Mar 07 Panama says it will release 112 migrants deported from the U.S. and held in a remote camp By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Panama announced Friday that it will allow 112 migrants deported from the United States who have been held in a remote camp in the Darien region since last month to move about the country freely until they decide on their next course… Continue reading
Mar 01 Lawyers sue to stop Trump administration from sending 10 migrants to Guantanamo Bay By John Hanna, Associated Press Civil rights attorneys sued the Trump administration Saturday to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, their second legal challenge in less than a month over plans for holding up to 30,000 immigrants there for… Continue reading
Feb 06 Analysis: Who are the immigrants who come to the U.S.? Here’s the data By Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation Most undocumented immigrants either have lived in the country for decades or have legal protections. Continue reading
Feb 04 First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay departs, U.S. official says By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. official says the first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart. Continue reading
Jan 31 Venezuela frees 6 Americans after meeting between Maduro and senior Trump official By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Grenell’s hours long trip to Venezuela, according to the White House, was focused on Trump’s efforts to deport Venezuelans back to their home country, which currently does not accept them, and on the release of the detained Americans. Continue reading
Jan 29 Trump wants to hold up to 30,000 detained migrants at Guantanamo Bay. Here’s what to know By Associated Press President Donald Trump, who made the deportation of immigrants a central part of his campaign and presidency, said Wednesday that the U.S. will use a detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to hold tens of thousands of people who can't be sent back… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 8:08 What options remain for immigrants seeking entry into the U.S. as policies rapidly change By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration has shut down or indefinitely halted most legal avenues for migrants to come to the U.S. The revoked pathways include an end or pause to the CBP One app, humanitarian parole, refugee admissions and protected status for… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 6:46 Fear spreads in immigrant communities as raids and deportations escalate By Stephanie Sy, Sam Weber, Ryan Connelly Holmes One of the biggest questions as President Trump’s second term begins is just how wide and quickly his administration will conduct mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Those operations got underway this weekend in Chicago and other cities around the country. Continue watching
Jan 26 Trump and Colombia’s president clash over deportation flights, raising tariffs in retribution By Regina Garcia Cano, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press The U.S. and Colombia, long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods in a show of what countries could face if they intervene in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal… Continue reading
Jan 22 Some migrant families weighing class attendance as Trump allows immigration arrests at school By Olga R. Rodriguez, Moriah Balingit, Bianca Vázquez Toness, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school. Continue reading