May 09 Judge releases Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk who was detained by ICE By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press A federal judge in Vermont on Friday released a Turkish Tufts University student detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a street in a Boston suburb, allowing her to return… Continue reading
Apr 28 Examining Trump’s progress on his promises, 100 days in By Chris Megerian, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press As President Donald Trump hits his 100th day in office Tuesday, his imprint is everywhere. But the long-term impact is often unclear. Continue reading
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 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 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