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Federal judge halts Trump effort to expand speedy deportations of detained migrants

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants detained in the interior of the United States.

Mauritania’s coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week

By Ahmed Mohamed, Ope Adetayo, Associated Press

The boat, which left Gambia a week ago with 160 people on board, capsized Tuesday morning off the coast of Mheijrat.

Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

By Janie Har, Associated Press

It is unclear what effect Friday’s ruling will have on the estimated 350,000 Venezuelans whose protections expired in April. Protections for another group of 250,000 Venezuelans are set to expire Sept. 10.

Employers have used E-Verify for years. ICE’s arrest of a Maine police officer raises new questions

By Patrick Whittle, Mae Anderson, Associated Press

The case of a Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities even though he was vetted by a government system called “E-Verify” has raised questions about what employers can do to make sure they’re employing people who can legally work.

14,000 U.S.-bound migrants have returned south since Trump’s border changes, UN says

By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press

A report reveals that over 14,000 migrants, mainly Venezuelans, have reversed their journey to the U.S. and headed back south since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.

‘We felt ambushed,’ man says after wife’s ICE detention led to hospitalization

By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens, Laken Kincaid

ICE arrested Jemmy Jimenez-Rosa in Boston as she and her family returned home to the U.S. after a vacation in Mexico. Rosa, who has a green card, was held for 10 days and moved between detention facilities. She's one of…

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DHS asks military base near Chicago for immigration enforcement support

By John O'Connor, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

The Trump administration asked a military base outside of Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nation's third-largest city.

What to know about the Trump administration’s plan to deport migrants to Africa

By Gerald Imray, Associated Press

The Trump administration has deported more migrants from the United States as it expands its program to send people to countries they have no ties with.

Rwanda says 7 deportees arrived from the U.S. in August under agreement with Washington

By Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press

The Rwanda government said Thursday the deportees arrived in mid-August. Rwanda said earlier in August it would accept up to 250 deportees from the U.S.