May 14 Wisconsin judge says no legal basis to charge her with helping man evade immigration agents By Todd Richmond, Associated Press A Wisconsin judge charged with helping a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration agents who were trying to detain him at her courthouse filed a motion to dismiss the case Wednesday, arguing that there's no legal basis for… Continue reading
May 14 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is weighing whether to allow President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship to temporarily take effect in most of the country, even if they might ultimately be found unconstitutional. Continue reading
May 12 Democratic Sen. Gallego of Arizona reveals immigration reform and border security plan By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is putting forward a plan aimed at reforming the U.S. immigration system and beefing up border security. Continue reading
May 11 Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk back in Boston after release from Louisiana detention center By Rodrique Ngowi, Claire Rush, Associated Press A Tufts University student from Turkey returned to Boston on Saturday, one day after being released from a Louisiana immigration detention center where she was held for over six weeks. Continue reading
May 09 Newark mayor arrested at immigration detention facility where he was protesting By Jake Offenhartz, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Mayor Ras Baraka has aggressively pushed back against the construction and opening of the 1,000-bed detention center, arguing that it should not be allowed to open because of building permit issues. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: Stephen Miller says Trump administration is 'actively looking at' suspending habeas corpus By Associated Press Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser, said the administration is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the country illegally. Continue reading
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
May 07 Watch 6:22 Examining Trump's latest hardline immigration policies and legal battles around them By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens To increase its deportation numbers, the Trump administration is planning to send immigrants to Libya on U.S. military planes. That’s according to multiple reports citing unnamed officials. But when asked about it in the Oval Office, President Trump didn’t seem… Continue watching
May 07 Tufts student detained by ICE can be sent to Vermont for hearings, appeals court rules By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated and if she should be… Continue reading
May 06 Appeals court makes no immediate decision in detention cases of Tufts and Columbia students By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press A federal appeals court has made no immediate decisions as it considers jurisdictional issues in the cases of students detained by immigration authorities. Continue reading