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Immigration judge rules Mahmoud Khalil should be deported

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

An immigration judge in Louisiana has ruled that Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for not disclosing information on his green card application.

6 highlights from Pope Leo’s interview on Trump, LGBTQ+ welcome and women in the church

By Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV said that he has no intention of getting involved in U.S. politics but will raise his voice on issues of concern to the Catholic Church, including on immigration.

Woman wrongfully detained in immigration raid describes what she endured

By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams

A U.S. citizen was caught in the middle of the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement. Andrea Velez says she was wrongfully arrested this past summer in downtown Los Angeles during an ICE raid. She spent two nights in…

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Federal surge has taken a toll on children of immigrants in Washington

By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press

An immigration crackdown in Washington has taken a toll on children attending the district's schools. Some children have had their parents swept up in the law enforcement surge.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.