Fact check: Trump’s first-week immigration orders – what are the effects?
2 months ago

Fact check: Trump’s first-week immigration orders – what are the effects?

Al Jazeera  

Trump enacted controversial immigration plans in his first week back. President Donald Trump set in motion some of his most controversial immigration promises during his first week back in office, declaring a national emergency at the United States’s southern border, ordering his administration to reinstate some of his first-term policies and ending programmes that allowed people to legally enter the US. Limited birthright citizenship leading to legal challenges Aligning with his 2024 campaign promise, Trump signed an executive order restricting birthright citizenship – people’s right to become American citizens when they are born in the US. Restarted Trump era programme requiring people to stay in Mexico awaiting court hearings Trump instructed the Department of Homeland Security to reinstate the Remain in Mexico programme that sent certain migrants seeking asylum to Mexico to await their US immigration court proceedings. The Homeland Security Department said it restarted the programme on January 21, but immigration experts have previously said to apply the policy, the US needs Mexico’s consent.

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Trump orders firings at watchdog tasked with immigration policy checks: Report
6 days, 18 hours ago

Trump orders firings at watchdog tasked with immigration policy checks: Report

India Today  

Agencies responsible for examining the US government's immigration policy on a case-by-case basis are being targeted through mass firings or departmental shutdowns, according to reports. A spokesperson from the Department of Homeland Security called the watchdog agencies "roadblocks" to implementing Trump's immigration policy, reported The Washington Post. The Trump administration also shut down the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration …

U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts
6 days, 20 hours ago

U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts

Hindustan Times  

By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts WASHINGTON, - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday gutted three oversight offices by placing more than 100 workers on paid leave, a Trump administration official and two former officials said, sidelining them as President Donald Trump amps up his immigration crackdown. The workers, including …

Donald Trump deports hundreds as federal court order fails to turn around planes
1 week, 4 days ago

Donald Trump deports hundreds as federal court order fails to turn around planes

Hindustan Times  

A US federal judge's order blocking the Donald Trump administration's move to deport hundreds of alleged illegal immigrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act failed to yield an immediate result as the verbal order to turn the planes around was not specified in a written order. US District Judge James E Boasberg was hearing a suit filed by the American …

US court blocks Trump's push for mass firings– Check where he's winning and losing
1 month ago

US court blocks Trump's push for mass firings– Check where he's winning and losing

India Today  

In a major setback for President Donald Trump, a federal judge on Thursday ruled that the US government must reverse mass firings in federal agencies. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily halted a lower court order by Judge Amir Ali, which directed the Trump administration to release foreign aid funding for completed work. Trump’s Legal Setback Four federal district …

Judge clears path for Trump to gut USAID and fire thousands of workers
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1 month ago

Judge clears path for Trump to gut USAID and fire thousands of workers

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Signage has been removed and blacked out outside USAID headquarters …

Handcuffed and chained: 7,300 illegal immigrants deported from US as Donald Trump administration intensifies crackdown
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Handcuffed and chained: 7,300 illegal immigrants deported from US as Donald Trump administration intensifies crackdown

Live Mint  

The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday that the Trump administration has fulfilled a key campaign promise in its first week by removing 7,300 illegal immigrants from the United States. The move is part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigration and a direct response to President Donald Trump's vow to increase deportations, especially targeting violent criminals in the …

Trump's immigration orders are a blueprint for sweeping policy changes
2 months ago

Trump's immigration orders are a blueprint for sweeping policy changes

NPR  

Trump's immigration orders are a blueprint for sweeping policy changes toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON — From his first moments back in office, President Trump framed the problem of illegal immigration in terms of national security. "It's the key for everything they're trying to do," said John Sandweg, former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

Trump expands fast-track deportations, targets Biden-era parole migrants
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2 months ago

Trump expands fast-track deportations, targets Biden-era parole migrants

Firstpost  

President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders after returning to the White House on Monday intended to deter illegal immigration and position the U.S. to deport millions of immigrants without legal status. With an aim to accelerate deportations to unprecedented levels, the Trump administration has authorised federal immigration officers to evaluate whether migrants admitted through former President Joe …

