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April 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM

Trump admin not working to return Maryland man sent to El Salvador by error: Lawyer

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who has a U.S. citizen wife and 5-year-old child, is currently at CECOT, the notorious prison in El Salvador.
April 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
April 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM

Judge temporarily restores funding for legal aid for migrant children

A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding to the program that provides legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children.
April 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Asylum seeking migrant, Peyl from Gujarat, India carries her daughter Aary, 2, while waiting to be apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border protection officers after crossing over into the U.S. on June 25, 2024 in Ruby, Arizona.
April 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM

Meet 5 of the alleged gang members the Trump administration sent to El Salvador

Family members of some of the more than 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members who have been deported to El Salvador share their stories.
April 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Maiker Escalona was a barber in Venezuela.
April 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM

ICE admits to an 'administrative error' after Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison

A Maryland man with protected legal status was sent to the notorious prison in El Salvador following an "administrative error," according to an ICE declaration Monday.
April 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center prison, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
April 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM

Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial

A judge in Boston is holding an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while he was on trial
April 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville addresses the court room, while holding an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while he was on trial, Monday, March 31, 2025, in Boston. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP)
April 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM

ICE admits to 'error' after deporting immigrant to El Salvador prison

The U.S. said it has "no jurisdiction" to bring him back in response to family petition for return.
April 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
VIDEO: ICE admits to 'error' after deporting immigrant to El Salvador prison
April 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM

Family of Venezuelan migrant sent to El Salvador describes 'horror'

Maiker Espinoza Escalona is being accused of being a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua by the Trump administration, an accusation his family denies.
April 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Maiker Escalona's family recognized him in the notorious in El Salvador on a video posted to social media
April 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM

DOJ contradicts itself on when removal via deportation flights is complete: ACLU

DOJ contradicted itself on when US jurisdiction over deportation flights ends, ACLU argues.
April 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The American Civil Liberties Union logo seen displayed on a smartphone.
April 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM

ICE admits to an 'administrative error' after Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison

A Maryland man with protected legal status was sent to the notorious prison in El Salvador following an "administrative error," according to an ICE declaration Monday.
April 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
VIDEO: ICE admits to an 'administrative error' after Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison
April 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM

Judge blocks Trump effort to end TPS for up to 350,000 Venezuelans

ABC News’ Armando Garcia reports on the latest headlines involving the Trump administration’s handling of immigration.
April 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
VIDEO: Judge blocks Trump effort to end TPS for up to 350,000 Venezuelans
April 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM

DHS expected to end deportation protection for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans

Nearly 350,000 Venezuelans who obtained work permits in 2023 under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will lose those protections in April.
April 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Venezuelan community leaders speak to the media as they protest against the suspension of Temporary Protected Status in Doral, Fla., Feb. 3, 2025.
April 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM

ICE says a University of Minnesota student's visa was revoked for drunk driving

Federal officials say a University of Minnesota student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement because of drunken driving, not student protests
April 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A person walks on campus at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on April 21, 2020. (Glenn Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)
March 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM

Some foreign students are being targeted for deportation. What are their rights?

The Trump administration has revoked a number of student visas. What are their rights?
March 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Protestors gather in Foley Square and march through the streets of Lower Manhattan in protest of the detention of Palestinian student activist and Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York, March 10, 2025.
March 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Federal judge blocks deportations to third countries

A federal judge blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed the deportation of migrants to countries other than their own without a chance to argue their removal in immigration court.
March 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A federal judge blocked a Trump administration policy that allowed the deportation of migrants to countries other than their own without a chance to argue their removal in immigration court.
March 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM

Border mission costing hundreds of millions, expected to continue to rise: Sources

The southwestern border mission and the detention operations at Guantanamo Bay have cost close to $330 million through mid-March, according to a U.S. official.
March 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A photo released by the Department of Homeland Security of the first flight of migrants who were part of Tren de Aragua, preparing to takeoff for Guantanamo Bay, Feb. 4, 2025.
March 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM

Here's what happened to the migrant detainees at Guantanamo Bay

Immigration and Customs Enforcement transported 177 migrants from Guantanamo Bay to Honduras for final removal to Venezuela, according to a post on X from the agency.
March 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Venezuelan migrants flown from Guantanamo Bay via Honduras, walk after arriving on a deportation flight at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, La Guaira State, Venezuela, Feb. 20, 2025.
March 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM

During immigration raid, DHS Secretary Noem says ICE bringing 'consequences'

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is bringing "consequences" during raids in Virginia on Tuesday.
March 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott during an ICE raid in Virginia on  March 4, 2025.
March 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM

Private groups work to identify, report student protesters for possible deportation

President Donald Trump's efforts to deport foreign students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations are getting help from private groups that use facial-recognition technology to identify masked protesters
March 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
FILE - A Palestinian flag is displayed on a tent in a protest encampment on the Vanderbilt University campus, May 3, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
March 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM

Man accused of impersonating ICE officer to scare Ukrainian community: Police

A man was charged for posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Washington state, according to the Fife Police Department.
March 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is pictured during an enforcement action on March 21, 2018.
March 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM

The dueling impact of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

ABC News’ Alex Perez reports from Chicago on how the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns are causing mixed emotions, spurring fear in so many while others want to see resources reallocated.
March 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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March 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Deportation halted for student whose visa Rubio says was revoked due to activism

The government revoked Rumeysa Ozturk's visa due to her pro-Palestinian activism, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.
March 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Signage and flowers are placed on a tree next to where ICE agents apprehended Tuft University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk on March 27, 2025, in Somerville, Massachusetts.
March 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Trump asks SCOTUS to lift judge's block on Alien Enemies Act deportations

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court a second time to lift a judge's block on deportations of alleged migrant gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
VIDEO: Trump asks SCOTUS to lift judge's block on Alien Enemies Act deportations
March 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Russian researcher being held after failing to declare frog embryos at customs

A Russian researcher at Harvard University is being detained over failing to declare frog embryos while passing through customs, according to a filing by her attorney.
March 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
An undated handout photo of Kseniia Petrova.
March 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM

Administration asks SCOTUS to lift judge's block on Alien Enemies Act deportations

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court a second time to lift a judge's block on deportations of alleged migrant gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM

Salvadoran prison holding deported Venezuelans has been criticized for alleged abuses

El Salvador's CECOT prison, where over 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members deported from the U.S. are being held, has been criticized for alleged human rights violations.
March 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center prison, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Appeals court rejects Trump bid to overturn Alien Enemies Act deportation block

An appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's effort to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. 
March 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM

Trump immigration crackdown targets foreign students

The Trump administration is targeting a half dozen international students as part of its crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activism.
March 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
VIDEO: Trump immigration crackdown targets foreign students
March 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM

HHS sued for cutting program that provides legal aid for migrant children

Organizations that provide legal aid to migrant children have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency cut funding.
March 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Migrant children wait for care at the Mexican refugee commission, following the cancellation of CBP One appointments in the United States, in Tapachula, Mexico, Jan. 27, 2025.
March 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM

University of Alabama graduate student detained by ICE, school says

Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.
March 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Alireza Doroudi is shown in this undated photo.
March 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM

Federal judge to consider releasing immigration activist who took refuge in churches

A federal judge in Denver is set to hear arguments over whether an immigration and labor activist who took refuge in Colorado churches to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration should be freed from detention
March 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
File - Jeanette Vizguerra, a Mexican immigrant who has lived in a church to avoid immigration authorities for the past three months, speaks after leaving the church early Friday, May 12, 2017, in downtown Denver.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
March 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM

Lawyer for student in ICE custody: “All of us should be should feel intimidated”

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with the lawyer of Yunseo Chung whose status as a legal permanent U.S. resident has been revoked, she says, because of participation in pro-Palestinian protests.
March 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
VIDEO: Lawyer for Columbia Univ. student suing Trump: ‘All of us should feel intimidated’
March 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Tufts student's visa was revoked due to activism, Rubio says

The government revoked Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk's visa due to her pro-Palestinian activism, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
March 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The government revoked Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk's visa due to her pro-Palestinian activism, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
March 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM

University of Alabama graduate student detained by ICE, school says

Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.
March 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.
March 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Couple deported by ICE, daughters left in US with 'heartbreak'

