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10 arrested after ambush on Texas ICE detention facility, officials say

Officials announced on Monday that 10 people were arrested for engaging in a "planned ambush" on an ICE detention facility in Texas over the Fourth of July holiday.
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Officials announced on Monday that 10 people were arrested for engaging in a "planned ambush" on an ICE detention facility in Texas over the Fourth of July holiday.
July 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM

US troops on the ground in LA immigration enforcement operation, DOD says

A large immigration enforcement operation is underway in Los Angeles with U.S. troops on the ground.
July 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Federal agents ride on horseback at MacArthur Park, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles.
July 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Migrants who were sent to CECOT are the responsibility of US, El Salvador tells UN

Over 200 migrants who were sent to a Salvadoran prison under accusations they were gang members are the responsibility of the U.S., El Salvador officials told the U.N.
July 7, 2025 at 10:30 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.
July 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM

A dairy farm was raided. Mixed messages from Washington have only increased fears

The arrest of eight Vermont dairy farmers in April sent shock waves throughout New England's agriculture industry, and fears haven't eased since then
July 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In this photo provided by migrant farmworker José Molina-Aguilar, he works milking cows on a Vermont dairy farm on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Courtesy José Molina-Aguilar via AP)
July 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Judge questions motive behind Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal indictment

The judge in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wrongful deportation case has ordered the DOJ to produce witnesses who can testify about their plans should Abrego Garcia be released.
July 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025.
July 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Timeline: Wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador

Here's how the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to his home country of El Salvador despite a court order barring his deportation there, has progressed.
July 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Undated photo provided by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, a man identified by Jennifer Vasquez Sura as her husband, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is led by force by guards through the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador.
July 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM

Judge to hear arguments over transfer of Abrego Garcia to Maryland from Tennessee

The judge in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation case in Maryland will hear arguments over whether he should be transferred to Maryland as he awaits trial in Tennessee.
July 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Video: Judge to hear arguments over transfer of Abrego Garcia to Maryland from Tennessee
July 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM

New bill boosts funding for deportations

ABC'S senior White House correspondent Selina Wang reports on President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill” using massive and historic infusion of cash for detention and deportation of undocumented migrants.
July 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
VIDEO: New bill boosts funding for deportations
July 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Trump administration deports 8 migrants to South Sudan

The migrants were the subject of a lawsuit that halted their deportation to South Sudan and diverted them to a U.S. military base in Djibouti.
July 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In this Dec. 21, 2024, file photo, an aerial view of Djibouti, East Africa is shown.
July 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM

Judge rejects request, paving way for removal of 8 migrants detained in Djibouti

A judge on Friday denied an eleventh-hour request to block the removal of eight migrants detained in Djibouti, paving the way for their removal to South Sudan.
July 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The badge of ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, David Marin and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Fugitive Operations team search for a Mexican national at a home in Hawthorne, Calif., March 1, 2020.
July 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM

Foreign medical residents fill critical positions, but run into visa issues

Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international medical residents set to start their training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions
July 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
A nurse transports a patient on a stretcher inside Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
July 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM

Father and son reflect on family separation policy as ICE raids continue

ABC News spoke to a father and son who were separated during President Trump's first administration as they reflect on the process that led to a settlement between the federal government and the ACLU.
July 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
VIDEO: Father and son reflect on family separation policy as ICE raids continue
July 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM

Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by ICE: DHS

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, DHS said.
July 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. enters the ring ahead of his cruiserweight boxing bout against USA's Jake Paul at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., June 28, 2025.
July 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM

200 Marines among those being sent to Florida to help ICE

The Trump Administration is sending 200 Marines to Florida to aid federal immigration enforcement officers.
July 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms guard the Wilshire Federal Building as people protest the involvement of the U.S. in Israel's war against Iran, June 22, 2025, in Los Angeles.
July 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM

Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by ICE: DHS

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, DHS said.
July 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, DHS said.
July 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM

Newlywed released from ICE detention says she lost '5 months of her life'

Ward Sakeik said she lost five months of her life because of her statelessness in her first remarks after being released from ICE detention.
July 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ward Sakeik speaks at a press conference posted to Instagram live, July 3, 2025.
July 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM

Several 4th of July celebrations canceled in Los Angeles over fears of ICE raids

The threat of continued ICE raids has continued, prompting officials to express concern over the welfare of revelers congregating in large celebratory gatherings.
July 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
American flags fly atop Los Angeles City Hall.
July 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM

