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Federal judge delays expiration of TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans and Nepalese The Trump administration has said the conditions in the three countries have improved, therefore the immigrants can return back to their homelands. But federal Judge Trina Thompson suggested Trump's m...

"A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday blocked the Trump administration, for now, from terminating Temporary Protected Status for people from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal. Judge Trina Thompson's decision postpones the terminations until November."

Haitian TPS holders go to federal court to challenge Trump administration decision to end program The suit filed in Washington, D.C., alleges that President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Department Secretary Kristi Noem have ignored warnings not to travel to Haiti by State Department official...

"Attorneys for five Haitian immigrants filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for unlawfully ending Temporary Protected Status, or TPS designation."

Hundreds of meatpacking workers with work permits lose their jobs after Trump immigration crackdown More than 200 employees in Iowa who had been working legally at a JBS facility lost their legal status and work permits after the federal government ended a series of immigration programs.

"Hundreds of immigrant workers at a meatpacking plant in Iowa have lost their jobs and face deportation risks after their work authorizations...were revoked following the Trump administration's termination of a series of legal immigration programs."

Trump Administration Authorizes Deployment of National Guard at ICE Facilities An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo said that National Guard troops would assist in the deportation process for migrants in their custody.

"The Trump administration authorized the deployment of National Guard units at immigration facilities, escalating its use of the military as part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown."

July jobs report may show growing impact of Trump's immigration crackdown Trump's immigration crackdown is shrinking the labor force, hurting U.S. job growth, forecasters say

"The U.S. labor force – which includes people working and looking for jobs – shrank by 130,000 in June and is down by 364,000 since January. The share of adults in the workforce dipped to 62.3% last month, the lowest since December 2022."

North Texas lawmakers respond to reports of 'inhumane’ treatment at Dallas ICE office U.S. Reps. Marc Veasey, Jasmine Crockett and Julie Johnson said in a letter to top immigration officials they have received reports alleging overcrowding, lack of water and poor ventilation at the Dal...

"Overcrowded rooms with no access to proper ventilation, no place to sleep and no water are among the list of concerns put forward by federal lawmakers and activists about the Immigration Customs Enforcement Dallas Field Office."

High school theater manager to bond out of Tacoma immigrant lockup A theater manager at Juanita High School in Kirkland is set to be released on bond from the Northwest ICE Processing Center after nearly two weeks.

"'Up to last year, somebody in his situation would not have been arrested...At this point, it seems like they're finding reasons to apply laws they never applied before,' [AILA member Adolfo] Ojeda-Casamiro said."

Judges press Trump administration on deportation quotas An appeals court panel pressed a DOJ attorney to confirm whether immigration officials have been ordered to carry out 3,000 deportations or deportation arrests a day.

"A federal appeals court is demanding answers about the Trump White House’s effort to set numerical goals for its mass deportation campaign, including the accuracy of reports suggesting that the administration is seeking to carry out 3,000 deportations per day."

How Trump’s mass deportations could backfire on the American economy by shrinking paychecks | CNN Business President Donald Trump has promised to unleash an economic boom that will turbocharge growth, fatten paychecks and chip away at America’s mountain of debt.

"Trump’s policy of mass deportations would shrink most worker paychecks, erode gross domestic product (GDP) and spike the already-massive federal government budget deficit, according to a Penn Wharton Budget Model analysis shared exclusively with CNN."

“Dreamers, foreign students seeking visas and potentially even those looking to work in the country after graduation have all found themselves caught in the crossfire as Trump seeks to curb immigration while also cracking down on colleges and universities.”

New on the #ThinkImmigration blog, read about the recent ruling in the D.C. District Court which found that the Trump Administration did not have the right to suspend the entry of noncitizens at the U.S. Border which would have prevented claims of asylum.

Immigrant kids detained in "unsafe and unsanitary" sites as Trump administration seeks to end protections The Justice Department seeks to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, which requires U.S. immigration officials to hold migrant children in facilities that are safe and sanitary, among other prot...

"The Trump administration has requested a federal district court judge terminate existing protections that mandate basic rights and services — including safe and sanitary conditions — for children held by the government."

ICE deported teenagers and children in immigration raids. Here are their stories. Several students who attended K-12 schools in the United States last year won't return this fall after ICE deported them to other countries.

"In several cases, ICE targeted parents when they attended routine immigration appointments, and traffic stops led to deportations of two high school students. School principals, teachers and classmates say their absence is sharply felt."

Detentions of DACA recipients show they're not shielded from Trump's mass deportations The Trump administration said it doesn't consider DACA a "form of legal status in this country," though current recipients are legally allowed to remain in the U.S.

