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
Apr 28 Watch 3:09 White House touts aggressive immigration crackdown in Trump’s first 100 days By Lisa Desjardins, Elizabeth Summers, Winston Wilde On the eve of President Trump’s first 100 days in office, the White House put the spotlight on his tough stance on immigration. But new poll numbers out this week also give the administration a tough pill to swallow, showing… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 4:47 Children who are U.S. citizens deported along with foreign-born mothers, attorneys say By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens, Shrai Popat Nearing 100 days in office, the Trump administration continues to push further on its immigration crackdown by deporting families and targeting sanctuary cities. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports on three deported American citizens. Continue watching
Apr 27 ICE deported 3 children who are U.S. citizens, their families’ lawyers say By Marc Levy, Associated Press Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have in recent days deported the Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl — separating them indefinitely — and three children ages 2, 4 and 7 who are U.S. citizens along with their Honduran-born mothers, their… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 6:54 Judge charged with obstructing immigration agents, escalating Trump’s fight with judiciary By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration escalated its battle with the judiciary and local authorities over the president's deportation agenda. FBI agents arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan on charges of obstructing immigration agents as they attempted to arrest an undocumented migrant at… Continue watching