Trump administration to criminally probe officials who resist immigration actions
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2 months ago

Trump administration to criminally probe officials who resist immigration actions

Hindustan Times  

By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward Trump administration to criminally probe officials who resist immigration actions WASHINGTON, - President Donald Trump's administration has directed federal prosecutors to criminally investigate state and local officials who attempt to resist its immigration enforcement efforts, according to a memo to Justice Department staff seen by Reuters. The memo, dated on Tuesday, signals an …

DHS orders employees back to work following Trump mandate and ahead of expected mass deportations
2 months ago

DHS orders employees back to work following Trump mandate and ahead of expected mass deportations

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Department of Homeland Security employees have been ordered back to …

Trump Plans 100 Executive Orders on Day 1 On Border, Deportations, and More
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Plans 100 Executive Orders on Day 1 On Border, Deportations, and More

Deccan Chronicle  

President-elect Donald Trump is preparing more than 100 executive orders starting Day One of the new White House, in what amounts to a shock-and-awe campaign on border security, deportations and a rush of other policy priorities.Trump told Republican senators about the onslaught ahead during a private meeting on Capitol Hill. Axios first reported on Trump and his team's presentation.“There will …

Trump set to roll out wave of controversial executive actions on day one in office: ‘Like nothing in history’
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump set to roll out wave of controversial executive actions on day one in office: ‘Like nothing in history’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, Trump’s transition team is outlining a series of executive actions on immigration within …

The Supreme Court Has Let a Lone Trump Judge Take Over Biden’s Foreign Policy
55 years, 2 months ago

The Supreme Court Has Let a Lone Trump Judge Take Over Biden’s Foreign Policy

Slate  

On Tuesday night, the Supreme Court issued one of the most radical orders in recent memory—and it did it in three sentences, unsigned. By a 6–3 vote, the conservative justices attacked the president’s authority to conduct foreign policy by compelling the Biden administration to revive Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, which required all asylum-seekers who arrive at the Southern …

Biden signs order to ‘undo moral and national shame’ of family separations as Homeland Security chief sworn in
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden signs order to ‘undo moral and national shame’ of family separations as Homeland Security chief sworn in

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has signed three extensive executive actions targeting …

Trump signs immigration order curbing some green cards
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump signs immigration order curbing some green cards

Al Jazeera  

The order applies to those applying for permanent residence from outside the US, not those already in the country. He added that if the order were to be in place for years it will “favour immigrants from Western Europe relative to other regions of the world, since they are more likely to be exempt.” 🚨Trump's immigration ban applies only to …

Families hide as US launches small scale immigration raids
5 years, 8 months ago

Families hide as US launches small scale immigration raids

Hindustan Times  

U.S. authorities launched small-scale operations to arrest undocumented families over the weekend in a start to President Donald Trump’s plan to deport thousands of immigrants. “Immigrants and immigrant communities all over the country are in hiding and people are living in these terrified, terrorized ways, because that is the point of this whole action, whether enforcement actions take place or …

Watchdog Report Finds Trump Travel Ban Caused Confusion, Violated Court Orders
7 years, 4 months ago

Watchdog Report Finds Trump Travel Ban Caused Confusion, Violated Court Orders

NPR  

Watchdog Report Finds Trump Travel Ban Caused Confusion, Violated Court Orders Enlarge this image toggle caption Reed Saxon/AP Reed Saxon/AP The Department of Homeland Security leadership is withholding an internal watchdog's report detailing the government's messy rollout of President Trump's travel ban, including the violation of two federal court orders. But the inspector general says that while CBP complied with …

Trump Forced To Water Down Executive Order On Immigration
8 years ago

Trump Forced To Water Down Executive Order On Immigration

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When the Trump administration signed an executive order on Jan. 27 blocking travel to the U.S. by permanent residents and visa holders from seven Muslim-majority countries, protests erupted around the country and dozens of lawsuits were filed. What changed in the new order: Iraq removed from list of countries on the travel ban Applies only to non-visa …

Judge gives extension to Trump lawyers in travel ban suit
8 years ago

Judge gives extension to Trump lawyers in travel ban suit

The Hindu  

A federal judge in Seattle on Friday granted a two-week extension to the Justice Department in a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump’s immigration order is blocking efforts by legal residents to reunite with their children who are trapped in war-torn countries. U.S. District Judge James Robart, who halted enforcement of Mr. Trump’s immigration order nationwide in February in a …

National Security Vets Warn Court That Donald Trump's Travel Ban Threatens Country
8 years, 1 month ago

National Security Vets Warn Court That Donald Trump's Travel Ban Threatens Country

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As legal briefs pile up in the legal battle over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration, a group of national security veterans has made a forceful case undercutting the government’s lead argument in defense of the order. “In our professional opinion,” continued their joint declaration filed Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals …

Up to eight million people could face deportation under Donald Trump's first executive order
8 years, 1 month ago

Up to eight million people could face deportation under Donald Trump's first executive order

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Up to eight million …

US appeals court denies Donald Trump's request to reinstate travel ban
8 years, 1 month ago

US appeals court denies Donald Trump's request to reinstate travel ban

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal appeals court …

Courts And Trump Administration Clash Over Immigration Order
8 years, 1 month ago

Courts And Trump Administration Clash Over Immigration Order

NPR  

Courts And Trump Administration Clash Over Immigration Order LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Let's dig deeper now into the judicial showdown over the Trump administration's immigration executive order. JOHNSON: Well, first, the White House issued a statement calling Judge Robart's order outrageous. Then in another tweet, Trump asserted incorrectly that the judge's order would allow anyone, including people with bad intent, to …

Donald Trump slams ‘so-called’ judge on travel as state lifts visa ban
8 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump slams ‘so-called’ judge on travel as state lifts visa ban

Live Mint  

Seattle/San Francisco/London: President Donald Trump slammed the federal judge who temporarily ended US immigration restrictions made in his executive order a week ago, vowing that the decision in a case involving Washington and Minnesota will be reversed. The State Department will allow individuals with valid visas to travel to the US and the Department of Homeland Security has reverted to …

Donald Trump immigration order grounded nationwide by US judge
8 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump immigration order grounded nationwide by US judge

Live Mint  

New York/San Francisco: President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions were temporarily shut down by a federal judge who said the states of Washington and Minnesota can sue claiming their economy and residents would be injured by the ban. “We are a nation of laws, not even the president can violate the Constitution.” Expedia customers In his request for the order, Ferguson …

Federal Judge Stays Trump Travel Order, But Many Visas Already Revoked
8 years, 1 month ago

Federal Judge Stays Trump Travel Order, But Many Visas Already Revoked

NPR  

Federal Judge Stays Trump Travel Order, But Many Visas Already Revoked Enlarge this image toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Damian Dovarganes/AP Updated at 4:30 a.m. ET Saturday A federal judge in Seattle has issued a nationwide temporary stay against President Trump's executive order that prevented citizens of seven mostly Muslim countries from entering the United States. The State Department said today …

Trump’s immigration order faces mounting legal questions
8 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s immigration order faces mounting legal questions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The legal fight over President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees is likely to turn on questions of a president’s authority to control America’s borders and on whether the new immigration policy unconstitutionally discriminates against Muslims. Federal judges in New York and several other states issued orders that temporarily block the government from deporting people with valid visas who …

DHS chief defends rollout of Trump’s executive order
8 years, 1 month ago

DHS chief defends rollout of Trump’s executive order

CNN  

Story highlights The news conference came after days of reports of confusion at US airports and overseas Kelly said on Tuesday that he had seen "at least two" drafts of the order Washington CNN — The newly installed secretary of homeland security on Tuesday defended the rollout of the controversial executive order by President Donald Trump over the weekend, saying …

