Sep 15 More African nations are receiving third-country immigrants deported by the U.S. Here are 5 things to know By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Ghana has become the latest African country to accept third-country nationals deported by the U.S. This controversial practice has raised legal concerns. Other African nations like Eswatini, Rwanda, and South Sudan have also received deportees. Continue reading
Sep 15 Immigrants deported from U.S. to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture By Edward Acquah, Wilson McMakin, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Ghana has sent 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. to their home countries, Nigeria and Gambia. Ghanaian authorities say they accepted them on humanitarian grounds. Continue reading
Sep 11 South Korean workers who were detained in a Hyundai factory raid are now headed home. Here's what else to know By Kate Brumback, Russ Bynum, Associated Press The workers went by bus from southeast Georgia to Atlanta earlier in the day and are expected to land in South Korea on Friday afternoon. Continue reading
Sep 11 More than 300 South Korean workers detained in immigration raid leave Atlanta and head home By Kate Brumback, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea's Foreign Ministry said the detainees released by U.S. authorities included 316 Koreans, 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian. Continue reading
Sep 11 Immigrant detainees begin arriving at former prison in rural Tennessee town despite objections from residents By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Opponents of the Tennessee detention center, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, have expressed concerns that detainees could be subjected to abuse and neglect. Continue reading
Sep 08 Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs By Russ Bynum, Kate Brumback, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press An immigration attorney says many South Korean workers detained in a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia were brought in for highly specialized work that Americans aren't trained to perform. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 5:23 Hyundai ICE raid highlights focus on worksites employing migrants By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens The Supreme Court ruled that sweeping immigration raids in California can continue, lifting a lower court ruling. It follows a raid at a car manufacturing plant in Georgia that led to nearly 500 arrests. That raid by ICE at a… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 5:42 Legal scholar analyzes key court rulings on Trump's immigration agenda By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson, Doug Adams For a legal perspective on new developments regarding President Trump’s immigration agenda, Geoff Bennett spoke with William Banks, professor emeritus of law at Syracuse University. Continue watching
Sep 08 New Chicago immigration campaign prompts confusion as city braces for federal intervention By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security is trumpeting the start of a new immigration operation in Chicago that's stirring up fresh confusion and anxiety. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 6:35 Chicago braces for federal crackdown as Trump stokes tensions on social media By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Tensions are rising in Chicago as Trump signals that he’ll soon send troops and ICE agents to the city as part of his crackdown on crime and illegal immigration. This weekend, he posted on Truth Social, “Chicago about to find… Continue watching