Daily Headlines: Immigration Alaska signed a confidential agreement letting DOJ flag individual voters for removal from state rolls, one of at least 12 states that quietly complied while judges ruled against DOJ in every related lawsuit. February 16, 2026 View Details White House border czar Tom Homan says more than 1,000 agents have left Minnesota but a “small” security force will remain indefinitely as ICE continues investigating fraud allegations and a church protest. February 16, 2026 View Details Federal grand jury indicts St. Paul woman for biting off the tip of a federal agent’s finger during chaos following the Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti. February 15, 2026 View Details Trump administration secretly deports nine people to Cameroon despite most having court protections against removal, none of them from that country, shackled on a DHS flight from Louisiana. February 15, 2026 View Details TSA requires 61,000 airport workers to stay on the job without pay after DHS funding lapses, weeks after a 43-day shutdown left many still recovering financially. February 15, 2026 View Details Texas DMV unanimously votes to require proof of legal status for vehicle registration, a rule one county tax assessor refuses to enforce because state law requires residency, not citizenship. February 14, 2026 View Details Congressman Raskin confirms a whistleblower’s account of inhumane conditions at a Baltimore ICE facility after a surprise inspection found 55 detainees packed into a single room. February 14, 2026 View Details Social Security Administration workers are told to share in-person appointment details with ICE agents, turning offices designed as safe spaces into potential immigration enforcement traps. February 14, 2026 View Details University of North Texas silently removes an art exhibit critical of ICE, covering its windows and erasing it from university channels without explanation to the artist, students or faculty. February 14, 2026 View Details Trump administration ends temporary protected status for roughly 1,380 Yemeni nationals despite the State Department’s own “do not travel” designation for Yemen due to terrorism, unrest and landmines. February 14, 2026 View Details Federal judge orders ICE to allow Catholic priests into a Chicago-area detention facility for Ash Wednesday, ruling the agency violated religious freedom law by ending a decade of weekly visits. February 14, 2026 View Details ICE agents followed Minnesota protesters to their homes, shouted their addresses, aimed rifles at them and mocked the death of Renee Good, according to nearly 100 sworn statements filed in federal court. February 14, 2026 View Details DHS sends hundreds of subpoenas to Google, Meta, Reddit and Discord demanding names and personal data of Americans who criticize or track ICE agents online. February 14, 2026 View Details ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion to convert warehouses into eight large-scale detention centers and 16 processing sites, expanding capacity to 92,600 beds using funds from the OBBBA. February 14, 2026 View Details ICE places two agents on administrative leave for lying under oath about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis, one week after an agent killed Renee Good in the same city. February 14, 2026 View Details Affordable housing residents ask federal judge to restrict DHS chemical munitions near Portland ICE facility, saying tear gas seeping into units caused heart failure and breathing problems. February 14, 2026 View Details Department of Homeland Security shuts down as Democrats and White House trade offers on ICE reforms, with Congress gone until Feb. 23 and no deal in sight. February 14, 2026 View Details Federal prosecutor moves to dismiss charges against the Venezuelan man an ICE agent shot in Minneapolis, saying newly discovered evidence contradicts the government’s own complaint and testimony. February 13, 2026 View Details Federal judge orders the government to fly deported Venezuelans back to the U.S. for court hearings, ruling the 137 men were denied due process before being sent to an El Salvador prison. February 13, 2026 View Details Columbia protest detainee Leqaa Kordia says she was chained to a hospital bed for 72 hours after a seizure, nearly a year into detention without criminal charges. February 13, 2026 View Details Federal judge orders ICE to stop blocking thousands of Minnesota detainees from contacting attorneys, calling the agency’s claim it provided access “threadbare” and unsupported by evidence. February 13, 2026 View Details Federal judge blocks $600 million in public health funding cuts targeting four Democratic states, finding the grants were likely rescinded to retaliate against immigration enforcement opposition. February 13, 2026 View Details Senate leaves for recess after failing to fund DHS, with ICE and Border Patrol unaffected because last year’s reconciliation bill already gave them billions. February 13, 2026 View Details Border czar Tom Homan announces the end of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, claiming credit for “unprecedented coordination” from the same local officials who said ICE never contacted them. February 13, 2026 View Details Customs and Border Protection chief tells senators Alex Pretti was “fighting back nonstop” after watching video showing the unarmed nurse standing with his hands up before agents shot him. February 13, 2026 View Details CBP signs $225,000 deal with Clearview AI to use facial recognition built on 60 billion scraped images for “tactical targeting” of border intelligence operations. February 12, 2026 View Details Government loses three hard drives plaintiffs purchased to store court-ordered ICE detention footage, then claims it ran out of storage space and has no footage from isolation cells. February 12, 2026 View Details Trump administration sends all pregnant unaccompanied children to a single Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate, where abortion is virtually banned, over its own officials’ objections. February 12, 2026 View Details New Jersey launches website for residents to report ICE conduct and signs executive order barring federal immigration enforcement on state property without judicial warrants. February 12, 2026 View Details ICE jailed a lawful permanent resident for 143 days and tried to deport her over two bad checks totaling less than $75 written more than a decade ago. February 12, 2026 View Details California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sue to block $600 million in CDC public health funding cuts the states say are driven by political retaliation over immigration enforcement disagreements. February 12, 2026 View Details Protesters stage sit-ins at Target stores in more than a dozen cities, pressuring the Minneapolis-based retailer to publicly oppose the immigration crackdown that killed two residents in its home city. February 12, 2026 View Details IRS improperly shared confidential tax data of thousands of immigrants with DHS, breaching legal protections courts had already ruled violated taxpayers’ rights. February 12, 2026 View Details Pentagon lets CBP fire an anti-drone laser near Fort Bliss without FAA coordination, triggering a chaotic airspace shutdown the administration blames on a cartel incursion. February 12, 2026 View Details ICE secretly leases more than 150 offices across nearly every state, with DHS ordering GSA to hide locations and bypass competitive bidding. February 11, 2026 View Details Newly released body camera video contradicts DHS account of Border Patrol agent shooting Chicago woman five times during October immigration raid. February 11, 2026 View Details FAA declares “national defense airspace” over El Paso and grounds all flights for 10 days with no explanation, authorizing deadly force against aircraft that enter the restricted zone. February 11, 2026 View Details Former Minnesota U.S. attorney who resigned over the Renee Good investigation now defends Don Lemon against his former office’s first-ever criminal FACE Act religious freedom charges. February 11, 2026 View Details Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demands a full list of ongoing inspector general investigations while her office sends the independent watchdog “reminder” emails about a never-used power to kill probes. February 10, 2026 View Details Appeals court rules the government can move forward with deporting more than 60,000 immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal, overriding a judge who found the decision was racially motivated and “preordained.” February 10, 2026 View Details Immigration court terminates the government’s attempt to deport Tufts Ph.D. student Rümeysa Öztürk, ruling the administration failed to prove its case against the pro-Palestinian activist it arrested for co-authoring a student newspaper op-ed. February 10, 2026 View Details Federal officials denied seeking to expedite deportation of the Minneapolis family whose 5-year-old son Liam was photographed surrounded by immigration officers, after their lawyer called the proceedings “extraordinary” and possibly “retaliatory.” February 10, 2026 View Details Federal judge blocks California’s mask ban for immigration officers because it excluded state police, but upholds visible badge requirement for all non-uniformed law enforcement. February 10, 2026 View Details Trump calls Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance “an affront to the Greatness of America,” criticizing the Puerto Rican singer’s use of Spanish. February 9, 2026 View Details Jeffries says Democrats have not heard back from White House or congressional Republicans on ICE reform demands as DHS funding deadline hits Friday. February 9, 2026 View Details Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warns DHS over a $102 million warehouse ICE bought near Hagerstown for detention as Howard County passes bipartisan emergency law blocking a separate private facility. February 8, 2026 View Details Oregon family detained by ICE while taking their 7-year-old to a Portland emergency room released after three weeks in a Texas detention center. February 8, 2026 View Details Two active tuberculosis cases and 18 COVID infections detected at the 5,000-bed ICE tent facility at Fort Bliss where three detainees have died in six months. February 8, 2026 View Details ICE’s chief counsel in Minnesota retired Friday as the U.S. Attorney admits his office is overwhelmed after losing more than a dozen veteran prosecutors to Operation Metro Surge litigation. February 8, 2026 View Details Police arrest 54 anti-ICE protesters outside Minneapolis federal building after deputy struck in the head with ice during demonstration. February 8, 2026 View Details Fifth Circuit rules Trump can hold immigrants arrested anywhere in the U.S. without bond hearings, reversing decades of detention policy in a 2-1 decision. February 8, 2026 View Details Sen. Blackburn demands Chief Justice Roberts investigate Justice Jackson’s impartiality for attending the Grammys, where artists wore “ICE out” pins and criticized immigration enforcement. February 7, 2026 View Details Whistleblower from Baltimore ICE detention facility describes detainees lying in feces, 50 people in cells meant for far fewer, and women given diapers instead of sanitary products. February 7, 2026 View Details DHS allowed one congresswoman into Minneapolis detention facility after she produced a court order but denied entry to two other lawmakers, as the doctor-turned-representative found no measles protocols in place. February 7, 2026 View Details 55 Cuban deportees held for weeks at Guantánamo in former Al Qaeda prison were transferred back to the U.S. after Cuba refused to accept them. February 7, 2026 View Details Trump administration filed for expedited deportation of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his family, but a judge granted a continuance allowing them to stay for now. February 7, 2026 View Details Federal judge rules Trump administration illegally deported three families previously separated at the border, finding agents used “lies, deception, and coercion,” and orders their return at government expense. February 7, 2026 View Details Second federal judge blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer data with ICE, also ordering ICE to stop using address data it already received. February 6, 2026 View Details Arizona Gov. Hobbs launches “Know Your Rights” website for immigrants, employers and protesters after weeks of ICE enforcement protests and the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. February 6, 2026 View Details Minnesota man arrested on federal charges for allegedly urging followers to “hunt” ICE agents and doxxing a pro-ICE supporter’s family. February 6, 2026 View Details Minnesota 4th grader released from Texas detention center hours after being named in news report, as school districts sue to block ICE near schools. February 5, 2026 View Details Senator demands ICE confirm or deny “domestic terrorists” database after memo told agents to “capture it all” on protesters, license plates, and hotel locations. February 5, 2026 View Details Homan orders 700 federal officers out of Minnesota, claims “unprecedented cooperation” nine weeks after operation that killed two civilians and drew 96 court order violations. February 5, 2026 View Details Federal judge halts warrantless ICE arrests in Oregon after agents testified they create warrants after detention and operate under daily quotas. February 5, 2026 View Details Justice Department pulls attorney who told judge “this job sucks” one day after her testimony revealed systemic breakdown in Minnesota immigration enforcement. February 5, 2026 View Details ICE detains New Orleans police recruit who cleared federal E-Verify system, DHS blames NOPD for hiring him. February 5, 2026 View Details Governor Walz demands Homeland Security Secretary Noem disclose how many Minnesota children are in federal detention, calling the administration’s immigration sweep “chaos” that has left classrooms half empty. February 4, 2026 View Details At least 14 federal prosecutors have left or announced plans to leave the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s office over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and its response to two civilian killings. February 4, 2026 View Details Government attorney tells federal judge “this job sucks” after being ordered to explain why DHS missed multiple deadlines to release five detainees who never should have been arrested. February 4, 2026 View Details Colombian President Petro meets Trump at White House after year of tensions, needing a special State Department permit to enter the country after his visa was revoked. February 4, 2026 View Details New York Attorney General Letitia James deploys volunteer legal observers to monitor and document ICE enforcement actions statewide, citing Minnesota shootings as warning of unchecked federal operations. February 4, 2026 View Details Federal judge bars Homeland Security officers from using tear gas and projectile munitions on peaceful protesters outside Portland’s ICE building unless someone poses an imminent threat of physical harm. February 4, 2026 View Details Small Business Administration bars green card holders and all non-citizens from its main lending program starting March 1, reversing December rules that allowed up to 5% foreign ownership. February 4, 2026 View Details Trump signs bill ending partial shutdown, but a Feb. 13 deadline to fund Homeland Security looms as Democrats demand ICE body cameras, no masks, and an end to roving patrols. February 4, 2026 View Details Federal judge rules DHS likely broke the law by requiring lawmakers to give one week’s notice before visiting ICE detention facilities. February 3, 2026 View Details Noem orders body cameras for all federal officers in Minneapolis after two fatal shootings, with plans to expand nationwide “as funding is available.” February 3, 2026 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians one day before they were set to expire, citing racial animus by Noem. February 3, 2026 View Details ICE nearly doubled its detention network to 203 facilities in one year while DHS began buying warehouses in at least eight states to hold thousands more. February 3, 2026 View Details Two measles cases confirmed at family immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, forcing facility-wide quarantine and cancellation of congressional inspection visit. February 2, 2026 View Details ProPublica identifies the two masked federal agents who shot Alex Pretti as South Texas federal officers after the government refused to release their names to Congress or state investigators. February 2, 2026 View Details Portland mayor tells ICE agents to resign and leave the city after federal forces deploy chemical munitions on thousands of union protesters including children outside city’s ICE facility. February 2, 2026 View Details Five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father return to Minnesota two weeks after ICE detained the legal asylum seekers after the boy’s return from preschool. February 2, 2026 View Details Speaker Johnson says government shutdown will last through at least Tuesday as House Republicans lack the votes to pass $1.2 trillion funding package on their own. February 2, 2026 View Details Wired publishes a free guide on how to film ICE agents, protect your phone, and preserve footage for courts and investigators, warning there is no way to do it safely. February 1, 2026 View Details Border Patrol leader Bovino mocked federal prosecutor’s Jewish faith on conference call, asking “Do Orthodox criminals also take off on Saturday?” weeks before being reassigned over a separate fatal shooting. February 1, 2026 View Details Federal appeals judge dismisses DOJ misconduct complaint against Judge Boasberg, ruling that even if he warned of a constitutional crisis at a Judicial Conference meeting, that would not violate ethics rules. February 1, 2026 View Details Federal judge denies Minnesota’s request to halt Operation Metro Surge but acknowledges “profound and even heartbreaking” consequences including two shootings by federal agents. February 1, 2026 View Details Trump instructs Noem via Truth Social that federal forces won’t help “Democrat Cities” with protests unless local leaders say “please,” warns of “equal, or more, consequence.” February 1, 2026 View Details Federal judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father released from Texas detention center, calling their arrest part of “ill-conceived” deportation quota system. February 1, 2026 View Details House Democrats tell Speaker Johnson they won’t help pass funding bill, extending partial shutdown as party demands ICE body cameras and warrant restrictions. February 1, 2026 View Details Trump administration sues Virginia woman for $941,114 for failing to self-deport, part of a wave of litigation that has assessed over $6 billion in fines against 21,500 immigrants. January 31, 2026 View Details Car displaying Trump flag hits student at anti-ICE protest outside Nebraska high school after circling multiple times and revving engine; girl was alert and talking afterward. January 31, 2026 View Details California’s top judge says ICE arrests at courthouses are scaring people away, with her office tracking activity at 17 courts as the state considers requiring formal reporting. January 31, 2026 View Details Justice Department Civil Rights Division joins FBI investigation into Alex Pretti shooting, though Deputy AG Blanche cautions against calling it “a massive civil rights investigation.” January 31, 2026 View Details Thousands brave sub-freezing temperatures in Minneapolis and students walk out in 46 states on national day of protest demanding ICE withdrawal from Minnesota. January 31, 2026 View Details Hospital staff and a forensic pathologist say Mexican immigrant’s eight skull fractures and five brain hemorrhages are inconsistent with ICE’s claim that he ran headfirst into a wall. January 31, 2026 View Details Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding deal 71-29 after Trump and Democrats split off DHS spending, but a brief shutdown begins Saturday with House not voting until Monday. January 31, 2026 View Details Appeals court affirms Noem illegally ended temporary protected status for Venezuelans and Haitians, finding “ample evidence of racial animus,” though Supreme Court stay keeps termination in effect for now. January 30, 2026 View Details Noem was not called on to report during Trump’s televised Cabinet meeting, the first since two Americans were killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis. January 30, 2026 View Details Homan announces plan to draw down federal forces in Minnesota after state agrees to honor ICE detainers at county jails, says he’s “staying ’til the problem’s gone.” January 30, 2026 View Details White House and Senate Democrats reach deal to pass five spending bills and punt DHS funding two weeks, but Graham blocks quick passage over immigration agent restrictions. January 30, 2026 View Details Nicki Minaj receives Trump gold card “free of charge” after appearing at Trump Accounts rollout, pledging up to $300K for fans while bypassing $1.15M fee. January 29, 2026 View Details DHS inventory reveals ICE has been using Palantir AI to process tips since May 2025, with separate tool creating maps of deportation targets using health agency data. January 29, 2026 View Details Minnesota’s chief federal judge cancels contempt hearing for ICE chief after agency releases wrongly detained man, but warns of 96 violated court orders: “ICE is not a law unto itself.” January 29, 2026 View Details Bondi announces 16 Minneapolis protesters charged with assaulting federal officers, including veteran accused of slapping away agent’s hand. January 29, 2026 View Details Rep. Castro says 5-year-old Liam Ramos is “very depressed” and “lethargic” after visiting him in Texas detention, calls for disbanding ICE. January 29, 2026 View Details Detainees at Florida Everglades detention center testify calls were dropped when they asked about attorneys, had to use soap to write down phone numbers. January 29, 2026 View Details “No Kings” coalition schedules third national protest for March 28 with flagship event in Minneapolis, citing need for security infrastructure after two federal killings. January 29, 2026 View Details Texas state troopers deploy pepper spray on protesters outside detention center holding 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father. January 29, 2026 View Details Leaked ICE guidance orders Minnesota agents to avoid “agitators” and arrest only immigrants with criminal history, reversing broad sweeps that led to two killings. January 29, 2026 View Details Federal judge blocks detention of Minnesota refugees under Operation PARRIS, orders those moved out of state returned within five days. January 29, 2026 View Details Border Patrol places two agents who shot Alex Pretti on leave as White House says DHS “may not have been following protocol.” January 29, 2026 View Details Video shows Alex Pretti kicking federal vehicle nine days before killing, family attorney says earlier confrontation cannot justify shooting. January 29, 2026 View Details Federal judge orders acting ICE director to appear in court after agency failed to comply with “dozens of court orders,” but administration releases detainee to avoid contempt. January 28, 2026 View Details House Homeland Security Democrats threaten to impeach Noem if she is not fired or resigns, saying she “lied about Alex Pretti” and destroyed public confidence in DHS. January 28, 2026 View Details Ecuador bars ICE agent from entering Minneapolis consulate, calling the visit an “attempted incursion” and filing formal diplomatic protest with Washington. January 28, 2026 View Details Man pursued by Border Patrol for alleged human smuggling fires at CBP helicopter near Tucson, shot by agents and charged with assault on federal officer. January 28, 2026 View Details Federal judge bars ICE from deporting or transferring 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his Ecuadorian father from Texas, citing their pending immigration cases. January 28, 2026 View Details Abbott orders Texas state agencies and public universities to stop sponsoring new H-1B visas until after the 2027 legislative session, citing program exploitation concerns. January 28, 2026 View Details Police arrest roughly 60 protesters who occupied Manhattan Hilton lobby demanding hotel chain stop housing ICE agents, with Mayor Mamdani commending demonstrators for exercising their rights. January 28, 2026 View Details Man sprays Rep. Ilhan Omar with syringe at Minneapolis town hall where she demanded Noem’s resignation, charged with assault. January 28, 2026 View Details Federal appeals court declines to reimpose limits on immigration agents at Minnesota protests after ACLU emergency request following Pretti killing, with ruling making no mention of the shooting. January 27, 2026 View Details Trump holds two-hour Oval Office meeting with Noem after she requested it, sends Homan to Minneapolis while removing Bovino, but no jobs appear at risk. January 27, 2026 View Details Attorney advising ICE agent who killed Renee Good drops out of Minnesota governor race, calls Operation Metro Surge an “unmitigated disaster” and civil warrant raids “unconstitutional.” January 27, 2026 View Details Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter endorses call for fans to boycott World Cup matches in United States, citing killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents. January 27, 2026 View Details Border Patrol commander a judge found “not credible” and “outright lying” hands Minnesota operation to Border Czar Tom Homan Tuesday, two days after Pretti killing. January 27, 2026 View Details House Democrats held emergency caucus call to discuss impeaching DHS Secretary Noem after Pretti killing; 115 members now co-sponsor impeachment articles, including centrists who voted for DHS funding last week. January 26, 2026 View Details AG Bondi tells Minn. Gov. Walz ICE will leave only if the state shares Medicaid and SNAP records, repeals sanctuary policies, and gives DOJ access to voter rolls; Minnesota Secretary of State calls it “ransom.” January 26, 2026 View Details Man arrested after punching Rep. Maxwell Frost at Sundance, shouting Trump would deport him; congressman says he is okay. January 25, 2026 View Details Thousands rally across Maine against ICE arrests; Gov. Mills requests Trump meeting, calls on Congress to defund agency “until their lawless tactics cease.” January 25, 2026 View Details Appeals court declines to force arrest warrants for Don Lemon, four others over church protest; district chief judge called DOJ demand “unheard of.” January 25, 2026 View Details Families detained at Texas facility protest conditions and detention of 5-year-old boy ICE agents allegedly used as bait in Minnesota raid. January 25, 2026 View Details Senate Democrats vow to block spending package over DHS funding after second Minneapolis killing, raising odds of partial government shutdown Friday. January 25, 2026 View Details Minnesota activates National Guard after Hennepin County request; Minneapolis to file restraining order Monday seeking to halt crackdown and remove federal agents. January 25, 2026 View Details Border Patrol agents pin Minneapolis nurse to ground, fire multiple shots into his back; second American killed on video in 17 days during immigration crackdown. January 25, 2026 View Details Family with active asylum case detained while taking 7-year-old to Portland emergency room; entered legally through CBP One, now held in Texas. January 24, 2026 View Details HUD threatens sanctions against public housing authorities that do not verify tenants’ immigration status within 30 days, claiming audit found 6,000 “ineligible” tenants. January 24, 2026 View Details Judge blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for 4,000 Myanmar nationals, ruling decision lacked “genuine basis” and ignored country conditions. January 24, 2026 View Details FBI agent resigns after facing pressure to stop investigating ICE officer who killed Renee Good; six federal prosecutors also quit over DOJ push to investigate the widow. January 24, 2026 View Details ICE staff reported Cuban detainee’s death as suicide on 911 calls, but medical examiner ruled it homicide while detainee was being restrained by guards. January 24, 2026 View Details Thousands march in Minneapolis as hundreds of Minnesota businesses close for “ICE Out” statewide shutdown protesting federal deportation operation now in its eighth week. January 24, 2026 View Details Five Democratic states ask judge to block Trump administration from withholding child care funding; HHS claimed fraud without evidence while demanding recipients’ Social Security numbers. January 23, 2026 View Details Reagan-appointed judge rules pro-Palestinian academics can seek court relief if immigration status changed as retribution, says Noem and Rubio engaged in “unconstitutional conspiracy.” January 23, 2026 View Details House passes final spending bills to avert Jan. 31 shutdown; seven Democrats crossed party to fund DHS as Jeffries called ICE “out of control” and voted no. January 23, 2026 View Details VP Vance visits