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 14 Justice Department investigates Columbia University amid growing deportation crackdown By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed “illegal aliens” on its campus, one of its top officials said Friday, as the Trump administration intensified its campaign to deport foreigners who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the school… Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 7:26 How the Trump administration’s deportation policies have affected migrants and citizens By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens Homeland Security officials said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out more than 32,000 arrests in the first 50 days of Trump’s administration. Those numbers include the deportation of a 10-year-old U.S. citizen recovering from brain cancer after her undocumented… Continue watching
Mar 09 DHS Secretary Noem taps new leaders for ICE and moves to identify leakers inside agency By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday announced new leadership at the agency tasked with immigration enforcement as she also pledged to step up lie detector tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about operations to… Continue reading
Mar 09 ICE arrests Palestinian student who helped lead Columbia protests, attorney says By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last spring's anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, according to his attorney. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:16 Schools brace for immigration arrests after Trump administration changes ICE policy By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara When President Trump began his second term, the Department of Homeland Security lifted restrictions on immigration arrests at schools, hospitals and places of worship. Late Friday, a federal judge denied a request by Denver Public Schools to pause the new… Continue watching
Feb 07 How Latino evangelical leaders are preparing for possible immigration enforcement in churches By Deepa Bharath, Associated Press Faith leaders representing thousands of Latino evangelical Christians in Florida and swaths of the Southeast worry about the sanctity of their sacred spaces, and the possibility of immigration raids and arrests. Continue reading
Jan 28 ‘Nobody gets a free pass’: Immigration officers operating with new sense of mission By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission. Continue reading
Jan 22 Migrants can now be arrested at churches and schools after Trump administration throws out policies By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The move announced Tuesday reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration agencies — Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection — from carrying out immigration enforcement in sensitive locations. Continue reading
Jul 21 Hundreds of immigrants have reported sexual abuse at ICE facilities. Most cases aren’t investigated By Zeba Warsi Records obtained by Futuro Investigates reveal a systemic pattern of abuse by detention officers, contractual guards, and ICE employees, accused of sexually assaulting people in their care. Continue reading