Immigration

The Trump administration's renewed denaturalization push is targeting naturalized Americans accused of hiding serious crimes, fraud or national security threats during the citizenship process. While the Justice Department has not released a full official list of all 12 people named in the latest wave of cases, several individuals have been publicly identified through court filings and DOJ announcements.

Dozens of foreign nationals were detained during unusual immigration raids in Mexico City, operations that have sparked concern among migrant advocates and raised questions about Mexico's increasingly aggressive enforcement tactics under mounting regional migration pressure.

Durbin said he still has faith that Americans "will not give up on these fine young people" despite efforts by the Trump administration to remove their protections.

U.S. officials have said the federal presence at the tournament will follow guidelines similar to other major sporting events, with Homeland Security Investigations agents focusing on trafficking, financial crime and counterfeit merchandise rather than conducting stadium raids.

DHS requested the man's location data using a customs summons, a tool typically used to investigate issues related to importing goods and collecting customs duties, WIRED noted.

The Department of Homeland Security had paused decisions on visa extensions, work permits and green cards for citizens of 39 countries under a January travel policy

Senate Judiciary Democrats accused Former Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel of redirecting more than 9,000 FBI agents and staffers toward President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, escalating Democratic criticism that the administration has turned the nation's premier law enforcement agency into an arm of mass deportation policy.

The Justice Department is moving to restock the nation's immigration courts after firing more than 100 sitting immigration judges, advertising new openings for what critics and some administration-aligned descriptions have called "deportation judges" as President Donald Trump accelerates his immigration agenda.

In place of immigration judges, more than 140 new "deportation" judges have been appointed, many of whom do not have stated experience in immigration law and are receiving less training than previously required.

The Cuban man was found unresponsive in his cell at the Stewart Detention Center on April 28 at about 10:25 p.m. According to an ICE statement, emergency personnel immediately began treatment and administered CPR, but González was pronounced dead at 11:11 p.m.

From fast-track deportations to data-sharing, a series of under-the-radar shifts is redefining how enforcement works

Three young mariachi musicians whose detention by ICE drew national backlash earlier this year are now headed to one of Texas' most beloved stages, opening for Kacey Musgraves during three sold-out shows at Gruene Hall in New Braunfel

The libertarian think tank the Cato Institute found that immigrants paid more in taxes than they received in government benefits every year from 1994 through 2023, generating nearly $10.6 trillion more in federal, state, and local tax revenue than they received in government spending.

Former Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is accusing President Donald Trump's advisers of losing their nerve on mass deportations, sharpening an internal fight inside the MAGA movement over how far the administration should go after months of backlash to aggressive immigration raids.

A 12-year-old boy living in Alaska is facing deportation after federal immigration authorities rejected evidence that he is a U.S. citizen, according to his attorney, who says the case highlights growing disputes over how citizenship is verified.

USCIS justified its actions in a recent memo, saying prior screening and vetting measures were "wholly inadequate," adding that applicants had not been "sufficiently vetted" and could pose a national security risk.

Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's border czar, wants Pope Francis to see a deportation raid up close. The first invitation, delivered during a Turning Point USA panel, came after the pope condemned the way migrants and refugees are treated, saying people fleeing violence or poverty are often viewed as "worse than house pets or animals." Now he is insisting on it.

Green card approvals for Cubans have nearly stopped under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, while ICE arrests of people from the island have surged, according to a new Cato Institute analysis.

According to a letter sent to senators earlier this year by then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, between January and November 2025 a total of 261 recipients were arrested and 86 were deported.

ICE arrests across the United States dropped nearly 12% after two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis and the Trump administration replaced one of the public faces of its immigration crackdown, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal arrest data.

The proposal frames the technology as part of a broader effort to improve DHS's ability to "encounter, transport, detain and remove migrants who are in the United States illegally"

Lawmakers and civil rights groups in Michigan are demanding an independent investigation of the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. The initiative came after immigrants under custody in the privately operated ICE facility launched a hunger and labor strike to protest what advocates described as medical neglect, inadequate food, and prolonged detention.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office threatened to pull or withhold public safety grants from Houston, Dallas, and Austin unless the cities changed policies that state officials said limited police cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, turning preparations for the 2026 World Cup into the latest front in the national battle over immigration enforcement.

A federal judge ordered the release of a mother and her five children after more than 10 months in immigration detention, ending what advocates describe as the longest family detention of President Donald Trump's second administration.

Local police and city officials across the United States have warned that aggressive immigration operations are interfering with basic police work, eroding public trust and putting officers at risk of being mistaken for federal agents, according to internal records obtained by The Guardian.

Judges Michelle Childs and Cornelia Pillard wrote that Congress created a "carefully structured" asylum system that can only be changed by lawmakers, not through executive action.

Morales said he was held for five days and, fearing prolonged detention, signed documents agreeing to expedited removal so he could return to his wife and newborn daughter in Mexico.

An attorney for two detainees said in a court declaration that guards beat and pepper-sprayed detainees after they complained about a lack of phone access on April 2.

Among the crowd outside the Capitol on April 22 was Angella Della Valle, the wife of Carlos Della Valle, a Mexican national who has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since August 2025 despite having no criminal record.

Legacy Imigra marketed legal services primarily to Brazilians in Florida and collected nearly $20 million over the past three years through fraudulent practices.