Jun 11 Judge says Trump administration must release Columbia protester Khalil, but has days to appeal By Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Khalil, a legal U.S. resident, will remain in custody until at least Friday, giving the government time to appeal, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 4:10 Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to U.S. to face charges from Tennessee traffic stop By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the United States. He was wrongly deported to a prison in El Salvador in March when the president invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act. A grand jury in Tennessee indicted him on charges related… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 4:41 Georgia teen says ICE detention was ‘life-altering’ and ‘like a prison’ By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Taylor Bowie The Trump administration is continuing its crackdown on immigration through enforcement raids, arrests and deportations. That has included some teenagers being taken into custody by immigration officials. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a Georgia teenager fighting deportation after ICE… Continue watching
May 29 Watch 7:21 Immigration attorney weighs in on Trump’s deportations and court rulings against him By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens, Doug Adams The Trump administration is moving quickly to increase its deportation numbers and further expand its restrictions on immigration. But federal judges are continuing to rule against the president on immigration matters. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López discussed the legal battles… Continue watching
May 22 Judge allows Mahmoud Khalil to hold newborn son for first time despite Trump administration objections By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Detained activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his son for the first time after a judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass divider. Continue reading
May 21 Judge says Trump administration violated court order by deporting migrants to South Sudan By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Casey, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press A federal judge says the Trump administration violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the African nation of South Sudan. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: U.S. says it removed 8 people convicted of crimes after South Sudan deportation flight By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Trump administration confirmed it had deported eight people it said had been convicted of crimes in the United States, but the government refused to say what their final destinations would be. Continue reading
May 20 Attorneys say U.S. immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Up to a dozen people from several countries may have been deported to Africa, immigration rights lawyers told a judge. Continue reading
May 16 Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to resume deporting Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The high court action is the latest in a string of judicial setbacks for the Trump administration’s effort to speed deportations of people in the country illegally. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: Attorneys react to latest Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing where judge called Trump administration’s explanation ‘inadequate’ By Ben Finley, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government’s reasoning for withholding information as “take my word for it.”… Continue reading