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February 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Migrant farm workers go on high alert amid immigration raids

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are creating fear among migrant agricultural communities and could cause a labor shortage.
February 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Roughly half of California's farm workers are undocumented immigrants.
February 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM

Children, schools face renewed fears over heightened immigration enforcement

In classrooms across the country, children of immigrants are paralyzed by fear over news that immigration enforcement officers are now allowed to enter schools.
February 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
U.S. Immigrations and Customs (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents walks a handcuffed immigrant at a Home Depot parking lot in Tucson, Arizona, January 26, 2025.
February 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM

California approves $50M to protect immigrants and defend state against Trump administration

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed laws to help safeguard the state's progressive policies from challenges by Republican President Donald Trump's administration
February 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom waits for President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump to step off Air Force One upon their arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
February 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM

ICC condemns sanctions by Trump administration and pledges to continue its work

The International Criminal Court has called on member states to stand up against sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump
February 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The International Criminal Court has called on member states to stand up against sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump
February 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM

Denver ICE raids targeting 100+ gang members yielded one alleged gang member: Sources

Denver ICE raids targeting 100+ gang members yielded one alleged gang member, sources told ABC News.
February 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A member of Homeland Security Investigation stands outside an armored vehicles on Feb. 5, 2025.
February 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM

Making sense of immigration law under the Trump administration

Immigration lawyer Leon Fresco explains the legality of various immigration issues, as well as the impact on immigrants if they were to lose their temporary protected status.
February 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
VIDEO: Making sense of immigration law under the Trump administration
February 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM

With ICE going door-to-door in Colorado, residents are on edge: Reporter's notebook

ABC News followed federal immigration agents in a Denver door-to-door raid of suspected undocumented immigrants.
February 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A member of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stands ready of action in full tactical gear on Feb. 5, 2025.
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM

Inside the ‘Dunki’ route

ABC News’ Matt Rivers reports on the perilous route taken by thousands of Indian immigrants to get to the United States -- and the human smuggling network behind it.
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Inside the ‘Dunki’ route
February 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM

US Coast Guard ramps up operations at southern border

ABC News' Mireya Villarreal reports from the southern border as the Coast Guard patrols key areas in the Rio Grande as part of President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
February 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
US Coast Guard ramps up operations at southern border
February 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM

Concerns mount as illegal immigration crackdown threatens agriculture industry

Reporting from Bakersfield, California, ABC News’ Kayna Whitworth spoke to some Central Valley farm owners and community organizers.
February 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Concerns mount as illegal immigration crackdown threatens agriculture industry
February 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM

'Border czar' threatens military action if cartels target troops at border

"Border czar" Tom Homan said he expects to use the U.S. military if Mexican cartels target American troops on the border.
February 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
White House border czar Tom Homan speaks with ABC News, Feb. 6, 2025.
February 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM

How mass deportations are impacting schools

ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal talks to Texas locals about how the mass deportations under the Trump administration are impacting schools.
February 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
VIDEO: How mass deportations are impacting schools
February 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM

Florida mayor warns Trump against deporting protected migrants from Venezuela

Mayor Christi Fraga of Doral, Florida, discusses how the population of Venezuelan migrants in her city will be impacted if they lose their temporary protected status.
February 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
VIDEO: Florida mayor warns Trump against deporting protected migrants from Venezuela
February 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM

ICE arrests alleged Venezuelan gang members in sweeping Colorado raids

ABC News’ Mola Lenghi reports on the raids, which targeted more than 100 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in Aurora, Colorado.
February 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
VIDEO: ICE arrests alleged Venezuelan gang members in sweeping Colorado raids
February 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM

NY governor on illegal immigrant criminals: ‘We don’t want them here’

Gov. Kathy Hochul discusses the issues facing her state, from dangerous winter weather to immigration raids.
February 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
VIDEO: NY governor on illegal immigrant criminals: ‘We don’t want them here’
February 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM

ICE carries out raid, 100 members of Venezuelan gang targeted for arrest: Officials

ICE carried out an early morning raid at an apartment complex in Denver, supported by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI.
February 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ICE agents detain a person while looking for members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in Aurora, Colorado, Feb. 5, 2025.
February 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM

ICE, federal agents target over 100 gang members from Venezuela in Colorado

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they targeted over 100 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua during operations in Aurora and Denver on Wednesday morning.
February 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
VIDEO: ICE, federal agents target over 100 gang members from Venezuela in Colorado
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM

