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Judge will consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s request to avoid deportation before his Tennessee trial

By Ben Finley, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

The proposal aims to prevent the Trump administration from trying to deport him before trial.

Judge in New Hampshire to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship plan, certify class action lawsuit

By Holly Ramer, Mike Catalini, Associated Press

The judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking Trump's order and certified a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected.

GOP gives ICE massive budget increase to expand Trump’s deportation effort

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz, Laken Kincaid

ICE is receiving a major infusion of funding to help carry out President Trump’s deportation agenda. The big budget bill passed by Republicans includes billions for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, giving it more funding than any other federal…

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10 arrested in connection with Texas detention center shooting that was ‘planned ambush,’ U.S. attorney says

By Associated Press

A police officer was wounded in a shooting outside of a Texas immigration detention center, where people in black military-style clothing fired at authorities.

Man killed after using assault rifle to shoot at a Texas Border Patrol facility

By Valerie Gonzalez, Sara Cline, Associated Press

Authorities said the suspect shot at agents exiting the building, which is near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Mixed messages on immigration raids from Washington fuel farm workers’ fears

By Holly Ramer, Amanda Swinhart, Associated Press

Uncertainty is causing problems in big states like California, where farms produce more than three-quarters of the country’s fruit and more than a third of its vegetables. But it’s also affecting small states like Vermont.

U.S. completes deporting 8 men from various nations to South Sudan after weeks of legal battles

By Associated Press

Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration's intended destination,…

Foreign medical residents fill critical positions at U.S. hospitals, but many now face visa issues

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Devi Shastri, Associated Press

Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical training this week were delayed by the Trump administration's travel and visa restrictions.

First immigration detainees arrive at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades

By Curt Anderson, Kate Payne, Associated Press

The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press.

ICE arrests boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. for deportation to Mexico, federal officials say

By Jaimie Ding, Julie Watson, Associated Press

Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces organized crime charges, U.S. federal officials said Thursday.