Minneapolis, blames state officials for ICE chaos, falsely claims city has “highest concentration” of immigration violators; says Insurrection Act not needed “at this time.” January 23, 2026 View Details Former Des Moines superintendent Ian Roberts pleads guilty to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and illegal firearms possession, four months after ICE detained him in his school-issued vehicle. January 23, 2026 View Details ICE agents used 5-year-old with active asylum case as “bait,” having the child knock on his family’s door to help detain his father, Minneapolis-area superintendent says. January 23, 2026 View Details Video shows ICE agent entering St. Paul Thai restaurant with handgun drawn, accusing owners of hiding “a kid” as customers ate. January 22, 2026 View Details ICE deports eight-months-pregnant Colombian asylum seeker through Atlanta despite medical distress, attorneys say, while her mother’s credible fear claim was approved. January 22, 2026 View Details Eighth Circuit lifts injunction that barred ICE from tear gassing and detaining peaceful protesters in Minneapolis, restoring agents’ authority to use force. January 22, 2026 View Details Medical examiner rules Cuban detainee’s death at Texas tent camp a homicide by asphyxiation, contradicting ICE claim that he died while attempting suicide. January 22, 2026 View Details Pentagon orders Army military police brigade at Fort Bragg to prepare for Minnesota deployment, adding to 1,500 troops already on standby. January 22, 2026 View Details DHS launches “Operation Catch of the Day” in Maine, first statewide immigration enforcement in New England under Trump deportation campaign. January 22, 2026 View Details Internal ICE memo authorizes forcible home entry using only administrative warrants, reversing years of Fourth Amendment guidance, whistleblower complaint reveals. January 22, 2026 View Details Internal ICE documents reveal plans for a privately run detention network spanning Minnesota and four neighboring states, with capacity to transfer 1,000 detainees up to 400 miles. January 21, 2026 View Details ICE agents broke down a St. Paul door with guns drawn and detained a 57-year-old Hmong man, a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, releasing him an hour later after fingerprinting. January 21, 2026 View Details DOJ serves grand jury subpoenas to six Minnesota government offices, including Gov. Walz and two mayors, in federal obstruction investigation over ICE resistance. January 21, 2026 View Details Trump marks one year back in office with rambling press conference, calling Jack Smith “a sick son of a bitch” and saying “God is proud of the job I’ve done.” January 21, 2026 View Details Noem claims 10,000 “criminal illegal aliens” arrested in Minneapolis, but immigration experts say the numbers are “VERY likely false” and “HIGHLY inflated.” January 20, 2026 View Details DOJ threatens to prosecute church protesters in Minnesota while ICE has made arrests at churches in at least a dozen incidents since revoking protections for houses of worship. January 20, 2026 View Details Nicaraguan man arrested by ICE in Minneapolis died in Texas detention facility, the sixth death in ICE custody in 19 days and 38th since Trump took office. January 20, 2026 View Details Judge refuses to block DHS policy requiring seven-day notice for congressional visits to ICE facilities, though she stressed she was not ruling the policy lawful. January 20, 2026 View Details Two St. Paul hotels temporarily closed and canceled ICE agent reservations after receiving threats for lodging federal agents. January 19, 2026 View Details Minneapolis police chief says ICE agent who killed Renee Good violated “basic steps” of officer safety, questioning why he positioned himself in front of her vehicle. January 19, 2026 View Details Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says he will comply with DOJ investigation into his public statements, telling ABC “in this country” you don’t get investigated for speech. January 19, 2026 View Details Noem denied federal agents used chemical agents on Minnesota protesters, then backtracked after CBS showed video the judge had called “uncontroverted” evidence. January 19, 2026 View Details Border Patrol chief says judge’s order won’t stop agents using tear gas on protesters who “cross the line,” claiming force is only used against the violent. January 18, 2026 View Details Pentagon orders 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota as Trump threatens Insurrection Act against protesters. January 18, 2026 View Details FBI asks agents nationwide to volunteer for temporary duty in Minneapolis, with messages that did not specify the assignment or reference ongoing protests. January 18, 2026 View Details DHS insists Maryland mother is “NOT a U.S. citizen” and places her in ankle monitor despite birth certificate, hospital footprints, immunization records and Johns Hopkins pediatrician’s verification. January 18, 2026 View Details DHS seeks to deport two detainees who told Washington Post they witnessed guards choking a fellow immigrant to death at a Texas detention camp. January 18, 2026 View Details Counter-protesters overwhelm pardoned January 6 rioter’s pro-ICE rally in Minneapolis as “Defend Our Neighbors” organizers commit to nonviolence. January 18, 2026 View Details Federal judge issues restraining order banning ICE agents from retaliating against, arresting, or using chemical irritants against peaceful protesters in Minnesota. January 17, 2026 View Details Federal judge gives Trump administration 21 days to return deported college student to the U.S. after government lawyer apologized for violating court order that should have prevented her removal. January 17, 2026 View Details Trump says “no reason right now” to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota, one day after threatening to deploy military against protesters he called “insurrectionists.” January 17, 2026 View Details Justice Department issues grand jury subpoenas to Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey in criminal investigation opened after both publicly condemned ICE operations in Minneapolis. January 17, 2026 View Details ICE agents ate at Minnesota Mexican restaurant, then arrested three workers as they closed for the night, following them to a church and middle school. January 16, 2026 View Details Federal judge orders release of Bolivian asylum seeker held 11 months after immigration judge ruled in his favor, as ICE sought third-party countries to deport him. January 16, 2026 View Details ICE deputy director Madison Sheahan resigns to run against Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in Congress, in a race that could become referendum on immigration crackdown. January 16, 2026 View Details Reagan-appointed judge declares Trump cabinet secretaries engaged in “unconstitutional conspiracy” to chill pro-Palestinian speech, comparing ICE enforcement to Fugitive Slave Act. January 16, 2026 View Details Medical examiner preliminarily rules death of Cuban immigrant at Texas detention camp a homicide, citing asphyxia from neck and chest compression during struggle with staff. January 16, 2026 View Details San Jose creates “ICE-free zones” on city property, banning federal agents from using parking lots, garages and public spaces for immigration staging or processing. January 16, 2026 View Details Federal agents drag U.S. citizen from car, carry her face-down to detention vehicle as she screams she was trying to reach her doctor, then release her hours later. January 16, 2026 View Details Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to deploy military against Minnesota protesters, a power last used unilaterally in 1965 to protect civil rights marchers. January 16, 2026 View Details Justice Department apologizes for “mistake” in deporting Massachusetts college student despite court order, but argues error should not affect her case or require her return. January 15, 2026 View Details State Department suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 countries starting Jan. 21, claiming applicants “take welfare at unacceptable rates” despite existing five-year waiting periods for most benefits. January 15, 2026 View Details ICE agent shoots Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis one week after killing Renee Good, sparking protests that federal agents dispersed with tear gas and flashbangs. January 15, 2026 View Details Immigration agents choked citizens, immigrants and protesters with banned tactics at least 40 times in the past year. January 14, 2026 View Details Federal contract filing reveals 31 ICE vehicles operating in Twin Cities “lack the necessary emergency lights and sirens” required by agency handbook and Minnesota law. January 14, 2026 View Details Six federal prosecutors resign in Minnesota after Justice Department pushed investigation into Renee Good’s widow while refusing to open civil rights probe into agent who killed her. January 14, 2026 View Details ICE arrests dozens of refugees in Minnesota who entered legally and passed security screenings, transfers them to Texas detention after administration suspended the green card process they’re accused of not completing. January 14, 2026 View Details Rubio informs federal court U.S. has no way of locating 137 Venezuelans unlawfully deported under Alien Enemies Act, argues due process hearings would harm foreign policy interests. January 14, 2026 View Details Federal agents use tear gas, pepper balls, and flash bangs against Minneapolis protesters as DHS deploys 2,800 officers in what administration calls “largest operation in DHS history.” January 14, 2026 View Details Oglala Sioux Tribe demands release of three tribal members held at ICE facility in Minneapolis, says U.S. citizens by statute are “categorically outside immigration jurisdiction.” January 14, 2026 View Details Justice Department says “no basis” exists to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, six days after shooting that majority of Americans call unjustified. January 14, 2026 View Details ICE detained NYC Council data analyst at routine immigration appointment; city says he had authorization until October, DHS says he overstayed 2017 visa. January 13, 2026 View Details New Jersey Legislature passes three bills restricting local police cooperation with ICE, sends them to Murphy’s desk eight days before he leaves office. January 13, 2026 View Details DHS preparing to send 1,000 additional immigration officers to Minnesota, bringing total to 3,000, as arrests reach 2,000 since surge began. January 13, 2026 View Details Plaintiffs seek emergency hearing after Noem secretly reinstated ICE visitor restrictions one day after Minneapolis shooting, blocking three House reps from facility Saturday. January 13, 2026 View Details FBI says none of six Border Patrol agents had body cameras recording when one shot two people in Portland, and investigators found no surveillance footage. January 13, 2026 View Details ICE agents used tear gas to disperse crowd two blocks from Renee Good memorial after rear-ending U.S. citizen’s car and questioning his immigration status. January 13, 2026 View Details Minnesota and Illinois sue Trump administration over ICE surge, seeking restraining order and alleging “federal invasion” after agent killed bystander observing enforcement last week. January 13, 2026 View Details Noem announces “hundreds more” federal agents heading to Minneapolis, doubles down on calling Renee Good a “domestic terrorist” who “weaponized her car.” January 12, 2026 View Details DHS issues new policy requiring 7-day notice for congressional ICE visits, using OBBBA funding to bypass December court order that blocked identical restriction. January 12, 2026 View Details Three Minnesota members of Congress kicked out of ICE facility 30 minutes after being admitted, two days after Noem issued new directive defying court ruling on oversight visits. January 11, 2026 View Details SBA announces relocation of Minneapolis office as retaliation for community “hostility” toward ICE, days after federal agent killed Renee Good. January 11, 2026 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump plan to revoke legal status for 10,000+ immigrants, ruling administration failed to properly notify those affected. January 11, 2026 View Details DHS account of Christmas Eve ICE shooting in Maryland contradicted by local police; second man was already in ICE custody, not in van as agency claimed. January 11, 2026 View Details Thousands march in Minneapolis as hundreds of anti-ICE protests sweep the country following federal agent shootings in Minnesota and Portland. January 11, 2026 View Details Trump administration announces it’s reviewing thousands of Minnesota refugee cases, calling state “ground zero for the war on fraud” two days after ICE killed Minneapolis woman. January 10, 2026 View Details After FBI revokes Minnesota’s access to ICE shooting evidence, state asks public to submit videos; prosecutor says officer “does not have complete immunity.” January 10, 2026 View Details Federal judge signals temporary block on Trump plan to end family reunification parole for 10,000 immigrants, five days before termination deadline. January 10, 2026 View Details DHS and Vance amplify video purportedly from ICE agent who killed Minneapolis woman, but when asked to verify authenticity, agency responds only with link to its own retweet. January 10, 2026 View Details Minneapolis Public Schools offers optional remote learning through Feb. 12 after ICE killed mother, chased suspect onto high school property. January 10, 2026 View Details DHS officer filmed kicking over candle at Renee Good vigil tells protester “I don’t give a fuck” when confronted about the memorial. January 9, 2026 View Details White House creates assistant attorney general reporting to Trump and Vance instead of DOJ, tasked with prosecuting fraud and those “inciting violence against law enforcement.” January 9, 2026 View Details ICE searched Washington driver’s license data at least nine times before traffic stops despite state law prohibiting sharing for civil immigration enforcement, researchers find. January 9, 2026 View Details Avelo Airlines ends ICE deportation flight contract after boycotts and protests, closing Mesa base where flights departed and laying off staff. January 9, 2026 View Details House fails to override two Trump vetoes of unanimously-passed bills, including Lauren Boebert’s Colorado water project vetoed after she signed Epstein files discharge petition. January 9, 2026 View Details Vance calls Minneapolis ICE killing “a tragedy that falls on this woman” and announces new assistant attorney general to prosecute those “inciting violence against law enforcement.” January 9, 2026 View Details Federal agents block Minnesota investigators from joint probe of ICE killing as video contradicts Noem’s claim that Renee Good “weaponized her vehicle” before agent shot her. January 9, 2026 View Details Border Patrol agents shoot two people during traffic stop in Portland one day after ICE killing in Minneapolis, with DHS again claiming the driver “weaponized” their vehicle. January 9, 2026 View Details DHS begins installing 500 miles of floating barriers along Rio Grande, expanding Texas program that left one migrant dead in 2023. January 8, 2026 View Details ICE releases woman detained for nearly a month after stop at Baltimore Taco Bell, with attorneys and agency still disputing whether she is a US citizen born in Maryland. January 8, 2026 View Details State Department suspends all aid to Somalia over alleged food warehouse seizure as Trump administration targets Somali communities in Minnesota and abroad. January 8, 2026 View Details California loses $160 million in federal funds after refusing Trump administration demand to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses held by immigrants with work authorization. January 8, 2026 View Details ICE agent shoots and kills Minneapolis woman during “largest DHS operation ever” as mayor calls federal self-defense claim “garbage” after viewing video. January 8, 2026 View Details Hilton removes Minnesota hotel from its booking system after independently owned franchise refused rooms to ICE agents conducting immigration raids. January 7, 2026 View Details Trump administration freezes $10 billion in child care, cash assistance, and foster care funds to five blue states, demands recipient Social Security numbers. January 7, 2026 View Details DHS surging 2,100 agents to Minneapolis after YouTuber’s viral fraud video, though state inspectors found children present at all nine facilities they checked. January 6, 2026 View Details Minneapolis Hilton employee canceled DHS reservations after finding “immigration work connected with your name,” prompting Homeland Security to accuse chain of siding with “murderers and rapists.” January 6, 2026 View Details Federal judge rules ICE can use Medicaid enrollment data to locate undocumented immigrants for deportation, lifting injunction 20 Democratic attorneys general won in July. January 6, 2026 View Details Florida detained 20,000 for immigration transfer in 2025, including over 7,000 with no prior arrests, as DeSantis announces third state detention facility. January 6, 2026 View Details Dominica and Antigua agree to accept US asylum-seekers days after Trump imposed visa restrictions on both Caribbean nations. January 6, 2026 View Details Noem says 600,000 Venezuelans whose temporary protection from deportation she ended can now apply for refugee status after US invaded their country and captured their president. January 5, 2026 View Details Milwaukee judge resigns after jury convicts her of felony obstruction for helping defendant evade ICE agents in her courtroom. January 4, 2026 View Details Somali-owned Minneapolis daycare reports break-in and threats after month of Trump attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community, administration amplification of influencer fraud video, and federal child care funding freeze. January 1, 2026 View Details Federal judge vacates Noem’s termination of temporary protected status for 60,000 immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal, ruling the decision was “preordained” and motivated by racial animus. January 1, 2026 View Details Ninth Circuit orders California National Guard returned to Governor Newsom’s control after DOJ withdrew its motion for a stay, ending seven months of federalization that began with LA immigration raids. January 1, 2026 View Details Trump issues first vetoes of second term, rejecting bipartisan tribal land bill because the Miccosukee Tribe sued over his Everglades detention facility and a Colorado water pipeline bill a senator called part of a “revenge tour.” January 1, 2026 View Details ICE launches $100 million “wartime recruitment” campaign with ads asking “Want to deport illegals with your absolute boys?” and $8 million in influencer deals targeting Gen Z and Millennials. January 1, 2026 View Details Federal judge issues administrative stay blocking Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for 232 South Sudanese nationals while lawsuit proceeds. December 31, 2025 View Details California delays revoking 17,000 immigrant commercial driver’s licenses until March after lawsuit, as Transportation Secretary threatens $160 million funding cut over January 5 deadline. December 31, 2025 View Details ICE says it won’t re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia while judge’s order stands, as unsealed documents show DOJ leadership called his prosecution a “top priority” after Supreme Court loss. December 31, 2025 View Details Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) appeals partial denial of motion to dismiss assault charges from May ICE detention facility visit, citing selective prosecution and legislative immunity. December 30, 2025 View Details Federal judge dismisses with prejudice assault charges against TikTok streamer shot by ICE agent, citing constitutional violations including denied access to counsel and late release of body camera footage. December 30, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues Virginia over in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants, third such lawsuit after California and Illinois cases this fall. December 30, 2025 View Details Trump confirms U.S. destroyed Venezuelan “dock area” used to load drug boats, which CNN and New York Times report was first known CIA operation inside Venezuela. December 30, 2025 View Details National Guard begins patrolling New Orleans Tuesday for New Year’s and Mardi Gras, second federal deployment alongside ongoing immigration crackdown despite double-digit crime drop. December 30, 2025 View Details Niger, with population matching 17 smallest US states combined, permanently bans American visas in retaliation for Trump’s travel ban expansion. December 28, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants at Northern California courthouses, ruling the practice forces asylum seekers to choose between detention and deportation. December 26, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks detention of anti-hate researcher Imran Ahmed, one of five visa holders targeted this month, after permanent resident with American family sued Rubio and Bondi. December 26, 2025 View Details ACLU says DHS appeals bond orders in “hundreds of cases” to keep asylum seekers with pending claims detained, citing Wisconsin man held 200 days despite no criminal record. December 25, 2025 View Details Palau agrees to accept 75 migrants from U.S. in exchange for $7.5 million, adding to existing military and financial dependency on Washington. December 25, 2025 View Details Leaked ICE proposal seeks seven industrial warehouses to hold up to 80,000 migrants in new “feeder” detention system as current facilities overflow. December 25, 2025 View Details ICE agents shoot driver in Maryland claiming he tried to run them over, the same justification contradicted by video evidence in September’s fatal Chicago-area shooting. December 25, 2025 View Details Federally indicted Rep. McIver and two House colleagues visit Newark migrant jail after detainee death, find 950 held with sick inmates waiting weeks for care. December 24, 2025 View Details Supreme Court rules against Trump’s National Guard deployment in Illinois, finding he failed to show military couldn’t execute federal law, with Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch dissenting. December 24, 2025 View Details Federal judge upholds Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, rejecting U.S. Chamber of Commerce lawsuit challenging the September proclamation. December 24, 2025 View Details Trump-appointed federal judge orders administration to restore $233 million in disaster funding after 12 attorneys general sued over cuts tied to immigration enforcement. December 24, 2025 View Details Judge extends order blocking ICE from arresting Kilmar Abrego Garcia through New Year, tells DOJ the emergency leading to her restraining order was “of your own making.” December 23, 2025 View Details Four Illinois representatives tour Broadview ICE facility with court order after being denied entry in June, find two detainees where 150 were held at peak in building with 125 capacity. December 23, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump administration to return 137 Venezuelans sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison or give them hearings, ruling that U.S. denied their due process rights. December 23, 2025 View Details White House rebuffs eight Florida Catholic bishops asking for Christmas pause on immigration enforcement, responding only that Trump is keeping his deportation promise. December 23, 2025 View Details Judge orders release of immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra on $5,000 bond after ruling DHS failed to justify nine months of detention. December 22, 2025 View Details CBS News chief Bari Weiss kills 60 Minutes investigation into El Salvador prison conditions hours before broadcast, with correspondent calling it “a political decision, not an editorial one.” December 22, 2025 View Details ICE agent fires two shots during St. Paul arrest one day after thousands marched against immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. December 22, 2025 View Details Columbus, Ohio, protesters blast music for hours outside hotel hosting ICE agents while police look on, hours after mayor said city won’t help federal enforcement. December 21, 2025 View Details Immigrants in remote Alaska fishing town face deportation after state DMV erroneously registered them to vote, despite state admitting fault and apologizing. December 21, 2025 View Details Disabled man detained by ICE for three months thinks he’s on vacation; Delaware governor calls arrest “ridiculously egregious” and demands immediate release. December 20, 2025 View Details ICE deports Chinese father and 6-year-old son after separating them at Manhattan federal building, holding them apart for weeks, then reuniting them for removal. December 20, 2025 View Details Army lawyer fired as immigration judge after five weeks for granting asylum in 6 of 11 cases, as administration sends military attorneys to serve as “Deportation Judges.” December 20, 2025 View Details Supreme Court rejects Trump request to block case challenging policy that bars immigration judges from speaking publicly about immigration. December 20, 2025 View Details Court filings reveal Florida has received no federal reimbursement for Everglades immigration detention facility despite DeSantis claiming taxpayers “are not on the hook.” December 19, 2025 View Details Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation announces full separation from $30 million ICE detention center design contract after chairman drew parallels to forced removal of Native Americans. December 19, 2025 View Details Trump suspends diversity visa lottery program that awards 55,000 green cards annually after suspect in Brown University shooting entered through system. December 19, 2025 View Details Jury convicts Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan of felony for leading man through courthouse side door after ICE agents arrived to arrest him in April. December 19, 2025 View Details Delaware lawmakers introduce legislation stripping Avelo Airlines of jet fuel tax breaks and state contracts over ICE deportation flights the state’s only commercial carrier operates elsewhere. December 19, 2025 View Details Faith leaders and protesters chain themselves outside San Francisco immigration court, 12 arrested as federal agents cut through links. December 18, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks DHS policy requiring seven-day notice for congressional visits to ICE detention facilities, calling it “contrary to law.” December 18, 2025 View Details Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE after agents drag woman through street, deploy chemical irritants and Taser while yelling “Who wants more?” December 18, 2025 View Details Trump doubles travel restrictions to 39 countries, adds full ban on Palestinian Authority travel documents and partial bans on 15 African and Caribbean nations. December 17, 2025 View Details FBI waited four days to announce arrest of former Louisiana police officer allegedly planning attack on ICE agents in New Orleans. December 17, 2025 View Details Denver City Council votes to reject Key Lime Air lease expansion at airport, refusing to profit from airline operating 11% of ICE deportation flights. December 16, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders release of Iranian bodybuilder detained five months by ICE without progress on deportation, one of thousands of habeas petitions challenging immigrant custody. December 16, 2025 View Details Prairie Band Potawatomi chairman announces tribe will attempt to cancel $30 million ICE detention center contract after disavowing deal signed by affiliate. December 14, 2025 View Details Coast Guard promises to return rescue helicopter to Newport after senator held up commandant’s confirmation, but door remains open for future ICE facility at Oregon coast site. December 14, 2025 View Details Ninth Circuit orders Trump to end California National Guard deployment in Los Angeles by Monday, ruling six-month military presence outlasted any emergency justification. December 14, 2025 View Details TSA is giving ICE lists of all airline travelers several times per week to match against deportation database. December 13, 2025 View Details Judge Xinis bars ICE from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia during check-ins, one day after ordering his release following four months of detention. December 13, 2025 View Details Justice Department asks appeals court to remove Judge Boasberg from Alien Enemies Act case, claiming “retaliation and harassment,” after he ordered testimony from whistleblower who disclosed ignored court orders. December 13, 2025 View Details Transportation Department threatens to withhold $73 million in highway funds from New York over immigrant commercial driver’s licenses, the fourth Democratic-led state targeted this month. December 13, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after four months of detention, calling administration’s threats to deport him to African countries where he has no ties “misrepresentation to the court.” December 12, 2025 View Details Democrat confronts Homeland Security Secretary Noem with deported Army veteran on Zoom after she testified no veterans have been deported, then left hearing early for a meeting that was canceled. December 12, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks DHS rule criminalizing “unusual noise” near federal buildings after activists arrested or threatened for using megaphones on public sidewalks. December 11, 2025 View Details ICE tells watchdog it has “no records” of body camera footage from Chicago operation despite submitting video clips to federal judge weeks earlier. December 11, 2025 View Details FBI spent years extraditing woman accused of smuggling aviation tech to Russia, now ICE wants to deport her to Belarus where US cannot get her back. December 11, 2025 View Details DHS signs contract to buy six Boeing 737s for deportation flights, building its own fleet after failed attempt to purchase engineless planes from Spirit Airlines. December 11, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump to end National Guard deployment in Los Angeles and return 4,000 troops to Newsom’s control, White House vows appeal. December 11, 2025 View Details Trump officially launches “gold card” program selling path to citizenship for $1 million, with Commerce Secretary promising buyers will be “perfect people.” December 11, 2025 View Details Interior Department transfers most of California’s border jurisdiction to Navy, extending militarized zones to fourth state as border arrests hit 1960s lows. December 11, 2025 View Details Illinois bars ICE from within 1,000 feet of state courthouses, requires hospitals and daycares to develop enforcement response plans. December 10, 2025 View Details Trump administration proposes requiring all foreign tourists, including from UK and Germany, to disclose five years of social media history to enter U.S. December 10, 2025 View Details Trump calls European allies “weak” and “decaying,” pressures Zelenskyy to “play ball” by ceding territory, days after Russia praised U.S. national security strategy. December 10, 2025 View Details ICE agents pepper spray crowd in Minneapolis Somali neighborhood, detain 20-year-old U.S. citizen before releasing him, as Trump attacks Rep. Omar at rally. December 10, 2025 View Details Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor race with 59%, ending 30-year Republican hold and defeating Trump and DeSantis-endorsed opponent. December 10, 2025 View Details Trump falsely claims prices “coming down very substantially” at Pennsylvania inflation speech, attacks Rep. Omar as crowd chants “send her back.” December 10, 2025 View Details Judge orders DOJ attorney fired in March for objecting to El Salvador flights to testify in Noem contempt probe over defied court order. December 9, 2025 View Details Immigration judge orders release of mother of White House press secretary’s nephew after rejecting DHS claim she was a “criminal illegal alien.” December 9, 2025 View Details ICE agents target family of deported Babson College student in Austin after she spoke to media, forcing open backyard gate without warrant before leaving two hours later. December 8, 2025 View Details Second deportation flight of Iranian nationals departs Arizona for Tehran, with Iran’s foreign ministry calling the deportations politically motivated and against international law. December 8, 2025 View Details Court records contradict White House claims about press secretary’s brother’s ex, showing shared custody and home address while he previously threatened deportation. December 8, 2025 View Details Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posts video telling New York City’s 3 million immigrants their rights to refuse ICE requests, remain silent, and demand judicial warrants. December 8, 2025 View Details Justice Department tells prison rape auditors to stop checking protections for trans and intersex inmates in juvenile facilities, state prisons, and immigration detention, while law remains in effect. December 7, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules Trump lacks legal authority to hold deportees at Guantánamo Bay, finding no prior administration used base for people deported from within U.S. December 6, 2025 View Details DOJ refuses to disclose legal advice that led Noem to defy court order halting El Salvador deportations, citing privilege in contempt inquiry. December 6, 2025 View Details First U.S. national security strategy to use white nationalist rhetoric warns European allies face “civilizational erasure” from immigration, may become “majority non-European.” December 6, 2025 View Details ICE agents pepper spray Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva and journalists during Tucson restaurant raid as DHS denies incident caught on video. December 6, 2025 View Details Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship, putting 14th Amendment guarantee and 127-year-old Wong Kim Ark precedent at stake. December 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration confirms travel ban will expand to more than 30 countries after DC shooting, with Noem citing nations lacking “stable government.” December 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration slashes work authorizations for legal immigrants from five years to 18 months, citing shooting by Afghan asylum seeker as justification for restricting hundreds of thousands of refugees and asylum holders. December 5, 2025 View Details ICE arrested Chinese father and 6-year-old son at check-in, separated them, and sent father to detention while son’s location remained unknown for days despite agency claiming “ICE does not separate families.” December 5, 2025 View Details Trump pardons Democratic Rep. Cuellar on bribery and money laundering charges, claiming he was prosecuted for opposing open borders, not the alleged $600,000 in bribes. December 4, 2025 View Details Trump says Omar should be “thrown the hell out of our country” and barred from Congress in second consecutive day of anti-Somali tirades. December 4, 2025 View Details ICE launches operations in Minneapolis and New Orleans one day after Trump’s anti-Somali tirade, as New Orleans logs lowest homicide rate in nearly 50 years. December 4, 2025 View Details US restricts visas for Nigerians involved in violence against Christians weeks after Trump ordered Pentagon to plan potential military action over religious persecution claims. December 4, 2025 View Details SBA Administrator Loeffler orders investigation into “Somali organizations” in Minnesota COVID fraud, third cabinet secretary in two days to target the state’s Somali community December 3, 2025 View Details Federal judge finds “substantial likelihood” of unlawful immigration arrests in D.C., blocks warrantless detentions, orders agents to document flight-risk basis and share with plaintiffs. December 3, 2025 View Details Trump calls Rep. Ilhan Omar “garbage,” says Somalis should “go back to where they came from” during Cabinet meeting as ICE plans Minneapolis operation this week. December 3, 2025 View Details USCIS halts green card and citizenship processing for 19 travel ban countries, canceling interviews for applicants who waited years, widening Trump’s “Third World” freeze. December 3, 2025 View Details DOT revokes accreditation for nearly 3,000 trucking schools and warns 4,000 more, one month after appeals court blocked immigrant CDL restrictions. December 2, 2025 View Details Trump fires eight more New York immigration judges as fired Ohio judge sues, alleging discrimination based on gender, Lebanese dual citizenship, and prior Democratic candidacy. December 2, 2025 View Details United Nations urges US to maintain asylum access and due process after Trump’s “Third World” migration freeze following DC shooting. December 1, 2025 View Details Trump invites families of shot National Guard members to White House as Staff Sgt. Wolfe remains critical, both deployed under his plan that federalized DC police force. December 1, 2025 View Details Trump approval drops to 36% in Gallup poll, lowest since January 6 Capitol attack, as Republican support falls 7 points and independents drop to 25% following election losses and shutdown. November 30, 2025 View Details DHS field office chief apologizes to NYPD for endangering officers after 15 arrested at Chinatown anti-ICE protest blocking federal convoy, as mayor-elect Mamdani calls raids “cruel and inhumane.” November 30, 2025 View Details ICE deports Austin college student to Honduras 48 hours after arrest at Boston airport despite federal judge issuing deportation stay, lawyer says. November 29, 2025 View Details ICE officers stopped Indigenous actor walking to bus stop, told her Oregon tribal ID “looked fake” and “anyone can make that,” refused to verify before leaving. November 29, 2025 View Details USCIS pauses all affirmative asylum applications one day after Trump announces “permanent pause” on migration from “Third World Countries” following DC shooting. November 29, 2025 View Details DC shooter upgraded to murder charge after National Guard Specialist Beckstrom dies, as Trump administration blames Biden vetting while confirming asylum granted April 2025 under Trump. November 29, 2025 View Details Consumer boycott campaign targets Amazon, Target, and Home Depot from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday over DEI rollbacks, ICE collaboration, and Trump donations. November 28, 2025 View Details Trump calls CBS reporter “stupid” three times after she cites his own inspector general report confirming thorough vetting of Afghan refugees, third female journalist he’s insulted this month. November 28, 2025 View Details DC shooting suspect led Afghan special forces unit working with CIA and British troops, applied for asylum after fellow commander friend died waiting for US protection. November 28, 2025 View Details Trump announces “permanent pause” on migration from undefined “Third World Countries” and plans to revoke benefits for all noncitizens one day after National Guard member dies from DC shooting. November 28, 2025 View Details ICE removes spending cap on private immigrant-tracking program, guaranteeing surveillance firms $7.5 million minimum with up to $281 million per contractor. November 27, 2025 View Details Trump administration terminates Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitians, setting February 3 deportation deadline despite ongoing gang violence. November 27, 2025 View Details 21 states sue USDA over guidance stripping SNAP benefits from refugees and asylum recipients, calling it unauthorized by Congress. November 27, 2025 View Details Virginia brothers charged with plotting to kill ICE agents and police; one is high school assistant principal. November 27, 2025 View Details ICE arrests mother of press secretary Leavitt’s nephew; DHS claims criminal record, attorney says none exists. November 27, 2025 View Details US halts Afghan immigration processing after two National Guard members shot near White House. November 27, 2025 View Details DOJ acknowledges Noem ordered deportation of 100 Venezuelans to El Salvador prison despite judge’s order, as contempt proceedings resume and court seeks testimony from nine officials. November 26, 2025 View Details ICE agents crash into car during Mesa arrest as vehicle collisions become more common nationwide, with local police saying they were not notified of operation beforehand. November 26, 2025 View Details Federal judge finds ICE “routinely” made unlawful warrantless arrests in Colorado, grants provisional class action and orders agents to document flight risk for each arrest. November 26, 2025 View Details University of Oklahoma professor detained by ICE while boarding flight despite holding valid H-1B visa, released after three days in custody. November 26, 2025 View Details Trump ends deportation protections for 4,000 Myanmar immigrants despite ongoing civil war where military killed 6,500 civilians and displaced millions. November 25, 2025 View Details ICE sent 600 kids to federal detention during traffic stops and routine appointments, more than previous 4 years combined, with 6-month average stays. November 25, 2025 View Details Trump orders re-vetting of 233,000 Biden-era refugees already cleared through multi-year process, halts permanent residence applications while favoring white Afrikaners. November 25, 2025 View Details Trump revives Chicago crackdown calls after shooting kills 14-year-old, days after Pentagon withdrew some National Guard troops sent under Operation Midway Blitz. November 24, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with ICE, rules data pact violated post-Watergate privacy laws and was “arbitrary and capricious.” November 22, 2025 View Details Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia, directly contradicting ICE official who testified under oath this week that the country was “not an option.” November 22, 2025 View Details Trump announces he is ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota, claims without evidence that “Somali gangs are terrorizing” the state. November 22, 2025 View Details NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, 34-year-old democratic socialist, meets Trump in Oval Office one day after president called him a “communist,” leaves with pledge of cooperation. November 22, 2025 View Details Federal judge issues 233-page ruling finding Border Patrol commander was ‘outright lying’ about Chicago deportation operation, documents 76 use-of-force incidents. November 22, 2025 View Details Federal judge dismisses last Midway Blitz case after grand juries refuse indictments in at least three prosecutions, calling charges “unusual and possibly unprecedented. November 21, 2025 View Details Border Patrol arrests over 250 people in North Carolina as 250 agents prepare for New Orleans immigration crackdown, both operations led by commander Gregory Bovino. November 21, 2025 View Details Border Patrol’s secret license plate network monitors millions of American drivers, flagging suspicious travel patterns that trigger police stops in cities over 120 miles from borders. November 21, 2025 View Details Trans woman deported to Mexico despite court order finding she would likely face torture, with administration calling it “inadvertent” after trying four other countries. November 20, 2025 View Details Judge James Boasberg resumes criminal contempt probe into Trump officials after two planes carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members continued to El Salvador despite his order to turn them around. November 20, 2025 View Details CBP commander Greg Bovino blames NC Gov. Josh Stein for “violent rhetoric” after Stein urged residents to record federal agents’ “inappropriate behavior” during operation that arrested 250 people in four days. November 20, 2025 View Details Immigration and Customs Enforcement releases blind Ecuadorean man after holding him in isolation for at least five days without his cane, arrested when agents came for his son. November 19, 2025 View Details Department of Homeland Security deploying 250 agents to New Orleans for two-month operation targeting 5,000 arrests, led by commander previously rebuked by federal judge for misleading court. November 19, 2025 View Details North Carolina Gov. Stein warns Border Patrol planning Raleigh operation following Charlotte sweep where agents detained at least one U.S. citizen, mayor confirms federal presence. November 18, 2025 View Details Judge orders prosecutors to hand over 30 additional videos by Nov. 26 in Rep. McIver assault case, frustrated by “piecemeal” evidence delivery months after indictment. November 18, 2025 View Details Trump administration sues California over “No Secret Police Act” banning federal agents from covering faces during immigration raids. November 18, 2025 View Details Trump administration names Charlotte immigration sweep “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” drawing objection from E.B. White’s granddaughter who says book about freedom contradicts mass arrests. November 18, 2025 View Details Federal prosecutors charge alleged panga captain after Friday boat capsizing off California coast killed four migrants, survivors say he refused to turn back. November 18, 2025 View Details Trump creates priority visa access for 2026 World Cup ticket holders while maintaining strict immigration restrictions for asylum seekers and family reunification applicants. November 18, 2025 View Details Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino arrests 81 in Charlotte Saturday, posts their photos with mocking captions on X during operation named after ‘Charlotte’s Web.’ November 17, 2025 View Details Firm run by DHS spokesperson’s husband secretly receives money from $220 million ad contracts that bypassed competitive bidding by invoking border emergency. November 16, 2025 View Details Border Patrol breaks man’s truck window while demanding papers in Charlotte, the first U.S. city where CBP operates immigration enforcement independently of ICE. November 16, 2025 View Details Border Patrol deploys to Charlotte as soon as Saturday with no federal coordination as Governor Stein’s White House outreach goes unanswered and immigrant families change weekend plans. November 15, 2025 View Details Rubio instructs diplomats to reject visa applicants based on obesity and chronic diseases including cancer and diabetes, citing future public assistance costs under public charge rule. November 14, 2025 View Details Seven detainees sue ICE over California City facility opened without permits, alleging sewage leaks and denial of medication for life-threatening conditions. November 14, 2025 View Details ICE releases Chicago day care teacher after week-long detention, arrested at workplace while children present. November 14, 2025 View Details DHS kept Chicago gang records seven months past deletion order in violation of domestic intelligence rules, with 797 files on mostly Black and Latino residents labeled by police as “SCUM BAG” or “TURD.” November 13, 2025 View Details Iowa jail issues ICE detainer on Arizona tribal member despite tribal ID, fingerprints and prior bookings, claiming clerical mix-up hours before scheduled deportation. November 13, 2025 View Details Catholic bishops issue first special pastoral message in 12 years opposing mass deportation and dehumanizing rhetoric in rare rebuke of Trump policies. November 13, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders release of 615 immigration detainees arrested under Trump’s mandatory detention policy, calling it departure from prior law that entitled them to bond hearings. November 13, 2025 View Details California revokes 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants with federal work authorization after Duffy cuts $40 million in funding, though Newsom denies immigration motive. November 13, 2025 View Details Federal judge says Iowa must give bond hearings to two asylum seekers held in county jails for months after Trump administration ordered them detained without chance to argue for release. November 11, 2025 View Details Trump administration paid $7.5 million to Equatorial Guinea for deportation agreement using humanitarian aid fund intended for crises, exceeding eight years of combined foreign assistance to country where 70% live in poverty. November 11, 2025 View Details White House claims six months of zero illegal border crossings despite CBP reporting 30,561 encounters in October and 106,134 since January. November 9, 2025 View Details Trump administration moves to dissolve ban on deporting man it wrongly sent to El Salvador prison so it can deport him to Liberia despite his designation of Costa Rica. November 9, 2025 View Details Shots fired at Border Patrol agents during Chicago immigration raid as alderman says witnesses saw masked agents drag 11-year-old girl and break car windows. November 9, 2025 View Details Cook County deputies arrest 14 suburban mothers who jumped barricades for sit-in at Broadview ICE facility protesting Operation Midway Blitz raids. November 8, 2025 View Details Federal magistrate judge plans Thursday visit to ICE Broadview facility where detainees testified to being held 100-plus in cells with no beds or hot meals. November 8, 2025 View Details Judge delays Afghan asylum case indefinitely as government cannot complete background check despite four months detention without charges. November 7, 2025 View Details Jury finds D.C. man not guilty of assaulting federal agent by throwing sandwich at him after grand jury earlier refused felony indictment. November 7, 2025 View Details Judge restricts federal agents’ use of force in Chicago after finding Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino lied about protester attack. November 7, 2025 View Details Armed immigration agents drive away with US citizen toddler after arresting father at Los Angeles Home Depot as grandmother waits hours at immigration office with birth certificate to reclaim child. November 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration ends deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals one week after United Nations warned African nation is sliding into another war. November 6, 2025 View Details ICE agents arrest day care teacher in front of children at Chicago facility despite her telling them she had valid work permit and pending asylum case. November 6, 2025 View Details Judge orders ICE to provide bedding, hygiene supplies, and attorney access at Broadview, Illinois facility after testimony described 100 detainees sleeping on floors near open toilets. November 6, 2025 View Details Judge Gettleman says Broadview ICE facility “has really become a prison” and agrees to restraining order after five detainees describe 100 to 150 people sleeping on floors near open toilets. November 5, 2025 View Details Twenty-one states and Washington DC sue Education Department over rule barring student debt forgiveness for public servants who “abet illegal immigration” or support gender transition for minors. November 4, 2025 View Details Texas accounts for 1 in 4 ICE arrests while 59% of those detained have no criminal convictions despite Trump administration pledges to pursue “the worst of the worst.” November 4, 2025 View Details Federal judge hears testimony on alleged inhumane conditions and lack of attorney access at Broadview ICE facility with power to close it or halt all Chicago-area immigration enforcement. November 4, 2025 View Details Evanston, Illinois mayor calls for criminal investigation of federal immigration agents who used pepper spray and guns during Halloween operation adjacent to middle school. November 2, 2025 View Details Federal agents push Chicago Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez and deploy pepper bullets during Halloween immigration arrests after DHS Secretary Noem refused governor’s pause request. November 1, 2025 View Details Ossoff investigation documents 80+ cases of medical neglect at ICE detention centers, with DHS employee reporting “ambulances have to come almost every day” at one site. November 1, 2025 View Details Colorado Bureau of Investigation to probe federal agent who threw protester to ground during Durango ICE demonstration over family’s asylum case detention. October 31, 2025 View Details Trump bars public service loan forgiveness for workers at organizations supporting immigration or providing gender transition care for minors, effective July 2026. October 31, 2025 View Details Immigration judge grants $2,000 bond to father of teen with advanced cancer who was detained at Home Depot during daughter’s chemotherapy. October 31, 2025 View Details Hegseth directs 48 military lawyers and four paralegals to DOJ for immigration prosecutions, expanding military’s role in deportation operations through fall 2026. October 31, 2025 View Details Trump administration slashes refugee admissions from 125,000 to record low 7,500, allocating bulk of slots to white South Africans based on disputed persecution claims. October 31, 2025 View Details Federal trial reveals Oregon National Guard troops deployed to Portland ICE facility for 12 hours on Oct 4 despite Judge Immergut’s restraining order issued during their shift, with judge warning of possible contempt. October 30, 2025 View Details Appeals court temporarily blocks Judge Ellis order requiring Border Patrol commander Bovino to appear in court daily, after Justice Department calls it “extraordinarily disruptive” to deportation operations. October 30, 2025 View Details Federal prosecutors charge congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five other political candidates with conspiracy to impede officers at Broadview ICE protests, drawing criticism as effort to silence dissent. October 30, 2025 View Details Laredo removes “Defund the Wall” mural after Abbott threatens to withhold $1.6 billion in road funding, latest in pattern of Texas cities forced to erase political speech. October 30, 2025 View Details ICE deports Alabama man with US citizenship claim to Laos one day after federal judge blocked removal, warning of “inherent and obvious harm” in deporting a citizen. October 30, 2025 View Details Vance continues Kirk’s scheduled Turning Point USA campus tour, calling for legal immigration “way, way down” but declining to specify numbers when pressed by students. October 30, 2025 View Details CBP conducted record 55,424 phone searches at US border in past year, a 17% increase, with most growth in past six months during Trump immigration crackdown. October 29, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders DOJ and DHS to notify all employees that Bondi and Noem violated court rules by making prejudicial public statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. October 29, 2025 View Details ICE deports Louisiana detainee with substantial citizenship claim to Laos in defiance of federal judge’s order blocking his removal. October 29, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino to appear in court daily for seven days and wear a bodycam after he personally threw tear gas at crowds without warning. October 29, 2025 View Details DHS removes ICE field office chiefs in five major cities, replacing them with Border Patrol officials to meet Stephen Miller’s demand for 1 million deportations per year. October 29, 2025 View Details DHS authorizes Customs and Border Protection to require facial recognition biometrics from all non-citizens leaving U.S., removing previous age exemptions for children and elderly. October 28, 2025 View Details Federal judge reaffirms injunction blocking deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia after Justice Department notified court of plans to deport him by Oct. 31. October 28, 2025 View Details New Mexico legislator launches website tracking ICE arrests statewide with anonymous photo and video submissions verified by community groups. October 28, 2025 View Details DHS detains British journalist Sami Hamdi and revokes visa despite Sept. 30 federal court ruling that deportations over pro-Palestinian views violate Constitution and chill free speech. October 27, 2025 View Details Transportation Secretary Duffy threatens to pull $160 million in federal highway funds from California over commercial driver’s licenses for noncitizens, despite state’s claim it complies with Sept. 29 emergency regulations. October 27, 2025 View Details Federal agents deploy tear gas in Chicago neighborhood for fourth time this week as Border Patrol commander faces court appearance for allegedly defying orders limiting its use. October 26, 2025 View Details Judge rules ICE detention of father whose teen daughter has cancer unlawful, orders bond hearing by Oct. 31 as DHS defends arrest by calling traffic violations “criminal.” October 26, 2025 View Details Man fleeing ICE dies after being struck on Virginia highway, marking second pedestrian death during immigration enforcement since August. October 26, 2025 View Details Stephen Miller threatens Illinois Governor JB Pritzker with seditious conspiracy charges if he interferes with ICE operations, saying officials obstructing immigration raids face criminal prosecution. October 25, 2025 View Details Hundreds protest DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during Minnesota press conference as she announces thousands of newly-trained ICE officers will join field offices including St. Paul in coming weeks. October 25, 2025 View Details ICE agent arrested for DUI with his two sons in truck threatened to check citizenship and deport deputy who arrested him after asking “Are you Haitian?” during traffic stop. October 25, 2025 View Details Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, the fourth African nation proposed after wrongfully deporting him to El Salvador despite legal protection from gang persecution. October 25, 2025 View Details Justice Department told a federal judge Thursday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has authority to send migrants designated for deportation to any U.S. military base worldwide, defending Guantanamo detentions now paused for a hurricane. October 24, 2025 View Details Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino threw tear gas toward a crowd in Chicago’s Little Village Thursday morning despite a federal restraining order barring agents from using chemical agents on people who don’t pose a threat. October 24, 2025 View Details Trump calls off planned federal deployment to SF 12 days before California’s redistricting vote, after Mayor Lurie requested a stand down and Governor Newsom called the threat voter suppression. October 24, 2025 View Details Alderman Mike Rodriguez says ICE raid brought ‘reign of terror’ to Chicago’s Mexican community, seizing citizens amid Trump’s contested immigration blitz. October 23, 2025 View Details FBI backtracks less than an hour after denying children were zip-tied in Idaho raid, changing statement to “young children” after TV station sends photo of 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties. October 23, 2025 View Details Trump deploys more than 100 federal agents including ICE to San Francisco despite city’s low violent crime ranking, escalating weeks of threats to invoke Insurrection Act. October 23, 2025 View Details Rep. McIver fights to dismiss assault charges from Newark mayor’s arrest, citing selective prosecution after DOJ dropped 160 Jan. 6 cases with same charge. October 22, 2025 View Details San Francisco City Attorney joins Supreme Court effort blocking Trump’s National Guard deployment in Chicago as state officials prepare immediate lawsuit if troops arrive. October 22, 2025 View Details Federal agents shoot TikToker who documents ICE during South LA immigration stop, with deputy marshal injured by ricochet, after suspect allegedly rammed vehicles. October 22, 2025 View Details ICE raids street vendors in NYC’s Chinatown for counterfeit goods, demanding passports as crowds intervene and officer points taser at bystanders, while city denies involvement. October 22, 2025 View Details Illinois and Chicago urge Supreme Court to reject Trump’s request to deploy National Guard, arguing judge’s order expires in three days and lower courts agree on legal analysis. October 21, 2025 View Details Seven universities reject Trump’s college compact by Monday deadline, with zero acceptances of deal requiring foreign student caps and funding changes in exchange for preferential federal treatment. October 21, 2025 View Details Chicago judge questions top ICE and Border Patrol officials over body camera noncompliance and use of tear gas in residential areas during Operation Midway Blitz. October 21, 2025 View Details 9th Circuit overturns judge’s order blocking National Guard in Portland, clearing way for Trump to deploy troops at ICE facility over state objections. October 21, 2025 View Details Rubio abandoned DOJ-protected MS-13 informants to seal deal sending 250 Venezuelans to El Salvador’s CECOT prison, where they were beaten and held 5 months without lawyer contact. October 20, 2025 View Details Federal agents raid outside Manhattan migrant shelter, detaining 10 people and briefly holding a 12-year-old boy before releasing non-Venezuelans. October 18, 2025 View Details DHS deports Marine’s father after arresting him on base and misidentifying him. October 18, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of 700 federalized National Guard troops to Chicago after appeals court blocked the deployment while still allowing federalization. October 18, 2025 View Details Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris declares state of emergency citing strain on detention centers from 200% increase in arrests by federal-state Memphis Safe Task Force. October 17, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders ICE field director to testify and requires agents in Chicago immigration operation to wear body cameras after expressing “profound concern” about violations of restrictions on tear gas use. October 17, 2025 View Details Federal judge permanently blocks Trump from withholding $34 million in anti-terror transit funding from New York City, calling the sanctuary city-based decision “arbitrary, capricious, and a blatant violation of the law.” October 17, 2025 View Details U.S. Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee, calling it unlawful because it overrides congressional requirements that fees be based on government processing costs. October 17, 2025 View Details Federal judge lifts travel restrictions for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, allowing nationwide travel as he awaits deportation for his Columbia University pro-Palestine protests. October 17, 2025 View Details Two people arrested in July 4 shooting outside Texas immigration detention center now face terrorism charges under Trump’s designation of antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. October 17, 2025 View Details White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller lists Arlington home for $3.75 million after activists wrote chalk protest messages on sidewalk criticizing his immigration policies. October 17, 2025 View Details Top Cook County judge bars civil arrests at courthouses after at least nine people arrested by federal immigration agents since July and clients began avoiding court out of fear. October 16, 2025 View Details Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy withholds $40 million from California over English language enforcement for truckers despite state conducting 34,000 inspections that found only one English violation. October 16, 2025 View Details ICE detains parents of U.S. Marine at Camp Pendleton gate while visiting pregnant daughter who lives on base with her Marine husband, then deports father despite pending green card application. October 16, 2025 View Details GOP-appointed judge accuses Trump administration of violating order barring FEMA conditions tied to immigration enforcement, calling it ham-handed attempt to bully states. October 15, 2025 View Details Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declares local state of emergency over ICE raids in 4-1 vote, citing raids preventing work and forcing business closures since June. October 15, 2025 View Details Meta removes Chicago ICE-tracking Facebook page after Justice Department outreach, raising questions about illegal government pressure to suppress legal speech. October 15, 2025 View Details State Department revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk after deputy secretary urged users to send him critical posts. October 15, 2025 View Details Mali imposes $10,000 visa bond on U.S. visitors in retaliation after Trump administration imposed identical requirement on Malian citizens. October 14, 2025 View Details Illinois officials call for fence removal at Broadview ICE facility before Tuesday court deadline, as congressman denied access to check on detained 15-year-old from his district. October 14, 2025 View Details Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Arizona border law that allows police to arrest migrants, ruling challenge is premature because law depends on frozen Texas statute. October 14, 2025 View Details ICE denies religious leaders’ request to deliver communion to detainees at Broadview facility despite 2008 law granting religious workers reasonable access to immigration detention sites. October 13, 2025 View Details Portland protesters stage naked bike ride and die-in opposing Trump’s militarization plans as federal agents fire pepper balls to disperse the peaceful demonstration. October 13, 2025 View Details Pentagon targets Burlington County military base to detain and deport up to 3,000 immigrants as ICE ramps up arrests in New Jersey. October 12, 2025 View Details Labor Department warns Trump immigration crackdown threatens food supply and prices, contradicting Agriculture Secretary’s claim that Medicaid recipients could replace foreign agricultural workers. October 12, 2025 View Details DC residents post signs marking locations where ICE “abducted” migrants, White House calls campaign “untrue smears” that fuel violence against officers. October 12, 2025 View Details White House Homeland Security Council directly selected Uganda for Abrego Garcia deportation in highly unusual move, ICE official testifies, as Justice Department asserts presidential privilege over selection details. October 11, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules ICE warrantless arrests of 11 Missouri restaurant workers violated consent decree, ordering release and requiring DHS to retrain officers and reissue arrest policy nationwide. October 11, 2025 View Details Border Patrol agents detain WGN-TV employee and multiple landscapers in Chicago immigration raid, then ram vehicle and speed away as witnesses describe scene as violent and lawless. October 11, 2025 View Details DHS orders hundreds of CISA cybersecurity and FEMA staff to immigration enforcement with one week to accept or face termination, slowing response to active cyber threats including China-linked Cisco vulnerability. October 10, 2025 View Details Oregon congressional Democrats demand ICE explain force against protestors and immigrant treatment after facility violated detention time limits at least 25 times in nine months. October 10, 2025 View Details Oklahoma Governor Stitt becomes first Republican to criticize Texas sending National Guard to Chicago, saying “Oklahomans would lose their mind” if Illinois sent troops to his state. October 10, 2025 View Details Federal judge restricts ICE and DHS force against Chicago protesters and journalists after agents shot pastor with pepper bullet and tear-gassed reporters. October 10, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump’s Illinois National Guard deployment as unconstitutional after finding ICE agents escalated violence through indiscriminate tear gas they blamed on protesters. October 10, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court keeps Oregon Guard federalized but blocks Portland deployment ahead of Thursday arguments on Trump’s bid to send troops against immigration protests. October 9, 2025 View Details FBI reassigns nearly one-quarter of agents nationwide to immigration enforcement with ICE, pulling them from counterterrorism, counterintelligence and violent crime investigations under Director Kash Patel. October 9, 2025 View Details Trump calls for jailing Illinois Gov. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Johnson for challenging his ICE operations as Pritzker responds “come and get me” and Illinois Democrats call threats dictatorial. October 9, 2025 View Details Country star and fourth-generation Navy vet Zach Bryan says song snippet criticizing ICE and police was “misconstrued” after White House denounced lyrics and Homeland Security official told him to “stick to Pink Skies.” October 8, 2025 View Details ICE plans to hire contractors at Vermont surveillance center to monitor social media to track immigrants, their families and their associates for deportation. October 8, 2025 View Details Trump appoints retired Marine Col. Daren Margolin to lead immigration courts despite 2013 firing from Quantico security command for negligently discharging gun in his office. October 8, 2025 View Details Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits Portland ICE facility as federal appeals court prepares to hear arguments on blocked National Guard deployment ordered by Trump. October 8, 2025 View Details Texas National Guard troops arrive at Illinois military facility to support Trump’s immigration enforcement despite Governor Pritzker blocking state facilities and calling the deployment an “invasion.” October 8, 2025 View Details Eswatini accepts 10 US deportees day before court case challenging $5.1 million deal to take up to 160 without parliamentary consent as constitution requires. October 7, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump administration to produce witnesses in Abrego Garcia deportation case after five weeks of no action and DOJ sending uninformed attorneys to hearings. October 7, 2025 View Details Justice Department contradicts DeSantis, admitting Everglades detention center holds people who never had removal proceedings despite his repeated claims all have final deportation orders. October 7, 2025 View Details ICE detained Venezuelan singer Davicito59 for 63 days after he won asylum, filing motion to reopen his case two weeks past the appeal deadline following his release of anti-deportation song. October 5, 2025 View Details Religious organizations, health care providers, unions and educators sue Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee, warning hospitals will lose medical staff and churches will lose pastors. October 5, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump policy to automatically detain migrant children in adult ICE facilities after they turn 18, ruling it violates his 2021 order requiring release to least restrictive settings. October 5, 2025 View Details Border Patrol shoots woman, now in critical condition, claiming she rammed agents’ vehicle while armed, in second civilian shooting since Chicago deportation operation began. October 5, 2025 View Details Trump federalizes 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect ICE over governor’s objections, claiming violent riots nearly a month into deportation campaign. October 5, 2025 View Details ICE seeks contractors for 24/7 social media surveillance targeting deportations with 30-minute turnaround on urgent cases and AI to track negative sentiment toward agency. October 4, 2025 View Details Judge says Deputy AG Blanche’s admission case brought to return Abrego Garcia could be direct evidence of vindictive prosecution, orders hearing on dismissal. October 4, 2025 View Details Journalist Mario Guevara deported after 100 days detention following arrest livestreaming protest, charges dismissed, as CPJ calls it first documented deportation tied to reporting retaliation. October 4, 2025 View Details Second appeals court blocks Trump order denying citizenship to U.S.-born children without citizen parents despite Supreme Court limiting nationwide injunctions in June. October 4, 2025 View Details Trump administration offers unaccompanied migrant children 14 and older $2,500 to self-deport in unprecedented program, alarming advocates who say vulnerable children deserve full legal process. October 4, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows deportation of 300,000 Venezuelans for second time after judge ruled ending protections illegal, with solicitor general accusing judge of ignoring May order and Justice Jackson dissenting that court misuses emergency docket to disrupt lives as quickly as possible. October 4, 2025 View Details Noem posts video claiming Broadview denied her bathroom break while mayor says Noem came unannounced and was unavailable when mayor arrived at ICE facility that’s been site of weeks of violent clashes and nearby shooting. October 4, 2025 View Details Former Des Moines superintendent charged with possessing four firearms including loaded gun in district car after working without authorization since 2020 and hiding deportation order under garage floor mat. October 3, 2025 View Details Administration empties Guantánamo migrant detention site that held fewer than 700 people since February despite plans for tens of thousands, while keeping more than 600 government workers deployed there. October 3, 2025 View Details Apple removes ICEBlock app tracking ICE agent locations after Attorney General Bondi demands takedown, citing Dallas gunman who allegedly used the app while targeting agents but killed two immigrants. October 3, 2025 View Details ICE refuses bond hearing for Michigan father with life-threatening leukemia who went 22 days without medication after arrest, citing Trump policy that bars hearings for immigrants who entered illegally. October 3, 2025 View Details Administration begins training up to 600 Army Reserve and National Guard lawyers as temporary immigration judges, weeks after firing over 100 experienced judges and eliminating immigration law experience requirements. October 3, 2025 View Details White House offers 9 universities preferential federal funding in exchange for capping foreign enrollment at 15%, screening students for views ‘hostile’ to U.S., and sharing discipline records with immigration authorities. October 2, 2025 View Details Judge denies asylum motion for man wrongly deported to El Salvador mega-prison in violation of 2019 court order, ruling request filed 6 years after original proceedings ‘untimely.’ October 2, 2025 View Details D.C. police continue patrolling with immigration agents 3 weeks after Trump emergency expired despite mayor’s statements and city law barring cooperation, Post investigation finds. October 2, 2025 View Details Tacoma judge rules unlawful the denial of bond hearings to immigrants who entered without admission, blocking a national policy adopted over the summer from a court that granted bond in only 3% of cases. October 2, 2025 View Details Northern Virginia lawmakers report improved conditions at ICE Chantilly facility after advocacy groups alleged detainees were held up to five days without adequate food, water or sleeping quarters. October 1, 2025 View Details Federal operation investigating 1,000 immigration cases in Minnesota uncovers sham marriages and fake death certificates but arrests only four people. October 1, 2025 View Details Second immigrant shot while shackled to ICE van during sniper attack dies after being removed from life support, leaving behind wife and children. October 1, 2025 View Details U.S. removes 120 Iranians in rare deal with Tehran despite UN warning of execution surge, including some with valid residency permits who agreed to leave amid Trump deportation crackdown. October 1, 2025 View Details Des Moines school superintendent resigns after claiming U.S. citizenship on employment forms despite 2024 deportation order, following ICE arrest and state license revocation. October 1, 2025 View Details ICE officer shoves journalists outside NYC immigration court, sending one to hospital with head injury, days after reinstating agent who threw woman to floor. October 1, 2025 View Details Trump administration’s unpublished housing rules could strip aid from 4 million people through work requirements and two-year time limits, while kicking out 20,000 mixed-status families HUD admits will choose homelessness over family separation. September 30, 2025 View Details Broadview police open criminal investigation after masked federal agent fires pepper rounds at CBS reporter’s vehicle with no protesters present, as DHS denies attack occurred despite reporter’s injuries. September 30, 2025 View Details Des Moines school board puts Superintendent Ian Roberts on unpaid leave after state revokes license following ICE detention that revealed final removal order and unauthorized work authorization despite background checks by district and state licensing board. September 30, 2025 View Details Federal prosecutors charge three activists with conspiracy for posting ICE agent’s home address online, as California bans law enforcement from wearing masks after agents conducted anonymous raids refusing to identify themselves. September 30, 2025 View Details Trump administration requests 100 military troops for Illinois to protect ICE agents during immigration raids, following similar deployment to Oregon that state officials are suing as unlawful, as Pritzker prepares legal challenge. September 30, 2025 View Details ACLU sues DHS for masked federal agents arresting DC residents based on perceived Latino appearance six weeks after Trump declared crime emergency. September 29, 2025 View Details Border Patrol commander says agents arrest people based on ‘how they look’ during militarized Chicago sweep three weeks after Supreme Court approved racial profiling in his California operation. September 29, 2025 View Details ICE transfers Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador to Pennsylvania detention center as attorneys question agency’s claim of improved access. September 28, 2025 View Details Des Moines school board places Superintendent Roberts on paid leave one day after ICE arrest revealed May 2024 deportation order district never knew about. September 28, 2025 View Details Trump fires Sacramento US Attorney hours after she warned Border Patrol chief that planned raids would violate court order. September 27, 2025 View Details Federal judge extends block on deportation of 70 Honduran and Guatemalan children after finding Trump’s reunification claims false. September 27, 2025 View Details Transportation Dept. finds 190,000 of 200,000 immigrant truck drivers were improperly licensed, threatens California with $160 million funding cut. September 27, 2025 View Details Federal agents fire baton rounds at Broadview ICE protesters for third straight Friday as DHS labels demonstrators “Antifa-aligned violent extremists.” September 27, 2025 View Details Florida arrests more than 6,000 suspected undocumented immigrants in five months as DHS reimburses state $30 million. September 27, 2025 View Details ICE officer relieved of duties after throwing Ecuadorian woman to floor following her husband’s arrest at Manhattan courthouse. September 27, 2025 View Details ICE detains Des Moines schools superintendent after May 2024 removal order that district says it never knew about. September 27, 2025 View Details Federal officials call Dallas ICE shooting terrorism, say gunman left notes targeting agents as “human traffickers” but killed restrained detainee instead. September 26, 2025 View Details ICE orders the immediate deportation of a journalist arrested for covering a protest, citing a disputed 13-year-old case. September 25, 2025 View Details A George W. Bush-appointed judge rules the Trump administration cannot tie FEMA disaster aid to states’ cooperation on immigration enforcement. September 25, 2025 View Details Sniper Joshua Jahn killed one detainee and wounded two at a Dallas detention facility before killing himself in the third recent violent attack on ICE in Texas. September 25, 2025 View Details Trump denounced the United Nations and multilateralism in a speech calling climate change a con job before privately pledging his 100% support to its leader. September 24, 2025 View Details The Department of Homeland Security says it will defy a new California law banning its agents from wearing masks during immigration enforcement. September 23, 2025 View Details The White House denies border czar Tom Homan accepted $50,000 in cash, contradicting reports of FBI audio and video evidence. September 23, 2025 View Details An ICE official defended the agency’s use of force and claimed activists were inciting non-compliance eight days after an officer killed an immigrant in Chicago. September 21, 2025 View Details The White House clarified its new $100,000 H-1B visa fee only applies to new applicants one day after the surprise announcement caused widespread corporate panic. September 21, 2025 View Details California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws banning law enforcement from wearing face masks and accessing schools 12 days after the Supreme Court allowed roving immigration patrols. September 21, 2025 View Details A federal agent throws congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh to the ground during a protest against a new Trump administration immigration crackdown. September 20, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocks a USDA plan to collect SNAP data for immigration enforcement two months after the agency threatened states. September 20, 2025 View Details Trump imposes a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas and creates a $1 million ‘gold card’ for permanent residency. September 20, 2025 View Details The Trump administration installs political loyalist George Cook as acting Census director after the president’s call to exclude non-citizens. September 20, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept. again asks the Supreme Court to end Venezuelan TPS, accusing a lower court of disregarding its previous order. September 20, 2025 View Details ICE releases Cincinnati imam Ayman Soliman and reinstates his asylum two months after detaining him based on a disputed terror designation. September 20, 2025 View Details Immigration and Customs Enforcement directs the General Services Administration to secure 300 new office locations nationwide for a surge of 10,000 new hires. September 19, 2025 View Details NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and 11 other officials are arrested protesting illegal ICE detentions one month after a judge barred them at the same location. September 19, 2025 View Details A Trump-appointed judge blocks the deportation of 600 Guatemalan children, ruling the administration’s family reunification claim lacks evidence. September 19, 2025 View Details Eleven West Africans deported from the U.S. claim they are still detained in Ghana, directly contradicting Ghanaian officials’ recent statements. September 18, 2025 View Details Portland cites ICE for violating its facility permit 25 times in 10 months by holding people beyond an agreed 12-hour limit. September 18, 2025 View Details The GAO determined the Trump administration illegally withheld FEMA funds for the homeless for the sixth time this year. September 17, 2025 View Details South Korea is probing the U.S. for human rights violations after an ICE raid on a Georgia factory detained 300 Korean workers for a week. September 17, 2025 View Details Data reveals ICE violated its own policy by holding hundreds of immigrants for days at a Massachusetts office not meant for long-term detention. September 17, 2025 View Details U.S. removes 14 men to Ghana, creating chaos as lawyers and officials give conflicting reports on their whereabouts. September 16, 2025 View Details Trump threatens another federal takeover of D.C. police to force the city’s cooperation with ICE, just days after a similar emergency ended. September 16, 2025 View Details A federal judge accused the Trump administration of using Ghana to make an ‘end run around’ court orders protecting African immigrants from deportation. September 14, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s HUD from awarding housing grants under new rules targeting sanctuary jurisdictions and transgender-inclusive policies. September 14, 2025 View Details Lawyers: Trump arrest surge packs migrants into bedless cells, creating a ‘humanitarian crisis’ in a suburban Virginia office park. September 13, 2025 View Details A federal appeals court overturns a judge’s order, clearing the Trump administration to deport 500,000 migrants admitted under a parole program. September 13, 2025 View Details An ICE agent kills a man during the ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ sweep, claiming the driver struck and dragged an officer with his car. September 13, 2025 View Details The State Department will punish foreigners in the U.S. for disrespectful comments about Charlie Kirk’s death, with a top official asking the public to report them on social media. September 12, 2025 View Details A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reopen TPS registration for Venezuelans after its online system went down on the final day of the sign-up period. September 12, 2025 View Details Nearly 300 South Korean workers arrested in a raid at a Georgia battery plant rejected Trump’s offer to let them stay and train Americans. September 12, 2025 View Details A reopened Tennessee prison run by CoreCivic has begun housing ICE detainees after the Town of Mason approved a deal worth over $500,000 annually. September 12, 2025 View Details Two federal judges blocked an Education and HHS Dept. policy issued in July that required immigration verification for families to access Head Start. September 12, 2025 View Details A federal judge in Arizona blocked the Trump administration from deporting 69 Guatemalan and Honduran children. September 12, 2025 View Details ICE fails to notify the CIA of a raid at an adjacent construction site, causing a security incident when fleeing workers scaled agency fences. September 11, 2025 View Details A Trump-appointed judge confronts the Justice Dept. for falsely claiming families requested the Labor Day deportation of dozens of Guatemalan children. September 11, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocks a Trump administration rule cutting immigrant access to Head Start and health clinics in 20 states that challenged the policy. September 11, 2025 View Details A new CBO report finds Trump’s deportation agenda will remove 320,000 people and shrink the nation’s prime-age workforce over the next decade. September 11, 2025 View Details An AP analysis finds over 40% of arrests from Trump’s monthlong D.C. anti-crime surge were for immigration violations. September 11, 2025 View Details A New York judge voids Mayor Adams’s order allowing ICE on Rikers, citing a quid pro quo offer he made to have his corruption case dismissed. September 9, 2025 View Details The Supreme Court lifts a ban on stop-and-frisk style immigration patrols in Los Angeles two months after a judge found the tactics unconstitutional. September 9, 2025 View Details South Korea’s government secures the release of 300 workers three days after ICE detained 475 people during a raid at a Hyundai electric vehicle plant in Georgia. September 8, 2025 View Details Chicago church leaders urge residents to prepare for calm resistance as the Trump administration threatens a federal law enforcement crackdown despite the city’s falling crime rates. September 8, 2025 View Details After