Latin America and Africa to help him carry out his immigration agenda.

Mahmoud Khalil asks appeals court to block Trump administration's efforts to deport him

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Mahmoud Khalil appeared in a federal appeals court in Philadelphia as he battles a deportation case linked to his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University.

WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys discuss ICE's continued efforts to deport him to Africa

By Michael Kunzelman, Travis Loller, Associated Press

The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasn’t given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both have rejected the idea, an immigration…

Laotian refugee living in U.S. since childhood faces threat of deportation

By Stephanie Sy, Ian Couzens

As President Trump intensifies his sweeping crackdown on immigration, more longtime residents, people who have lived in this country for years, are being caught up in the effort. Deportation flights to Laos have resumed for the first time in years.

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Federal judge rules Trump unconstitutionally targeted Gaza war protesters for deportation

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration ’s efforts to deport noncitizens for protesting the war in Gaza was unconstitutional.

Judge fails to appear for court hearing in Eswatini over 4 men deported from the U.S. by Trump administration

By Associated Press

The case was brought by several non-profit organizations that have challenged the legality of holding the men from Cuba, Laos, Vietnam and Yemen in the southern African kingdom without charges.

Immigration judge rules Mahmoud Khalil should be deported

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

An immigration judge in Louisiana has ruled that Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for not disclosing information on his green card application.

Federal judge blocks Trump from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

A judge is blocking the Trump administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the U.S. alone back to their home country.

Deported Venezuelan mothers ask Melania Trump for help reuniting with their children

By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

A group of Venezuelan mothers and grandmothers is appealing to first lady Melania Trump to help them see their children and grandchildren again. Members of the group, backed by Venezuela’s government, say they sent Trump a letter seeking her assistance last month.