Stephanie Gonzalez says she and her family have endured "heartbreak" since the deportation of her parents, 55-year-old Gladys and 59-year-old Nelson Gonzalez.
March 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Gladys, 55, and Nelson, 59, Gonzalez are seen in this undated photo.
March 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Tufts PhD student on visa arrested by immigration authorities, school says

Rumeysa Ozturk is a Turkish national, according to her lawyer, Mahsa Khanbabai.
March 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
VIDEO: University of Alabama student detained by ICE
March 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM

Tufts PhD student taken into custody and visa 'terminated,' school says

Rumeysa Ozturk is a Turkish national, according to her lawyer, Mahsa Khanbabai.
March 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
A Community Day flag on the campus of Tufts University.
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM

Appeals court affirms judge's block on deportations under Alien Enemies Act

An appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's effort to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
An appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's effort to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM

DHS secretary visits migrant prison on trip that includes stops in El Salvador

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the prison in El Salvador that took in migrants at the center of the deportation battle playing out in U.S. courts.
March 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
U.S. Ambassador William H. Duncan receives Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she arrived at the Comalapa International Airport, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Mar. 26, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Video of moment Tufts University student detained by immigration officials

A Tufts University PhD student on a visa was arrested by immigration authorities outside of Boston on Tuesday night, according to the school and the student's lawyer.
March 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A Tufts University PhD student on a visa was arrested by immigration authorities outside of Boston on Tuesday night, according to the school and the student's lawyer.
March 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM

DHS secretary set to visit infamous migrant prison in El Salvador

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday is set to visit the prison in El Salvador that took in migrants at the center of the deportation battle playing out in U.S. courts.
March 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
VIDEO: DHS secretary set to visit infamous migrant prison on trip that includes stops in El Salvador
March 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM

'Nazis got better treatment,' judge says of Trump administration's deportations

The U.S. treated alleged Nazis better during World War II than the Trump administration treated Venezuelan migrants last week, a judge told DOJ attorneys at a hearing.
March 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM

Judge Boasberg assigned to Signal lawsuit after White House criticism

Five Cabinet members are facing a federal lawsuit over the use of Signal to coordinate military strikes in Yemen.
March 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Judge James E. Boasberg, chief judge of the Federal District Court in DC, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, Mar. 16, 2023.
March 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM

DOJ contends judge didn't have authority to order return of 2 deportation flights

The Trump administration is arguing in a filing that a judge's directive ordering authorities to turn around two deportation flights last week was not a binding order.
March 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM

How one photojournalist documented US deportees' arrival in El Salvador

Photojournalist Philip Holsinger talks about documenting Venezuelan migrants flown to El Salvador.
March 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Photographer Philip Holsinger speaks with ABC News.
March 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM

Case of deported Venezuelans in the hands of appeals court

A federal appeals judge said the United States treated alleged Nazis better during World War II than President Donald Trump's administration treated Venezuelan migrants last week.
March 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
VIDEO: Case of deported Venezuelans in the hands of appeals court
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM

Administration invokes state secrets privilege to shield info on deportation flights

The Trump administration is invoking state secrets privilege to avoid giving a judge more information about last week's deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM

Venezuelans deported last week included 8 women who were returned to US, filings say

The alleged Venezuelan gang members who were deported to El Salvador last week included eight female detainees who were later returned to the U.S., according to filings.
March 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM

'Nazis got better treatment,' judge says of Trump administration's deportations

The U.S. treated alleged Nazis better during World War II than the Trump Administration treated Venezuelan migrants last week, a federal appeals judge told a DOJ lawyer during a court hearing Monday.
March 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The U.S. treated alleged Nazis better during World War II than the Trump Administration treated Venezuelan migrants last week, a federal appeals judge told a DOJ lawyer during a court hearing Monday.
March 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Judge keeps block on Trump gang deportations, says they face 'torture'

The Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador last week deserved to have a hearing to determine whether they belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang, a federal judge ruled.
March 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
VIDEO: Judge keeps block on Trump gang deportations, says they face 'torture'
March 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Trump gang deportations put US at ‘precipice of totalitarianism’: Attorney

Immigration lawyer Francisco Symphorien-Saavedra explains the importance of an appeals court set to weigh President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act.
March 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
VIDEO: Trump gang deportations put US at ‘precipice of totalitarianism’: Attorney