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Brown Medicine professor and doctor deported to Lebanon despite having valid visa, court filings claim
A doctor and professor was deported after she returned from a trip to Lebanon despite having a valid U.S. visa, according to a court petition filed on her behalf, NBC News reported.
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Trump admin deports hundreds of migrants, despite judge's order stopping removal
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge’s order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members. Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday evening blocking the deportations but lawyers told him there...
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US plans to deport about 300 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador
El Salvador is agreeing to accept from the United States about 300 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang for one year.
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Judge limits Trump's ability to deport under 18th century Alien Enemies Act
Donald Trump has widely signaled he would invoke the 1798 Act, last used to justify the internment of Japanese-American civilians during World War 2.
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Nationwide protests planned after arrest of former Columbia activist by immigration authorities
Mahmoud Khalil was taken into custody by immigration authorities last weekend, prompting outrage.
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Visa fee hikes, delays hinder international artists from touring the U.S.
Visa processing times in Vermont have gone from one month to three. In California, it previously took two to four months, but now, it’s eight.
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Undocumented mom of U.S. citizen girl with brain cancer who was removed to Mexico pleads for family's return
The mother of four U.S. citizen children, including a 10-year-old girl recovering from brain cancer, is pleading for her family’s return to the United States, NBC News reported.
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Immigrant detention centers are at capacity, Trump admin officials say
The Department of Homeland Security says its immigrant detention centers are at capacity, housing about 47,600 individuals.
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Immigration accounted for all U.S. population growth in 2022-23, first time since 1850
All U.S. population growth in 2022-2023 happened because of immigration, not births — the first time that’s occurred since 1850, a migration think tank reported Wednesday.
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‘Like living in a dark room': Inside overcrowded ICE detention centers
As the Trump administration works to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants in the U.S., officials are looking for more space for those detained. The administration’s border czar recently said 100,000 more beds are needed. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has more than 100 facilities around the U.S., many of which are privately run. More than 43,000 immigrants are...
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Trump administration needs more space for undocumented immigrant detainees
As President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants in the U.S., the administration is looking to find more space for those detained. Trump’s border czar recently told NBC News 100,000 more beds are needed. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins and the News4 I-Team look at the challenges of where to keep those in...
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New CBP app designed to allow migrants to self-deport
The CBP One app, which allowed nearly one million migrants legally enter the U.S., was eliminated when President Trump took office. It’s replacement instead helps migrants self-deport. T44’s Freixys Casado explains.
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Homeland Security overhauls asylum phone app — now it's for ‘self-deportation'
The Trump administration has overhauled a cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylum.
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Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist arrested for leading Columbia protests
A federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration from deporting a prominent Palestinian activist who was arrested over the weekend for helping lead protests last spring at Columbia University.
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CBP releases new self-deportation feature on app for migrants
The Department of Homeland Security launched an update on the CBP Home mobile app on Monday that enables migrants to indicate their plan to leave the U.S.
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Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from US into limbo
Panama has released dozens of migrants deported from the United States who were held for weeks in a remote camp on the condition that they would leave the Central American nation in 30 days.
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‘Just following Hispanic people': Citizen detained by ICE questions vote for Trump
A naturalized Hispanic man says he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were looking for another person on a deportation order, and now the man is questioning his vote for President Donald Trump. Jensy Machado said he is a U.S. citizen and provided News4 documentation of his legal status. Machado said he was driving to work...
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US citizen detained by ICE questions vote for Trump
A naturalized Hispanic man was detained by agents who say they were looking for another person who had a deportation order. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports the man is questioning his vote for President Donald Trump.
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Trump raids will now target migrant families who entered the U.S. with their children
U.S. immigration agents are planning a new operation to arrest migrant families with children as part of a nationwide crackdown, according to three sources familiar with the planning.
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‘The impact has been real': ICE raid fears keep students out of classrooms
Educators tell NBC News they’ve seen a dip in attendance and increased anxiety among some students during the Trump administration.