an ICE raid detains 475 workers at a Hyundai plant, South Korea’s president warns the U.S. not to infringe on its citizens’ rights or economic activities. September 7, 2025 View Details Days after the Justice Dept sued Boston, ICE launches an immigration crackdown in Massachusetts that Mayor Michelle Wu calls an unconstitutional attack. September 7, 2025 View Details One day after renaming the Defense Department, Trump posts a meme with helicopters over Chicago, warning the city will soon learn why it is called the “Department of War.” September 7, 2025 View Details The Trump administration will deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini under a new deal with African nations to accept foreign deportees. September 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration transforms citizenship bureau USCIS into an armed law enforcement agency. September 6, 2025 View Details A Justice Dept. appeals board affirms a new ICE policy of mandatory detention without bond hearings for millions of undocumented immigrants. September 6, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocks DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s ‘illegal’ revocation of TPS for over one million Venezuelan and Haitian migrants, previously citing likely racial animus as a motive. September 6, 2025 View Details The Trump administration has detailed nearly 33,000 federal employees to ICE, diverting nearly 40 percent of the DEA’s workforce for immigration enforcement. September 5, 2025 View Details One month after publicly targeting Boston, the Justice Dept sues the city to overturn its “sanctuary city” law. September 5, 2025 View Details An appeals court blocks the shutdown of a Florida immigration detention center, ruling enforcement needs outweigh environmental risks. September 5, 2025 View Details On the same day as a major raid in Georgia, federal agents used crowbars to enter a New York food factory and arrest dozens of workers. September 5, 2025 View Details Federal agents arrested 450 workers in an immigration raid that halted construction at a new $7.6 billion Hyundai battery plant in Georgia. September 5, 2025 View Details An immigrant pleads guilty to being in the U.S. illegally five months after a Milwaukee judge was charged with helping him evade ICE agents. September 5, 2025 View Details The Pentagon authorizes Naval Station Great Lakes as a staging ground for Trump’s planned immigration surge in Chicago. September 5, 2025 View Details Louisiana Gov. Landry and top Trump officials are housing ICE detainees in a reopened solitary confinement “dungeon” at Angola prison. September 4, 2025 View Details In her first major immigration rulings, Attorney General Bondi reinstated Trump-era restrictions on asylum for victims of domestic abuse and gang violence. September 4, 2025 View Details DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is using a new legal tactic to end Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status just days after a court ruled her previous attempt unlawful. September 4, 2025 View Details Five House Republicans joined Democrats to kill a GOP resolution to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, arguing the Ethics Committee should investigate first. September 4, 2025 View Details ICE reactivates a $2 million spyware contract nearly a year after the Biden administration paused it over human rights concerns. September 3, 2025 View Details A Colorado sheriff’s deputy resigns to end a lawsuit accusing him of violating a new state law by helping federal immigration agents. September 3, 2025 View Details The Trump administration taps 600 military lawyers to serve as immigration judges months after firing dozens of experienced judges. September 3, 2025 View Details A federal appeals court says Trump cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, finding no ‘invasion’ occurred. September 3, 2025 View Details The Labor Department proposes a national database of private state unemployment records, sparking fears of surveillance and misuse. September 3, 2025 View Details Trump prepares federal agents and Texas National Guard for Chicago deployment, a plan Pritzker denounces as a partisan stunt targeting Mexican Independence Day. September 3, 2025 View Details Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claims Los Angeles would not be standing without Trump’s June deployment of the National Guard for anti-ICE protests. September 1, 2025 View Details DHS officials block Rep. Emily Randall from an ICE facility even after she cited the federal law granting her immediate access. September 1, 2025 View Details Trump’s immigration crackdown drives 1.2 million immigrant workers from the U.S. labor force in the first seven months of 2025. September 1, 2025 View Details One of two firefighters arrested by Border Patrol while on duty fighting a wildfire arrived in the U.S. at age 4 and is on a path to legal status. September 1, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s early-morning holiday weekend plan to fly 600 unaccompanied children back to Guatemala. September 1, 2025 View Details The State Dept. escalates a Gaza visa ban to a global refusal for all Palestinian passport holders, including UN invitees. September 1, 2025 View Details DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confirms an ICE surge in Chicago and calls a National Guard deployment Trump’s decision, prompting a lawsuit threat from Gov. JB Pritzker. September 1, 2025 View Details Advocates allege ICE is forcing detainees to sleep on floors with little food at its Chantilly, Virginia administrative offices. August 31, 2025 View Details The last member of the Justice Dept’s punitive “sanctuary cities” working group departs seven months after Trump created it to sideline career officials. August 31, 2025 View Details Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs an executive order requiring body cameras and banning masks for federal agents ahead of Trump’s threatened immigration crackdown August 31, 2025 View Details Video shows Rep. Barry Moore fleeing Alabama town hall after crowd erupts over Trump deportation policies and his claim that non-citizens lack due process. August 30, 2025 View Details The Trump administration will halt the release of 600 Guatemalan children to relatives for a mass removal program it calls ‘repatriation’ but advocates call illegal abandonment. August 30, 2025 View Details A federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans, ruling Congress did not grant it that authority. August 30, 2025 View Details Citing a violation of constitutional due process rights, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s nationwide expansion of fast-track deportations. August 30, 2025 View Details Chicago’s police superintendent warns residents that federal rules of engagement differ from CPD policies as Trump plans a National Guard deployment. August 30, 2025 View Details The Trump administration plans an Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge in Boston to challenge its sanctuary policies, similar to planned operation in Chicago. August 30, 2025 View Details Judge upholds order to shut down Florida immigration detention center, leaving taxpayers facing $218M loss on controversial project. August 29, 2025 View Details Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia seek gag order after Trump officials attack the deported Maryland father, as judge warns comments threaten fair trial. August 29, 2025 View Details DHS proposes a new rule to limit foreign student stays to a fixed four-year period, ending a policy in place since 1978. August 28, 2025 View Details Justice Department eliminates experience requirements to allow any attorney to serve as a temporary immigration judge. August 28, 2025 View Details Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum to prevent his deportation to Uganda after being re-detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore. August 28, 2025 View Details Florida official says the Everglades immigration detention facility will be empty within days, just a week after a judge ordered it to wind down operations. August 28, 2025 View Details DHS bars disaster aid groups from helping undocumented immigrants, reversing a long-standing practice of serving anyone in need regardless of status. August 28, 2025 View Details DHS has requested use of Naval Station Great Lakes to house ICE, CBP, and DHS agents from Sept. 2–30, with National Guard involvement possible but not yet approved. August 28, 2025 View Details Border Patrol arrests two firefighters at Washington wildfire in rare operation as concerns over federal agents acting at disaster sites resurface. August 28, 2025 View Details DOT threatens to cut federal funding to California, Washington, and New Mexico over failure to enforce English proficiency rules for truckers after fatal Florida crash. August 27, 2025 View Details The Trump administration reinstated neighborhood checks for citizenship applicants Tuesday, ending a 34-year waiver and expanding USCIS power to scrutinize immigrants’ daily lives. August 27, 2025 View Details A federal judge rejected Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan’s immunity claim in a case accusing her of helping an undocumented immigrant evade ICE at the courthouse. August 27, 2025 View Details A Trump-appointed federal judge dismissed Trump’s lawsuit against all 15 Maryland federal judges, ruling the executive cannot sue the judiciary for exercising judicial power. August 27, 2025 View Details License plate camera company Flock Safety halts federal cooperation after Illinois audit shows CBP accessed motorist data in violation of state law. August 26, 2025 View Details Third grand jury refuses to indict DC woman on felony assault during ICE arrest, rejecting case even after judge found probable cause. August 26, 2025 View Details ICE seizes Kilmar Abrego García in Baltimore days after release as Trump officials push deportation to Uganda despite court concerns. August 26, 2025 View Details White House border czar Tom Homan says 1,700 National Guard troops will be deployed in 19 states to expand Trump’s immigration crackdown. August 25, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to Los Angeles, Chicago and 30 other sanctuary cities, ruling executive orders unconstitutional. August 24, 2025 View Details Attorneys say DOJ and DHS threatened Abrego Garcia with deportation to Uganda unless he pleads guilty, offering Spanish-speaking Costa Rica only if he complies. August 24, 2025 View Details Illinois leaders condemn Trump plan to send National Guard to Chicago after weeks of Pentagon planning despite no crisis. August 24, 2025 View Details Pentagon asks civilian employees to take temporary reassignments with ICE and CBP under Hegseth order boosting Trump’s border enforcement. August 23, 2025 View Details DHS orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia deported to Uganda within 72 hours after his release from a Tennessee jail, five months after wrongful expulsion to El Salvador. August 23, 2025 View Details Boston Mayor Michelle Wu vows city will remain a sanctuary despite ICE threat to flood the city with raids. August 22, 2025 View Details Journalist sues DHS and Justice Dept after ICE keeps him jailed despite judge’s release order, citing retaliation for reporting. August 22, 2025 View Details Trump administration sending migrants into exile under third-country deportation pacts with Uganda and Honduras August 22, 2025 View Details State Dept says it will vet all 55 million legal US visa holders for violations that could trigger deportation and halts the ability to obtain commercial truck driver visas. August 22, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Tennessee detainee wrongfully deported to El Salvador under Trump, while ICE signals plans to detain and deport him again. August 22, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocks expansion of the Florida internment camp and orders all detainees transferred out within 60 days after state and federal officials moved ahead without an environmental study. August 22, 2025 View Details Trump administration rescinds 2015 guidance on English learners’ education rights, weakening schools’ obligations to provide translation and support services. August 21, 2025 View Details ICE raid in New Jersey warehouse detains 29 workers, advocates say agents acted without warrants. August 21, 2025 View Details ICE to spend millions on SUVs, gold-detailed wraps and White House–ordered Mustangs branded “Defend the Homeland,” after Trump’s DC crime emergency. August 21, 2025 View Details Phone searches at U.S. border hit record high, with CBP inspecting 14,899 devices in three months, a 17% jump over the previous high in 2022, as Trump’s expanded enforcement fuels civil liberties concerns. August 21, 2025 View Details Appeals court lets Trump end protections for 60,000 migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal, clearing mass deportations despite years of legal residence and U.S.-born families. August 21, 2025 View Details Lawyers argue Trump administration pursued selective and vindictive prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after wrongful deportation to El Salvador. August 20, 2025 View Details DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump ordered entire southern border wall painted black to deter crossings, backed by $46 billion funding and military control of land. August 20, 2025 View Details Trump administration and Nebraska officials announce conversion of McCook prison into ICE detention center to hold up to 300 people, with expanded state patrol powers. August 20, 2025 View Details Trump administration orders immigration officers to tighten ‘good moral character’ standards for citizenship, expanding disqualifiers like DUIs and minor offenses. August 20, 2025 View Details ICE opens $1 billion Fort Bliss detention center with 1,000 beds and plans to expand capacity to 5,000 migrants. August 19, 2025 View Details Maine police officer Jon Luke Evans arrested by ICE for overstaying visa agrees to leave U.S. after town relied on faulty E-Verify clearance. August 19, 2025 View Details Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana add National Guard troops to Washington, bringing the total to six states sending forces at Trump’s request. August 19, 2025 View Details Rubio defends halting medical visas for Gazans following inquiries from GOP congressmen, citing concerns about Hamas-linked organizations. August 18, 2025 View Details ICE posts video of masked officers tearing down protest sign in DC’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood as Trump escalates federal control of the city. August 18, 2025 View Details ICE officers reportedly tackle DC man to ground, tase him, and take him in unmarked vehicle as DHS cites gang ties despite only traffic warrants on record. August 18, 2025 View Details State Department halts medical-humanitarian visas for Gazans after Laura Loomer questioned arrivals, launching review of recent approvals and procedures. August 17, 2025 View Details Internal ICE documents reveal Trump administration plan to double detention capacity to 107,000 by January through 125 new or expanded facilities. August 17, 2025 View Details Federal judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to end Flores settlement protecting immigrant children, citing lack of new evidence and ongoing violations. August 16, 2025 View Details Trump administration backs off removing D.C. police chief but orders department to enforce federal immigration rules despite city law. August 16, 2025 View Details DeSantis announces second Florida immigration internment center at Baker prison for 1,300–2,000 detainees with federal support. August 15, 2025 View Details MD lawmakers tour Baltimore ICE facility under tight limits after being refused entry last month, say agency dodged questions on detainees’ nationalities and detention times. August 15, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders stop to HHS sharing Medicaid enrollee data with DHS after AP exposé reveals daily access to 79 million records. August 15, 2025 View Details Border Patrol chief claims no knowledge of Newsom’s LA event as agents swarm venue and governor calls it political intimidation. August 15, 2025 View Details Attorney General Bondi cancels DC sanctuary protections and orders police to cooperate with ICE as city leaders declare the order unlawful. August 15, 2025 View Details Judge Lewis Kaplan orders ICE to improve Manhattan immigration facility after government admits detainees lack beds, sleeping mats and adequate meals. August 13, 2025 View Details US immigration detention breaks modern record with over 60,000 held as Trump deploys military bases for mass deportation push. August 12, 2025 View Details California challenges Trump’s federalization of National Guard for immigration raids as constitutional overreach in federal trial. August 12, 2025 View Details Trump removed IRS chief Billy Long hours after the IRS resisted a DHS request to use taxpayer data to verify 40,000 immigrants, citing privacy law. August 10, 2025 View Details Appeals court vacates contempt finding against Trump administration for deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law while limiting judicial reach. August 9, 2025 View Details Justice Department asks Supreme Court to lift Los Angeles immigration raid limits, calling a federal judge’s order a straitjacket that bars language or employment factors. August 8, 2025 View Details Pentagon says Fort Bliss will start holding 1,000 migrants in late August, expanding to 5,000 as the largest U.S. detention center to speed deportations. August 8, 2025 View Details Federal judge pauses construction for two weeks at Florida’s Dade-Collier immigration detention center after environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe allege NEPA violations. August 8, 2025 View Details Federal officials embrace “Speedway Slammer” name for new Indiana internment‑style ICE site despite its location 75 miles north of the famed racetrack and intellectual property backlash. August 7, 2025 View Details Federal agents in “Operation Trojan Horse” burst from rented Penske truck at Los Angeles area Home Depot on Aug 6 five days after appeals court upheld ban on indiscriminate raids. August 7, 2025 View Details Republican governors deploy 1,700 National Guard troops to DNA swab and fingerprint ICE detainees across dozen states. August 7, 2025 View Details FEMA employees given seven days to accept ICE reassignment or face removal as agency struggles to hire deportation agents. August 7, 2025 View Details Homeland Security removes ICE age limits and offers $50,000 signing bonus to recruit 10,000 deportation officers. August 7, 2025 View Details Justice Department seeks sanctions against lawyer who took pro bono deportation case in first action under Trump directive. August 7, 2025 View Details Trump orders Commerce Dept to plan a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, reviving a policy courts blocked and aiming to shift House apportionment. August 7, 2025 View Details Florida plans second immigration internment center at Camp Blanding to expand capacity despite ongoing lawsuits over inhumane conditions at Everglades facility. August 6, 2025 View Details State Department plans $15,000 travel bonds targeting countries with high overstay rates while exempting wealthy visa waiver nations. August 5, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders officials to reveal who has legal authority over Everglades detention camp holding hundreds without charges. August 5, 2025 View Details Trump signs deal to exile migrants to Rwanda months after UK scrapped same policy as $875 million failure. August 5, 2025 View Details ICE detains and continues holding Purdue student and Episcopal priest’s daughter after routine visa hearing despite attorneys disputing DHS claim she overstayed religious visa. August 3, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s expedited deportations of migrants who entered legally through humanitarian parole programs as policy deemed likely illegal. August 2, 2025 View Details Ninth Circuit upholds restrictions requiring Trump immigration agents establish reasonable suspicion beyond language or job for detentions in Los Angeles. August 2, 2025 View Details Colorado sheriff disciplines three staffers for sharing data that led ICE to detain Utah student and issues public apology. August 1, 2025 View Details Federal judge delays Trump’s termination of temporary protected status for migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua until November, citing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s racist comments. August 1, 2025 View Details ICE issues more than 1,000 tentative job offers after July 4 law added $170 billion for border enforcement toward 1 million annual deportations goal. August 1, 2025 View Details Pentagon pulls 1,350 National Guard troops Trump sent to quell Los Angeles ICE protests, leaving 250 to guard federal sites. August 1, 2025 View Details House Democrats sue Trump administration for week-notice rule restricting unannounced ICE detention inspections, citing law guaranteeing congressional access. July 31, 2025 View Details ICE launches “Defend the Homeland” drive offering $50,000 signing bonuses and overtime to hire 10,000 deportation staff after Trump’s $76.5 billion funding surge. July 31, 2025 View Details Trump orders 1,700 National Guard troops to ICE sites in 20 Republican states to handle deportation paperwork and boost raids. July 31, 2025 View Details Thomas Kinkade family threatens legal action after DHS uses late artist’s painting without permission to promote anti-immigrant message. July 30, 2025 View Details Harvard complies with Trump administration demand for I-9 employment forms but withholds records for student employees while fighting to restore billions in frozen funds. July 30, 2025 View Details ICE arrests Maine police officer for illegal immigration status despite federal E-Verify system clearing him to work until 2030. July 30, 2025 View Details Interim U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro mandates immigration checks on all D.C. defendants as Trump administration targets sanctuary cities for deportation push. July 30, 2025 View Details Third whistleblower contradicts judicial nominee Emil Bove’s testimony about telling Justice Department staff to ignore court orders on deportations. July 29, 2025 View Details 9th Circuit judges press Trump administration to confirm Stephen Miller’s announced 3,000 daily deportation quota after ruling it could prompt unconstitutional sweeps. July 29, 2025 View Details Twenty-one states sue USDA over demand for Social Security numbers and personal data of food stamp recipients amid Trump immigration enforcement push. July 29, 2025 View Details Civil rights lawyers seek restraining order against Everglades immigration detention center over detainees held without charges and barred from legal access. July 29, 2025 View Details Second whistleblower claims Emil Bove, now nominated for lifetime judgeship, advised Justice Department attorneys to ignore court orders during March deportations. July 28, 2025 View Details State Department official tells embassy Trump’s South African refugee program is for whites only despite public claims it includes all racial minorities. July 27, 2025 View Details DeSantis announces 100 deportations completed from Everglades facility while planning to deputize state officers as immigration judges to dramatically increase removals. July 26, 2025 View Details Federal judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Illinois sanctuary policies, ruling federal government cannot compel states to serve as immigration enforcement tools. July 26, 2025 View Details Trump administration plans to make citizenship test harder while shifting H-1B visas from lottery system to wage-based selection favoring higher-paid workers. July 26, 2025 View Details FEMA redirects $600 million from disaster relief to fund state immigrant detention facilities while Trump administration considers shuttering the agency entirely. July 26, 2025 View Details Trump administration charges two surgery center employees with federal crimes for physically blocking ICE agents from arresting man who fled into medical facility. July 26, 2025 View Details Third federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide, rejecting administration’s attempt to strip constitutional rights through executive power. July 26, 2025 View Details DOJ sues New York City and Mayor Adams over sanctuary policies, accusing city of enabling criminal activity and violating the Supremacy Clause. July 25, 2025 View Details IRS reviews phasing out multilingual tax filing services and translation assistance after executive order declaring English the official language. July 25, 2025 View Details ICE mandates GPS ankle monitors for roughly 183,000 immigrants in its Alternatives to Detention program, excluding pregnant women, boosting surveillance via Geo Group contractor tied to former Trump officials. July 25, 2025 View Details Rubio launches State Department probe of Harvard’s J-1 visa program for international researchers as latest retaliation over campus antisemitism claims. July 24, 2025 View Details Trump administration investigates five universities for offering scholarships to DACA recipients as “discrimination against American-born students.” July 24, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks ICE from immediately detaining man wrongly deported despite court protection as DHS calls judge “unhinged” and “lawless.” July 24, 2025 View Details Government awards $232 million contract for 5,000-person tent internment camp in west Texas despite border crossings plunging. July 24, 2025 View Details Florida’s attorney general used the deportation of an alleged abuser to encourage people to report any undocumented ex-partners to his office. July 23, 2025 View Details Colorado’s AG is suing a deputy for helping ICE detain a student for two weeks in violation of the state’s sanctuary law. July 23, 2025 View Details A U.S. appeals court voided New Jersey’s ban on private ICE detention, aiding the Trump administration’s nationwide expansion plans. July 23, 2025 View Details Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported by the Trump administration once before, have now asked a judge to keep him in jail to prevent a second deportation. July 22, 2025 View Details 21 Democratic AGs are suing to block a Trump rule cutting immigrant access to health, housing, and Head Start that the White House claims saves $40B. July 22, 2025 View Details Federal judges accuse the Trump administration of defying court orders in one-third of major rulings against it, a new analysis finds. July 22, 2025 View Details The Pentagon withdrew U.S. Marines from Los Angeles, but Guard troops remain from a deployment that local leaders legally challenged as political theater. July 22, 2025 View Details Public support for Trump’s mass deportation policy has dropped 10 points since February, sinking his overall approval rating to 42 percent. July 21, 2025 View Details Despite talk of a pass for farmers, ICE’s director is now warning of a criminal crackdown on any company that hires unauthorized workers. July 21, 2025 View Details ICE uses $45 billion to build migrant tent camps at military bases, targeting 100,000 detention beds by year-end. July 20, 2025 View Details Vanity Fair publishes Turkish doctoral student’s account of 45-day ICE detention after writing pro-Palestine op-ed calling for divestment. July 19, 2025 View Details State Department official testifies that criticizing Israel or calling for divestment could justify revoking foreign students’ visas. July 19, 2025 View Details Hegseth plans to house detained immigrants at military bases in Indiana and New Jersey as Trump expands detention capacity to 100,000 beds. July 19, 2025 View Details Venezuela frees 10 Americans in exchange for migrants Trump deported to El Salvador’s prison under rarely-used World War II law. July 19, 2025 View Details ICE gains direct access to Medicaid data on 80 million Americans to locate immigrants for deportation. July 18, 2025 View Details Justice Department demands California sheriffs provide names and release dates of noncitizen inmates or face subpoenas. July 18, 2025 View Details Attorneys sue Trump administration to restore deportation protections for 150,000 abused migrant children. July 18, 2025 View Details Federal judge delays ruling on releasing legal U.S. resident Kilmar Ábrego García from jail after Trump administration threatens deportation if he’s freed pending trial. July 17, 2025 View Details Florida authorities wrongly arrested two people under state immigration law more than a month after federal judge halted its enforcement, triggering required contempt reporting. July 17, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court blocks Trump administration’s attempt to unilaterally revoke green cards, ruling Justice Department exceeded congressional authority in separation of powers violation. July 17, 2025 View Details Eswatini holds five U.S. deportees in isolated prison units while seeking to repatriate them to home countries that previously refused acceptance. July 17, 2025 View