Abrego Garcia was subjected to 'severe mistreatment' at CECOT, his lawyers say

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was subjected to severe mistreatment, including beatings, during this time in an El Salvador prison, his attorneys said in a filing Wednesday.
July 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Undated photo provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
July 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM

Lawsuit accuses Trump admin of targeting minorities in Los Angeles immigration raids

Lawsuit accuses Trump administration of 'systemic pattern' of targeting minorities in immigration crackdown
July 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
July 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM

Despite court order, government attempts to deport newlywed Palestinian woman

The government attempted to deport a stateless Palestinian woman for the second time Monday, despite a court order barring it from removing her from a Texas district.
July 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Taahir Shaikh and his wife, Ward Sakeik, who live in Texas were elated to go on their honeymoon in February.
July 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM

Native Americans raise safety concerns over Florida Everglades detention center

Florida's Miccosukee tribe challenges new Everglades detention facility over environmental and safety concerns, as Trump tours the 5,000-person "Alligator Alcatraz."
July 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Beds are seen inside a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., July 1, 2025.
July 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM

Miccosukee tribal member speaks out against 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center

William Osceola, Miccosukee Business Council secretary, joins ABC News’ Linsey Davis to discuss how a migrant detention center could impact the reservation and restoration efforts in the Everglades.
July 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
VIDEO: Miccosukee tribal member speaks out against 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
July 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM

Florida Native American leaders express concern over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Chairman of the Miccosukee Business Council Talbert Cypress explained why Indigenous Americans and environmental groups are protesting the development of “Alligator Alcatraz.”
July 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
VIDEO: Florida Native American leaders express concern over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
July 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM

DOJ looking at denaturalization for American citizens convicted of certain crimes

The Department of Justice is prioritizing revoking citizenship from some naturalized Americans who commit certain crimes, according to a DOJ memo.
July 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Federal agents including Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain a person outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, June 10, 2025.
July 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM

Trump says he'd like to see facilities like 'Alligator Alcatraz' in 'many states'

Trump is visiting the new "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in Florida's Everglades on Tuesday.
July 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
President President Donald Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem tour a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., July 1, 2025.
July 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM

Judge asks DOJ to clarify how birthright citizenship order will be implemented

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to explain how it will enforce President Trump's executive order seeking to eliminate birthright citizenship.
July 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Supreme Court Police officers stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 27, 2025.
July 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM

Trump vowed to deport 'worst of the worst' -- but ICE is also arresting non-criminals

President Trump said his mass deportations would target criminals -- but new data shows a recent shift toward also arresting those who have not been accused of crimes.
July 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In this June 4, 2025, file photo, a woman pleads with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers not to detain her because she has a 15 year old son at home, as she leaves her scheduled court appearance at Federal immigration court, at 26 Federal Plaza in New York.
July 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM

Trump will visit a remote immigration detention site in the Florida Everglades

President Donald Trump is heading to Florida’s Everglades for a firsthand look at a new immigration detention facility that the White House suggests will be especially secure given that it is “surrounded by alligators.”
July 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
President Donald Trump speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM

Protests erupt over so-called ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

Indigenous leaders are at the forefront of the protests over a new detention center in the Florida Everglades, saying it encroaches on sacred lands. ABC News' Selina Wang reports. 
June 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
VIDEO: Protests erupt over so-called ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
June 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM

Trump touts Supreme Court limiting nationwide injunctions that stop executive order

Trump on Friday celebrated a Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions issued against his executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
President Donald Trump takes questions during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House, June 27, 2025, in Washington.
June 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump’s order on birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court is set to rule this morning on whether President Donald Trump can move forward with his executive order ending birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump’s order on birthright citizenship
June 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM

US Supreme Court rules on birthright citizenship order

The Supreme Court on Friday granted a partial stay of nationwide injunctions issued by district courts against President Donald Trump's executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
VIDEO: US Supreme Court rules on birthright citizenship order
June 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM

Trump administration expediting fines for those in the US illegally: Exclusive

Trump administration to speed up fines for those in the U.S. illegally -- up to $1,000 per day -- according to rule to be published Friday in the Federal Register.
June 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks before signing a memorandum of understanding on a joint security program agreement with Guatemala Minister of Governance Francisco Jimenez at the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura on June 26, 2025, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
June 27, 2025 at 6:36 AM

Smugglers to be sentenced in migrant deaths from human smuggling tragedy in Texas

Two smugglers convicted in the deaths of 53 migrants in a sweltering truck in Texas face sentencing on Friday
June 27, 2025 at 6:36 AM
FILE - Body bags lie at the scene where a tractor trailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay,File)
June 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Trump administration plans to deport Abrego Garcia to 3rd country, prosecutors say

