Jul 21 Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears By Ben Finley, Associated Press Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail in order to prevent the Trump administration from trying to swiftly deport the Maryland construction worker. Continue reading
Jul 17 Gov. DeSantis blindsided Florida county officials with 'Alligator Alcatraz' plans, emails show By Kate Payne, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades, emails obtained by The Associated Press show, while relying on an executive order to… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 5:40 IRS to share personal data with immigration agents to aid deportation efforts By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The Trump administration is giving personal data to immigration authorities to aid its crackdown. The AP reported ICE is getting access to Medicaid data and ProPublica found the IRS is building a program that would give immigration agents unprecedented access… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 7:20 Jose Antonio Vargas updates 'Dear America' to describe the process to become documented By Ali Rogin, Karina Cuevas Continue watching
Jul 17 Only one in four U.S. adults say Trump policies have helped them, AP-NORC poll finds By Steve Peoples, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Overall, Trump fails to earn majority approval on any of the issues included in the poll. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 6:56 Idaho farmer calls for new look at immigration policy amid raids By William Brangham, Layla Quran, Tsehai Alfred President Trump’s immigration enforcement is being felt across the country. Arrests have gone up in every state and more than doubled in 38 states. The biggest increase is happening in Idaho, where ICE has made more than 300 arrests. Farmer… Continue watching
Jul 16 17 immigration court judges have been fired by the Trump administration across 10 states, union says By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The firings come as the courts have been increasingly at the center of the Trump administration's hardline immigration enforcement efforts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arresting immigrants as they appear at court for proceedings. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Feds charge 5 in Louisiana, including 3 current or ex-police chiefs, over alleged visa fraud scheme By Sara Cline, Jim Mustian, Associated Press U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook said at a news conference Wednesday that the forged police reports would indicate that the immigrant was a victim of a crime. Continue reading
Jul 15 Federal court rules Trump administration can't use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of U.S. By Rebecca Boone, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press In a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle said President Donald Trump's June order banning the entry of people from 12 countries expressly states that it does not limit the ability of people to seek refugee… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 4:46 A look at the controversy around 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson This weekend, lawmakers got their first look inside “Alligator Alcatraz,” the makeshift immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called the conditions “disturbing and vile,” a description Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem challenged. John Yang… Continue watching