Immigration Reform
The latest news, analysis and debates on immigration reform and policy.
Judge who allowed illegal immigrant to escape ICE begs for no jail time, says she’s suffered enough
Hannah Dugan, the former Wisconsin judge convicted of trying to thwart ICE’s attempt to arrest an illegal immigrant in her courtroom, begged for mercy this week, saying she shouldn’t serve any jail time because she has suffered enough.
Rubio orders deportation of Cuban communist influence agent
Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled the legal residency status of what the State Department on Wednesday called a major communist influence agent and ordered the national and his family deported to Cuba.
Supreme Court says U.S. border doesn’t include Mexico
Migrants who are still in Mexico but near the U.S. border don’t enjoy the same rights as those who have already crossed into America, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a decision reaffirming the primacy of international boundaries.
Courts grant Trump powers to speed deportations, erase Biden-era delays
The Trump administration scored major immigration victories in district court, circuit court and the Supreme Court this week, winning rulings that make it easier to deport migrants — and to do so faster.
Trump’s DOJ erases Biden backdoor immigration courts amnesty
The Trump administration has quietly reached a deal to erase a Biden-era policy that let immigration judges put off rulings on deportation cases and gave migrants an indefinite amnesty to remain in the U.S. despite lacking a legal visa to do so.
Appeals court backs Trump’s expansion of speedy deportations
A federal appeals court said Tuesday the Trump administration was likely on firm legal footing with its massive expansion of speedy deportation powers.
DOJ sues New York over federal agent mask ban
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit challenging New York’s mask ban, which bars federal law enforcement officers from covering their faces.
Supreme Court gives administration more leeway to deport migrant criminals
Immigrants facing criminal charges who leave and then come back to the U.S. can be left in a legal limbo upon their return, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on immigration case dealing with green card holders
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holders.
Ian Roberts, prominent illegal immigrant criminal, is finally booted from Maryland’s voter list
The state of Maryland has finally removed from its voter rolls an illegal immigrant from Guyana who grabbed national headlines last year over scamming multiple school systems into hiring him as an administrator for several years.
11 suspected migrants charged with stealing food stamps, other benefits
Federal authorities announced charges Thursday against 15 people — including 11 suspected unauthorized immigrants — who they say stole food stamps and other welfare benefits in Massachusetts.
Mastermind behind foiled UFC terror plot is illegal immigrant
The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday an illegal immigrant from Mexico allegedly orchestrated the failed terrorist attack targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.
FACT FOCUS: Trump says illegal immigration increased car insurance premiums. Experts say otherwise
President Donald Trump this week credited his tough immigration policies for a drop in car insurance premiums, falsely blaming illegal immigration during his predecessor’s time in the White House for a prior increase.
ICE says relaxed detention standards ‘reduce the burden’ on contractors running its lockups
Contractors running Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities can rely more heavily on artificial intelligence tools to communicate with detainees and continue refusing to pay the minimum wage for detainees’ “voluntary work,” under relaxed detention standards released Monday.
Feds charge 15 ‘antifa’ activists with ginning up anti-ICE violence in Minneapolis
Federal prosecutors announced charges Tuesday against 15 people they said were part of an “antifa” plot to stoke violence against ICE in Minneapolis earlier this year, accusing them of spurring clashes with federal agents and shutting down government offices.
‘Set up’: Federal court suggests DHS orchestrated release of homicide suspect to embarrass judge
The federal court in Rhode Island leveled a stunning accusation against ICE on Tuesday, suggesting the deportation agency “manipulated” a case to force a judge to release a migrant homicide suspect so the Trump administration could attack the judge.