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ICE Moves Detainees to Notorious Louisiana Prison

Kristi Noem says Angola prison was 'absolutely' chosen for its reputation

(Newser) - Louisiana's Angola prison, a maximum-security facility infamous for its harsh history, is taking on a new role as an immigrant detention center under a federal-state initiative. Authorities confirmed on Wednesday that ICE has begun moving detainees—described as "the worst of the worst" by Gov. Jeff Landry—...

Greece Gives Failed Asylum-Seekers 14 Days to Get Out

Tough new law is part of country's crackdown on migrants, and it makes the penalties steep

(Newser) - Asylum-seekers in Greece who have their bids denied now have 14 days to get out—or else—as the country enacts one of the toughest immigration laws in Europe. Passed by Parliament and championed by conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the law imposes prison terms of two to five...

Court: Trump Can't Use 1798 Law to Justify Deportations

Judges say mass migration does not equal armed invasion in 2-1 ruling

(Newser) - A federal appeals court has ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to use a centuries-old wartime law to quickly deport Venezuelan migrants, a move that will likely push the case to the Supreme Court. In a 2-1 decision, the Fifth Circuit panel ruled the administration's claim—that...

Abrego Garcia Files for Asylum
Abrego Garcia Files for Asylum
Aug 27, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

Abrego Garcia Files for Asylum

Federal judge rules he can't be deported before October hearing

(Newser) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Trump's hard-line immigration agenda, is seeking asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge on Wednesday. US District Judge Paula Xinis ruled on Wednesday that Abrego Garcia, 30, can't be deported before at least Oct....

Court Tosses Trump Suit vs. All Maryland Federal Judges

Administration had sued the state's federal bench over an order stopping the deportation of migrants

(Newser) - A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maryland's entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. US District Judge Thomas Cullen granted a request by the judges to toss the case....

Judge Halts Abrego Garcia's Deportation, for Now

'God is with us,' he tells supporters in Baltimore

(Newser) - A federal judge has at least temporarily halted the government's latest attempt to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia . Monday's order from US District Judge Paula Xinis came hours after Homeland Security officials detained Abrego Garcia during a required check-in at the Immigration Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore...

Abrego Garcia Surrenders to ICE
Abrego Garcia
Surrenders to ICE
Aug 25, 2025 7:27 AM CDT

Abrego Garcia Surrenders to ICE

Construction worker faces possible deportation to Uganda

(Newser) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to US immigration authorities in Baltimore Monday and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda, an African country with documented human rights abuses and a language he doesn't speak. The Maryland construction worker became the face of President Trump'...

On Immigrant Numbers, a 'Clear Win' for Trump

Per Pew, more immigrants are leaving US than coming in after decades of 'rapid growth'

(Newser) - The United States' immigrant population has shrunk for the first time in decades, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of recent census data. Between January and June, the number of foreign-born residents—both legal and undocumented—fell by almost 1.5 million, dropping to 51.9 million. Driving the...

ICE Used Marriott Hotel to Detain Migrants

Chain doesn't deny one of its sites in Louisiana was used to detain families, despite previous pledge

(Newser) - A Sheraton hotel under Marriott's purview in Louisiana has apparently been used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding pen for people set to be deported, the Guardian reports, despite Marriott vowing in 2019 that its properties wouldn't cooperate with ICE.
  • The Intercept first reported on the case
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US Strikes Deportation Deal With Uganda

Uganda will take deportees as long as a few conditions are met

(Newser) - Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors, officials said Thursday. The Ugandan foreign affairs ministry in a statement said the "two parties are working out the detailed modalities...

Hurricanes Strike a New Fear Into America's Migrants

Those without permanent legal status fear they'll need to avoid shelters due to ICE detentions

(Newser) - If a major hurricane approaches Central Florida this season, Maria knows it's dangerous to stay inside her wooden, trailerlike home. In past storms, she evacuated to her sister's sturdier house. If she couldn't get there, a shelter set up at the local high school served as a...

Famed Boxer Deported, Lands in Mexico Prison

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been accused of involvement with Sinaloa cartel

(Newser) - Former world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been deported from the US. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Tuesday that the 39-year-old professional boxer was returned to Mexico following his ICE arrest last month. The Department of Homeland Security claimed he was living in the US illegally after overstaying...

US Citizenship Applicants to Be Screened for 'Anti-Americanism'

Officers told to also weigh positive contributions and community ties in decisions

(Newser) - The Trump administration is tightening its approach to US citizenship reviews by instructing officials to take a closer look at whether applicants display "good moral character." A recent US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) memo calls for a more "rigorous, holistic, and comprehensive" evaluation process, the...

Suit: ICE Deported 4-Year-Old American Boy With Cancer

Moms filing complaint say their young US citizen kids were deported to Honduras against their will

(Newser) - Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem are just two of the defendants in a new complaint that alleges Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a 4-year-old American boy with late-stage kidney cancer to Honduras. Per the Guardian , the lawsuit filed in Louisiana, which also names various ICE...

DeSantis Unveils Plans for 'Deportation Depot'

Florida's second immigration detention facility will be in a 'ready-made' facility, a prison

(Newser) - Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility dubbed "Deportation Depot" at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state's holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades known...

UK Launches 'One in, One Out' Deportation Plan

Migrants crossing English Channel in small boats will be sent back to France, government says

(Newser) - The UK government has launched its "one in, one out" deportation plan with France, detaining the first arrivals intercepted crossing the English Channel. Migrants in life jackets were seen disembarking from Border Force vessels in Dover on Wednesday, the first day of the policy, the BBC reports. The...

Dean Cain Joins ICE to Help With Deportations
Now Joining ICE:
Superman Star
Aug 7, 2025 8:47 AM CDT

Now Joining ICE: Superman Star

Actor Dean Cain cites patriotic duty as government agency ramps up Trump's immigration raids

(Newser) - Dean Cain, best known for his '90s run as Superman, says he's joining US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to back President Trump's push for mass deportations. The 59-year-old actor announced the move during a Wednesday appearance on Fox News, explaining that after sharing an ICE recruitment...

US to Send Migrants to Rwanda, Site of Human Rights Abuses

Country agrees to vet and resettle up to 250 people

(Newser) - Rwanda has struck a new deal with the United States to accept up to 250 migrants deported from American soil. The agreement, inked in Kigali in June, is part of a broader strategy by the Trump administration to increase deportations to third countries amid its push for tougher immigration...

ICE Hastily Scraps Plan for Deportation Bonuses

Agents were told in internal memo they could earn $200 per immigrant deported within a week

(Newser) - Immigration and Customs Enforcement abruptly canceled a plan to offer cash bonuses for rapid deportations just hours after announcing the incentive on Tuesday. ICE agents were told in an internal email that they could earn $200 for each immigrant deported within a week of arrest, and $100 for those...

Man Deported to El Salvador Plans to Sue US

He says he was abused in notorious prison after being deported without due process

(Newser) - A Venezuelan man is taking legal steps against the US government, saying he was wrongly deported and detained in El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison. Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel, 27, filed an administrative claim Thursday with the Department of Homeland Security, the required precursor to a federal lawsuit,...

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