The Latest Breaking News from Immigration

Rise of Reform partly due to racism, says John Swinney

Scotland’s First Minister also said some people support Nigel Farage’s party because they are ‘fed up with the state of our society’.

Evening Standard · Mar 19

Trump administration is deporting parents without their children in violation of its own policies, report finds

Dozens said they weren’t given chance to arrange care for their kids after being deported at short notice, study shows

The Guardian - US · Mar 19

New York high school student released after 10 months in ICE facility

The detention of Dylan Lopez Contreras, 20, of Venezuela, a freshman in the Bronx, sparked national outrage

The Guardian - US · Mar 19

Florida Sheriffs Say Mass Deportations Go Too Far, Call for Path to Citizenship

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and other Florida law enforcement leaders say they'd rather be focusing on immigrants who are committing crimes.

Reason · Mar 18

Rand Paul rips into Trump’s DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin over personal attacks in tense confirmation hearing: ‘Tell me to my face’

Former MMA fighter said he ‘understands’ why his fellow GOP senator’s neighbor attacked him and left him with several broken ribs

The Independent UK · Mar 18

ICE Is Bringing Military Occupation and Recruitment Tactics to America

“We did this overseas, and it’s come home in every conceivable way.”

Reason · Mar 18

Government doubles down on Mahmood’s migration reforms after Rayner criticism

Ministers will push ahead with controversial plans to double the time it takes for migrants to be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain.

Evening Standard · Mar 18

Who Controls DHS? Senator Alleges Stephen Miller Is Driving Trump's 'Draconian' Immigration Policy

Senator Andy Kim warns that Stephen Miller, architect of Trump's toughest immigration policies, may be the real force driving DHS decisions.

International Business Times UK · Mar 18

Confirmation hearing for Markwayne Mullin to lead DHS gets ‘spicy’

Sen. Markwayne Mullin faced his colleagues Wednesday in an often-heated confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security, fielding questions about enforcing the administration’s immigration deportations, the ongoing shutdown and concerns about his previous travel. The Oklahoma Republican was tapped by President Donald Trump earlier this month to replace…

Roll Call · Mar 18

The Bali Files: Why Bonnie Blue Escaped Prison in Indonesia Only to Be Charged in London

Adult content creator Bonnie Blue, recently deported from Bali over visa violations, now faces a public decency charge in London after an alleged lewd act outside the Indonesian embassy. The case links her controversial online persona with two very different legal systems in a matter of weeks.

International Business Times UK · Mar 18