In Texas Borderland, Trump’s Immigration Push Suffers Its Worst Legal Defeat Yet
Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is a Trump nominee with conservative credentials. But he found White House claims about a Venezuelan gang “invasion” went too far.
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When Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Came to Yemi Mobolade’s City
A raid on a largely Hispanic nightclub last weekend highlighted the wrenching choices mayors face between anti-Trump constituents and federal pressure for police cooperation.
6-Day ICE Operation in Florida Resulted in More Than 1,000 Arrests
The Trump administration hopes to work with local law enforcement as it tries to reach its goals for mass deportation.
Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison
New details deepen questions about the deportations, showing that El Salvador’s president pressed for assurances that the migrants were really members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
F.B.I. Arrests Wisconsin Judge, Patel Says
Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said.
Texas Judge Unseals ICE Document Detailing Deportation Notices: an English Form and at Least 12 Hours
A declaration by an ICE official says an English-language form was “read and explained” to the detainees and that they had “no less than 12 hours” to express the intent to challenge their deportations.
How Geo Group’s Surveillance Tech Is Aiding Trump’s Immigration Agenda
Geo Group, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, becomes one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in deportations.
Trump Directive Calls to Turn Border Land Into ‘Military Installation’
The plan would put a strip along the southern border under Pentagon control, allowing the military to detain migrants for trespassing on a military base until Border Patrol agents could arrest them.
Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention
A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.
Inside the Trump Administration’s Deportation of a Migrant to El Salvador
Immigration officers asked Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia if he was a gang member, and refused to believe him when he denied it, according to court papers.