1st deportation flight lands at Guantanamo Bay amid immigration crackdown

Ten migrants who were flown from the Texas border in a military transport plane are now under armed guard at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
VIDEO: 1st deportation flight lands at Guantanamo Bay amid immigration crackdown
February 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM

More than 100 Indian migrants deported by the US arrive home

A U.S. military plane carrying 104 deported Indian migrants has arrived in a northern Indian city, the first such flight to the country as part of a crackdown ordered by the Trump administration, airport officials said
February 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Police personnel redirect traffic near the international airport, before the arrival of a US military plane carrying deported Indian immigrants, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
February 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM

First group of migrants to arrive at Guantanamo Bay

The first flight carrying migrants to Guantanamo Bay is expected to arrive Tuesday evening. The 10 people on the flight are suspected members of a Venezuelan gang, according to officials.
February 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
First group of migrants to arrive at Guantanamo Bay
February 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM

College student arrested for impersonating ICE agent

Aidan Steigelmann, 22, and two others allegedly tried to enter a Temple University building while identifying themselves as agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
February 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Aidan Steigelmann, 22, and two others allegedly tried to enter a Temple University building while identifying themselves as agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
February 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Rubio says El Salvador agrees to take US criminals

Marco Rubio met with El Salvador’s president and said they've agreed to not only take in deported foreign nationals who committed crimes, but also jailed U.S. citizens.
February 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
VIDEO: Rubio says El Salvador agrees to take US criminals
February 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Temple University student arrested for impersonating ICE officer: Police

A Temple University student has been arrested and charged with impersonating an ICE officer.
February 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This May 23, 2019, file photo shows Temple University in Philadelphia.
February 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM

First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart, official says

A U.S. official says the first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart Tuesday
February 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
FILE - In this April 17, 2019, photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
February 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM

Migrant farm workers on high alert amid immigration raids

ABC News’ Melissa Adan reports on migrant agricultural communities affected by President Trump’s immigration policies, and how a potential labor shortage could severely hit the U.S. economy.
February 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Migrant farm workers on high alert amid immigration raids
February 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM

Some US businesses close in a 'day without immigrants.' But many say they can't lose income

Several businesses from day cares to grocery stores and hair salons closed across the United States in a loosely organized day of protest against the President Donald Trump's immigration policies
February 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Paseo displays a sign stating the restaurant is closed for the day in solidarity to support the immigrant community, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
February 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM

Rubio says El Salvador has offered to accept US deportees of any nationality as well as violent American criminals

Rubio says El Salvador has offered to accept US deportees of any nationality as well as violent American criminals
February 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
February 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM

DHS expected to end deportation protection for nearly 350,000 Venezuelans

Nearly 350,000 Venezuelans who obtained work permits in 2023 under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will lose those protections in April.
February 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Venezuelan community leaders speak to the media as they protest against the suspension of Temporary Protected Status in Doral, Fla., Feb. 3, 2025.
February 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM

Defense Secretary Hegseth visits troops on the border in Texas

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth traveled to El Paso, Texas on Monday to visit troops on the U.S.-Mexico border.
February 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
VIDEO: Defense Secretary Hegseth visits troops on the border in Texas
February 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Trump's order seeking to block birthright citizenship to face next legal hurdle

President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship will face its next legal hurdle this week when three separate judges hold hearings on the issue.
February 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
President Donald Trump speaks to the press after after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington,  Jan. 31, 2025.
January 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM

Immigrant advocacy groups file lawsuit after legal orientation programs are shuttered

A group of immigrant advocacy centers has filed suit against the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security for shutting down legal orientation programs for immigrants.
January 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In this Jan. 20, 2024, file photo, the US Flag flies above a sign marking the US Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM

DOJ probing sheriff over undocumented immigrant's release

The Justice Department is investigating a sheriff in Central New York who released an undocumented man later taken into custody by federal agents.
January 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In this undated stock photo, an aerial view shows the town of Ithaca, N.Y.
January 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Housing migrants at Guantanamo comes with challenges, national security expert says

ABC News’ Phil Lipof talks to Fordham Law School's Karen Greenberg about President Donald Trump’s plan to hold migrants at Guantanamo Bay.
January 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In this April 7, 2014, file photo reviewed by the US military and made during an escorted visit shows a sign on the road to the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
January 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM

ABC News embeds with US Border Patrol as Trump policies begin

ABC News correspondent Mireya Villareal reports from El Paso, Texas, after riding along with a border patrol unit on Wednesday.
January 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
ABC News correspondent Mireya Villareal reports from El Paso, Texas, after riding along with a border patrol unit on Wednesday.
January 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM

Guantanamo could be used to hold up to 30,000 migrants

Guantanamo could be used to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are in transit waiting to be transported to their home countries.
January 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The Naval Base of Guantanamo in Cuba, Sept. 11, 2002.
January 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM

Trump to sign executive order to use Guantanamo Bay as migrant facility

President Trump said Wednesday he plans to sign an executive order to permit the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to use Guantanamo Bay as a migrant facility.
January 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Trump to sign executive order to use Guantanamo Bay as migrant facility
January 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM

Illegal immigration front and center as Trump signs his 1st bill into law

Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his goal of curbing illegal immigration.
January 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
President Donald Trump looks on after signing the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025.
January 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM

25 members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua arrested by ICE

Twenty-five members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday, according to a senior administration official.
January 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Twenty-five members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) were arrested by ICE on Monday, Jan. 28, 2025, according to a senior administration official.
January 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM

What polling tells us about Americans' support for Trump's mass deportations

What polling tells us about Americans' support for President Donald Trump's mass deportations.
January 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conduct an arrest as part of President Donald Trump's wide-ranging immigration crackdown in Chicago, Illinois, January 26, 2025 in a still image from video.
January 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Boat packed with migrants intercepted amid Trump's mass deportation effort

Even as the Trump administration's mass deportation of undocumented migrants was unfolding, a boat packed with migrants was intercepted off the California coast.
January 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A boat packed with 21 migrants being smuggled into the country was intercepted on Jan. 27, 2025, by the U.S. Coast Guard about 20 miles off the coast of San Diego, California.
January 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Trump immigration crackdown expands as ICE raids escalate

Federal agents are intensifying the Trump administration’s promise of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
January 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
VIDEO: Trump immigration crackdown expands as ICE raids escalate
January 29, 2025 at 7:03 AM

Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump's swift deportations

The Trump administration has enlisted the U.S. military to quickly scale up its deportation capacity, which usually relies on charter flights
January 29, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Guatemalan migrant Jacobo Dueñas talks with reporters after being deported from the United States, at La Aurora airport in Guatemala City, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
January 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM

Florida lawmakers pass sweeping immigration bill to help with Trump crackdown

Florida lawmakers have passed a sweeping immigration bill, setting aside half a billion dollars in public funds to help carry out President Donald Trump’s crackdown on people in the country illegally
January 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
A mother thanks notary Adela Morales, right, and Nora Sandigo, left, after she signed documents giving Sandigo legal guardianship of her children, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Miami. Since December, Sandigo has become the legal guardian of at least 30 children. She has been doing so for 15 years and is the legal guardian to more than 2,000 children of undocumented immigrants. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
January 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem joins immigration enforcement operations in NYC

Kristi Noem joined the operations just days after she was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
January 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Newly sworn in Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem rides along on an immigration enforcement operation in New York City, Jan. 28, 2025.
January 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM

Selena Gomez breaks down in tears over President Trump's mass deportation operation

In a now-deleted video posted to Instagram, Selena Gomez appeared in tears over the deportation of Mexican people as Trump's mass deportation operation takes effect.
January 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Selena Gomez attends 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival "Emilia Pérez" Talking Pictures Presented By Kering "Women In Motion" at Annenberg Theater on Jan. 04, 2025 in Palm Springs, Calif.
January 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Kristi Noem joins immigration raids

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was recently sworn in, joined a raid at a New York City apartment overnight. Sources say she is expected to witness more enforcement actions.
January 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
VIDEO: Kristi Noem joins immigration raids
January 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM

Trump administration ramps up immigration crackdown

The White House says President Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations is now fully underway, which means cities and states across the country are seeing a surge in arrest of undocumented migrants.
January 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
VIDEO: Trump administration ramps up immigration crackdown
January 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM

Chicago advocacy groups sue the Trump administration over mass deportation plans

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to the executive director of Raise the Floor Alliance, an advocacy group suing the Trump administration over mass deportations and ICE raids.
January 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Chicago advocacy groups sue the Trump administration over mass deportation plans
January 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM

ICE launches 'targeted operations' across the US

Ashburn Church lead pastor Tommy Thompson and immigration attorney Leon Fresco discuss the Trump administration's large-scale deportation plans and policies as ICE operations get underway.
January 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
VIDEO: ICE launches 'targeted operations' across the US
January 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Newark mayor talks federal ICE raids

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said his city had been "unlawfully terrorized" by federal agents during what ICE officials are calling a "targeted enforcement operation."
January 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
VIDEO: Newark mayor talks federal ICE raids