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DOJ: Scientist&#39;s Texts on Frog Embryos Did Her In
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May 29, 2025 7:00 AM CDT

Judge: Let Detained Scientist Out on Bail

Russian-born Harvard researcher accused of sneaking lab samples through Boston airport

(Newser) - A federal judge says a Harvard scientist from Russia should be released on bail after she was detained by immigration officials, reports the New York Times . "There does not seem to be either a factual or legal basis for the immigration officer's actions" against Kseniia Petrova, the judge...

Judge Orders Administration to Facilitate Another Return

Administration conceded a mistake in case of a gay Guatemalan it sent to Mexico

(Newser) - Saying it's likely that the deportation of a Guatemalan man "lacked any semblance of due process," a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return. The government had delivered the man, who is gay, to Mexico despite his protestations that he feared for his...

First US Charter Returns Migrants Who Volunteered

Children born in the US are among those flown to Honduras, Colombia

(Newser) - The US on Monday sent 68 immigrants from Honduras and Colombia back to their countries, the first government-funded flight of what the Trump administration is calling voluntary deportations. In the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, 38 Hondurans, including 19 children, disembarked from the charter flight carrying $1,000...

After Husband Is Deported, Tiger King Star Offers to Follow

Joe Exotic requests pardon from Trump: 'You can keep Carole Baskin'

(Newser) - Tiger King star Joe Exotic is demanding President Trump intervene after his husband was deported to Mexico. Jorge Marquez Flores, 33, who wed the former reality TV star behind bars earlier this year, was deported Friday, shortly after completing a sentence in federal prison in Texas for residing unlawfully in...

Supreme Court Maintains Block on Wartime Law Deportations

Decision keeps Trump administration's plan suspended while case is decided

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Trump administration's appeal to let it quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law. Over two dissenting votes, the justices acted on an emergency appeal from lawyers for Venezuelan men who have been accused of being gang members, a designation...

She's Researching Aging. ICE Has Her Behind Bars

Russian scientist Kseniia Petrova writes for the New York Times from a Louisiana detention center

(Newser) - When Kseniia Petrova fled Russia two years ago, she did so because she didn't feel she could freely and safely carry out her work as a scientist there, especially after she was arrested for taking part in a protest. She landed at Harvard Medical School, and her work on...

'Be Outraged,' Warren Says of Guantanamo Flights

Military flights to base have cost at least $21M, according to Pentagon

(Newser) - From the moment he resumed office until April 8, President Trump's administration spent at least $21 million transporting migrants to Guantanamo Bay on military aircraft, according to US military figures provided to Congress. Nearly 500 migrants have been cycled through the base since January, though there are fewer than...

Court to ICE: Send Detained College Student to Vermont

Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk has been held in Louisiana detention center for 6 weeks

(Newser) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a judge's order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated and if she should be released. Denying a government request for a delay,...

Judge Intervenes as Some Migrants Told They're Going to Libya

Judge says US must not do so without first allowing migrants a court challenge

(Newser) - Following a report that the Trump administration was planning to deport migrants to Libya, some migrants have indeed been told that's where they're being sent—despite the fact that they're not from Libya, and the North African nation has a history of human rights violations against migrants....

US Intelligence Refutes Trump Claims on Tren de Aragua

Memo states gang is not directly tied to Maduro government, unlikely a national security threat

(Newser) - To justify invoking the Alien Enemies Act, which he's used to deport hundreds of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador, President Trump claimed the US was under invasion by a hostile foreign nation. He said Tren de Aragua, a criminal gang controlled by Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro,...

Rwanda Say It Is in Talks to Accept US Deportees

A similar deal with the UK collapsed last year

(Newser) - Rwanda confirmed on Monday that discussions were "underway" with the United States regarding a potential agreement to host deported migrants. Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe told state media that the talks were in the "early stage." When asked by the AP on Monday, he confirmed the...

White House Makes $1K Offer to Migrants

DHS will pay $1K to those here illegally who self-deport

(Newser) - The Trump administration says it will pay migrants in the US illegally $1,000 to return to their home country voluntarily. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it will also help with travel expenses, and that those who use an app called CBP Home to tell the...

Judge: Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act 'Unlawful'

Federal judge in Texas bans administration from deportations under wartime law in his district

(Newser) - A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Trump's invocation of it was "unlawful." US District Court Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is the first judge to rule that the Alien Enemies...

Border Czar: US Didn't 'Deport' 3 Children

Controversy surrounds fate of young American citizens sent to Honduras with their mothers

(Newser) - The US flew three children who were American citizens out of the country and to Honduras with their mothers last week. But were those children "deported?" Depends on whom you ask.
  • "No US citizen child was deported," insisted border czar Tom Homan on CBS' Face the Nation
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ICE Sends 3 Citizens—Ages 2, 4, and 7—to Honduras

Judge schedules hearing in case of the youngest deportee

(Newser) - Three children under age 10—all US citizens—have been deported along with their mothers, lawyers for the families said, including a 4-year-old who has stage 4 cancer and was removed without medication. US officials said the mothers, who were in the US without documentation, chose to take their children...

FBI Arrests Judge Accused of Shielding an Immigrant

Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan was detained in her own courtroom

(Newser) - The FBI arrested a county judge in her Milwaukee courthouse on Friday and accused her of trying to shield an immigrant from arrest—a move seen as a dramatic escalation in the legal fight over deportations, reports the New York Times .
  • The judge: Agents arrested Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday
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Another Court Wants Another Deportee Returned

Judge tells Trump administration not to argue 'facilitate'

(Newser) - The Trump administration has been hit with another court order "to facilitate" the return of a Venezuelan man it sent to a prison in El Salvador. A Maryland-based judge ruled Wednesday that the deportation last month broke a court-approved settlement in a lawsuit last year in which the government...

Airline Says Deportation Flights 'Too Valuable Not to Pursue'

Petition targets startup Avelo over new deal with ICE

(Newser) - Startup Avelo Airlines, which operates low-fare service from select states, has found a new customer in Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Houston-based Avelo has signed a deal to operate deportation flights out of the country while also transporting migrants to detention centers within the US, the Wall Street Journal reports....

ICE Blocked Mahmoud Khalil From His Son's Birth

Columbia grad student is a new dad, but ICE rejected his request to witness firstborn's arrival in New York

(Newser) - Mahmoud Khalil is a new dad, but he'll have to wait to see his firstborn. The Columbia University grad student and legal permanent resident, who was detained in March by federal agents over his pro-Palestinian stance, missed his son's birth on Monday in New York after officials...

Four More Democrats Travel to El Salvador
House Democrats
Land in El Salvador
Apr 21, 2025 7:36 AM CDT

House Democrats Land in El Salvador

Four members of Congress aim to keep attention on plight of deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia

(Newser) - Four Democratic members of Congress have arrived in El Salvador to keep attention focused on the plight of deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia , reports Politico . Their visit follows that of Sen. Chris Van Hollen, though it was unclear if they would be able to meet with Abrego Garcia in person, as...

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