Details The Trump administration exiled five migrants to the African nation of Eswatini, citing a recent and controversial Supreme Court order on third-country removals. July 16, 2025 View Details A Seattle judge ordered the Trump administration to admit approximately 80 refugees, ruling the president’s travel ban overstepped his executive authority. July 16, 2025 View Details The IRS is building a system to give ICE mass access to taxpayer data for deportations after the agency’s top lawyer who resisted the plan was forced out. July 16, 2025 View Details The Justice Dept fired at least 17 immigration judges during a nationwide deportation push, a move the union says will worsen the system’s 3.6 million case backlog. July 16, 2025 View Details The Pentagon is recalling half the National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles to support immigration enforcement during an ongoing legal fight between Governor Newsom and Trump. July 16, 2025 View Details Judge orders release of Iranian student arrested for deportation through police trick, citing unconstitutional arrest and valid student visa. July 15, 2025 View Details Appeals court temporarily blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for 11,700 Afghans day before scheduled termination. July 15, 2025 View Details ICE acting director declares millions of longtime undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings as Congress allocates $45 billion to double detention capacity. July 15, 2025 View Details Attorney General Bondi suspends federal multilingual website and orders agencies to end unnecessary foreign language services after Trump declares English official language. July 15, 2025 View Details Noem accuses Biden-appointed judge of “getting political” after ruling blocked ICE operations targeting people by race, language and employment in California. July 14, 2025 View Details Noem announces talks with five Republican governors about Everglades-style internment camps as Trump administration seeks to double detention capacity. July 13, 2025 View Details Democratic lawmakers condemn internment camp conditions including 32 men sharing three toilets and 83-degree temperatures in crowded indoor cages after touring DeSantis Everglades facility. July 13, 2025 View Details ICE memo authorizes exile to non-citizen countries with six hours notice after Supreme Court cleared path around federal judge’s safety protections. July 13, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks ICE from detaining people based on appearance after finding agents followed White House instructions to “grab people first and ask questions later.” July 12, 2025 View Details Border Czar Homan sparks outrage after saying ICE can detain people based on “physical appearance” despite DHS calling racial profiling claims “categorically false.” July 12, 2025 View Details Louisiana threatens deputies with 10-year prison sentences for refusing to help ICE despite federal court order prohibiting such cooperation after past civil rights violations. July 12, 2025 View Details Farmworker dies from 30-foot fall during chaotic ICE raid where agents used tear gas against protesters and arrested 200 workers. July 12, 2025 View Details Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration after 104-day detention for campus protests. July 11, 2025 View Details DHS labels skateboarding, livestreaming and bike riding as ‘violent tactics’ in police guidance for immigration protests obtained by WIRED. July 11, 2025 View Details Trump administration cuts off Head Start preschool program for undocumented immigrant children after reclassifying it as federal benefit. July 11, 2025 View Details ICE official testifies administration could deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Mexico or South Sudan after Supreme Court ordered his return from wrongful El Salvador deportation. July 11, 2025 View Details Florida Democratic lawmakers sue DeSantis for denying legislative access to immigrant detention center in the Everglades. July 11, 2025 View Details ICE agents detain landscaper inside Ontario medical clinic despite staff intervention and demands for identification. July 11, 2025 View Details Federal agents fire rubber bullets and deploy tear gas against protesters including Rep. Salud Carbajal during Glass House Farms cannabis raid. July 11, 2025 View Details Trump administration used shadowy Canary Mission website to target more than 75 pro-Palestinian academics for deportation with Stephen Miller leading weekly calls on the effort. July 10, 2025 View Details San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas suspends Mass obligation for 1.5 million Catholics due to immigration fears after ICE raids on two parish properties. July 10, 2025 View Details Supreme Court refuses to let Florida enforce new immigration law making it a misdemeanor for people in country illegally to enter the state. July 10, 2025 View Details House Majority Leader Steve Scalise secures release of Iranian New Orleans resident after 47-year community member’s ICE detention sparked bipartisan outcry. July 9, 2025 View Details Competing diplomatic efforts by Marco Rubio and Richard Grenell derail Venezuela prisoner swap deals as 250 migrants remain detained in El Salvador. July 9, 2025 View Details Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says “no amnesty” for migrants and cites 34 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients as available workforce replacements. July 9, 2025 View Details Education Department releases draft proposal to strip student loan forgiveness from organizations serving immigrants and transgender youth by defining them as “illegal activities.” July 8, 2025 View Details Federal trial begins challenging Trump crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists as university groups argue administration violates First Amendment through deportation threats. July 8, 2025 View Details Judge compares DOJ explanations on illegal Abrego Garcia deportation to “nailing jello to a wall” as administration contradicts itself on timeline and future plans, orders government witness for Thursday. July 8, 2025 View Details Trump ends 27-year deportation protections for 76,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans despite federal courts blocking similar TPS terminations for Venezuelans and Haitians. July 8, 2025 View Details Federal agents deploy 90 National Guard troops and armored vehicles at LA’s MacArthur Park during children’s day camp but make no arrests before departing after Mayor Bass arrives at scene. July 8, 2025 View Details El Salvador tells UN that Trump administration controls Venezuelan migrants at CECOT prison contradicting claims they lost jurisdiction over deportees. July 8, 2025 View Details Border Patrol officers kill Michigan man shooting at McAllen station three days after masked gunmen shot police officer at North Texas ICE facility. July 8, 2025 View Details Presidential approval hits 10 points underwater as data shows president failing on every single key issue from economy to immigration. July 7, 2025 View Details Masked attackers in body armor shoot Texas police officer outside ICE detention facility in coordinated assault as Justice Department threatens crackdown. July 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration completes exile and imprisonment of 8 men to war-torn South Sudan after Supreme Court overruled lower court protections. July 6, 2025 View Details Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli indicts activist Alejandro Orellana for conspiracy and aiding civil disorder by distributing face shields during June 9 immigration raid protests after unlawful assembly was declared. July 4, 2025 View Details ICE releases 6-year-old Honduran boy with leukemia and family after month-long detention sparked public outcry and federal lawsuit. July 4, 2025 View Details Video shows Border Patrol agents urinating in CA high school parking lot during daylight despite shopping center with restaurants 500 feet away. July 4, 2025 View Details Trump’s Labor Department eliminates overtime protections for home health aides and union rights for migrant farmworkers among 60 regulations being cut. July 4, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to deport eight migrants held in shipping container for six weeks to South Sudan despite seven having no ties there. July 4, 2025 View Details Trump deploys 200 Marines to Florida for administrative support of mass deportation operations as new Everglades detention center opens. July 4, 2025 View Details Trump administration froze more than $6 billion in education grants after claiming states supported immigrants and LGBTQ inclusion and “grossly misused funds to subsidize a radical leftwing agenda.” July 3, 2025 View Details ICE-tracking app surges to top of Apple App Store after Trump administration backlash as developer says criticism drove downloads boost. July 3, 2025 View Details Palestinian woman released after nearly five months in ICE detention following government attempts to deport her despite federal court order that officials called “honest mistake.” July 3, 2025 View Details Court filing details severe beatings and psychological torture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia at El Salvador prison including 31-pound weight loss and forced kneeling for nine hours nightly. July 3, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules Trump exceeded constitutional authority with asylum ban and “invasion” proclamation as court gives administration 14 days to appeal before forcing resumption of asylum processing. July 3, 2025 View Details Twenty states sue Trump administration for allegedly sharing millions of Medicaid beneficiaries’ health data with ICE in violation of HIPAA and federal privacy laws. July 2, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court rejects Trump request to re-detain Georgetown researcher while criticizing government for moving him across states to evade court jurisdiction. July 2, 2025 View Details Trump says he would arrest NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani if he defies ICE and threatens to “look into” deporting Elon Musk amid their feud over spending bill. July 2, 2025 View Details House appropriators slam ICE for “egregious” overspending that put agency $1 billion over budget while raiding funds from border patrol and cybersecurity agencies. July 2, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump from ending temporary protected status for 500,000 Haitians five months early after ruling the acceleration violates federal law. July 2, 2025 View Details Justice Department issues new guidelines encouraging attorneys to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans for pending charges and vague criteria that could target 25 million people. July 2, 2025 View Details Trump administration stops classifying 6,300 living migrants as dead in Social Security database and switches to marking their numbers as “unverified” to maintain pressure for self-deportation. July 2, 2025 View Details Trump tours DeSantis’ new Everglades detention facility and approves using Florida National Guard officers as immigration judges to bypass federal courts. July 2, 2025 View Details Florida GOP sells t-shirts and coolers celebrating Everglades detention camp set to open July 1 with 5,000-bed capacity. July 1, 2025 View Details ICE requires week’s notice for congressional detention visits despite federal law mandating immediate access, escalating restrictions after charging Democrat with assault. July 1, 2025 View Details Salvadoran man’s release delayed after months of public targeting by Trump and Noem who threaten to immediately re-deport him despite court orders. July 1, 2025 View Details Trump administration sues Los Angeles, Mayor Bass and City Council over sanctuary city policies claiming they obstruct federal immigration enforcement. July 1, 2025 View Details Trump expected to attend opening of Florida Everglades detention camp built on seized land using emergency powers despite environmental lawsuit and $450 million annual cost. June 30, 2025 View Details GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin says U.S. citizen children should be deported with undocumented parents after Supreme Court allows Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions in some states. June 30, 2025 View Details Conservative appeals court to hear challenge to Trump’s use of 1798 wartime law for Venezuelan deportations after most federal courts rule president violated Alien Enemies Act. June 30, 2025 View Details Senate parliamentarian strikes down several healthcare cuts in Trump’s megabill including Alaska Medicaid carveouts, nursing home staffing protections and drug price provisions, but approves anti-immigrant restrictions to help fund tax cuts. June 30, 2025 View Details About 1,000 protesters denounce DeSantis’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center as “inhumane” for being built in the Everglades on land indigenous groups call sacred. June 29, 2025 View Details WaPo Exclusive: Trump administration releases three-time felon who drunkenly fired shots in neighborhood to testify against Kilmar Abrego García who has no criminal record. June 29, 2025 View Details Fighting Back Resource: Guide by attorney Qasim Rashid provides ICE raid protection strategies and organizing tactics. June 28, 2025 View Details Harvard Kennedy School creates backup campus in Canada for students blocked by Trump’s international student crackdown. June 28, 2025 View Details Canadian citizen dies in ICE custody in Miami, the eighth such death this year under Trump. June 28, 2025 View Details Trump officials plan to resettle 1,000 White South Africans by September while blocking court-ordered refugees from travel ban countries. June 28, 2025 View Details Trump administration ends deportation protection for 521,000 Haitians days after declaring Haiti unsafe for Americans amid gang violence. June 28, 2025 View Details Kilmar Abrego Garcia stays jailed as Justice Dept. agrees to delay release order over fears Trump administration might deport him before trial. June 28, 2025 View Details Supreme Court’s 6 to 3 decision voids nationwide injunctions, clearing Trump’s bid to deny birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants in most of the United States. June 28, 2025 View Details TN GOP congressman calls for denaturalization and deportation of NYC Democratic mayoral winner over rap lyrics allegedly supporting charity leaders convicted of funneling money to Hamas. June 27, 2025 View Details ICE arrests 30 people at North Carolina fire equipment company accused of providing fraudulent Social Security Numbers to undocumented workers. June 27, 2025 View Details Harvard Medical School cancer researcher indicted on federal smuggling charges after government filed criminal case while she fought deportation over undeclared frog embryos. June 27, 2025 View Details Trump administration plans to deport Abrego Garcia to third country after federal criminal trial because they cannot legally return him to El Salvador where he faces persecution. June 27, 2025 View Details DHS Sec. Noem claims Guatemala and Honduras will grant refugee status to asylum-seekers, but Guatemala clarifies it will only serve as temporary transit back to origin countries. June 27, 2025 View Details National Guard brothers escort mom to Chicago ICE contractor check-in as Reps. Krishnamoorthi and Jackson are rebuffed at the door. June 26, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues Minnesota over college tuition program, claiming state treats U.S. citizens as “second-class” by giving undocumented immigrants in-state rates. June 26, 2025 View Details Cudahy vice mayor appears to call on street gangs to organize against ICE, prompting DHS condemnation and FBI visit to 23,000-resident city. June 26, 2025 View Details DeSantis proposes second immigration detention center at Florida National Guard base as “Alligator Alcatraz” construction begins. June 26, 2025 View Details Military expected to announce two new border zones allowing troops to detain migrants, expanding circumvention of Posse Comitatus Act. June 26, 2025 View Details Judge keeps Abrego Garcia jailed while Justice Department and ICE clash over whether to prosecute him for 2022 human smuggling charges filed after his mistaken deportation or deport him again. June 26, 2025 View Details Trump administration sues all 15 Maryland federal judges over order blocking immigrant deportations, calling it “egregious overreach.” June 26, 2025 View Details Trump appeals court nominee Bove denies to Senate that he told Justice Dept. lawyers to ignore court orders on deportations after whistleblower complaint. June 26, 2025 View Details Stephen Miller owns $100K-$250K in Palantir stock while company receives $30 million ICE contract and he pushes aggressive deportation policies. June 25, 2025 View Details Federal appeals court orders Trump administration to return Jordin Melgar-Salmeron, Salvadoran man deported minutes after court blocked his removal. June 25, 2025 View Details Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation became flashpoint for Trump immigration policies, to be released from jail only to be immediately detained by ICE. June 25, 2025 View Details Fired DOJ lawyer alleges Trump’s former personal attorney Emil Bove told subordinates to consider ignoring court orders day before confirmation hearing for lifetime federal appeals court judgeship. June 25, 2025 View Details Federal judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s June 4 proclamation banning Harvard international students after his May 22 attempt was also blocked, ruling both are retaliation for university’s refusal to screen applicants for political beliefs. June 24, 2025 View Details Masked Border Patrol agents hold down landscaper in street and repeatedly strike him during arrest, sparking outrage over father of three U.S. Marines who was applying for citizenship. June 24, 2025 View Details Florida uses emergency powers to seize Everglades land and build immigrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” in days using tents and trailers, despite county objections over environmental impact. June 24, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to deport migrants to third countries without due process after administration repeatedly violated lower court orders, prompting Sotomayor to accuse colleagues of “rewarding lawlessness.” June 24, 2025 View Details Federal judge grants bail to Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador prison due to Trump administration’s admitted “administrative error” but notes he will likely remain in ICE custody. June 23, 2025 View Details Los Angeles journalists sue DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after agents shot credentialed reporters with rubber bullets and tear gas covering immigration raids. June 22, 2025 View Details Advocates discover adults fighting children for clean water at privately-run Texas detention centers in late Friday lawsuit filing challenging Trump’s effort to end child protections. June 22, 2025 View Details LA Dodgers pledge $1 million for immigrant families after facing backlash for silence during ICE raids and one day after denying ICE agents stadium access. June 21, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump’s ban on Harvard hosting foreign students in retaliation campaign after university rejected White House demands on campus policies. June 21, 2025 View Details Georgia’s Gwinnett County files new traffic charges against detained Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara for following unmarked vehicles during immigration raids. June 21, 2025 View Details Federal judge frees Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil after 104 days in immigration detention despite Trump administration claims his presence threatens foreign policy. June 21, 2025 View Details While visiting a mobile command center in Los Angeles, Vice President JD Vance blames Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass for violent immigration protests and calls Sen. Alex Padilla ‘Jose.’ June 21, 2025 View Details Judge orders briefs on whether Trump’s federalized troops in LA violate the Posse Comitatus Act after appeals court backs deployment. June 21, 2025 View Details Dodgers deny ICE and CBP agents entry to Dodger Stadium parking lots Thursday, while DHS insists agents were never there. June 20, 2025 View Details Florida AG James Uthmeier touts ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades detention site, claiming gators and pythons will secure 1,000 detainees within 60 days of construction. June 20, 2025 View Details Data show ICE deportation flights from the Los Angeles area more than doubled after the June raids, with most charter planes leaving Victorville for Phoenix and El Paso. June 20, 2025 View Details With National Guard troops patrolling Los Angeles, ICE tells lawmakers they must give 72-hour notice before touring detention sites, thwarting surprise oversight visits and, experts say, flouting clear federal law. June 20, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s bid to tie billions in state transit grants to ICE cooperation before June 20 deadline. June 20, 2025 View Details Appeals court says Trump lawfully federalized CA National Guard after immigration raid protests, overriding Gov. Newsom and marking first presidential takeover since 1965. June 20, 2025 View Details Feds sue Kentucky Gov. Beshear over in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants living in KY, claiming it gives them preferential treatment over out-of-state U.S. citizens. June 19, 2025 View Details US resumes issuing student visas but requires all international applicants to make social media accounts public, warning private accounts may be suspicious. June 19, 2025 View Details California senators demand Trump officials stop using Medicaid data for deportations after administration gave CMS 54-minute deadline to share millions of enrollees’ immigration status. June 19, 2025 View Details College student Caroline Dias Goncalves granted bond after ICE illegally used drug interdiction online chat to arrest merit scholarship recipient with no criminal record. June 19, 2025 FL Attorney General Uthmeier held in civil contempt for defying federal court order halting immigration law, must now file biweekly reports or face fines. June 19, 2025 View Details Texas quietly defunds Abbott’s signature border wall program after spending $3 billion to build only 8% of planned structure full of gaps migrants easily walk around. June 19, 2025 View Details FL AG Uthmeier calls to “denaturalize and deport” MN Rep. Omar after she criticized Trump’s military parade. June 19, 2025 View Details Third ICE detainee captured after escape from Newark facility during riot over insufficient food, one remains at large with $25,000 FBI bounty. June 18, 2025 View Details LA Mayor Bass lifts downtown curfew imposed during immigration raid protests, citing need to adapt to “chaos coming from Washington.” June 18, 2025 View Details NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by masked ICE agents for escorting immigrant whose case was dismissed one week before primary, released hours later without charges. June 18, 2025 View Details Judge postpones ruling on Trump’s unprecedented order barring international students from Harvard after university calls it “illegal retaliatory step.” June 17, 2025 View Details ICE awards no-bid detention contracts worth hundreds of millions to private prison firms citing “compelling urgency” as stocks surge for Trump-connected companies. June 17, 2025 View Details DHS reverses guidance protecting farms and hotels from ICE raids just days after Trump vowed to help farmers. June 17, 2025 View Details Former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil requests transfer to NJ jail to be near wife and newborn son after judge blocks release for Gaza protest participation. June 17, 2025 View Details California lawmakers introduce “No Secret Police Act” to ban face coverings for law enforcement after ICE raids involving masked agents without identification. June 17, 2025 View Details LA Mayor Bass scales back downtown curfew to 10 p.m. after week of anti-ICE protests that included freeway shutdowns and unlawful assembly declarations. June 17, 2025 View Details Trump directs ICE to prioritize mass deportations from Democratic-led cities after LA protests while pausing raids on farms and hotels to ease industry backlash. June 16, 2025 View Details US border agents detained Australian writer Alistair Kitchen for 12 hours at LAX, downloaded his phone’s contents, and expelled him over Israel-Gaza views. June 16, 2025 View Details Trump administration confirmed Saturday it paused immigration arrests at farms, hotels, and restaurants after president expressed alarm over impact on businesses including his own. June 15, 2025 View Details Trump administration threatens travel restrictions for 36 additional countries including 25 African nations unless they improve document security and accept deportees within 60 days. June 15, 2025 View Details Noem’s fourth personal ICE raid visit hits snag in LA area as heavily armed agents target wrong person at pregnant mother’s home and leave empty-handed. June 14, 2025 View Details Kilmar Ábrego García pleads not guilty to smuggling charges after Trump administration wrongfully deported him against court orders, then brought him back to face prosecution. June 14, 2025 View Details ICE holds immigrants for days in Burlington office building not equipped for detention, denying women menstrual products and forcing detainees to sleep on concrete floors. June 14, 2025 View Details Kennedy advisers order federal health officials to hand over millions of Medicaid enrollees’ personal data to immigration authorities within 45 minutes despite privacy law concerns. June 14, 2025 View Details Four detainees missing from private Newark ICE facility as Newark mayor cites withholding food and poor treatment leading to uprising and escaped detainees. June 13, 2025 View Details Trump vows to protect migrant farm and hotel workers from deportation after businesses complain mass deportation policy is taking away essential employees. June 13, 2025 View Details Trump strips work permits from 530,000 legal migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, ordering immediate departure or risk detention. June 13, 2025 View Details Federal judge transfers deportation case for Boulder attack suspect’s family to Texas after blocking Trump administration’s expedited removal attempt. June 13, 2025 View Details Senator Padilla handcuffed and forced to ground by federal agents after trying to question DHS Secretary Noem at FBI office press conference about immigration raids in his own state. June 13, 2025 View Details Breaking overnight: Appeals court blocks ruling through at least Tuesday that would have returned CA National Guard to state control, keeping Trump’s federal deployment for immigration raids. June 13, 2025 View Details San Diego lawsuit challenges Trump’s shutdown of asylum processing at border crossings, saying administration “pulled the rug out” from migrants who had scheduled appointments and followed legal migration rules. June 12, 2025 View Details Kosovo agrees to accept 50 U.S. deportees from other countries as Trump pressures allies worldwide to take migrants whose home nations won’t accept them. June 12, 2025 View Details U.S. troops make first civilian detentions in southwest military border zones as Trump deploys thousands more to suppress anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. June 12, 2025 View Details Federal agents tell Omaha plant owner that government’s E-Verify system is “broken” and “flawed” after arresting more than 70 workers from business that followed verification rules. June 12, 2025 View Details Federal judge says Trump administration cannot detain green card holder Mahmoud Khalil over pro-Palestinian activism, gives government until Friday to appeal or he could release him. June 12, 2025 View Details Trump’s Joint Chiefs chairman testifies to Senate committee that no foreign invasion is occurring, undercutting legal basis for immigration crackdown as anti-ICE protests spread nationwide. June 12, 2025 View Details Anti-ICE protests spread to New York, San Francisco, Boston and Austin as LA enters second night of curfew and Marines prepare to join 2,800 federal troops already deployed. June 12, 2025 View Details Appeals court pauses order requiring due process for 140 Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison under wartime Alien Enemies Act without hearings. June 11, 2025 View Details ICE raided Omaha food plant targeting 107 workers as local officials reported no advance warning while deportation plane stood ready. June 11, 2025 View Details Trump’s DOJ indicts Democratic Rep. McIver on federal charges carrying eight years in prison for interfering with ICE agents during congressional oversight visit. June 11, 2025 View Details Trump plans to send 9,000 migrants to Guantanamo starting this week despite State Department objections to detaining European allies at terrorism facility. June 11, 2025 View Details ICE protests spread from LA to NYC, Chicago, Denver and DC as Trump’s military deployment sparks nationwide demonstrations ahead of planned June 14 counter-protests. June 11, 2025 View Details Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act as LA Mayor Bass imposes downtown curfew after looting while judge schedules Thursday hearing on Newsom’s federal challenge. June 11, 2025 View Details FL state senator Ileana Garcia, Latinas for Trump co-founder, posts on social media that president’s immigration arrests are “unacceptable and inhumane,” saying “this is not what we voted for.” June 10, 2025 View Details CNN reporter detained and escorted away by police during live Los Angeles protest coverage, narrating encounter as it happens on air. June 10, 2025 View Details ProPublica investigation reveals ICE has signed record 514 new agreements with local police to act as deportation agents since January, despite warnings program lacks oversight and causes racial profiling. June 10, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump administration to reconsider cases of migrant children stuck in custody more than 7 months on average under Trump’s new sponsor requirements that prohibit foreign documents. ` June 10, 2025 View Details Trump administration fights WI judge’s bid to dismiss charges for allegedly helping man evade ICE agents, saying judicial immunity claim would put judges “above the law.” June 10, 2025 View Details Trump more than doubles military presence in Los Angeles to nearly 5,000 troops despite peaceful day 4 protests, marking first federal deployment without governor approval since 1965. June 10, 2025 View Details ABC suspends veteran correspondent Terry Moran indefinitely after he called Stephen Miller a “world-class hater” in a lengthy late-night post reacting to the violent LA protests over Miller’s immigration policies. June 9, 2025 View Details Trump eliminates Biden’s digital identity and software security requirements in new order, claiming digital identity tools would help illegal immigrants improperly access public benefits. June 9, 2025 View Details Trump heads to Camp David for military meetings while refusing to rule out invoking the Insurrection Act and threatening protesters who spit on officers will “get hit very hard.” June 9, 2025 View Details Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in San Francisco smash police car windows near Union Square, vandalize Waymo and Financial District buildings during solidarity demonstrations with Los Angeles activists. June 9, 2025 View Details Anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles block the 101 freeway, set cars ablaze and attack police with rocks and fireworks on the third day of demonstrations, overwhelming officers who respond with tear gas and rubber bullets. June 9, 2025 View Details Trump administration returns El Salvador deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia to face federal smuggling indictment after months of resisting Supreme Court order to facilitate his return. June 8, 2025 View Details ICE approves $47 million GA detention center expansion after DOGE review, reversing earlier rejection to create nation’s largest immigrant facility with nearly 3,000 beds. June 7, 2025 View Details LAPD deploys riot gear to disperse hundreds protesting ICE raids that detained about 200 people and injured union president, as crowds block downtown federal detention center. June 7, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks administration proclamation banning Harvard international students from entering US four hours after university filed retaliation complaint. June 6, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks ICE from detaining Columbia student and permanent US resident facing deportation to South Korea over pro-Palestinian protest participation. June 6, 2025 View Details Immigration judge grants $2,000 bail to Milford High School student detained by ICE for five days in mistaken arrest targeting his undocumented father. June 6, 2025 View Details Peruvian woman acquitted of entering militarized border zone in first trial of Trump administration’s new prosecution strategy against immigrants. June 6, 2025 View Details House passes GOP bill to force Small Business Administration offices out of “sanctuary cities”; Senate prospects uncertain as Democrats call it political retaliation. June 6, 2025 View Details GOP budget bill would block millions of U.S. citizen children from the Child Tax Credit if their parents lack Social Security numbers, making eligibility depend on parental immigration status. June 6, 2025 View Details Judge blocks private prison company CoreCivic from housing ICE detainees at shuttered 1,033-bed Leavenworth facility after city sued over company’s refusal to get required permits. June 5, 2025 View Details CA fourth grader detained by ICE 5 days ago and separated from father during routine immigration hearing in Houston as community back home rallies to bring student back. June 5, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks deportation of Boulder antisemitic attack suspect’s wife and five children after immigration officials detained the family despite their pending asylum case. June 5, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump administration to allow migrants sent to El Salvador mega-prison under Alien Enemies Act to challenge their removal after significant evidence emerged many have no gang connections. June 5, 2025 View Details ICE quietly removes requirement that agents respect state and local laws during courthouse raids as Trump administration expands deportation operations targeting immigrants at routine hearings. June 5, 2025 View Details RESOURCE: Free social media toolkit to amplify Trump administration’s pattern of disappearing people from American communities through detention, deportation and government retaliation. June 4, 2025 View Details ICE detains wife and five children of Boulder antisemitic attacker after State Department revokes their visas, with administration threatening deportation “as early as tonight” despite no evidence of family involvement. June 4, 2025 View Details Four-year-old with life-threatening illness and mother granted one-year humanitarian parole after DHS terminated their status in April, forcing public outcry to avoid deportation that could prove fatal. June 4, 2025 View Details Newark mayor sues interim U.S. attorney Alina Habba for false arrest during May visit to immigration detention center, claiming agents assaulted him and congressional delegation on orders to “take him down.” June 4, 2025 View Details Second group of white South African refugees arrives despite Trump’s debunked genocide claims that he confronted President Ramaphosa with at White House. June 3, 2025 View Details Rep. Nadler calls Trump administration “fascist” and demands House Judiciary investigation after DHS agents handcuffed his staffer in Manhattan office. June 3, 2025 View Details MA Gov. Healey demands “immediate answers” from ICE after agents detain high school student en route to volleyball practice, sparking massive protests and federal judge intervention. June 3, 2025 View Details Homeland Security removes sanctuary city list from website after National Sheriffs’ Association criticizes agency for publishing “noncompliant” sheriff designations without consultation. June 2, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking protected status for 5,000 Venezuelans who received paperwork during brief January-February extension window. June 1, 2025 View Details Customs and Border Protection collected DNA from 133,000 migrant children as young as 4 and uploaded genetic data to FBI criminal database designed for violent offenders. June 1, 2025 View Details Saturday protests target Avelo Airlines at over 50 airports nationwide demanding cancellation of $150 million ICE deportation contract, with activists calling flights “illegal abduction and human trafficking.” May 31, 2025 View Details Trump administration knew that vast majority of 238 Venezuelans jailed without trial in El Salvador had no U.S. criminal convictions, with government data showing only 32 were convicted of crimes and most violations were immigration-related. May 31, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to strip humanitarian parole from 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. May 31, 2025 View Details Trump administration creates Office of Remigration at State Department to implement far-right European policy aimed at expelling minorities and immigrants. May 30, 2025 View Details Federal judge delays contempt ruling against FL AG Uthmeier after he told police the court order blocking immigration arrests didn’t apply to them. May 30, 2025 View Details Trump administration conducts third ICE leadership shake-up since taking office as White House grows frustrated with low deportation numbers. May 30, 2025 View Details Federal Judge Indira Talwani orders Trump administration to lift immigration application pauses affecting 770,000 immigrants, ruling the arbitrary suspension violated federal law and threatened mass deportations. May 29, 2025 View Details The Trump administration asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit over the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite court orders and a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate his return. May 29, 2025 View Details The Trump administration ended humanitarian parole for a 4-year-old patient at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, putting her lifesaving care at risk while officials consider her family’s deportation. May 29, 2025 View Details A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return a deported Guatemalan asylum seeker to the U.S. after finding his removal ignored due process protections. May 29, 2025 View Details A federal judge found Trump’s effort to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional, blocking his removal while a challenge proceeds. May 29, 2025 View Details A federal judge ordered the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova from ICE custody, ruling that her arrest and visa revocation were unlawful. May 29, 2025 View Details Trump proposed capping international enrollment at Harvard as he demanded student data and escalated his fight with the university. May 29, 2025 View Details Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. will begin revoking visas for Chinese students and revising visa rules. May 29, 2025 View Details Trump border czar Tom Homan earned consulting fees from detention company Geo Group before mass deportation push. May 28, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to eliminate due process protections for deportations to South Sudan after judge blocks removals. May 28, 2025 View Details Trump administration halts student visa appointments and expands social media vetting targeting pro-Palestinian campus activism. May 28, 2025 View Details El Salvador denies Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey access to wrongly deported union worker despite Supreme Court order. May 28, 2025 View Details Federal judge criticizes Trump administration Monday for failing to provide due process to deportees held in Djibouti while trying to send them to war-torn South Sudan despite “do not travel” State Department warnings. May 27, 2025 View Details Trump claims Harvard’s 27% foreign students are “too much” and taking spots from Americans, repeats demand for names despite federal judge blocking DHS revocation of international student certification. May 26, 2025 View Details Privacy groups sue Trump administration over USDA demand for personal data of 42 million SNAP recipients, including names, addresses and Social Security numbers from five years of records. May 24, 2025 View Details Disney puts 45 Venezuelan workers on leave after Supreme Court allows Trump to strip their temporary protected status, exposing 350,000 Venezuelans to potential deportation. May 24, 2025 View Details ICE asks border shelters to house migrants while FEMA investigates same organizations for potential felony smuggling violations, forcing nonprofits into legal limbo over humanitarian aid. May 24, 2025 View Details Justice Department sues four NJ cities for sanctuary policies that “obstruct” immigration enforcement, claiming they violate federal immigration law in escalating legal war against municipalities. May 24, 2025 View Details Homeland Security Secretary Noem posts “Suck it” on social media after migrants dismiss lawsuit challenging their transfer to Guantánamo Bay detention center. May 24, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump administration to return third improperly deported immigrant after officials falsely claimed Guatemalan native was asked about torture fears before deportation to Mexico. May 24, 2025 View Details Judge halts Trump’s retaliation against Harvard for defying political demands, blocking administration from cutting off enrollment for 7,000 international students days before graduation. May 24, 2025 View Details JD Vance calls Chief Justice Roberts “profoundly wrong” for saying Supreme Court’s role is to check executive branch excesses, arguing courts shouldn’t overturn voters’ choice on immigration enforcement. May 23, 2025 View Details Jailed Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil finally holds his one-month-old son after federal judge overrules Trump administration’s attempt to force plexiglass barrier between father and infant. May 23, 2025 View Details White House calls federal judge “liberal activist” after he ruled Trump administration violated court order by giving South Sudan deportees only 12 hours notice instead of “meaningful” due process. May 23, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking legal status of international students nationwide after more than 4,700 had visas canceled in April based on FBI arrest database searches. May 23, 2025 View Details Trump administration moves to terminate 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement that limits detention of immigrant children and requires government provide them food, water and clean clothes. May 23, 2025 View Details Pentagon approves 1,100 more active duty troops for southern border, bringing total to nearly 10,000 as military uses new “military base” designation to detain migrants. May 23, 2025 View Details Trump administration revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll international students after university refuses to turn over five years of foreign student conduct records including protest footage. May 23, 2025 View Details Federal judge rules US deportation of eight migrants to South Sudan “unquestionably” violated prior court order and considers holding Homeland Security officials in contempt. May 22, 2025 View Details ICE denies Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil’s request to hold his newborn son during detention center visit after jailing the legal resident for over two months without criminal charges May 22, 2025 View Details New social media toolkit provides ready-made content for supporters to amplify Rep. McIver’s immigration facility confrontation story online. May 21, 2025 View Details Trump administration deported 50 Venezuelans who entered U.S. legally and had no criminal records to El Salvador prison. May 21, 2025 View Details Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shocks Senate committee by incorrectly defining habeas corpus as presidential power to deport immigrants. May 21, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders U.S. to maintain control of migrants sent to South Sudan after finding Trump administration potentially violated court restrictions on third-country deportations. May 21, 2025 View Details Homeland Security reports 64 migrants “self-deported” on government-funded flight with $1,000 stipends through new “Project Homecoming” program. May 20, 2025 View Details Justice Department charges Democratic Rep. McIver with assaulting federal officers and drops trespassing case against Newark mayor at immigration detention center. May 20, 2025 View Details Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status for 350,000 Venezuelans, shortening Biden’s extension to 2026. May 20, 2025 View Details Trump administration admits it falsely claimed deported Guatemalan man said he wasn’t afraid to return to Mexico in latest of several illegal deportations exposed in court. May 17, 2025 View Details Federal judge rejects Trump administration’s “take my word for it” state secrets claim in case of wrongfully deported man despite court orders to return him. May 17, 2025 View Details Supreme Court indefinitely blocks Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans from Texas facility under 1798 Alien Enemies Act without due process. May 17, 2025 View Details Trump officials deny ordering intelligence analyst to “rethink” assessment contradicting Venezuelan deportation justification days before he was fired. May 17, 2025 View Details Indian Ph.D. student granted injunction against deportation after DHS tried to revoke her visa over minor traffic violation from four years ago. May 16, 2025 View Details Trump administration terminates hundreds of Voice of America contractors, including J-1 visa holders who must leave US within 30 days as part of agency dismantling. May 16, 2025 View Details Federal judge to review Trump administration’s claim of “state secrets privilege” in case of Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador. May 16, 2025 View Details Federal judge rescinds order that would have required Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees, now limiting approval to 160 with specific travel plans. May 16, 2025 View Details Federal judge dismisses trespassing charges against 120 migrants who crossed into newly created military buffer zone in New Mexico. May 16, 2025 View Details DHS considers reality TV show where immigrants would compete for U.S. citizenship while Trump administration conducts mass deportations. May 16, 2025 View Details Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan pleads not guilty to federal charges for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant escape ICE arrest from her courtroom. May 16, 2025 View Details Newark Mayor Ras Baraka claims prosecutors tried to “humiliate and degrade” him by requiring second fingerprinting and mugshot after ICE detention center arrest. May 16, 2025 View Details Noem tells Congress conditions could justify suspending habeas corpus for immigration enforcement. May 15, 2025 View Details Trump administration says it lacks power to bring back Venezuelan deportees despite Trump claiming he could with one phone call. May 15, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders release of Georgetown scholar held in ICE custody for two months, ruling detention violated First Amendment rights. May 15, 2025 View Details Milwaukee judge charged with helping immigrant evade ICE cites judicial immunity in motion to dismiss federal case. May 15, 2025 View Details Gabbard fires officials who released memo contradicting Trump’s justification for deporting Venezuelan immigrants. May 15, 2025 View Details 87 migrants charged with trespassing on military property after entering new Texas border buffer zone in the first week. May 15, 2025 View Details 20 Democratic-led states sue Trump administration over threats to withhold disaster and infrastructure funds from sanctuary jurisdictions. May 14, 2025 View Details Federal grand jury indicts Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly helping undocumented man evade ICE agents through courtroom’s back exit. May 14, 2025 View Details Federal judge in Pennsylvania’s Western District approves Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of gang ties. May 14, 2025 View Details Episcopal Church quits federal refugee program as presiding bishop condemns Trump for giving white South Africans preferential treatment over millions blocked and still waiting in camps. May 13, 2025 View Details Federal judge allows IRS to share immigrants’ tax data with ICE for deportation efforts. May 13, 2025 View Details DHS Secretary Noem strips legal residency from 9,000 Afghan nationals in U.S., making them deportable despite Taliban control of Afghanistan. May 13, 2025 View Details Forty-nine white South Africans arrive in U.S. after Trump administration grants them refugee status citing “genocide” while blocking asylum pathways for hundreds of thousands. May 13, 2025 View Details Hundreds protest in Worcester for third straight day after ICE separates Brazilian mother from child during immigration arrest. May 12, 2025 View Details Quakers march 300 miles from New York to Washington to protest Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants supporting faith tradition of activism. May 11, 2025 View Details Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk arrived in Boston Saturday after federal judge orders her release from six weeks of ICE detention for writing opinion piece critical of Israel. May 11, 2025 View Details Trump orders DHS to add 20,000 officers focused on deportation and deputize state and local law enforcement. May 11, 2025 View Details Tennessee Highway Patrol makes over 500 stops and ICE arrests more than 100 people during joint operation supporting deportation effort. May 11, 2025 View Details DHS confirms Democratic members of Congress may face arrests after scuffle with ICE officers during protest of Newark mayor’s arrest. May 11, 2025 View Details Angry crowd stops ICE from arresting mother with baby in Massachusetts. May 10, 2025 View Details ICE transfers Venezuelan detainees to Texas facility where judge has not halted Alien Enemies Act deportations. May 10, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders release of Turkish Tufts student detained over Israel criticism, saying detention ‘chills speech of millions’. May 10, 2025 View Details Trump says NYC Mayor Adams came to White House ‘to thank me’ after DOJ dismissed his federal corruption indictment. May 10, 2025 View Details Trump personally involved in discussions about suspending habeas corpus to fast-track deportations, sources tell CNN. May 10, 2025 View Details Newark Mayor Baraka arrested and charged with trespassing at private ICE detention facility in his city while congressional members allowed to conduct oversight visit. May 10, 2025 View Details US grants refugee status to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, who arrive on Monday. May 10, 2025 View Details Pope Leo XIV, then-cardinal, repeatedly criticized Trump and Vance on immigration and Catholic teachings on love before his election. May 9, 2025 View Details Alabama student detained for 6 weeks granted self-deportation to Iran at immigration court hearing. May 9, 2025 View Details First Afrikaners granted refugee status to arrive in U.S. on Monday after Trump order prioritizing resettlement. May 9, 2025 View Details CBP quietly revokes protections for pregnant women, infants, and other vulnerable detainees. May 9, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to revoke humanitarian status for over 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, challenging lower court rulings. May 9, 2025 View Details Musk’s DOGE team quietly rolls out digital infrastructure for Trump’s $5 million ‘Trump Card Visa’ program. May 8, 2025 View Details Federal judge keeps Georgetown scholar’s wrongful arrest case in Virginia, rejecting Trump administration’s attempt to move it to Texas. May 8, 2025 View Details Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk to be transferred to Vermont after six weeks in ICE detention in Louisiana. May 8, 2025 View Details Judge Grills DOJ on Trump’s Claim He Can Secure Return of Wrongly Deported Migrant. May 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case. May 8, 2025 View Details Libya denies agreement to receive U.S. deportees as Trump administration faces legal challenge. May 8, 2025 View Details Judge warns Trump administration that deporting migrants to Libya would violate court order. May 8, 2025 View Details NYPD investigates how sealed arrest records of Palestinian protester were shared with ICE for deportation. May 7, 2025 View Details Customs and Border Protection solicits real time facial recognition tech to photograph every passenger in cars at land border crossings. May 7, 2025 View Details Judge Stephanie Gallagher rejects Trump bid, orders return of second Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador. May 7, 2025 View Details Two more judges block Trump’s Alien Enemies Act deportations, saying wartime law is misused. May 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration asked Ukraine to accept third‑country deportees despite its war with Russia. May 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration may soon deport migrants to Libya as part of mass removal campaign. May 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration offers $1,000 and paid transportation to undocumented immigrants who self-deport using a DHS app. May 6, 2025 View Details Intel memo contradicts Trump claim that Venezuelan gang posed a national threat used to justify 1798 deportation law May 6, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees blocked under recent executive order. May 6, 2025 View Details Appeals court blocks Trump’s attempt to end legal status for 400,000 migrants. May 6, 2025 View Details Trump confirms he offered U.S. troops to Mexico, says Sheinbaum is too afraid of cartels to govern. May 5, 2025 View Details Trump talks annexing Greenland with military and folding Canada into the U.S. May 5, 2025 View Details Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz to imprison violent offenders and immigrants without trial. May 5, 2025 View Details Trump questions whether he must uphold the Constitution or guarantee due process to everyone in the U.S., including non-citizens. May 5, 2025 View Details U.S. designates Haitian gang coalition as foreign terrorist group despite warnings it could hinder humanitarian aid. May 4, 2025 View Details Colorado House passes immigrant protection bill one day after Trump sues state over enforcement limits. May 4, 2025 View Details Trump lashes out online after judge blocks Alien Enemies Act deportations of Venezuelan gang suspects. May 4, 2025 View Details Evers rebukes border czar Homan for threatening to arrest Wisconsin officials who follow his memo on handling ICE inquiries. May 3, 2025 View Details Rubio announces catch‑and‑revoke policy to strip visas from legal foreign residents after a single law violation. May 3, 2025 View Details Justice Department drops gun charge against alleged MS‑13 leader Villatoro Santos in Virginia to speed deportation. May 3, 2025 View Details Judge questions Trump move to shift deportation case of Georgetown scholar from Virginia to Texas after Gaza posts. May 2, 2025 View Details ICE arrests over 1,100 people in Florida during 6-day sweep as Trump expands local deportation partnerships. May 2, 2025 Trump expands military powers at southern border in Texas, creating second zone where troops can detain civilians. May 2, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to end deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans with temporary status. May 2, 2025 View Details Judge issues permanent ban on Trump using 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of gang ties from his Texas district. May 2, 2025 View Details Iowa lawmaker demands confidential records from immigrant rights nonprofit. May 1, 2025 View Details Trump administration in talks with Rwanda to accept noncitizen deportees amid U.S.