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March 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM

Federal judge to consider releasing immigration activist who took refuge in churches

A federal judge in Denver is set to hear arguments over whether an immigration and labor activist who took refuge in Colorado churches to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration should be freed from detention
March 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
File - Jeanette Vizguerra, a Mexican immigrant who has lived in a church to avoid immigration authorities for the past three months, speaks after leaving the church early Friday, May 12, 2017, in downtown Denver.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
March 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM

Lawyer for student in ICE custody: “All of us should be should feel intimidated”

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with the lawyer of Yunseo Chung whose status as a legal permanent U.S. resident has been revoked, she says, because of participation in pro-Palestinian protests.
March 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
VIDEO: Lawyer for Columbia Univ. student suing Trump: ‘All of us should feel intimidated’
March 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Tufts student's visa was revoked due to activism, Rubio says

The government revoked Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk's visa due to her pro-Palestinian activism, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
March 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The government revoked Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk's visa due to her pro-Palestinian activism, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
March 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM

University of Alabama graduate student detained by ICE, school says

Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.
March 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Alireza Doroudi is shown in this undated photo.
March 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM

Tufts student's visa was revoked due to activism, Rubio says

The government revoked Rumeysa Ozturk's visa due to her pro-Palestinian activism, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.
March 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Signage and flowers are placed on a tree next to where ICE agents apprehended Tuft University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk on March 27, 2025, in Somerville, Massachusetts.
March 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM

University of Alabama graduate student detained by ICE, school says

Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.
March 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.
March 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Couple deported by ICE, daughters left in US with 'heartbreak'

Stephanie Gonzalez says she and her family have endured "heartbreak" since the deportation of her parents, 55-year-old Gladys and 59-year-old Nelson Gonzalez.
March 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Gladys, 55, and Nelson, 59, Gonzalez are seen in this undated photo.
March 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Tufts PhD student on visa arrested by immigration authorities, school says

Rumeysa Ozturk is a Turkish national, according to her lawyer, Mahsa Khanbabai.
March 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
VIDEO: University of Alabama student detained by ICE
March 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM

HHS sued for cutting program that provides legal aid for migrant children

Organizations that provide legal aid to migrant children have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency cut funding.
March 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Migrant children wait for care at the Mexican refugee commission, following the cancellation of CBP One appointments in the United States, in Tapachula, Mexico, Jan. 27, 2025.
March 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM

Tufts PhD student taken into custody and visa 'terminated,' school says

Rumeysa Ozturk is a Turkish national, according to her lawyer, Mahsa Khanbabai.
March 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
A Community Day flag on the campus of Tufts University.
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM

Appeals court affirms judge's block on deportations under Alien Enemies Act

An appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's effort to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
An appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's effort to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM

DHS secretary visits migrant prison on trip that includes stops in El Salvador

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the prison in El Salvador that took in migrants at the center of the deportation battle playing out in U.S. courts.
March 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
U.S. Ambassador William H. Duncan receives Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she arrived at the Comalapa International Airport, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Mar. 26, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Video of moment Tufts University student detained by immigration officials

A Tufts University PhD student on a visa was arrested by immigration authorities outside of Boston on Tuesday night, according to the school and the student's lawyer.
March 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A Tufts University PhD student on a visa was arrested by immigration authorities outside of Boston on Tuesday night, according to the school and the student's lawyer.
March 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM

Appeals court rejects Trump bid to overturn Alien Enemies Act deportation block

An appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's effort to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. 
March 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM

DHS secretary set to visit infamous migrant prison in El Salvador

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday is set to visit the prison in El Salvador that took in migrants at the center of the deportation battle playing out in U.S. courts.
March 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
VIDEO: DHS secretary set to visit infamous migrant prison on trip that includes stops in El Salvador
March 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM

'Nazis got better treatment,' judge says of Trump administration's deportations

The U.S. treated alleged Nazis better during World War II than the Trump administration treated Venezuelan migrants last week, a judge told DOJ attorneys at a hearing.
March 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM

Salvadoran prison holding deported Venezuelans has been criticized for alleged abuses

El Salvador's CECOT prison, where over 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members deported from the U.S. are being held, has been criticized for alleged human rights violations.
March 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center prison, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM

Judge Boasberg assigned to Signal lawsuit after White House criticism

Five Cabinet members are facing a federal lawsuit over the use of Signal to coordinate military strikes in Yemen.
March 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Judge James E. Boasberg, chief judge of the Federal District Court in DC, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, Mar. 16, 2023.
March 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM

DOJ contends judge didn't have authority to order return of 2 deportation flights

The Trump administration is arguing in a filing that a judge's directive ordering authorities to turn around two deportation flights last week was not a binding order.
March 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM

How one photojournalist documented US deportees' arrival in El Salvador

Photojournalist Philip Holsinger talks about documenting Venezuelan migrants flown to El Salvador.
March 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Photographer Philip Holsinger speaks with ABC News.
March 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM

Case of deported Venezuelans in the hands of appeals court

A federal appeals judge said the United States treated alleged Nazis better during World War II than President Donald Trump's administration treated Venezuelan migrants last week.
March 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
VIDEO: Case of deported Venezuelans in the hands of appeals court
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM

Administration invokes state secrets privilege to shield info on deportation flights

The Trump administration is invoking state secrets privilege to avoid giving a judge more information about last week's deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM

Venezuelans deported last week included 8 women who were returned to US, filings say

The alleged Venezuelan gang members who were deported to El Salvador last week included eight female detainees who were later returned to the U.S., according to filings.
March 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM

'Nazis got better treatment,' judge says of Trump administration's deportations

The U.S. treated alleged Nazis better during World War II than the Trump Administration treated Venezuelan migrants last week, a federal appeals judge told a DOJ lawyer during a court hearing Monday.
March 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The U.S. treated alleged Nazis better during World War II than the Trump Administration treated Venezuelan migrants last week, a federal appeals judge told a DOJ lawyer during a court hearing Monday.
March 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Judge keeps block on Trump gang deportations, says they face 'torture'

The Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador last week deserved to have a hearing to determine whether they belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang, a federal judge ruled.
March 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
VIDEO: Judge keeps block on Trump gang deportations, says they face 'torture'
March 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Trump gang deportations put US at ‘precipice of totalitarianism’: Attorney

Immigration lawyer Francisco Symphorien-Saavedra explains the importance of an appeals court set to weigh President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act.
March 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
VIDEO: Trump gang deportations put US at ‘precipice of totalitarianism’: Attorney
March 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM

Trump: Judge in deportation case a ‘disaster’

The Trump administration’s legal battle over deporting hundreds of migrants from Venezuela heats up.
March 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Trump administration’s legal battle over deporting hundreds of migrants from Venezuela heats up.
March 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM

Showdown escalates between Trump and judge over deportation flights

President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, calling him a “constitutional disaster” as the showdown heads to the D.C. circuit appeals court.
March 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
VIDEO: Showdown escalates between Trump and judge over deportation flights
March 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM

Venezuela to resume accepting US deportation flights

Venezuela has agreed to resume accepting deportation flights carrying migrants who were in the U.S. illegally. This comes after the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador.
March 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
VIDEO: Venezuela to resume accepting US deportation flights
March 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM

Border czar says Trump administration won't defy judge's order on deportation flights

Tom Homan, Trump's "border czar," said the administration wouldn't defy court orders from challenges over its using the Alien Enemies Act to deport undocumented migrants.
March 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Tom Homan, President Donald Trump's border czar, appears on ABC News' "This Week" on Mar. 23, 2025.
March 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM

Trump administration deports more migrants to Guantanamo Bay: Official

The Trump administration alleged many of the migrants are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
March 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
VIDEO: Trump administration deports more migrants to Guantanamo Bay: Official
March 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM

Trump clashes with the courts over deportation flights to El Salvador

On “This Week,” Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran reports on the Trump administration’s mass deportation flights.
March 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
VIDEO: Trump clashes with the courts over deportation flights to El Salvador
March 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM

El Salvador deportations were ‘exactly in accordance with federal law’: Border czar

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews White House border czar Tom Homan on “This Week.”
March 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
VIDEO: 1-on-1 with White House Border Czar Tom Homan
March 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM

IRS close to reaching deal to aid Trump administration’s deportation efforts: Sources

Sources tell ABC News the IRS is getting close to reaching a deal with immigration and customs enforcement to help the Trump administration’s deportation efforts by using sensitive taxpayer data.
March 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
VIDEO: IRS close to reaching deal to aid Trump administration’s deportation efforts: Sources
March 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM

Cornell student protester told to surrender to ICE, asks court to block deportation

Cornell student who challenged Trump EOs targeting pro-Palestinian protesters now faces deportation.
March 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
ITHACA, NEW YORK - A view of one of the entrances to the Cornell University campus on November 3, 2023, in Ithaca, New York. (Photo by Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images)
March 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM

Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants after deal with US

A Venezuelan official says Venezuela will once again accept repatriation flights from the United States carrying its deported nationals, after reaching an agreement
March 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
FILE - Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States deplane at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez, File)
March 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM

Cornell grad student faces deportation 

ICE officials told a Cornell grad student and pro-Palestinian activist to “surrender” after he filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration.  
March 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Cornell grad student faces deportation 
March 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Tense legal standoff over controversial El Salvador deportations

The Trump administration argues the president has the power to round up individuals and deport them to a foreign country with no obligation to show any evidence against them to a court.
March 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
VIDEO: Tense legal standoff over controversial El Salvador deportations
March 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM

Legal battle over Trump deportation flights

A federal judge is demanding answers about mass deportation flights that sent more than 200 Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. President Donald Trump called for the impeachment of the judge.
March 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
VIDEO: Legal battle over Trump deportation flights
March 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM

'Incredibly troublesome': Judge grills DOJ over alleged gang member deportations

Lawyers with the DOJ returned to court Friday afternoon to defend the deportation of more than two hundred Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua who were deported by the U.S. government, are detained at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador in a photo obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
March 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM

Trump administration halts funding for legal aid for migrant children

The Trump administration has cut funding to the program that provides legal representation to tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children, according to a memo.
March 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Migrants and asylum seekers wait in line to receive lunch at the Casa de la Misericordia y de Todas las Naciones migrant shelter, which is currently housing about 60 people from Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador, in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, Feb. 23, 2025.
March 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Judge slams ‘woefully inefficient’ DOJ filings on deportations to El Salvador

A U.S. district judge accused the Department of Justice of evading “it’s obligations” to comply with his order for more information on the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members.
March 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
VIDEO: Judge slams ‘woefully inefficient’ DOJ filings on deportations to El Salvador
March 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM

Man deported under Alien Enemies Act because of soccer logo tattoo: Attorney

Jerce Reyes Barrios has a hearing on April 17, his attorney said.
March 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center prison, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, obtained March 16, 2025.
March 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM

Lawyers say some deported by ICE weren't gang members, were targeted for tattoos

In several sworn declarations, attorneys and relatives have pushed back on the Trump administration's deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
March 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A tattoo of a rose is seen on the hand of a Venezuelan migrant.
March 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM

Judge rips DOJ for evading 'obligations' to comply with deportation flights request

A federal judge on Thursday criticized the Justice Department saying they providing "woefully insufficient" information regarding deportation flights conducted under the Alien Enemies Act.
March 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
VIDEO: Judge rips DOJ for evading 'obligations' to comply with deportation flights request
March 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM

Judge calls DOJ's deportation flight submission 'woefully insufficient'

The Justice Department provided a submission in writing Thursday in response to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's request for information.
March 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
VIDEO: Judge calls DOJ's deportation flight submission 'woefully insufficient'
March 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM

The latest on DOGE, immigration reform and the economy 

Donna Brazile and former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu join “GMA3” to discuss the biggest issues happening now and impacting Americans across the country.
March 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
VIDEO: The latest on DOGE, immigration reform and the economy 
March 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Trump escalates fight with federal judge over deportation flights

The Trump administration faces a federal judge's deadline in just hours as the court demands information about the deportation flights and whether they violated the judge's order.
March 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
VIDEO: Trump escalates fight with federal judge over deportation flights
March 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM

DHS detains Georgetown fellow over wife's Palestinian identity: Lawsuit

Badar Khan Suri, a visiting scholar with lawful status, was arrested outside his apartment building and charged with removability, according to a complaint.
March 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Badar Khan Suri, a visiting scholar with lawful status, was arrested outside his apartment building and charged with removability, according to a complaint.
March 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM

'Many' alleged gang members deported by Trump didn't have criminal records in US: ICE

Many of the noncitizens deported pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act did not have criminal records, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said in a sworn filing.
March 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center prison, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, obtained March 16, 2025.