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Court to ICE: Send Detained College Student to Vermont

Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk has been held in Louisiana detention center for 6 weeks

(Newser) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday 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 released. Denying a government request for a delay,...

Judge Intervenes as Some Migrants Told They're Going to Libya

Judge says US must not do so without first allowing migrants a court challenge

(Newser) - Following a report that the Trump administration was planning to deport migrants to Libya, some migrants have indeed been told that's where they're being sent—despite the fact that they're not from Libya, and the North African nation has a history of human rights violations against migrants....

US Intelligence Refutes Trump Claims on Tren de Aragua

Memo states gang is not directly tied to Maduro government, unlikely a national security threat

(Newser) - To justify invoking the Alien Enemies Act, which he's used to deport hundreds of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador, President Trump claimed the US was under invasion by a hostile foreign nation. He said Tren de Aragua, a criminal gang controlled by Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro,...

Rwanda Say It Is in Talks to Accept US Deportees

A similar deal with the UK collapsed last year

(Newser) - Rwanda confirmed on Monday that discussions were "underway" with the United States regarding a potential agreement to host deported migrants. Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe told state media that the talks were in the "early stage." When asked by the AP on Monday, he confirmed the...

White House Makes $1K Offer to Migrants

DHS will pay $1K to those here illegally who self-deport

(Newser) - The Trump administration says it will pay migrants in the US illegally $1,000 to return to their home country voluntarily. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it will also help with travel expenses, and that those who use an app called CBP Home to tell the...

Judge: Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act 'Unlawful'

Federal judge in Texas bans administration from deportations under wartime law in his district

(Newser) - A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Trump's invocation of it was "unlawful." US District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is the first judge to rule that the Alien Enemies...

Border Czar: US Didn't 'Deport' 3 Children

Controversy surrounds fate of young American citizens sent to Honduras with their mothers

(Newser) - The US flew three children who were American citizens out of the country and to Honduras with their mothers last week. But were those children "deported?" Depends on whom you ask.
  • "No US citizen child was deported," insisted border czar Tom Homan on CBS' Face the Nation
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ICE Sends 3 Citizens—Ages 2, 4, and 7—to Honduras

Judge schedules hearing in case of the youngest deportee

(Newser) - Three children under age 10—all US citizens—have been deported along with their mothers, lawyers for the families said, including a 4-year-old who has stage 4 cancer and was removed without medication. US officials said the mothers, who were in the US without documentation, chose to take their children...

FBI Arrests Judge Accused of Shielding an Immigrant

Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan was detained in her own courtroom

(Newser) - The FBI arrested a county judge in her Milwaukee courthouse on Friday and accused her of trying to shield an immigrant from arrest—a move seen as a dramatic escalation in the legal fight over deportations, reports the New York Times .
  • The judge: Agents arrested Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday
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Another Court Wants Another Deportee Returned

Judge tells Trump administration not to argue 'facilitate'

(Newser) - The Trump administration has been hit with another court order "to facilitate" the return of a Venezuelan man it sent to a prison in El Salvador. A Maryland-based judge ruled Wednesday that the deportation last month broke a court-approved settlement in a lawsuit last year in which the government...

Airline Says Deportation Flights 'Too Valuable Not to Pursue'

Petition targets startup Avelo over new deal with ICE

(Newser) - Startup Avelo Airlines, which operates low-fare service from select states, has found a new customer in Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Houston-based Avelo has signed a deal to operate deportation flights out of the country while also transporting migrants to detention centers within the US, the Wall Street Journal reports....

ICE Blocked Mahmoud Khalil From His Son's Birth

Columbia grad student is a new dad, but ICE rejected his request to witness firstborn's arrival in New York

(Newser) - Mahmoud Khalil is a new dad, but he'll have to wait to see his firstborn. The Columbia University grad student and legal permanent resident, who was detained in March by federal agents over his pro-Palestinian stance, missed his son's birth on Monday in New York after officials...

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House Democrats Land in El Salvador

Four members of Congress aim to keep attention on plight of deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia

(Newser) - Four Democratic members of Congress have arrived in El Salvador to keep attention focused on the plight of deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia , reports Politico . Their visit follows that of Sen. Chris Van Hollen, though it was unclear if they would be able to meet with Abrego Garcia in person, as...

SCOTUS Blocks, for Now, New Trump Deportations

Order blocks deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court." Reuters...

Judge: 'Probable Cause' to Hold Administration in Contempt

'The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders,' Boasberg says

(Newser) - A federal judge who has vowed to "get to the bottom" of why planes carrying deportees to El Salvador failed to turn around despite his order says there is probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt. "The Government's actions on that day demonstrate a willful...

Hundreds of International Student Visas Abruptly Revoked

Students shocked by unexpected revocations allege unjust visa terminations

(Newser) - Hundreds of international students in the US have unexpectedly lost their legal immigration status since the start of the month, immigration attorneys tell the AP . At least 600 students across 90 colleges have been affected, but advocacy groups say the true number could be hundreds more. Students in several...

Under Trump, One Green Card Holder's Mistake Is Magnified

The New York Times shares the story of Alfredo Orellana

(Newser) - Green card holders are not US citizens, but they're close to one. They're lawful permanent residents who have the right to live and work in the US. The New York Times reports there were 13 million of them in the US in 2023, and about 70% of them...

DHS Email to Boston Lawyer: 'Time for You to Leave' the US

Immigration attorney says it's a 'little concerning' such notes to 'self-deport' are going to US citizens

(Newser) - The subject line of the email that Nicole Micheroni received Friday from the Department of Homeland Security read "Notification of Termination of Parole," with one other line standing out most to her: "It is time for you to leave the United States." It was a surprising...

El Salvador Leader: No, I Won't Return Deportee

'Of course I'm not going to do it,' President Nayib Bukele says during White House visit

(Newser) - The president of El Salvador said Monday that he has no intention of returning a man deported from America by mistake . "Of course I'm not going to do it," said Nayib Bukele during a visit to the White House, reports the Washington Post . Bukele was referring to...

US Confirms Deportee to El Salvador Is Alive, Jailed

But there's no word on what the government is doing to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back

(Newser) - The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge Saturday that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador. But the government's filing did not address the judge's demands that the administration detail what steps it was taking to...

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