Tufts student detained by Ice may not be deported without court order, judge rules Rümeysa Öztürk was taken from street by masked, plainclothes officers in a Boston-area suburb on Tuesday The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2025
Pentagon nepotism fears as Defense Secretary’s younger brother given key adviser role Phil Hegseth's past experience includes founding his own podcast production company The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
A DHS Official Also Added a Journalist To a Chat Discussing Sensitive Matters; Unlike Waltz, She Was Disciplined A DHS employee recently added a journalist to a group chat that discussed an upcoming government operation, leading to disciplinary measures Latin Times · Mar 28, 2025
DHS staffer facing ‘serious punishment’ for including journalist in email thread This reprimand was made public as the fallout from Signalgate continues with many officials involved in that scandal appearing to escape serious consequences The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Marco Rubio Defends Arrest Of 'Pro-Hamas' Turkish Student: 'We Don't Want You In Our Country' Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the decision to detain a Turkish student on the street. "We revoked her visa. Once you've lost your visa, you're no longer legally in the United States." Latin Times · Mar 27, 2025
Immigrants are staying home Many immigrants from Venezuela now fear deportation or worse: being sent to a foreign prison and never getting out Salon · Mar 27, 2025
Kristi Noem criticized for filming video in front of caged prisoners in El Salvador Noem stood in front of a jam-packed prison cell filled with men in uniform clothing and haircuts to threaten other migrants who enter the U.S. illegally The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
Trump Admin Considering Blocking All Foreign Students From Certain Universities If Too Many Of Them Are 'Pro-Hamas' The Trump administration could prevent some colleges from having any foreign students if it determines that too many of them are "pro-Hamas" Latin Times · Mar 27, 2025
Who are the students Trump wants to deport? Rumeysa Ozturk, Mahmoud Khalil and Badar Khan Suri are among several students targeted by Trump. Al Jazeera · Mar 27, 2025
DoJ lawyers say detained Tufts student was sent to Louisiana before court order Federal judge in Boston issues order giving government until Friday to answer why student has been detained The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2025
DHS Stands By Arrest Of Turkish Student On The Street: 'This Is Commonsense Security' The Department of Homeland Security is standing by the arrest of a Turkish graduate student on the street despite her holding of a valid visa, claiming that she "engaged in activities in support of Hamas" Latin Times · Mar 27, 2025
‘Dagger through the heart’: outcry as Ice detains University of Alabama student Justification for arrest not clear as Trump administration increasingly targets students for arrest and deportation The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2025
Footage shows masked Ice agents detaining Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, Turkish national on a student visa, sent to Louisiana detention center over pro-Palestinian activism The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025
Organizations Sue ICE, DHS To Prevent IRS From Sharing Immigrants' Personal Data To Enforce Crackdown Centro de Trabajadores Unidos and Immigrant Solidarity Dupage are suing to prevent the IRS from disclosing tax returns to immigration enforcement officials Latin Times · Mar 26, 2025
Latin Times · Mar 26, 2025 Department of Housing to Work With DHS to Target Undocumented Immigrants in Housing Programs: 'American People Are the Only Priority' The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have entered into an interagency agreement aimed at preventing undocumented immigrants from accessing federally funded housing programs
Salon · Mar 26, 2025 DHS detains another grad student Rumeysa Ozturk, a student at Tufts University, drew the attention of a pro-Israel group for co-authoring an op-ed
The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025 Trump officials pause some green card applications in immigration crackdown Approved refugees reportedly affected by freeze on processing after Trump demands more aggressive vetting
The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025 ‘A warning for students of color’: Ice agents are targeting certain protesters, say experts Despite the diversity of pro-Palestine demonstrators, officials go after people of color with visas and scholarships ‘to create a wedge in solidarity’
Latin Times · Mar 26, 2025 Experts Warn of Steep Fiscal Consequences If IRS Agrees To Share Immigrants' Personal Data With DHS The IRS may soon share personal data of undocumented migrants to DHS, a move that could discourage the groups from filing taxes, experts warn.
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025 These are some of the many people legally in the US who have been detained by ICE or refused entry A series of people – some of whom have never known life outside the United States – have been detained and deported amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration
Latin Times · Mar 24, 2025 House Democrats Launch Investigation Into DHS 'Vanity Project' Ads Praising Trump's Immigration Policies Lawmakers are questioning the legality behind the $200 million campaign which allegedly included contracts awarded without standard competitive bidding
Latin Times · Mar 24, 2025 South Florida Lawmakers Warn Trump Administration About Ending Humanitarian Program: 'It's a Death Sentence' DHS revoked the legal status of 500,000 migrants last week, ending the humanitarian parole program. South Florida lawmakers quickly criticized the move.
International Business Times UK · Mar 23, 2025 From Classroom to Cell: Trump's War on Pro-Palestinian Voices Hits Georgetown University Badar Khan Suri, who studies and teaches at Georgetown University, was arrested and detained for antisemitism after he voiced his support for Palestinians amid Israel's occupation of Gaza.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 22, 2025 Donald Trump to remove US legal protection for immigrants from four countries THE Department of Homeland Security said that it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and…
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025 DHS closes office that advocated for migrants calling it a ‘roadblock’ to immigration reform The Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections