Jul 05 U.S. completes deporting 8 men from various nations to South Sudan after weeks of legal battles By Associated Press Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration's intended destination,… Continue reading
Jul 03 ICE arrests boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. for deportation to Mexico, federal officials say By Jaimie Ding, Julie Watson, Associated Press Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 30 Trump to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention facility in Florida Everglades By Chris Megerian, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press President Donald Trump is planning to visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Continue reading
Jun 26 Justice Department says Kilmar Abrego Garcia will face U.S. trial before it tries to deport him again By Ben Finley, Associated Press The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days. Continue reading
Jun 23 Supreme Court allows Trump to restart swift deportation of migrants to locations that are not their home countries By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The high court majority did not detail its reasoning in the brief order, as is typical on its emergency docket. All three liberal justices dissented. Continue reading
Jun 20 Judge orders Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention center By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Khalil was the first arrest under President Donald Trump's crackdown on students who joined campus protests against Israel's devastating war in Gaza. Continue reading
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