DEPORTATIONSAmid Trump Immigration Crackdown, Texas Reins in Border Spending and Shifts Focus to Deportations

By Alejandro Serrano

With border crossings at record lows, state authorities are being sent to arrest people accused of committing crimes in Texas after entering the country illegally.

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DEPORTATIONSLocal Police Join ICE Deportation Force in Record Numbers Despite Warnings Program Lacks Oversight

By Rafael Carranza and Gabriel Sandoval

ICE officials tout an unprecedented expansion of its 287(g) Program, driven by agreements that allow local officers to function as deportation agents during routine policing. But advocates warn such agreements come at a high cost to communities.

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DEPORTATIONSTrump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes

By Mica Rosenberg, Perla Trevizo, Melissa Sanchez, Ronna Rísquez, Adrián González, and Gabriel Sandoval

Homeland Security records reveal that the Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 238 Venezuelan immigrants it sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the United States. DHS still labeled them “terrorists” and deported them.

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DEPORTATIONSupreme Court allows Trump Administration to Terminate Venezuelan's Protected Status

By Bethany Blankley, The Center Square

The protected status was granted to roughly 600,000 Venezuelans, with one group’s status ending in April of this year and another in March of next year. The court’s decision applies to roughly 300,000 Venezuelans released into the country by the Biden administration.

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DEPORTATIONSWhy Is Trump So Intent on Sending Illegal Immigrant Noncriminals to Prison Camps in El Salvador?

By Alex Nowrasteh

The myth of the illegal immigrant crime wave persists in the face of overwhelming evidence. Where are the hordes of terrorists and murderers that Trump promised to deport? Abrego Garcia, who probably isn’t an angel, is reminding everybody that there just aren’t that many illegal immigrant terrorists and criminals. The truth is, the administration is trying to deport illegal immigrant criminals who simply aren’t here.

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IMMIGRATIONNearly 1 Million Facing Deportation Released into U.S. Through CBP One App

By Bethany Blankley, The Center Square

More than 900,000 illegal foreign nationals who were unlawfully released into the country by the Biden administration through a now defunct CBP One phone app have been notified that their parole status is terminated and have been instructed to leave the U.S. immediately, or face deportation.

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IMMIGRATIONICE Detains Spouse of an American Citizen on Couple’s Return from Honeymoon

A 26-year-old Peruvian citizen who returned with her American husband from their honeymoon, was detained by ICE, and has been in a Louisiana correctional center since 15 February. Following her marriage in May 2024, they applied for her permanent residency. At the time of her detention, their application was under review by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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