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Immigration judge rules Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be kicked out of the US as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana has found during a hearing over the legality of deporting the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The government's contention that Khalil's presence in the United States posed potentially serious foreign policy consequences was enough to satisfy requirements for his deportation, Immigration Judge Jamee E Comans said at the conclusion of a hearing in Jena on Friday. Comans said the government had established by clear and convincing evidence that he is removable. Lawyers for Khalil said they plan to keep fighting and will seek a waiver. And a federal judge in New Jersey has temporarily barred Khalil's deportation. Khalil, a legal US resident, was detained by federal immigration agents on March 8 in the lobby of his university-owned apartment, the first arrest under President Donald Trump's promised crackdown on student

US lawyer refuses to disclose fate of wrongly deported Maryland man

Immigration officials arrested Abrego Garcia on March 12 and accused him of playing a "prominent role" in MS-13, though he hasn't been convicted of a crime or charged with one

Pressed for evidence, US cites power to deport Mahmoud Khalil for beliefs

Facing a deadline from an immigration judge to turn over evidence for its attempted deportation of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, the federal government has instead submitted a brief memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, citing the Trump administration's authority to expel noncitizens whose presence in the country damages US foreign policy interests. The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil, a legal permanent US resident and graduate student who served as spokesperson for campus activists last year during large demonstrations against Israel's treatment of Palestinians and the war in Gaza. Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs. He said that while Khalil's activities were otherwise lawful, letting him remain in the country would undermine US policy to combat anti-Semitism around the world and in the United States, in addition to efforts to protect Jewish students from ..

Deport yourself or face jail: White House warns 'foreign terrorists' in US

The warning specifically targeted groups such as Tren-de-Aragua and MS-13, emphasising the message to 'foreign terrorists' still in the country

US blanket visa ban based on mistaken nationality, says South Sudan

The United States announced a blanket visa ban on South Sudan for failure to accept the return of its deported citizens. South Sudan responds

Deportation of Maryland man to El Salvador prison wholly lawless: Judge

The US government's decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be wholly lawless, a federal judge wrote Sunday in a legal opinion explaining why she had ordered the Trump administration to bring him back to the United States. There is little to no evidence to support a vague, uncorroborated allegation that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was once in the MS-13 street gang, US District Judge Paula Xinis wrote. And in any case, she said, an immigration judge had expressly barred the U.S. in 2019 from deporting Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, where he faced likely persecution by local gangs. "As defendants acknowledge, they had no legal authority to arrest him, no justification to detain him, and no grounds to send him to El Salvador let alone deliver him into one of the most dangerous prisons in the Western Hemisphere," Xinis wrote. She said it was eye-popping" that the government had argued that it could not be forced to bring Abrego Garcia back

Manish Tewari files motion on visa revocation of Indian students by US

In his notice, Tewari said that a significant number of Indian students in the United States have had their visas revoked, affecting not only students but also their families

Pro-Palestine protests: Who has the US detained or deported so far?

People with ties to American universities, most of whom have shown support for pro-Palestinian causes, have been detained in the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants. President Donald Trump and other officials have accused protesters and others of being pro-Hamas, referring to the Palestinian militant group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Many protesters have said they were speaking out against Israel's actions in the war against Hamas in Gaza. More than half a dozen people are known to have been taken into custody or deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in recent weeks. Rumeysa Ozturk Federal officers detained 30-year-old Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk on Tuesday as she walked along a street in suburban Boston. A senior Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said without providing evidence that an investigation found Ozturk, a doctoral student at Tufts University, engaged in activities in support of Hamas," a US-designated terrorist

Columbia student can't be detained as she fights deportation, rules judge

A Columbia University student from South Korea facing potential deportation for her involvement in a pro-Palestinian protest can't be taken into immigration detention for now, a federal judge has ruled. The order marks at least a temporary reprieve for Yunseo Chung, and a setback for the Donald Trump administration's efforts to throw non-citizens out of the country for participating in campus protests that the government deems antisemitic and sympathetic to the militant group Hamas. The students say the government is targeting them for advocating for Palestinian rights. "As of today, Yunseo Chung no longer has to fear and live in fear of ICE coming to her doorstep and abducting her in the night," Chung attorney Ramzi Kassem said, referring to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). As a Manhattan federal judge considered Chung's case on Tuesday, another federal jurist in Syracuse considered the case of Cornell University doctoral student Momodou Taal, who also faces potentia

US deportees run from one embassy to another in Panama to seek asylum

Migrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Iran and China deported from the United States and dropped into limbo in Panama hopped door-to-door at embassies and consulates this week in a desperate attempt to seek asylum in any country that would accept them. The focus of international humanitarian concern just weeks before, the deportees now say they're increasingly worried that with little legal and humanitarian assistance and no clear pathway forward offered by authorities, they may be forgotten. After this, we don't know what we'll do, said 29-year-old Hayatullah Omagh, who fled Afghanistan in 2022 after the Taliban takeover. In February, the United States deported nearly 300 people from mostly Asian nations to Panama. The Central American ally was supposed to be a stopover for migrants from countries that were more challenging for the U.S. to deport to as the Trump administration tried to accelerate deportations. Some agreed to voluntarily return to their countries from Panama, but other

Indians received 7% of US green cards in 2023, reveals USCIS data

Vance stressed that residency is not a lifetime guarantee, and if the Prez and Secy of State decide that someone should no longer stay, "they have no legal right to be here - it's as simple as that"

Self-deportation: How Trump's new immigration policy works, explained

Self-deportation is a unique feature of Trump's immigration crackdown, with the administration aiming to remove record numbers of undocumented migrants

Trump admin suspends military flights for deportations: Here's why

The US suspended costly military deportation flights after conducting about 30 C-17 and a dozen C-130 flights, transporting migrants to India, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Honduras, Panama & Guantanamo

Costa Rica, Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees

A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries climbed down the stairs of an airplane in Costa Rica's capital Thursday, the first flight of deportees from other nations Costa Rica agreed to hold in detention facilities for the Trump administration while it organised the return back to their countries. The flight of 135 deportees, half of them minors, added Costa Rica to a growing list of Latin American nations to serve as a stopover for migrants as US President Donald Trump's administration seeks to step up deportations. While Costa Rica joins Panama in holding deportees from mostly Asian origin until their repatriation can be arranged or they can seek protection somewhere, Honduras on Thursday also facilitated a handoff of deportees between the US and Venezuela from a flight coming from Guantanamo Bay. The migrants arriving in Costa Rica will be bused to a rural holding facility near the Panama border, where they will be ...

'Risked our lives': US deportees from Punjab recall perilous 'donkey route'

Promised a legal entry into the US, ex-serviceman Mandeep Singh had to trim his beard despite being a Sikh and risk life and limb as he dealt with crocodiles and snakes while going without food for days. But his dream to secure a better life for his family in Amritsar came crashing down on January 27 when he was arrested by the US Border Patrol while trying to sneak into America via Tijuana in Mexico. Mandeep, 38, was part of the 116 Indians to be deported by a US military aircraft that landed at the Amritsar airport late on Saturday, the second such batch of Indians to be sent back after February 5 amid a crackdown by the Donald Trump administration against illegal immigrants. The third batch of 112 deportees reached Amritsar on Sunday night. Speaking to reporters in Amritsar, Mandeep said he is an ex-serviceman. He decided to try his luck in the US to better support his family and thought that the agent would send him there legally. He also showed several videos of the perilous

Wanted in murder case, 2 deportees from US held after landing in Amritsar

Two youths from Rajpura in Patiala district, who were among 116 individuals deported by the US in a C-17 aircraft that landed at the Amritsar airport on Saturday night, have been arrested in connection with a murder case, police said on Sunday. The accused, Sandeep Singh alias Sunny and Pradeep Singh, were wanted in a murder case registered in 2023, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Nanak Singh, said while confirming their arrest from the Amritsar airport. The case against Sandeep and four others was registered in Rajpura in June 2023. During investigation, the name of Pradeep, another accomplice of Sandeep, was added to the FIR. A team led by the SHO of Rajpura police station was sent to the Amritsar airport on Saturday to arrest the duo. The US military aircraft carrying 116 illegal Indian immigrants, including 65 from Punjab, landed in Amritsar at 11.35 pm on Saturday. It was the second batch of Indians to be deported by the Donald Trump administration after February 5 as

'We were handcuffed', claims deportee who arrived in 2nd batch from US

A US plane carrying 116 illegal Indian immigrants landed at the Amritsar International Airport late Saturday night, official sources said. A C-17 aircraft landed at the airport around 11.35 pm as against the expected time of 10 pm, sources said. This is the second batch of such Indians to be deported by the Donald Trump administration as part of its crackdown on illegal immigrants. It was not immediately clear whether the deportees were in shackles, like the previous batch was. The deportees will be allowed to head to their homes after completion of formalities including immigration, verification, and background checks. Many from the first batch of illegal immigrants landed here on February 5, most of them, from Punjab, said they wanted to migrate to the US for a better life for their families, but were duped by their agents. Their dreams were shattered when they were caught on the US border and sent back in shackles. Earlier, there were reports that the plane would carry 119 ...

'Why only Amritsar?' Mann asks Centre over US deportation flight decision

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann questioned the Centre's decision to select Amritsar as the landing site, suggesting it was politically motivated

Trade, energy imports in focus as PM Modi to meet Trump during key US visit

PM Modi's US visit takes on added significance as Donald Trump plans to introduce reciprocal tariffs, with an announcement expected just before the Indian PM's arrival in Washington DC

Indians entering US via 'Dunki' deported: What is this illegal route?

Trump administration has intensified crackdown on illegal immigration, particularly through the high-risk 'donkey route' that many Indians continue to take in pursuit of the 'American dream'