Justice Department Said Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Legal. They Didn’t Say It Was A Good Idea.
8 years, 1 month ago

Justice Department Said Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Legal. They Didn’t Say It Was A Good Idea.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Just what the hell is the Justice Department doing while President Donald Trump is churning out chaos-inspiring executive orders, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is demanding to know. A Justice Department spokesman told The Huffington Post on Monday that that Office of Legal Counsel has traditionally answered the “narrow question” of whether executive orders are lawful on …

Donald Trump migrant ban confuses allies, business and his aides
8 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump migrant ban confuses allies, business and his aides

Live Mint  

Washington, New York: President Donald Trump’s immigration clampdown sparked a global backlash for a second day, as aides offered conflicting interpretations of its reach, allies from the UK to Germany condemned the move and major international companies said it threatened to strangle the free flow of workers and commerce. He said such individuals would be allowed into the country barring …

Border agents are ignoring federal court orders and still deporting people, lawyers say
8 years, 1 month ago

Border agents are ignoring federal court orders and still deporting people, lawyers say

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US Customs and Border …

Department of Homeland Security vows to enforce Donald Trump's travel bans, despite court order
8 years, 1 month ago

Department of Homeland Security vows to enforce Donald Trump's travel bans, despite court order

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s travel bans …

US tech leaders sound alarm over Trump immigration order
8 years, 1 month ago

US tech leaders sound alarm over Trump immigration order

Live Mint  

San Francisco: The US technology industry, a major employer of foreign workers, hit back on Saturday at President Donald Trump’s sudden executive order on immigration, with some leaders calling it immoral and un-American. Netflix Inc chief executive Reed Hastings called it “a sad week” and added: “It is time to link arms together to protect American values of freedom and …

5 Questions About The Law And Trump's Immigration Order
8 years, 1 month ago

5 Questions About The Law And Trump's Immigration Order

NPR  

5 Questions About The Law And Trump's Immigration Order Enlarge this image toggle caption Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Anadolu Agency/Getty Images President Trump's executive order on immigration late Friday ignited nationwide protests — and a slew of legal challenges. Border Patrol agents and lawyers said the order and statements by top White House officials have not made clear how Green Card …

Of Courts And Confusion: Here's The Reaction To Trump's Immigration Freeze
8 years, 1 month ago

Of Courts And Confusion: Here's The Reaction To Trump's Immigration Freeze

NPR  

Of Courts And Confusion: Here's The Reaction To Trump's Immigration Freeze Enlarge this image toggle caption G. Morty Ortega/Getty Images G. Morty Ortega/Getty Images Updated at 7 p.m. At the same airport, federal authorities deported two families from Syria despite legal paperwork to enter the U.S. On Sunday, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced that the rest of the passengers detained …

Judges temporarily block part of Trump’s immigration order, WH stands by it
8 years, 2 months ago

Judges temporarily block part of Trump’s immigration order, WH stands by it

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Does the travel ban affect you, your friends or loved ones? Story highlights Judge grants stay for valid visa-holders to remain in US Among those held at JFK were two Iraqis with ties to US military CNN — A federal judge in New York blocked part of President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration Saturday, ruling that …

Trump’s orders expand power of immigration officers
8 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s orders expand power of immigration officers

CNN  

Story highlights Experts say the new priorities include virtually every person in the country illegally In addition to a strain on resources, critics worry the orders could cause legal concerns Washington CNN — The immigration executive orders signed by President Donald Trump this week could amount to a vast expansion of authority for individual immigration officers and a dramatic increase …

Justice Department Appeals Ruling Blocking Obama's Immigration Plan
10 years, 1 month ago

Justice Department Appeals Ruling Blocking Obama's Immigration Plan

NPR  

Justice Department Appeals Ruling Blocking Obama's Immigration Plan Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP The U.S. Justice Department is asking a federal judge to put on hold his ruling that temporarily blocks President Obama's executive action that would protect more than 4 million people in this country illegally from the threat of deportation. In its motion to …

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