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.
Homeland Security removes sanctuary city list from website after National Sheriffs’ Association criticizes agency for publishing “noncompliant” sheriff designations without consultation.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking protected status for 5,000 Venezuelans who received paperwork during brief January-February extension window.
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.
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.”
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.
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip humanitarian parole from 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Trump administration creates Office of Remigration at State Department to implement far-right European policy aimed at expelling minorities and immigrants.
Federal judge delays contempt ruling against FL AG Uthmeier after he told police the court order blocking immigration arrests didn’t apply to them.
Trump administration conducts third ICE leadership shake-up since taking office as White House grows frustrated with low deportation numbers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A federal judge found Trump’s effort to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional, blocking his removal while a challenge proceeds.
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.
Trump proposed capping international enrollment at Harvard as he demanded student data and escalated his fight with the university.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. will begin revoking visas for Chinese students and revising visa rules.
Trump border czar Tom Homan earned consulting fees from detention company Geo Group before mass deportation push.
Trump asks Supreme Court to eliminate due process protections for deportations to South Sudan after judge blocks removals.
Trump administration halts student visa appointments and expands social media vetting targeting pro-Palestinian campus activism.
El Salvador denies Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey access to wrongly deported union worker despite Supreme Court order.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Homeland Security Secretary Noem posts “Suck it” on social media after migrants dismiss lawsuit challenging their transfer to Guantánamo Bay detention center.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Federal judge rules US deportation of eight migrants to South Sudan “unquestionably” violated prior court order and considers holding Homeland Security officials in contempt.
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
New social media toolkit provides ready-made content for supporters to amplify Rep. McIver’s immigration facility confrontation story online.
Trump administration deported 50 Venezuelans who entered U.S. legally and had no criminal records to El Salvador prison.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shocks Senate committee by incorrectly defining habeas corpus as presidential power to deport immigrants.
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.
Homeland Security reports 64 migrants “self-deported” on government-funded flight with $1,000 stipends through new “Project Homecoming” program.
Justice Department charges Democratic Rep. McIver with assaulting federal officers and drops trespassing case against Newark mayor at immigration detention center.
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status for 350,000 Venezuelans, shortening Biden’s extension to 2026.
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.
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.
Supreme Court indefinitely blocks Trump administration from deporting Venezuelans from Texas facility under 1798 Alien Enemies Act without due process.