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ICE Blocked Mahmoud Khalil From His Son's Birth

Columbia grad student is a new dad, but ICE rejected his request to witness firstborn's arrival in New York

(Newser) - Mahmoud Khalil is a new dad, but he'll have to wait to see his firstborn. The Columbia University grad student and legal permanent resident, who was detained in March by federal agents over his pro-Palestinian stance, missed his son's birth on Monday in New York after officials...

Four More Democrats Travel to El Salvador
House Democrats
Land in El Salvador
Apr 21, 2025 7:36 AM CDT

House Democrats Land in El Salvador

Four members of Congress aim to keep attention on plight of deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia

(Newser) - Four Democratic members of Congress have arrived in El Salvador to keep attention focused on the plight of deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia , reports Politico . Their visit follows that of Sen. Chris Van Hollen, though it was unclear if they would be able to meet with Abrego Garcia in person, as...

SCOTUS Blocks, for Now, New Trump Deportations

Order blocks deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court." Reuters...

Judge: 'Probable Cause' to Hold Administration in Contempt

'The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders,' Boasberg says

(Newser) - A federal judge who has vowed to "get to the bottom" of why planes carrying deportees to El Salvador failed to turn around despite his order says there is probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt. "The Government's actions on that day demonstrate a willful...

Hundreds of International Student Visas Abruptly Revoked

Students shocked by unexpected revocations allege unjust visa terminations

(Newser) - Hundreds of international students in the US have unexpectedly lost their legal immigration status since the start of the month, immigration attorneys tell the AP . At least 600 students across 90 colleges have been affected, but advocacy groups say the true number could be hundreds more. Students in several...

Under Trump, One Green Card Holder's Mistake Is Magnified

The New York Times shares the story of Alfredo Orellana

(Newser) - Green card holders are not US citizens, but they're close to one. They're lawful permanent residents who have the right to live and work in the US. The New York Times reports there were 13 million of them in the US in 2023, and about 70% of them...

DHS Email to Boston Lawyer: 'Time for You to Leave' the US

Immigration attorney says it's a 'little concerning' such notes to 'self-deport' are going to US citizens

(Newser) - The subject line of the email that Nicole Micheroni received Friday from the Department of Homeland Security read "Notification of Termination of Parole," with one other line standing out most to her: "It is time for you to leave the United States." It was a surprising...

El Salvador Leader: No, I Won't Return Deportee

'Of course I'm not going to do it,' President Nayib Bukele says during White House visit

(Newser) - The president of El Salvador said Monday that he has no intention of returning a man deported from America by mistake . "Of course I'm not going to do it," said Nayib Bukele during a visit to the White House, reports the Washington Post . Bukele was referring to...

US Confirms Deportee to El Salvador Is Alive, Jailed

But there's no word on what the government is doing to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back

(Newser) - The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge Saturday that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador. But the government's filing did not address the judge's demands that the administration detail what steps it was taking to...

White House Misses Judge's Deadline on Deportee
White House Misses
Judge's Deadline on Deportee
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Apr 11, 2025 1:59 PM CDT

White House Misses Judge's Deadline on Deportee

Justice Department must now provide daily updates to the judge

(Newser) - The Justice Department did not abide by a judge's order to detail how it planned to retrieve a mistakenly deported man, saying it did not have enough time to comply by the Friday morning deadline. It's the latest back-and-forth over the plight of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was...

To Up Pressure, Administration Lists 6K Migrants as Dead

Putting names in Social Security's death file could cut 'terminate' immigrants' financial existence

(Newser) - The Trump administration has turned up the pressure on people in the US legally on work permits to leave by adding more than 6,000 of them to Social Security's "death master file." The idea of listing the immigrants with the dead is to keep them from...

Supreme Court: Bring Back Man Mistakenly Deported

Administration concedes Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sent to Salvadoran prison by mistake

(Newser) - The Supreme Court agreed with a lower court judge on Thursday that the Trump administration should bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man sent by mistake to a prison in El Salvador, the Washington Post reports. The Justice Department had filed an emergency appeal after US District Judge Paula...

Youth Soccer Coach Charged in Murder of California Teen

Coach also accused of sexual assault in separate case

(Newser) - Oscar Omar Hernandez, 13, was found dead on a Southern California roadside earlier this month—and now youth soccer coach Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino has been charged with the young teen's murder. The charges include murder with a special circumstance of lewd acts with a child, making Garcia-Aquino eligible...

2 Federal Judges Block Alien Enemies Act Deportations

Rulings are a response to SCOTUS decision

(Newser) - Two federal judges—one in Texas, one in New York—have temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act. The rulings were issued in response to Monday's Supreme Court decision that allowed deportations under the 18th-century wartime law, but said...

Report: Trump Wants to Fine Migrants $998 a Day

'It's to project fear in communities,' a former ICE official tells Reuters

(Newser) - The Trump administration is continuing its push to deport or otherwise vacate immigrants from the United States, and it's now come up with a plan for those who won't leave on their own: Deplete their bank accounts. Reuters has seen documents that suggest President Trump plans to fine...

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Deportations Resume
Divided SCOTUS Says
Deportations Can Resume
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Apr 7, 2025 6:32 PM CDT

Divided SCOTUS Says Deportations Can Resume

But migrants must get a chance to challenge deportation under 18th century wartime law

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has lifted a court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under an 18th century wartime law. In a bitterly divided 5-4 decision Monday, the court said the migrants still must get a chance to challenge their deportation before they are taken out of the...

Chief SCOTUS Justice Pauses Order to Return Maryland Man

Justice Department claims judge exceeded authority with order on wrongly deported man

(Newser) - Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The Justice Department argued in an emergency appeal to the justices that US District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her...

Duke Basketball Star May Be Deported

US revokes visas to South Sudanese, including NBA hopeful Khaman Maluach

(Newser) - The US State Department is revoking "all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders," effective immediately, a move that threatens, among others, Duke University basketball star Khaman Maluach. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the announcement on social media Saturday, just before Duke lost its Final Four game...

Bondi Suspends Attorney Who Admitted Deportee Error

Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni had been on Salvadoran case

(Newser) - The Justice Department told an appeals court Saturday that a judge did not have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious El Salvador prison —and it suspended a government lawyer who admitted in court...

Deportation Flight Attendants Share One Big Concern

They tell ProPublica they aren't sure how they could safely evacuate the plane

(Newser) - When Lala landed a job as a flight attendant with GlobalX, her job offer came with a $26 hourly rate, four weeks of mandated FAA training, and a cyan and light green scarf to wear. The startup had big aspirations: to transport VIPs, like musicians and pro sports teams, and...

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