May 10 Watch 4:31 Hackers leak to press passenger details of Trump deportation flights By Laura Barrón-López, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara, Gerard Edic More than a month after The Atlantic broke the story that top U.S. officials were sharing military attack plans on Signal, the Trump administration’s handling of sensitive data is still under scrutiny. Hackers targeted another app used by Trump officials… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 3:55 Top Trump adviser suggests White House could suspend habeas corpus to deport migrants By Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat, Matt Loffman The Trump administration again escalated its fight with the judiciary. In stunning remarks, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said they are considering suspending habeas corpus for migrants contesting detentions. Miller’s comments come as judges across the country… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 8:05 ‘This is a light of hope’: Mohsen Mahdawi says release shows democracy is functioning By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi is fighting against his possible deportation after being detained by ICE and then released by a judge. The Trump administration wants to deport him, saying his presence has "foreign policy consequences." His lawyers say he… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 6:22 Examining Trump’s latest hardline immigration policies and legal battles around them By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens To increase its deportation numbers, the Trump administration is planning to send immigrants to Libya on U.S. military planes. That’s according to multiple reports citing unnamed officials. But when asked about it in the Oval Office, President Trump didn’t seem… Continue watching
May 07 What to know about Rwanda’s talks with the U.S. about taking in third-country deportees By Cara Anna, Associated Press Rwanda drew international attention, and some outrage, by agreeing to take in Britain's rejected asylum-seekers in a plan that collapsed last year. Now Rwanda says it is talking with the Trump administration about a similar idea – and it might find more success. Continue reading
May 07 Tufts student detained by ICE can be sent to Vermont for hearings, appeals court rules By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated and if she should be… Continue reading
May 04 Watch 2:10 News Wrap: Trump wants to continue mass deportations despite Supreme Court ruling By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, Trump said in an interview that he wants to continue mass deportations despite the Supreme Court directing him to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Houthi missile halted air traffic at Israel’s main… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 3:22 Trump administration not backing down from clash with judiciary By Laura Barrón-López, Jonah Anderson Despite once again being told by a federal judge that their actions exceed the scope of the executive’s authority, President Trump and his administration continued their fight with the judicial branch. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching
Apr 30 Judge orders Trump officials to report efforts, if any, to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to U.S. By Ben Finley, Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday again directed the Trump administration to provide information about its efforts so far, if any, to comply with her order to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 6:06 Analyzing Trump’s actions on immigration during his first 100 days By Laura Barrón-López, Doug Adams President Trump ran on closing the border and made promises about mass deportations of millions of immigrants. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López and David Bier of the Cato Institute discussed the first 100 days of the Trump administration enforcing his… Continue watching