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Facing Deportation, Cornell Student Leaves US on 'Own Terms'

Momodou Taal said he feared being abducted even if a court ruled in his favor

(Newser) - A Cornell University student facing deportation after his visa was revoked because of his campus activism said he has decided to leave the US, per the AP . Momodou Taal, a citizen of the UK and Gambia, had asked a federal court to halt his detention. But he posted on X...

Joe Rogan on Wrong People Getting Deported: 'Horrific'

It's 'bad for the cause,' podcaster says

(Newser) - A perhaps surprising person has spoken out—somewhat—against the Trump administration's mass deportations. Joe Rogan, the podcaster seen as pivotal to President Trump's appeal to younger voters (particularly male ones), addressed the topic on his podcast Saturday, bringing up the stories of people apparently misidentified as Venezuelan...

Rubio: At Least 300 Students Have Had Visas Revoked

Secretary of state says he pulls visas 'every day'

(Newser) - If you're finding it hard to keep up with the number of foreign students in the US who have had their visas revoked in recent days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says it's "at least 300." The Hill reports that number is "far higher" than...

Masked Federal Agents Grab Tufts Student Off Street

Rumeysa Ozturk was apparently targeted for deportation over pro-Palestinian op-ed

(Newser) - A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by US Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night when she was stopped, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition...

Administration Doesn't Find Judicial Relief on Deportations

Flights to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act will stay paused until hearing

(Newser) - A federal appeals court declined Wednesday to lift an order barring the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law. A split three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit wouldn't block a March 15 order...

Judge: ICE Cannot Detain Columbia Student Protester

Yunseo Chung, 21, is fighting deportation efforts

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that the Trump administration's attempts to arrest and deport a 21-year-old Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests must cease. The judge found there to be no indication Yunseo Chung—a legal permanent resident who was arrested at a protest earlier this...

Trump Border Czar: We'll Abide by Judge's Deportation Order

Though Tom Homan doesn't specify exactly what that means, given the flights already landed

(Newser) - President Trump's border czar said less than a week ago that he didn't "care what the judges think" regarding the administration's controversial deportation flights to El Salvador, which continued despite a judge ordering them to turn around last weekend, and that more would be coming . He...

Critics Decry 'Cruel' DHS Move Against 532K Immigrants

Homeland Security to revoke legal protections for Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans

(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month. The order applies to about 532,000 people from the four countries who came to the United States...

UK, Germany Issue US Travel Warnings
UK, Germany Issue
US Travel Warnings
Mar 21, 2025 10:45 AM CDT

UK, Germany Issue US Travel Warnings

Nations are wary of their citizens visiting US amid Trump administration moves

(Newser) - Two US allies have adjusted their travel recommendations for the United States, and not in an encouraging direction. The Hill reports that on Thursday, the United Kingdom updated its guidance for travel to the US, with the government warning its citizens to "comply with all entry, visa, and other...

Man Deported to Megaprison Was No Gang Member: Lawyer

'This is the most shocking thing that I've ever seen happen to one of our clients'

(Newser) - The White House says the 200 Venezuelan citizens flown to El Salvador Saturday in defiance of a judge's order are part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. But a lawyer for one of the men says he's actually an LGBTQ+ artist who sought refuge in the US...

Stephen Miller, Team Trump Relish This Judicial Fight
Stephen Miller, Team Trump
Relish This Judicial Fight
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Mar 18, 2025 6:45 AM CDT

Stephen Miller, Team Trump Relish This Judicial Fight

Aide calls Democratic critic of deportations 'an absolute moron'

(Newser) - The White House is aggressively pushing back against challenges to its deportation of immigrants over the weekend. A Justice Department lawyer, for example, clashed with a federal judge in court on Monday, maintaining that the move was a matter of national security because the deportees were alleged gang members. And...

Despite Judge's Order, US Flies Out Scores of Venezuelans

El Salvador's president mocks court after flight arrives

(Newser) - Despite a judge's order barring the Trump administration from carrying out its planned deportations—and an admonition to have planes that had already left turn around—hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants were flown to El Salvador, officials said Sunday. "We sent over 250 alien enemy members of Tren de...

White House Dismisses Report on Ukrainian Refugees

Reuters says 240K refugees may lose legal status, but press chief calls it 'fake news'

(Newser) - The White House is pushing back against a report in Reuters that the Trump administration plans to revoke the legal status of 240,000 Ukrainian refugees who fled the Russian invasion to come to the US. "This is more fake news from Reuters based on anonymous sources who have...

Dad of 4 Preps for Deportation After 24 Years in US

Washington Post tells story of Guatemalan native, 39, set to be sent back after two decades

(Newser) - Nearly a quarter century ago, a teenage Eulogio Hernandez Box arrived to the US from Guatemala, building a life for himself in Ohio that grew over the decades to include a wife and four sons. Despite entering the country illegally, Box hasn't appeared, at least on the surface, to...

Trump's Border Czar: Vatican Is Walled Off, Isn't It?

Homan takes issue with pope's criticism of mass deportations

(Newser) - US border czar Tom Homan immediately pushed back after Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration's plans for mass deportations of migrants, the AP reports. Homan, a Catholic, said Francis should fix the Catholic Church and leave US border protection to his department. "He...

El Salvador Agrees to 'Extraordinary' Deportees Deal

Rubio says they'll accept deportees from US of any nationality, including Americans

(Newser) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Monday that El Salvador's president has offered to accept deportees from the US of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United States, the AP reports. President Nayib Bukele "has agreed to the most unprecedented, extraordinary, extraordinary...

Air Force Takes Over Deportation Mission

ICE had been using charter and commercial planes

(Newser) - An Air Force jet with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles departed Texas for Guatemala on Thursday, carrying 80 deportees in another deportation flight that reflects a growing role for the armed forces in helping enforce immigration laws. The flight from Fort Bliss, an Army base in El Paso,...

Trump Declares Victory in 'Showdown' Over Deportations

Colombia was refusing to accept deportation flights, but 'impasse' has been resolved

(Newser) - Hours after President Trump announced tariffs on Colombia to punish the South American country for refusing to accept military deportation flights, the US claimed victory in what the AP refers to as a "showdown." Late Sunday, the White House press secretary announced that the "Government of Colombia...

Deportation by Military Plane Has Begun, White House Says

Immigration advocates say Biden administration was conducting similar removals

(Newser) - Military aircraft have started taking undocumented immigrants in the US out of the country, the White House announced Friday. "Deportation flights have begun," Karoline Leavitt posted on X . "President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United...

After Leak, Immigration Raids in Chicago Could Be Delayed

Border czar says plans may change for officer safety

(Newser) - After news leaked that the incoming administration planned to launch immigration raids in Chicago next week, Tom Homan, President-elect Trump's chosen "border czar," said officials are considering whether to move forward. "We're looking at this leak and will make a decision based on this leak....

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