Apr 11 ‘Extremely troubling’ that U.S. can’t provide details on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says By Michael Kunzelman, Rebecca Santana, Ben Finley, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday lambasted a government lawyer who couldn’t explain what, if anything, the Trump administration has done to arrange for the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month to a notorious prison in… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 7:11 Top IRS official quits over plans to share personal data with immigration authorities By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The top IRS official is resigning after a deal between the agency and immigration authorities to share sensitive data. For decades, the IRS encouraged undocumented immigrants to file taxes with the assurance that their data would be protected. But the… Continue watching
Apr 08 Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling under Alien Enemies Act as victory, but legal fight continues By Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin, Associated Press The divided court found that President Donald Trump can use the 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants accused of being gang members to a notorious prison in El Salvador, a finding Trump called a "GREAT DAY FOR JUSTICE… Continue reading
Apr 04 Judge orders return of Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador mega-prison By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expelled Kilmar Abrego Garcia last month despite an immigration judge’s 2019 ruling that shielded him from deportation to his native El Salvador, where he faced likely persecution by local gangs. Continue reading
Apr 01 ICE: ‘Administrative error’ sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison By Ben Finley, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison last month. Lawyers for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia maintain he is not affiliated with MS-13 or any other street… Continue reading
Apr 01 WATCH: White House claims at briefing that deported man with protected legal status was a gang member By Associated Press In a complaint, the man's lawyers disputed the government’s claims. “Although he has been accused of general ‘gang affiliation,’ the U.S. government has never produced an iota of evidence to support this unfounded accusation,” the complaint stated. Continue reading
Mar 29 What is the legal process for deporting U.S. green card and visa holders? By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact Immigration experts said people with visas and green cards have been deported under other administrations, but some of the Trump administration’s actions have been unprecedented. … Continue reading
Mar 29 Detained Tufts student can’t be deported to Turkey without court order, judge says By Associated Press A Tufts University doctoral student who was detained this week can’t be deported to Turkey without a court order, a federal judge in Massachusetts said on Friday. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: DHS Secretary Noem tours El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are gang members have been held since their removal from the United States. The tour that included two crowded cell blocks, the armory… Continue reading
Mar 26 Appeals court won’t halt order barring Trump administration from deportations under Alien Enemies Act By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to lift an order barring the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law. Continue reading