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May 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained since his arrest in March, took the stand Thursday during a hearing on his immigration status.
May 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
May 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
‘I was terrified’: Georgia teen detained by ICE reunited with family
Ximena Arias-Cristobal was arrested on May 5 in Dalton, Georgia, after her dark gray truck was mistaken for a black pickup that made an illegal turn.
May 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
May 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Georgia teen detained by ICE after mistaken traffic stop granted bond: Attorney
During a bond hearing on Wednesday, Ximena Arias-Cristobal was granted $1,500 bond, the minimal amount possible under the law, according to her attorney.
May 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
May 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Judge rules DHS violated court order in deporting 8 migrants to South Sudan
A judge ruled that the Trump administration's deportations of eight men convicted of violent crimes to South Sudan was "unquestionably violative of this Court's order."
May 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
May 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Attorney of deported migrant: 'The truth is, I don't know where my client is'
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with attorney Jonathan Ryan, who represents one of eight migrants believed to have been deported to a country that is not their own.
May 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
May 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Judge rules DHS violated court order in deporting 8 migrants to South Sudan
A judge ruled that the Trump administration's deportations of eight men convicted of violent crimes to South Sudan was "unquestionably violative of this Court's order."
May 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
May 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Kristi Noem fumbles habeas corpus, denies DHS will host citizenship TV show
Kristi Noem incorrectly responded to a question on the definition of habeas corpus during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing.
May 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
May 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Judge orders Trump admin. to maintain custody of migrants deported to South Sudan
Immigration attorneys say they believe the Trump administration deported at least 12 men to South Sudan on Tuesday potentially defying a court order.
May 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
May 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Migrants allegedly deported to South Sudan committed ‘barbaric’ crimes: DHS official
ABC News’ Shannon Kingston reports on the Trump administration’s possible violation of an order barring deportations of migrants to countries other than their own.
May 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
May 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Trump administration allegedly deported migrants against court order
A federal judge in Boston demanded answers from the Trump administration about whether or not the government deported migrants to South Sudan without due process.
May 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
May 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Kristi Noem defends Trump administration’s migrant deportations without due process
The Homeland Security secretary defended the Trump administration’s migrant deportations – without due process – and incorrectly responded to a lawmaker's question on the definition of habeas corpus.
May 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
May 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
They crossed the border for better schools. Now, some families are leaving the US
Even as immigrants in the U.S. avoid going out in public, terrified of encountering immigration authorities, families across the country are mostly sending their children to school — but that’s not to say they feel safe in this country
May 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
May 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Rubio, Van Hollen spar in contentious exchange over deportations
Marco Rubio returned to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday to defend the president's foreign policy and the administration's budget priorities.
May 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
May 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Judge orders government to report steps it's taken to return Venezuelan man to US
A judge has ordered the Trump administration to report "the steps they have taken" to facilitate the return of a deported 20-year-old Venezuelan man to the U.S.
May 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
May 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Van Hollen slams Rubio in contentious exchange over deportations and Abrego Garcia
Marco Rubio returned to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday to defend the president's foreign policy and the administration's budget priorities.
May 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
May 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver spark backlash after incident with ICE agents
U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver was charged on Monday for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers outside of an ICE detention facility earlier this month.
May 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
May 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SCOTUS allows White House to end protections for 350,000 Venezuelans in US
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to remove Temporary Protected Status for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans who were protected from deportation and allowed to work in the U.S.
May 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
May 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
US sends 68 migrants back to Honduras and Colombia in first voluntary deportation
The United States has sent 68 immigrants from Honduras and Colombia back to their countries in the first government-funded flight of what the Trump administration is calling voluntary deportations
May 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
May 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Appeals court sides with Venezuelan man seeking return to US from El Salvador
The man, identified in court records by the pseudonym "Cristian," was removed to El Salvador in mid-March.
May 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
May 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Supreme Court allows Trump admin to end protected status for Venezuelan immigrants
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump admin to terminate protected status for 350,000 Venezuelans who were protected from deportation and allowed to work in the U.S.
May 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
May 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Timeline: Wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador
Here's how the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to his home country of El Salvador despite a court order barring his deportation there, has progressed.
May 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
May 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Families separated by 'zero-tolerance' policy at risk of separation again, ACLU says
Under a 2023 settlement agreement, the federal government agreed to provide behavioral health and legal services.
May 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
May 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
'Significant harm' to nat'l security if info about Abrego Garcia case released: Rubio
The judge in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case reprimanded the government for not providing enough basis for her to determine if information in the case should be privileged.
May 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
May 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Supreme Court maintains temporary block on Alien Enemies Act deportations
The Supreme Court extended its temporary hold on President Donald Trump's executive order to deport migrants using the Alien Enemies Act.