-led peace negotiations in Central Africa. May 1, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump officials to resume efforts to return wrongly deported Maryland man from El Salvador. May 1, 2025 View Details Judge orders release of Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi after DHS detained him during naturalization interview. May 1, 2025 View Details Wisconsin Supreme Court temporarily suspends Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan after her arrest for helping a migrant evade immigration agents. April 30, 2025 View Details Federal judge in California orders Trump administration to keep funding lawyers for unaccompanied migrant children. April 30, 2025 View Details Postal Inspection Service shares mail-tracking data with DHS task force to help find undocumented immigrants for Trump’s mass deportation campaign. April 30, 2025 View Details State Department working on terrorist tag for Haiti’s Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif gangs. April 30, 2025 View Details Judge bars Border Patrol in Eastern California from warrantless arrests and coerced departures after profiling farmworkers. April 30, 2025 View Details Federal judge Randolph Moss challenges Trump claim that his border-invasion asylum ban is beyond court review. April 30, 2025 View Details Trump says he could bring back Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador but refuses despite Supreme Court order. April 30, 2025 View Details Prosecutors charge migrants for breaching a 60-foot defense strip on the New Mexico border now controlled by the Army. April 30, 2025 View Details Trump lines White House driveway with poster-sized mug shots of immigrants to spotlight crackdown. April 29, 2025 View Details House Republicans propose $1,000 asylum fee and billions for border crackdown in 2025 budget. April 29, 2025 View Details Trump signs executive orders to prosecute officials who obstruct police, crack down on sanctuary cities, and reinstate English rules for truck drivers. April 29, 2025 View Details Trump official defends deporting U.S. citizen children, saying parents are responsible for family separations. April 28, 2025 View Details More than 100 undocumented immigrants detained after federal raid of underground nightclub in Colorado Springs. April 28, 2025 View Details FBI director posts arrest photo of Wisconsin judge charged with obstructing immigration agents, seemingly violating Justice Department privacy policies. April 27, 2025 View Details ICE and Florida police launch mass immigration raids targeting 800 undocumented immigrants in multi-city crackdown. April 27, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants from west Texas. April 27, 2025 View Details ICE arrests Coast Guardsman’s wife at naval base over earlier deportation order. April 27, 2025 View Details ICE deports immigrant mothers and four U.S. citizen children without due process as Trump crackdown intensifies. April 27, 2025 View Details White House forces customs trade chief George Bogden to resign after revelation he attended 2019 wedding of Miles Taylor, author of anonymous anti-Trump op-ed. April 26, 2025 View Details Trump administration sues Rochester to scrap sanctuary city rules that curb cooperation with immigration agents. April 26, 2025 View Details FBI arrests Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan on two felony counts for helping an undocumented defendant slip past ICE agents waiting outside her courtroom after a hearing. April 26, 2025 View Details Trump administration exiles two-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras, provoking judge’s fury over vanished due process. April 26, 2025 Venezuelans targeted under 1798 law are allowed only 12 hours to contest deportation. April 25, 2025 View Details DHS admits ICE arrested Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil without a warrant. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge orders U.S. to return second migrant deported to El Salvador under 1798 law. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump order to strip funds from sanctuary cities over immigration stance. April 25, 2025 View Details Judge slams Trump administration for defying court order in deportation case but grants DOJ a short delay. April 24, 2025 View Details Federal government fights judge’s order to move jailed Tufts student from Louisiana to Vermont after arrest over Gaza essay. April 24, 2025 View Details Judge says Trump admin defied court orders in Abrego Garcia case, orders more officials deposed in misconduct probe. April 23, 2025 View Details Judge extends Colorado ban on Trump’s Alien Enemies Act deportations, orders 21-day notice and language access. April 23, 2025 View Details Trump says he’s ‘entitled’ to deport people without trials days after Supreme Court blocked Venezuela deportations. April 23, 2025 View Details Wisconsin governor’s ICE guidance to state employees draws GOP fury over advice to deny access without a warrant. April 22, 2025 View Details Columbia students and alumni chain themselves to campus gates after ICE detains Palestinian activists with university ties. April 22, 2025 View Details Maduro accuses El Salvador of kidnapping deported Venezuelans and demands their release after Bukele proposes prisoner swap. April 22, 2025 View Details Judge blocks deportation of two Oregon college students, citing lack of justification for revoked visas and ordering they remain in state. April 22, 2025 View Details Justice Dept gives Musk’s DOGE access to full database of immigrants’ court records, addresses, and law enforcement history. April 22, 2025 View Details Judge temporarily blocks plan to reopen ICE office on Rikers Island over sanctuary city law and mayoral overreach. April 22, 2025 View Details House Democrats go to El Salvador to demand return of immigrant deported in defiance of court order. April 22, 2025 View Details Trump says migrant trials aren’t possible and slams Supreme Court for blocking Alien Enemies Act deportations. April 22, 2025 View Details Trump posts Easter message attacking the nation’s courts, “radical left,” and Biden, repeating immigration lies. April 21, 2025 View Details Vance receives papal audience despite Vatican’s condemnation of Trump administration’s mass deportation policies. April 21, 2025 View Details El Salvador’s Bukele proposes swapping US-deported Venezuelans for political prisoners held by Maduro April 21, 2025 View Details Trump administration urges Supreme Court to end pause on migrant deportations under 1798 Alien Enemies Act. April 20, 2025 View Details Musk operatives are tapping Labor Dept systems to gather data on migrant workers, visa applicants, and ex-prisoners. April 19, 2025 View Details Musk operatives and Palantir are building a surveillance system using SSA, tax, and voter records to track immigrants. April 19, 2025 View Details Trump wins delay in contempt case as appeals court blocks Boasberg over El Salvador deportations. April 19, 2025 View Details Immigrants forced to prove they’re alive at Social Security after Trump officials falsely marked them dead to revoke legal status. April 19, 2025 View Details Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes bill forcing local police to help Trump administration with immigration crackdowns. April 19, 2025 View Details Federal judge orders ICE to transfer detained Tufts student and fast-track hearing on due process violations. April 19, 2025 View Details Trump White House mocks Van Hollen for meeting deported man, posts Abrego Garcia is “never coming back.” April 19, 2025 View Details Van Hollen accuses Trump administration of law-breaking after visiting deported Maryland man in El Salvador. April 19, 2025 View Details Breaking overnight: Supreme Court blocks Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans under 1798 Alien Enemies Act while litigation continues. April 19, 2025 View Details FCC chair accuses Comcast of news distortion, pressures NBC to echo Trump administration narrative. April 18, 2025 View Details Florida trooper jailed U.S. citizen under blocked immigration law despite court order and proof of citizenship. April 18, 2025 View Details Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump appeal on restricting birthright citizenship but keeps restraining order in place. April 18, 2025 View Details Eighteen U.S. intelligence agencies say Venezuela isn’t directing gang activity, undercutting Trump’s justification for mass deportations. April 18, 2025 View Details Three judge appeals court panel calls Trump admin refusal to return Abrego Garcia “shocking” and rejects appeal. April 18, 2025 View Details Van Hollen meets with illegally deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia as Trump pushes to keep him jailed in El Salvador. April 18, 2025 View Details Trump officials asked Medicare to help track undocumented immigrants using a health database tied to Social Security numbers. April 17, 2025 View Details DHS threatens to end Harvard’s ability to host international students unless it hands over protest and disciplinary records. April 17, 2025 View Details Bondi says deported MD man is ‘not coming back’ despite Supreme Court order to facilitate return. April 17, 2025 View Details Sen. Van Hollen travels to El Salvador to see Maryland constituent deported under 1798 wartime law, but vice president blocks access. April 17, 2025 View Details Judge says there’s probable cause to hold U.S. in criminal contempt over 1798 law deportations, orders government to respond by April 23 or name officials. April 17, 2025 View Details NYC Council sues Mayor Adams over ICE’s return to Rikers, alleging corrupt bargain with Trump to drop charges. April 16, 2025 View Details Judge orders four Trump officials to testify within two weeks for defying Supreme Court order to return wrongly deported migrant held in El Salvador prison. April 16, 2025 View Details Judge warns Trump admin could trigger constitutional crisis if court rules Tufts student’s arrest was unlawful. April 15, 2025 View Details Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to strip legal status from 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. April 15, 2025 View Details FEMA denies disaster aid to Washington for bomb cyclone damage after Trump demands immigration and DEI compliance. April 15, 2025 View Details White House plan would slash State Department budget by nearly 50%, cut diplomacy jobs, and defund NATO, U.N., and refugee programs. April 15, 2025 View Details ICE arrests Palestinian Columbia grad Mohsen Mahdawi at citizenship interview; judge blocks transfer out of Vermont. April 15, 2025 View Details Bukele mocks U.S. over wrongful deportation as Trump officials defy court order to return Abrego Garcia. April 15, 2025 View Details Trump suggests El Salvador build more prisons to hold U.S. citizens he wants to exile for violent crimes. April 15, 2025 View Details State Dept investigation found no evidence linking Tufts student to terrorism before ICE detention. April 14, 2025 View Details Trump administration tells judge in writing it has no duty to bring back man illegally deported to El Salvador. April 14, 2025 View Details Trump deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador as court faults unlawful removal of Maryland man. April 14, 2025 View Details Homeland Security sends mass email ordering people to leave the country, including at least one U.S. citizen. April 13, 2025 View Details Senior Social Security executive who oversaw hundreds escorted out by security and placed on leave after opposing Musk appointee’s illegal plan to falsify records. April 13, 2025 View Details Washington Post exclusive: Trump administration privately targets 1 million deportations despite legal, logistical, and humanitarian barriers. April 13, 2025 View Details Trump administration defies court order to return wrongly deported man or explain steps taken. April 13, 2025 View Details Judge orders daily updates on mistaken deportation case as Trump administration defies courts April 12, 2025 View Details Judge clears Trump to deport Columbia grad for political speech under Cold War-era law. Federal appeal still pending. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump’s U.S. attorney for New Jersey opens probe into Gov. Murphy and AG Platkin over refusal to aid ICE. April 12, 2025 View Details Three Florida universities move to deputize campus police for ICE enforcement under DeSantis-Trump directive. April 12, 2025 View Details Judge allows Trump’s immigration agents to carry out enforcement in houses of worship after denying religious groups’ challenge. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump militarizes 60-foot strip along 600 miles of border to give military operational control April 12, 2025 View Details Federal judge clears Trump rule requiring undocumented immigrants to register with government and carry ID starting Friday. April 11, 2025 Judge signals she will block Trump plan to deport 500,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans admitted under Biden parole program. April 11, 2025 View Details Trump admin cites pro-Palestinian beliefs in 2-page memo to Judge Jamee Comans to justify deporting Mahmoud Khalil. April 11, 2025 View Details Trump administration classifies 6,000 living immigrants as dead to force exits and block access to work, banking, and legal status. April 11, 2025 View Details Supreme Court upholds judge’s order requiring Trump administration to help return wrongfully deported Salvadoran man. April 11, 2025 View Details DHS to screen visa applicants’ social media for antisemitic content and revoke visas based on online speech. April 10, 2025 View Details Two judges enforce SCOTUS due process rule, bar 1798-law deportations in their districts without hearings. April 10, 2025 View Details Trump admin revokes legal status, orders CBP One app migrants to leave or face prosecution. April 9, 2025 View Details Most migrants deported to El Salvador under 1798 law had no U.S. criminal record, raising questions about Trump’s claims. April 9, 2025 View Details Trump administration cancels $188 million in migrant shelter grants to New York City, ordering repayment over claims of illegal immigration support. April 9, 2025 View Details Judge gives Trump officials 24 hours to produce evidence against Mahmoud Khalil or drop deportation case, warning she’ll dismiss charges Friday. April 9, 2025 View Details Trump administration revoked all South Sudanese visas after the country refused a deportee it now says is Congolese—but has agreed to take him anyway. April 9, 2025 View Details Pentagon says military has no authority to attack Mexican cartels with drones, despite Trump’s terror label and Musk’s claims. April 9, 2025 View Details IRS chief quits week before tax day over Trump-approved deal giving ICE access to protected immigrant tax records—the third agency head in four months. April 9, 2025 View Details Noem gives 260,000 DHS employees one week to apply for buyouts in late-night email. April 8, 2025 View Details Trump issues $45 billion unfunded request to expand immigrant detention and military-run facilities. April 8, 2025 View Details Trump funding cuts force U.S. Catholic Church to end century of refugee resettlement in what bishops call a ‘painful’ break with government. April 8, 2025 View Details Trump State Department installs junior officer with anti-immigrant record to lead personnel bureau, drawing fire from diplomats, union, and career ambassadors. April 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration doesn’t renew contract for translating weather alerts and forecasts, cutting access for non-English speakers. April 8, 2025 View Details Supreme Court temporarily pauses order to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador as Trump admin claims foreign policy interference. April 8, 2025 View Details Divided Supreme Court lets Trump use 1798 wartime powers law for deportations but requires due process. April 8, 2025 View Details Federal judge issues rare Sunday order slamming Trump deportation of Maryland man to El Salvador prison as ‘wholly lawless,’ orders return by Monday midnight. April 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration revokes visas of 5 UMass Amherst students without warning to university. April 6, 2025 View Details Canadian government warns citizens of rising U.S. border scrutiny, electronics searches, and possible detention under Trump’s entry crackdown. April 6, 2025 View Details State Department cancels all South Sudanese visas as Trump administration punishes country for refusing deportees. April 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration suspends DOJ lawyer who admitted Garcia’s wrongful deportation in court. April 6, 2025 View Details Trump administration tells appeals court that U.S. judges have no authority to undo wrongful deportation of man sent to brutal El Salvador prison. April 6, 2025 View Details Judge gives Trump administration until Monday to return man they mistakenly deported to Salvadoran prison; press secretary Leavitt and adviser Miller mock the ruling. April 5, 2025 View Details Judge Boasberg considers contempt charges against administration at hearing over Trump deportations under 1798 law. April 4, 2025 View Details Rally and court hearing Friday for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison as White House refuses to repatriate him. April 4, 2025 View Details Judge finally dismisses NYC Mayor corruption case with prejudice, after DOJ resignations and backlash over Trump-aligned immigration deal. April 3, 2025 View Details U.S. revokes visa of Costa Rica’s former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner as Trump targets foreign critics. April 2, 2025 View Details Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after arrest at Boston Municipal Court derails minor case against immigrant defendant. April 2, 2025 View Details Judge blocks Trump admin’s bid to move student activist’s detention case to Louisiana, keeps it in New Jersey. April 2, 2025 View Details Judge orders Trump administration to restore legal aid for 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children after March cutoff. April 2, 2025 View Details Trump administration admits ICE wrongly removed legal U.S. resident two weeks ago, now claims it can’t bring him back from El Salvador jail. April 2, 2025 View Details Trump admin withholds $27.5M in congressionally approved health funds from Planned Parenthood, citing DEI and care for undocumented patients. April 1, 2025 View Details Judge slams Noem for ending protections for 350,000 Venezuelans, blocks deportation plan. April 1, 2025 View Details Trump jails 17 Venezuelan and Salvadoran nationals in El Salvador outside court-blocked wartime authority. April 1, 2025 View Details ICE says Minnesota student detained last week had visa revoked over prior DUI. April 1, 2025 View Details Trump White House posts AI meme of ICE arrest in Studio Ghibli anime style, using viral trend to mock deportations. March 30, 2025 View Details ICE detains international grad student in Minnesota, sparking outcry from university and state officials March 29, 2025 View Details Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate 1798 wartime powers as gang deportation fight escalates March 29, 2025 View Details Federal judge blocks Trump from deporting migrants to third countries without giving them a chance to seek protection in U.S. court. March 29, 2025 View Details Over a thousand people protested at Tufts after federal agents arrested graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who held a valid visa and is now jailed in Louisiana without charges. March 27, 2025 View Details A viral video shows masked federal agents arresting a Tufts graduate student with a valid visa and flying her from MA to LA in defiance of a judge’s order, citing alleged Hamas ties but without filing charges. March 27, 2025 View Details Homeland Security Secretary Noem posed with shackled, shirtless prisoners behind her during a tour of the El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans and warned immigrants they could be sent there. March 27, 2025 View Details Appeals court upheld Judge Boasberg’s order blocking Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants without due process, ruling he can’t invoke wartime powers when the U.S. isn’t at war. March 27, 2025 View Details Columbia student and legal permanent resident who sued Trump over protest can’t be detained, judge rules. March 26, 2025 View Details Unsealed records show Trump’s DOJ forced prosecutors to drop corruption case against NYC mayor to protect his role in immigration crackdown. March 26, 2025 View Details Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege to block judge’s order on Venezuelan deportations under 1798 law, then appeals to lift it. March 25, 2025 View Details Trump officials targeted a Columbia student and legal U.S. resident for deportation after Gaza protest. Now she’s in hiding after suing Trump, Rubio, and Noem. March 25, 2025 View Details The Trump administration quietly added new charges against jailed Columbia Univ. activist Mahmoud Khalil after targeting him over pro-Palestinian speech. March 24, 2025 View Details Trump border czar Tom Homan defended deporting Venezuelans without criminal records or due process after sending them to an El Salvador prison. March 24, 2025 View Details First U.S. deportation flight in weeks lands in Venezuela with nearly 200 people after country agrees to accept repatriations again. March 24, 2025 View Details DOJ tells Cornell Ph.D. student who sued Trump after leading protests to surrender to ICE, raising fears of retaliatory deportation. March 23, 2025 View Details Venezuela agrees to resume U.S. deportation flights after Trump sends migrants to prisons in El Salvador. March 23, 2025 View Details Trump administration ends attorney fee payments for 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children in immigration court. March 23, 2025 View Details Fort Myers council re-votes to let local police make immigration arrests after DeSantis threatens to replace officials. March 23, 2025 View Details IRS nears deal to let ICE use tax records to locate suspected undocumented immigrants. March 23, 2025 View Details Trump says he didn’t sign deportation order under 1798 law—even though his signature is on it. March 22, 2025 View Details Trump ends early the legal permission granted to 532,000 Haitians, Nicaraguans, Cubans, and Venezuelans to live and work in the U.S, tells them to leave or face arrest. March 22, 2025 View Details Judge vows to investigate if Trump defied deportation order using 1798 war powers: ‘I will get to the bottom of who ordered this,’ with Tuesday deadline for answers. March 22, 2025 View Details DHS shutters watchdog offices monitoring migrant kids, civil rights, detention conditions—calls them roadblocks to immigration enforcement. March 22, 2025 View Details Trump lawyers cite 1798 wartime law to justify entering homes without a warrant to search for undocumented immigrants. March 21, 2025 View Details DeSantis threatens to suspend local officials after Fort Myers rejects ICE training for police, citing powers he’s used before. March 21, 2025 View Details Judge blocks deportation of Georgetown scholar with valid visa and American spouse. March 21, 2025 View Details Judge slams administration’s ‘woefully insufficient’ deportation response, orders state secrets explanation by Friday, decision by March 25. March 21, 2025 View Details Judge warns of “consequences” as Trump administration resists disclosing deportation flight details, while AG Bondi attacks court’s authority. March 20, 2025 View Details DHS arrests Indian-born Georgetown fellow Monday night, moves him to ICE facility in Louisiana over alleged views on U.S.-Israel policy. March 20, 2025 View Details Trump administration considers using active-duty military to detain migrants in buffer zone at southern border. March 20, 2025 View Details For-profit prison company GEO Group fights to keep paying ICE detainees only $1 a day as profits soar under Trump. March 20, 2025 View Details Trump administration drops lawsuit against Texas law letting police arrest migrants, following similar moves in Iowa and Oklahoma. March 20, 2025 View Details Semisonic Slams Use of ‘Closing Time’ in White House Immigration Video: ‘They Have Missed the Point Entirely’ March 18, 2025 View Details Judge Defied, Skeptical as Trump Admin Defends Deportation of Brown University Doctor; Hearing Set for Thursday March 18, 2025 View Details Judge Gives Trump Admin Until Noon Tuesday to Explain Deportations That Defied His Court Order March 18, 2025 View Details U.S. deports Brown University kidney specialist despite valid visa, defying a second judge’s order. March 17, 2025 View Details Pentagon deploys USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, to southern border—bringing heavy firepower into Coast Guard territory. March 17, 2025 View Details Trump admin defies court order, sends 200+ migrants to El Salvador—pays $6M for their detention. March 17, 2025 View Details Attorneys release video of plainclothes agents arresting activist Mahmoud Khalil; agents refuse to identify themselves. March 16, 2025 View Details Trump invokes 227-year-old Alien Enemies Act for mass deportations; judge orders two planes mid-flight to turn back. March 16, 2025 View Details A second Columbia University student who joined campus protests was arrested for overstaying her student visa. March 15, 2025 View Details A federal judge ruled Friday against immigration advocates trying to block Trump’s Guantanamo Bay migrant transfers. March 15, 2025 View Details Trump plans to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as early as Friday to allow the government to summarily arrest, detain, and deport non-citizens aged 14 and older. March 14, 2025 View Details The WH filed an emergency Supreme Court request to begin denying citizenship to U.S.-born children of undocumented parents born after Feb. 19. March 14, 2025 View Details A Trump executive order will require Canadians staying in the U.S. for more than 30 days to register with immigration authorities beginning April 11. March 13, 2025 View Details Jailed activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in custody into next week, but his lawyers have gained their first chance to speak with him privately since his arrest. March 13, 2025 View Details Federal prosecutors issued a criminal subpoena to a NY hotel housing asylum seekers, demanding full identification of all residents and the funding source. March 13, 2025 View Details The last 40 prisoners at Guantánamo Bay have been transferred to an immigration detention facility in Louisiana. March 13, 2025 View Details The Trump administration told a federal judge that restarting refugee admissions could take months. March 12, 2025 View Details Trump warned that the arrest and jailing of a recent Columbia University grad student with permanent U.S. residency “will be the first of many.” March 11, 2025 View Details After media reports highlighted the lack of a replacement for ICE’s demoted chief, Kristi Noem announced new leadership and vowed to give employees lie detector tests to find leakers. March 10, 2025 View Details A Columbia University grad student who led protests against Israel was arrested by ICE and had his green card revoked for “circulating social media posts criticizing Zionism” and organizing a march. March 10, 2025 View Details After human rights criticisms, Panama released dozens of migrants deported from the U.S., giving them 30 days to leave the country. March 10, 2025 View Details Two weeks after his demotion, ICE’s acting director is still leading the agency. March 9, 2025 View Details Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth deployed 3,000 more troops—including Stryker brigade units—to the southern border, adding to 9,200 already stationed. March 2, 2025 View Details IRS rebuffs DHS demand for 700K undocumented immigrants’ addresses. March 1, 2025 View Details Trump to sign order making English official language, ending mandatory government translations for non-English speakers. March 1, 2025 View Details Trump plans to replace the EB-5 visa program with a $5 million “gold card” offering a path to U.S. citizenship for wealthy investors. February 26, 2025 View Details The Trump administration is threatening jail & fines for undocumented immigrants over 13 who fail to register in a new federal database. February 26, 2025 View Details A federal judge blocked ICE from arresting people at eight houses of worship that sued to keep police out of their services. The ban was not extended to other congregations. February 25, 2025 View Details ABC News: ICE memo orders agents to track unaccompanied minors, labels them flight risks, safety threats or border concerns February 25, 2025 View Details USAID offices given to Customs and Border Protection February 25, 2025 View Details Trump replaces ICE chief for not deporting enough people February 25, 2025 View Details 135 people from China, Iran, Armenia and others were deported today to Costa Rica February 25, 2025 View Details Trump cut federal funds for programs aiding undocumented migrants despite laws already barring most benefits February 25, 2025 View Details Four NYC Deputy Mayors have resigned, Gov. Hochul considering removing Adams February 24, 2025 View Details Trump admin fires 20 immigration law judges without explanation amid 3.7M case backlog February 24, 2025 View Details Vance speech slams European allies over migration and free speech February 24, 2025 View Details Fourth federal judge blocked Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship February 24, 2025 View Details Trump administration sues New York over immigrant ID law, escalating sanctuary fight February 24, 2025 View Details Two ICE leaders reassigned to lower rules over slow pace of immigration arrests February 23, 2025 View Details Homeland Security asked Treasury to reassign IRS agents to help with deportations February 23, 2025 View Details Trump ordered all US aid to South Africa halted and directed the US to resettle White Afrikaners as refugees February 23, 2025 View Details A federal judge indefinitely blocked Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship February 22, 2025 View Details The White House is considering labeling migrants a measles and tuberculosis risk to allow more stringent immigration rules February 22, 2025 View Details The first flight containing detained migrants arrived at Guantanamo Bay February 22, 2025 View Details Rubio announces El Salvador deal where US can exile people from other countries February 22, 2025 View Details 350,000 Venezuelans with protected immigration status are being removed from that status so they can be deported February 22, 2025 View Details Four of NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ deputy mayors have resigned, and Gov. Hochuli says she is considering removing him. February 18, 2025 View Details Vance speech slams European allies over migration and free speech February 14, 2025 BBCView Details