"Hernandez’s case is one of the most recent showing how fears of possible deportation are becoming a reality for some undocumented young adults with legal permission to work and study in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program."

"In a call with reporters on Thursday, AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson said due process within the immigration court system under the Trump administration is being threatened in what he calls 'an alarming campaign unfolding inside the immigration courts around the country.'"

Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Restrict Birthright Citizenship The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit brings the White House’s theory of citizenship closer to a full Supreme Court review.

"A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship violated the Constitution, affirming a district court judge’s nationwide injunction and bringing the issue one step closer to a full constitutional review by the Supreme Court."

ICE moves to shackle some 180,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors A June 9 memo directed ICE field officers to significantly expand the number of immigrants under round-the-clock surveillance.

“About 183,000 adult migrants are enrolled in ATD and had previously consented to some form of tracking or mandatory check-ins while they waited for their immigration cases to be resolved. Currently, just 24,000 of these individuals wear ankle monitors.” wapo.st/4feqwkA

Trump Awards $1.26 Billion Contract to Build Biggest Immigrant Detention Center in US Tent camp with 5,000 beds would be the largest such facility in the country, fueling fears of advocates who say they often don’t meet basic needs

"The work would turn the base in El Paso, with more than 1 million acres and an airport, into a deportation hub with 5,000 beds...That would make it the largest immigration detention facility in the country."

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Trump won’t consider violence against women in immigration The Justice Department has determined women no longer may cite gender-based violence as grounds for seeking asylum in the U.S.

"The Justice Department has determined women no longer may cite gender-based violence as grounds for seeking asylum in the US...Civil rights organizations condemned the decision...for discounting decades of precedent regarding the gender-based oppression women and girls suffer in many countries."

Marine veteran addresses Congress after father forcibly detained by immigration agents Customs and Border Patrol agents arrested Narciso Barranco, who is undocumented, in Santa Ana on June 21, according to DHS.

"Alejandro Barranco said his father, who has two other sons who are currently serving as Marines, is 'deeply devoted to this country.' The veteran said he believes the current immigration system is 'broken.'"

Trump administration can lift deportation protections for thousands from Afghanistan and Cameroon, court says An appellate court allowed the Trump administration to end a program that grants temporary deportation protections and work permits to more than 10,000 people from Afghanistan and Cameroon.

A federal court just let the Trump admin move forward with ending TPS for Afghans and Cameroonians despite unsafe conditions and U.S. travel warnings. Stripping protections now puts lives at risk. This is cruel, calculated harm.

Immigration arrest outside Oregon preschool rattles parents Parents at a preschool in Oregon are reeling after immigration officers arrested a father in front of the school.

"Parents at a preschool in a Portland suburb are reeling after immigration officers arrested a father in front of the school during morning drop-off hours, breaking his car window to detain him in front of children, families and staffers."

Military bases in New Jersey, Indiana, to be expanded to detain immigrants NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose.

"The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to use military bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain immigrants...as well as to increase the number of immigrants detained at the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay."

CNN Poll: Americans largely oppose Trump’s ramp-up of deportations | CNN Politics Americans largely oppose recent efforts by Donald Trump’s administration to scale up its deportation program, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a rising majority saying the president has go...

"Americans largely oppose recent efforts by Donald Trump’s administration to scale up its deportation program, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a rising majority saying the president has gone too far in carrying out deportations."

ICE head says agents will arrest anyone found in the U.S. illegally, crack down on employers of unauthorized workers Immigration agents will arrest anyone they find in the country illegally, even if they lack a criminal record, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in an exclusive CBS News interview.

"In an exclusive interview with CBS News, the head of ICE said his agents will arrest anyone they find in the country [undocumented], even if they lack a criminal record, while also cracking down on companies hiring unauthorized workers."

More immigration judges are being fired amid Trump's efforts to speed up deportations Several more immigration judges have been fired, even as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, and after Congress gave the Department of Justice $3 billion, in part to hire judges...

The mass firings of immigration judges and State Dept. personnel are reckless. Backlogs will grow, legal immigration will slow, and the U.S. has lost invaluable talent and experience across the globe. This is sabotage, not strategy.

Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees.

"ICE officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including...names, addresses, birth dates, ethnic and racial information, as well as Social Security numbers."

Here legally since 1999, thousands of immigrants have 60 days to leave In September, the Department of Homeland Security will end temporary protections for more than 50,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans who have lived legally in the U.S. for decades.

"They are nurses, mechanics, sanitation workers and executives. They’ve fallen in love, bought houses and raised children. They’ve opened restaurants and construction companies, paid taxes and contributed to Social Security, living and working legally in the United States since 1999."

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