Page 5 - Trump’s Immigration Agenda

Trump administration to strip legal status from 532K migrants living in US

The Trump administration will revoke temporary legal status from potentially more than half a million migrants who entered the US legally under a Biden-era programme

What is CBP Home app, Trump's new tool for self-deportation in the US?

The Trump administration launched the CBP Home App as a measure to facilitate the removal of millions of undocumented immigrants from the US

US govt cannot deport Indian student until court rules, judge orders

A federal judge has ordered immigration officials not to deport an Indian student who was detained by the Trump Administration and accused of spreading Hamas propaganda in the latest battle over speech on US college campuses. US District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered that Badar Khan Suri shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court issues a contrary order. Suri's attorney wrote in an earlier court filing that Suri was targeted because of his social media posts and his wife's identity as a Palestinian and her constitutionally protected speech. Suri is a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University. Dr Suri is an academic, not an activist," his attorney Hassan Ahmad wrote in a court filing on Thursday. But he spoke out on social media about his views on the Israel-Gaza war. Even more so, his wife is an outspoken critic of the Israeli government and the violence it has perpetrated against Palestinians. Suri's attorney argued

Judge calls Trump admin's response on deportations 'woefully insufficient'

A federal judge instructed the Trump administration to explain why its failure to turn around flights carrying deportees to El Salvador did not violate his court order in a growing showdown between the judicial and executive branches. US District Judge Jeb Boasberg demanded answers after flights carrying Venezuelan immigrants alleged by the Trump administration to be gang members landed in El Salvador after the judge temporarily blocked deportations under an 18th century wartime law. Boasberg had directed the administration to return to the US planes that were already in the air when he ordered the halt. Boasberg had given the administration until noon Thursday to either provide more details about the flights or make a claim that it must be withheld because it would harm state secrets. The administration resisted the judge's request, calling it an unnecessary judicial fishing expedition. In a written order, Boasberg called Trump officials' latest response woefully insufficient. The

US judge to hear arguments over blocking immigration arrests in US schools

A federal judge is set to hear arguments Friday over whether he should block immigration agents from conducting arrests at schools under a Trump administration policy that has yet to be acted upon. Denver Public Schools is asking US District Judge Daniel Domenico to block immigration enforcement in schools across the country while its lawsuit challenging the new policy plays out in court. The suit says the possibility of routine immigration arrests in its schools has led to a drop in attendance. It also says the district has had to divert resources to respond to fear among students and families over the lifting of longtime rules restricting immigration enforcement near schools, churches and other sensitive locations. This includes providing mental health support to students, diverting administrator attention from academics to immigration issues, and assisting students who miss school to catch up, lawyers for the school district said in their request to block the new policy. Under t

Trump administration asks ICE to deport unaccompanied migrant children

Tens of thousands have been ordered deported over the same time frame, including more than 31,000 for missing court hearings, immigration court data show

States threaten jail time for US officials who resist immigration crackdown

Republican state lawmakers seeking to aid President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration are threatening local officials who resist with lawsuits, fines and even potential jail time. Lawmakers in more than 20 states this year have filed legislation targeting so-called sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, according to an Associated Press analysis using the bill-tracking software Plural. Some of those states already ban sanctuary policies but are now proposing to punish mayors, council members and other government officials who violate the prohibition. The goal is to provide teeth to those who are being aggrieved by local governments and local officials who are not abiding by Georgia immigration law, said Republican state Sen. Blake Tillery, whose legislation would allow lawsuits against anyone who implements sanctuary policies. His bill recently passed the Senate and is now in the House. Opponents have raised concerns that the ..

Trump admin reverses decision, reinstates legal aid for migrant children

Days after telling legal groups who help migrant children who arrive in America alone some so young they are in diapers or their feet dangle from their chairs in court that they must stop their work, the federal government Friday reversed itself. The Trump administration told the groups that they can resume providing legal services to tens of thousands of unaccompanied children. The Acacia Centre for Justice said that they received notice from the government of the reversal. The notice came after the government on Tuesday suspended the program that provides legal representation to children who have arrived in the United States across the border with Mexico without parents or legal guardians. Several organisations that offer assistance to migrant children had criticised the measure and said at the time that the minors were at risk. The USD 200 million contract allows Acacia and its subcontractors to provide legal representation to about 26,000 children and legal education to anothe

Top immigration official reassigned amid frustration over deportations

The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn't moving fast enough. Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement Friday that Caleb Vitello, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was "no longer in an administrative role, but is instead overseeing all field and enforcement operations: finding, arresting, and deporting illegal aliens, which is a major priority of the President and Secretary (Kristi) Noem". The statement made no mention of why Vitello, a career ICE official with more than two decades on the job, was reassigned or who his replacement will be. But White House officials have expressed frustration with the pace of deportations of people in the country illegally. The decision comes a little over one month into the new administration, showing how important immigration and carrying out mass deportations are to the Trump .

