Public support for Trump’s mass deportation policy has dropped 10 points since February, sinking his overall approval rating to 42 percent.
Despite talk of a pass for farmers, ICE’s director is now warning of a criminal crackdown on any company that hires unauthorized workers.
ICE uses $45 billion to build migrant tent camps at military bases, targeting 100,000 detention beds by year-end.
Vanity Fair publishes Turkish doctoral student’s account of 45-day ICE detention after writing pro-Palestine op-ed calling for divestment.
State Department official testifies that criticizing Israel or calling for divestment could justify revoking foreign students’ visas.
Hegseth plans to house detained immigrants at military bases in Indiana and New Jersey as Trump expands detention capacity to 100,000 beds.
Venezuela frees 10 Americans in exchange for migrants Trump deported to El Salvador’s prison under rarely-used World War II law.
ICE gains direct access to Medicaid data on 80 million Americans to locate immigrants for deportation.
Justice Department demands California sheriffs provide names and release dates of noncitizen inmates or face subpoenas.
Attorneys sue Trump administration to restore deportation protections for 150,000 abused migrant children.
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.
Florida authorities wrongly arrested two people under state immigration law more than a month after federal judge halted its enforcement, triggering required contempt reporting.
Federal appeals court blocks Trump administration’s attempt to unilaterally revoke green cards, ruling Justice Department exceeded congressional authority in separation of powers violation.
Eswatini holds five U.S. deportees in isolated prison units while seeking to repatriate them to home countries that previously refused acceptance.
The Trump administration exiled five migrants to the African nation of Eswatini, citing a recent and controversial Supreme Court order on third-country removals.
A Seattle judge ordered the Trump administration to admit approximately 80 refugees, ruling the president’s travel ban overstepped his executive authority.
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.
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.
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.
Judge orders release of Iranian student arrested for deportation through police trick, citing unconstitutional arrest and valid student visa.
Appeals court temporarily blocks Trump administration from ending deportation protections for 11,700 Afghans day before scheduled termination.
ICE acting director declares millions of longtime undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings as Congress allocates $45 billion to double detention capacity.
Attorney General Bondi suspends federal multilingual website and orders agencies to end unnecessary foreign language services after Trump declares English official language.
Noem accuses Biden-appointed judge of “getting political” after ruling blocked ICE operations targeting people by race, language and employment in California.
Noem announces talks with five Republican governors about Everglades-style internment camps as Trump administration seeks to double detention capacity.
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.
ICE memo authorizes exile to non-citizen countries with six hours notice after Supreme Court cleared path around federal judge’s safety protections.
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.”
Border Czar Homan sparks outrage after saying ICE can detain people based on “physical appearance” despite DHS calling racial profiling claims “categorically false.”
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.
Farmworker dies from 30-foot fall during chaotic ICE raid where agents used tear gas against protesters and arrested 200 workers.
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration after 104-day detention for campus protests.
DHS labels skateboarding, livestreaming and bike riding as ‘violent tactics’ in police guidance for immigration protests obtained by WIRED.
Trump administration cuts off Head Start preschool program for undocumented immigrant children after reclassifying it as federal benefit.
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.
Florida Democratic lawmakers sue DeSantis for denying legislative access to immigrant detention center in the Everglades.
ICE agents detain landscaper inside Ontario medical clinic despite staff intervention and demands for identification.
Federal agents fire rubber bullets and deploy tear gas against protesters including Rep. Salud Carbajal during Glass House Farms cannabis raid.
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.
San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas suspends Mass obligation for 1.5 million Catholics due to immigration fears after ICE raids on two parish properties.
Supreme Court refuses to let Florida enforce new immigration law making it a misdemeanor for people in country illegally to enter the state.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise secures release of Iranian New Orleans resident after 47-year community member’s ICE detention sparked bipartisan outcry.
Competing diplomatic efforts by Marco Rubio and Richard Grenell derail Venezuela prisoner swap deals as 250 migrants remain detained in El Salvador.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says “no amnesty” for migrants and cites 34 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients as available workforce replacements.
Education Department releases draft proposal to strip student loan forgiveness from organizations serving immigrants and transgender youth by defining them as “illegal activities.”
Federal trial begins challenging Trump crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists as university groups argue administration violates First Amendment through deportation threats.
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.
Trump ends 27-year deportation protections for 76,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans despite federal courts blocking similar TPS terminations for Venezuelans and Haitians.
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.
El Salvador tells UN that Trump administration controls Venezuelan migrants at CECOT prison contradicting claims they lost jurisdiction over deportees.