Tag Archives: Immigration

Federal immigration officials plan to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, his attorneys said Saturday, after the Maryland man rejected an offer to instead relocate to Costa Rica in exchange for pleading guilty to human smuggling charges. The decision marks the latest turn in a years-long legal and political battle …

A federal judge late Friday ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold federal funding from Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and more than 30 other cities and counties over their policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge William Orrick, sitting in San Francisco, extended a preliminary injunction that …

The Pentagon confirmed Friday that up to 1,700 National Guard troops will be activated across 19 states in the coming weeks to assist the Department of Homeland Security as President Donald Trump pushes forward with his nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration and crime. Documents obtained by FOX News show deployments …

Washington, D.C., Police Chief Pamela Smith is once again the city’s top law enforcement official after the Trump administration abruptly rescinded a sweeping order that had stripped her of authority less than 24 hours earlier. The reversal came Friday as part of an agreement between the Department of Justice and …

Local leaders and advocates Thursday said that President Donald Trump’s decision to seize the District of Columbia’s 3,400-member police force and deploy 800 National Guard members is a continuation of his administration’s immigration crackdown. Since the president’s decision Monday to invoke the district’s Home Rule Act, checkpoints are being set up …

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a temporary restraining order barring immigration agents from detaining individuals based solely on their language, job, or presence in certain public areas, in a major rebuke to tactics used in Trump administration immigration raids across Los Angeles. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of …

President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending cut bill cleared early Thursday has as its centerpiece $170 billion for the administration’s immigration crackdown, helping fulfill the president’s 2024 campaign promise of mass deportations of people without permanent legal status. The measure, passed by the House 218-214, would fulfill several of …

In an extraordinary legal move, the Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against all 15 federal judges in the state of Maryland, challenging a court order that temporarily blocks the deportation of immigrants who file habeas corpus petitions seeking to challenge their removal. At the center of the dispute is …

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with a controversial deportation policy that enables the government to remove migrants to third countries where they have no prior connection, even when they fear torture or death. In a brief, unsigned order, the conservative-majority court put on …

A confidential memo obtained by NBC News reveals that the Trump administration has quietly instructed immigration judges to dismiss pending immigration cases without standard procedural delays, allowing ICE to immediately arrest and detain individuals — often without giving them a chance to make their case for asylum. Dated May 30, …

The Republican-led House is moving swiftly to roll back key Washington, D.C. laws on immigration, voting, and policing, even as it continues to delay action on a $1.1 billion budget shortfall that has left the capital city in financial limbo. On Tuesday, House Republicans passed two bills targeting local D.C. …

President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization. The states, most of them Democratic-led, provide insurance to some low-income immigrants — often children — regardless of their legal status. Advocates argue the policy is both humane and …

The Trump administration is considering suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus in an effort to speed up the removal of individuals it claims are in the country illegally, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday. Speaking to reporters, Miller cited the Constitution’s allowance for the suspension …

The Trump administration was dealt a rapid succession of legal defeats this week, with federal judges across the country halting multiple executive orders related to immigration enforcement, election integrity, and crackdowns on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in education. The administration is currently facing over 170 lawsuits tied to …

The Trump administration is revoking the legal status of more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, reversing a Biden-era program that allowed them to enter and work legally in the United States. Affected migrants must self-deport within 30 days or face arrest and removal, according to a …