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia filed an emergency motion Thursday seeking to have him returned to Maryland as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.
June 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025.
June 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM

Pentagon to set up 2 more military buffer zones near border in Arizona and Texas

The move brings to four the number of "National Defense Areas" near the border where U.S. military personnel can temporarily detain undocumented migrants for trespassing.
June 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
U.S. Army soldiers stand outside of a Stryker armored infantry transport vehicle, which has been deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the military's Joint Task Force Southern Border mission, in Sunland Park, New Mexico on Friday, April 4, 2025.
June 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM

Migrant detention center dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' proposed for the Everglades

Florida Attorney General James Ufhmeier is getting pushback from environmentalists over his proposal to build a temporary migrant detention center in the heart of Everglades.
June 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Florida Attorney General James Ufhmeier is getting pushback from environmentalists over his proposal to build a temporary migrant detention center in the heart of Everglades.
June 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM

LAPD says kidnapping 911 call was actually an ICE operation

Los Angeles Police Department officers responding to a possible kidnapping in downtown Los Angeles found a federal immigration operation on Tuesday morning.
June 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A protester holds a placard as they gather around the Los Angeles Federal Building following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in downtown Los Angeles, June 6, 2025.
June 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM

Fight emerges over 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is getting pushback from environmentalists on his proposal to build a temporary migrant detention center in the Everglades.
June 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Alligators crowd into the water in the Florida Everglades National Park, May 19, 2025. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
June 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM

Kilmar Abrego Garcia still in custody following hearing

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still in custody after the judge overseeing the government's human smuggling case against him ordered both parties to file briefs on the matter.
June 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Undated photo provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
June 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM

DOJ sues entire Maryland federal judiciary over immigration policy

"This lawsuit involves yet another regrettable example of the unlawful use of equitable powers to restrain the Executive," the lawsuit reads.
June 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Department of Justice seal and logo are displayed before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a news conference at the Department of Justice, on May 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
June 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Florida Gov. DeSantis floats building another immigration detention center

Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s aggressive push to support the federal government’s crackdown on illegal immigration
June 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In this image from undated video released by the Office of Attorney General James Uthmeier shows an isolated Everglades airfield about 45 miles (72 kms.) west of Miami that Florida officials said an immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" is just days away from being operational. (Courtesy of the Office of Attorney General James Uthmeier via AP)
June 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Rep. McIver pleads not guilty to assault charges following immigration center visit

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing her of assaulting and interfering with immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center
June 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
FILE - Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., exits the grounds at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
June 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM

Immigration arrest caught on camera shows violence from masked ICE agents

ICE agents claim the undocumented immigrant threatened them with a weed whacker.
June 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
VIDEO: Immigration arrest caught on camera shows violence from masked ICE agents
June 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM

Trump administration ordered to return wrongly deported man from El Salvador

A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of another man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.
June 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.
June 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM

FBI plans to shift agents from immigration enforcement to counterterrorism: Sources

The FBI is planning to reallocate potentially thousands of agents away from immigration enforcement to focus on counterterrorism, sources tell ABC News.
June 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
VIDEO: FBI plans to shift agents from immigration enforcement to counterterrorism: Sources
June 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM

Administration asks SCOTUS to clarify order allowing deportations to 3rd countries

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to clarify its order allowing migrants to be deported to countries other than their place of origin.
June 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
VIDEO: FBI plans to shift agents from immigration enforcement to counterterrorism: Sources
June 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM

FBI plans to shift agents from immigration enforcement to counterterrorism: Sources

The FBI is planning to reallocate potentially thousands of agents away from immigration enforcement to focus on counterterrorism, sources tell ABC News.
June 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
An FBI officer waits in a hallway outside of a courtroom at New York-Federal Plaza Immigration Court inside the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York, on June 11, 2025.
June 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM

ICE agents and migrants they're holding in Djibouti are at risk, official says

A group of ICE agents and the migrants they're holding in Djibouti following an order by a U.S. federal judge are at grave risk, an immigration official says.
June 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The badge of ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, David Marin and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Fugitive Operations team search for a Mexican national at a home in Hawthorne, Calif., March 1, 2020.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Supreme Court allows ‘3rd country’ deportations for now

The decision delivered a significant win for the Trump administration, clearing the way for officials to resume deportations of migrants to third countries without additional due process.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court okays ‘3rd country’ deportations for now