May 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
May 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Judge in Abrego Garcia case to hear arguments over state secrets privilege
A federal judge is set to hear arguments on Friday over the Trump administration's invocation of the state secrets privilege in the case of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
May 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
May 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Supreme Court hears arguments about birthright citizenship order
The Supreme Court appears conflicted over President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order to end birthright citizenship, something he promised on the campaign trail.
May 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
May 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Birthright citizenship explained as justices weigh blocks on Trump's order to end it
The Supreme Court heard arguments over President Donald Trump’s effort to roll back nationwide injunctions blocking his executive order on birthright citizenship.
May 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
May 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Supreme Court weighs landmark case on birthright citizenship, nationwide injunctions
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over Pres. Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, and whether lower court judges have the ability to block the president's policies nationwide.
May 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
May 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Asylum-seekers still arrive at the US border, but what will happen to them?
Asylum-seekers from around the world face new challenges at the U.S. border
May 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
May 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Supreme Court hears arguments on birthright citizenship order, injunctions
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with Hofstra University law professor James Sample about how the justices’ decision could impact the power of lower courts moving forward.
May 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
May 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Justices hear arguments in birthright citizenship case
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments over President Donald Trump's emergency request to roll back nationwide injunctions blocking his executive order to end birthright citizenship.
May 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
May 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Trespassing charges dismissed against 98 people arrested in buffer zone near border
A judge has dismissed trespassing charges against 98 people who were arrested along the Southwestern border for entering the newly created National Defense Area.
May 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
May 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Harvard researcher fears being returned to Russia after DOJ charges
The judge scheduled a bail hearing for May 28.
May 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
May 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Why a Wisconsin judge accused of helping man evade ICE says she can't be prosecuted
Judge Hannah Dugan was indicted on charges alleging she concealed a person from arrest and obstructed a proceeding before a department or agency of the United States.
May 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
May 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How the Supreme Court is responding to arguments over birthright citizenship
ABC News’ Selina Wang and constitutional lawyer Jeff Lewis discuss what the Supreme Court justices need to consider in this case.
May 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
May 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Birthright citizenship injunction could create ‘patchwork of chaos’: Expert
ABC News’ Selina Wang and legal contributor Kim Wehle discuss President Donald Trump's emergency request to roll back nationwide injunctions blocking his executive order to end birthright citizenship.
May 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
May 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Britain says it's talking with some countries to set up migrant return hubs
Britain's prime minister says his government is talking with several countries to host rejected asylum seekers as they wait to be deported
May 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
May 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over President Donald Trump's emergency request to roll back nationwide injunctions blocking his executive order to end birthright citizenship.
May 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
May 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
New militarized border zone spurs charges against hundreds of immigrants
Several hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border in New Mexico and Western Texas since the Department of Justice introduced the new approach
May 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
May 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Venezuelan toddler who was kept in US after parents' deportation returns to Venezuela
The Venezuelan 2-year-old who was kept in U.S. government custody after her parents were deported has been returned to Venezuela.
May 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
May 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
DOJ charges Harvard researcher who expressed fears over being returned to Russia
The DOJ has federally charged Kseniia Petrova, the Harvard researcher who was found by a customs agent to be carrying undeclared frog embryos.
May 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
May 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Dems say it's a 'sad day for DHS' under Noem's leadership in fiery House hearing
Secretary Kristi Noem came under fire from House Democrats while testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee on her department's 2026 budget on Wednesday.
May 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
May 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark speaks out to defend birthright citizenship
Norman Wong says he is witnessing the dismantling of his family's legacy, as President Donald Trump attempts to use an executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship.
May 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
May 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Georgetown scholar released from ICE custody after judge's ruling
Judge Patricia Giles of the Eastern District of Virginia had ordered the visiting scholar, Dr. Badar Khan Suri, to be released on bail.
May 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
College student detained by ICE after mistaken stop should self-deport: DHS
Despite the charges against a college student being dropped, the DHS is committed to ordering Ximena Arias-Cristobal and her father to self-deport.
May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
May 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on his arrest at ICE facility: 'They targeted me'
Ras Baraka, the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was charged with trespassing, according to court documents.
May 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
May 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Georgia college student remains in ICE custody after mistaken traffic stop
A 19-year-old college student from Georgia remains in ICE custody after a mistaken traffic violation led to her detainment, records show.
May 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
May 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Federal judge in Pennsylvania rules that Trump's invocation of AEA is lawful
A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged migrant gang members is lawful, in contrast to two other judges.
May 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
May 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Georgia college student in ICE custody after mistaken traffic stop
Ximena Arias-Cristobal was arrested on May 5 in Dalton, Georgia, after her dark gray truck was mistaken for a black pickup that made an illegal turn.
May 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
May 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Newark mayor arrested at ICE facility while joining Democrats to conduct 'oversight'
Baraka was charged with trespassing, according to court documents filed on Friday evening.
May 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM