Apr 23 Watch 5:57 American citizens wrongly detained in Trump administration’s immigration crackdown By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz A federal judge accused the Trump administration of trying to obstruct the truth about the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Judge Paula Xinis said the administration’s refusal to answer questions “reflects a willful and bad faith refusal to comply… Continue watching
Apr 22 Colorado judge extends ban on deportations in state stemming from Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Sweeney is one of several federal judges who placed temporary holds on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 after the high court earlier ruled the administration could proceed with removals under the provision, but only if it gave… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:02 Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from deporting more Venezuelan migrants By John Yang In an unusual late-night order, the Supreme Court temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants being held in Texas using an 18th century law called the Alien Enemies Act. The order came in response to an emergency petition… Continue watching
Apr 19 A U.S. citizen was held for pickup by ICE despite proof he was born in the country By Gisela Salomon, Associated Press Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges. Continue reading
Apr 19 Read the Supreme Court order blocking new deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act By Nicholas Riccardi, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. Continue reading
Apr 18 Detained Tufts student must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont, judge rules By Holly Ramer, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press A Tufts University student from Turkey being held in Louisiana must be returned to New England by May 1 to determine whether she was illegally detained by immigration officials for co-writing an op-ed piece in the student newspaper, a federal… Continue reading
Apr 18 Trump administration seeks to turn mass deportations into an efficient business ‘like Amazon’ By Sara Cline, Kate Brumback, Associated Press If President Donald Trump’s administration has its way, the capacity to hold tens of thousands more migrants will soon be added around the country as the U.S. seeks an explosive expansion of what is already the world’s largest immigration detention… Continue reading
Apr 18 Sen. Van Hollen meets with Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador amid court fight over return By Yolanda Magaña, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Van Hollen posted a photo of the meeting Thursday on X, saying he also called Abrego Garcia's wife "to pass along his message of love."… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 8:40 Los Angeles schools leader explains why he refused to let DHS agents see students By Laura Barrón-López, Jackson Hudgins Officers with the Department of Homeland Security recently attempted to enter elementary schools in Los Angeles but were not allowed in. Agents claim to have been conducting a welfare check, not an immigration enforcement action. School administrators say DHS lied… Continue watching
Apr 17 Immigration judge denies bond for detained Tufts student from Turkey, her lawyers say By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security presented one document to support their opposition to Rumeysa Ozturk's bond request: a one-paragraph State Department memo revoking her student visa, her lawyers said in the new court filing. Continue reading