Immigration

An 86-year-old French woman who moved to Alabama to marry the American man she first loved in the 1950s is now being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, a case that has drawn outrage in France and renewed scrutiny of the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement.

She also stated that "immigration is a matter of conscience" and invoked scripture to argue that "if one part suffers, every part suffers with it"

According to Dr. Jesús Gaurecuco, director of the organization Médicos Unidos Venezuela, there are more than 2,000 Venezuelan doctors practicing in hospitals across the United States, although more than 90% of them have pending immigration status.

According to POLITICO, Salazar has been targeted with online abuse and threats, including messages labeling her a "RINO" (Republican in Name Only)

Border Patrol agents were unable to verify Veliz's legal status or the status of his application and detained him. He said Veliz was taken to McAllen to be processed prior to appearing before an immigration judge at a later date.

The move comes amid mixed signals from DHS as senior officials recently said the department has paused additional warehouse purchases launched under former Secretary Noem

The Justice Department under President Donald Trump quietly dropped more than 23,000 criminal investigations in the first six months of his administration, according to a ProPublica analysis that found prosecutors closed cases involving terrorism, fraud, labor racketeering, health care abuse, and other offenses while federal resources were increasingly redirected toward immigration enforcement.

A little-known U.S. law is putting new attention on a high-stakes requirement for immigrant families: most male immigrants living in the United States, including undocumented teens, are required to register with Selective Service after turning 18, and failure to do so can carry a penalty of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

Pressure is mounting on one of the country's most controversial immigration detention sites after more than 215,000 people signed an open letter calling for the closure of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas, a CoreCivic-run family detention facility that holds migrant parents and children.

Annie Ramos, a 22-year-old Honduran national who came to the U.S. as a toddler, was arrested on April 2 by immigration agents at the military base where her now-husband, Sgt. Matthew Blank, was stationed.

In a state with nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants, refugees, and individuals with temporary protected status, these changes have led to widespread fear and uncertainty, according to immigration attorneys and advocates.

While the investigation remains ongoing, ICE said the two officers involved appear to have given untruthful testimony under oath and were immediately placed on administrative leave pending the outcome.

Acquisition Logistics LLC was awarded a contract worth up to $1.3 billion to build and operate the camp despite having no prior experience in the field, an ICE report noted.

Current and former DHS employees told Bloomberg that morale deteriorated significantly under former Secretary Kristi Noem and citing heightened employee monitoring, among other reasons

A U.S. Army staff sergeant says his wife was "ripped away" by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a Louisiana military base, despite the couple taking steps to regularize her immigration status through marriage.

Advocates say many of the minors detained there were raped during their journey to the U.S. and may have sexually transmitted infections that can complicate pregnancy, compounded by little or no prenatal care and inadequate nutrition.

BORTAC's and BORSTAR's uses of force in Chicago included punching and kicking protesters, throwing tear gas, macing civilians, firing pepper balls and 40-mm foam rounds into crowds, shocking people with tasers, unleashing dogs on deportation targets, and shooting unarmed civilians, killing at least one of them.

According to the filing, obtained by CBS News, the federal government is appealing a ruling by U.S. District Judge Fred Biery, who ordered both father and son released after finding their constitutional rights had been violated.

Data from advocacy trackers suggest fewer than 100 people have actually been sent to third countries, highlighting logistical and diplomatic constraints

Although getting an H-1B visa has become considerably harder, the move has benefited other sectors. Tech workers, researchers and health care professionals are having a harder time landing visas compared to farm workers.

According to the plan from the Mass Deportation Coalition, first obtained by Politico, the strategy centers its crackdown on illegal immigration at workplaces, which the organization says is where most undocumented immigrants are concentrated.

Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar is pressing the Trump administration to restart stalled citizenship and naturalization processes, warning that thousands of Cuban and Venezuelan immigrants remain in legal limbo despite having followed U.S. immigration rules.

On March 23, U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins issued a temporary restraining order to facilitate the woman's return. Coggins said her deportation was a "flagrant violation" of her DACA protections and infringed on her due process rights.

When Gov. Greg Abbott introduced his executive order in 2024, he argued the change would provide a clearer picture of how much money Texas hospitals spend caring for undocumented immigrants.

While in custody, ICE said Ramos-Solano received ongoing medical care for several conditions, including diabetes and hypertension, identified during intake at the facility, but so far immigration authorities have not released a cause of death.

According to DHS data, approximately 500 TSA workers have quit since the start of the shutdown, while thousands of others have called out of work after going weeks without paychecks.

A large number of organizations and volunteers in Los Angeles have formed self-defense groups to protect and inform migrants about the presence of immigration agents operating out of the city's industrial zone.

About 40% of U.S. counties lost population between July 2024 and July 2025, as a sharp decline in immigration slowed national growth and reversed gains in many regions, according to new Census Bureau data.

Her lawyers argue that by detaining her, the Trump administration violated the "intent and purpose" of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which protects trafficking victims, including noncitizens, regardless of immigration status.

On March 24, the state's Commission of Licensing and Regulation unanimously approved a change that officials say will help identify fraud, labor exploitation, and human trafficking.