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 ...

US deports Indian immigrants to Panama, Opposition asks 'What's going on'?

US President Donald Trump's deportation efforts have sparked numerous controversies, especially over allegations of inhumane treatment of migrants by US military officials

Trump halts aid for representing unaccompanied kids in immigration court

The Trump administration on Tuesday stopped support for legal representation in immigration court for children who enter the US alone, a setback for those fighting deportation who can't afford a lawyer. The Acacia Center for Justice says it serves 26,000 migrant children under its federal contract. The Interior Department gave no explanation for the stop-work order, telling the group only that it was done for "causes outside of your control" and should not be interpreted as a judgment of poor performance. The halt remains in effect until further notice. The Interior Department and Health and Human Services Department, which oversees unaccompanied migrant children, did not respond to requests for comment. Acacia says it runs the legal aid programme through a network of 85 organisations nationwide that represent children under 18. The halt comes shortly after the Justice Department briefly stopped support for other contacts to provide legal information and guidance to people facing .

Tariffs, trade, terrorism: PM Modi, Prez Trump discuss key India-US issues

PM Modi said that illegal immigration is a global issue and India is ready to take back any 'verified' Indian living in the US illegally

Goldman Sachs sees Trump immigration moves shaving US economic growth

The analysts see net immigration to the US plummeting to 750,000 a year, shaving 30-40 basis points (0.3-0.4 percentage points) off potential gross domestic product growth this year

Donald Trump's early presidency receives positive marks, shows CBS poll

A new CBS poll shows President Trump's early term is receiving positive feedback for his immigration policies, but inflation and rising prices remain a significant concern for many Americans

Trump signing up local law officers to help with immigration enforcement

For years, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office in suburban Indianapolis has wanted to partner with federal immigration authorities to identify and detain immigrants who are in the US illegally and facing charges. President Joe Biden's administration never returned its calls, the sheriff's office said. But as President Donald Trump cracks down on illegal immigration, Hamilton County deputies soon could become the first in Indiana empowered to carry out federal immigration duties and one of many nationally that Trump's administration hopes to enlist. We definitely are joining, Chief Deputy John Lowes told The Associated Press. We want to collaborate with ICE to make sure we keep our community safe. Under Trump, US Customs and Immigration Enforcement is reviving and expanding a decades-old program that trains local law officers to interrogate immigrants in their custody and detain them for potential deportation. The 287(g) programme named for a section of the 1996 law that created it

Over 15,700 illegal Indian immigrants deported by US since 2009: Jaishankar

A US military aircraft with 104 illegal Indian immigrants arrived in Amritsar on Wednesday, marking the first batch deported under Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration

US to deploy 1,000 more troops to boost Trump's immigration crackdown

The Pentagon is readying orders for the deployment of at least 1,000 additional active duty troops to bolster President Donald Trump's expanding crackdown on immigration, US officials said Friday. They said roughly 500 more soldiers largely a headquarters unit from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum in New York will be sent to the southwest border. And about 500 Marines will go to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where some of the detained migrants will be held. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because announcements have not been made, said there have been ongoing discussions about the deployments and the numbers could increase if additional details are worked out. The Pentagon has been scrambling to put in motion Trump's executive orders signed shortly after he took office on January 20. The first group of 1,600 active duty troops deployed to the border last week. The deployments reflect Trump's determination to expand the military's role in his campaign to shut down

Second federal judge orders to pause Trump admin efforts to freeze funding

A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans. Judge John McConnell sided with nearly two dozen states that requested an emergency order preventing most federal agencies from halting funding. Another judge in Washington halted the plan earlier this week minutes before it was set to go into effect, but her short-term order is only in place until Monday unless she decides to extend it. McConnell ordered the federal government not to pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate funding promised to the states while the order is in place, unless any other laws came into play. The federal government had opposed the order, arguing there was no basis for what they described as sweeping relief. The decision from McConnell, who is based in Rhode Island and was appointed by former President Barack Obama, comes after the Office of ...

Selena Gomez breaks down over Trump's immigration policies in deleted video

A video of Selena Gomez breaking down over Trump's immigration policies has gone viral. Right-wing political host Tomi Lahren responds by calling her a "certified moron"