New Policy On Deportations Allows Some Non-Criminal Undocumented Immigrants To Stay
13 years, 7 months ago

New Policy On Deportations Allows Some Non-Criminal Undocumented Immigrants To Stay

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration announced on Thursday it will do a case-by-case review of deportations, allowing many undocumented immigrants without criminal records to stay in the United States indefinitely and apply for work permits. The policy change is meant as a framework to help prevent non-priority undocumented immigrants from "clogging the system," senior administration officials said on a conference call with reporters Thursday. Although the Obama administration has repeatedly said its deportation policies focus on the "worst of the worst," immigrant rights groups say enforcement agents still net a large number of non-criminal undocumented people. "The administration has pursued policies that are sowing fear and devastation among immigrant communities, and it must reverse course to stop the Arizonification of the country," he added, referencing Arizona's strict immigration enforcement policies.

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'Whole new level': Ex-DHS officials share 'clear motivation' behind Trump’s deportations
1 week, 2 days ago

'Whole new level': Ex-DHS officials share 'clear motivation' behind Trump’s deportations

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's administration has lately been ramping up scrutiny of all foreign nationals in the United States, rather than just focusing on undocumented immigrants. In the case of the scientist, he was ultimately sent back to France after officials discovered he had "expressed a personal opinion" about the Trump administration's scientific research policies. But Will Creeley, who is the …

What US green card and visa holders need to know about recent deportations
1 week, 4 days ago

What US green card and visa holders need to know about recent deportations

Live Mint  

Several high-profile arrests and deportations in recent weeks have sparked fear among visa and green-card holders that they could be targeted by the Trump administration. “We’re seeing this kind of extreme escalation in immigration enforcement that’s even surpassing the promises of the Trump administration prior to coming into office," said Lynn Damiano Pearson, a National Immigration Law Center attorney. Officials …

Trump introduces a new way to accelerate mass deportation plans
2 months ago

Trump introduces a new way to accelerate mass deportation plans

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump issued new orders as part of his plan to ramp up massive deportations of illegal migrants - a daily quota of arrests for border officials. In a Saturday phone call with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, Trump staff said the president was unhappy with the number of arrests so far. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents …

Mass deportations will happen every day for 4 years and the numbers will grow, Trump’s ‘border czar’ says
2 months ago

Mass deportations will happen every day for 4 years and the numbers will grow, Trump’s ‘border czar’ says

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 Trump “border czar” Tom Homan said there will be mass …

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 immigration enforcement memo targets migrants who entered legally under Biden
2 months ago

Trump immigration enforcement memo targets migrants who entered legally under Biden

Hindustan Times  

By Ted Hesson Trump immigration enforcement memo targets migrants who entered legally under Biden WASHINGTON, - The Trump administration is empowering federal immigration officers to consider whether to strip temporary legal status from migrants who entered through former President Joe Biden's signature "parole" programs in an effort to ramp up deportations to record levels, according to a memo issued on …

Trump administration expands deportation power to federal agents across agencies: report
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump administration expands deportation power to federal agents across agencies: report

Raw Story  

The Trump administration wants more federal agents to be armed with the power to carry out deportations as part of the president’s long-held promise of making immigration a central part of his second-term agenda, according to a memo reviewed by the Wall Street Journal. “Though the memo doesn’t directly deputize those agents to assist with President Trump’s promised deportation campaign, …

Trump’s three-day immigration blitz severely tightens border, sets stage for rapid deportations
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s three-day immigration blitz severely tightens border, sets stage for rapid deportations

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Trump administration has moved with lightning speed to roll out the president’s immigration agenda, effectively closing off the US southern border to asylum seekers, severely limiting who’s eligible to enter the United States and laying the groundwork to swiftly deport migrants already in the country. Providers who receive federal funding and work in immigration detention were …

Trump’s three-day immigration blitz severely tightens border, sets stage for rapid deportations
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s three-day immigration blitz severely tightens border, sets stage for rapid deportations

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Trump administration has moved with lightning speed to roll out the president’s immigration agenda, effectively closing off the US southern border to asylum seekers, severely limiting who’s eligible to enter the United States and laying the groundwork to swiftly deport migrants already in the country. Providers who receive federal funding and work in immigration detention were …

Less process than ‘a traffic ticket’: ACLU sues to stop Trump’s fast-track deportation policy
2 months, 1 week ago

Less process than ‘a traffic ticket’: ACLU sues to stop Trump’s fast-track deportation policy

LA Times  

Migrants enter Mexico along the El Chaparral pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana on Tuesday after being deported from the U.S. A day after the Trump administration moved to vastly expand its powers to carry out fast-track deportations as part of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, the American Civil Liberties Union has sued to try to stop it. The new policy, …

A Key Trump Ally On Immigration Explains How Mass Deportations Could Work
3 months, 1 week ago

A Key Trump Ally On Immigration Explains How Mass Deportations Could Work

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas official who is an informal adviser to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on immigration issues doesn’t expect mass deportations to prompt arrests of migrants at sensitive locations such as schools and churches. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach pauses during an interview with The Associated Press about how he's advising President-elect Donald Trump's …

Trump team considers 'illegal' workaround to speed up key campaign promise: report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump team considers 'illegal' workaround to speed up key campaign promise: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's incoming administration intends to deport migrants to countries they've never visited if their home countries refuse to accept them, according to a new report. Three sources familiar with the plans say administration officials are preparing a list of countries – including but not limited to Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, Panama and Grenada – where they would send …

Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Has One Major Vulnerability
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Has One Major Vulnerability

Slate  

Donald Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportations beginning on the first day of his presidency, and from every indication, he intends to make good on it. If Trump’s public statements and the actions of his first administration are any guide, the new administration appears poised to expand detention facilities, attempt to reinstitute family separations, end programs like temporary …

Trump's Mass Deportations: What He Can Actually Do
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump's Mass Deportations: What He Can Actually Do

Huff Post  

In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election to a second term as president, attention has turned to his highest-profile campaign promise: the mass deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States. And Homan said earlier this month that the “massive deportation operation” would be focused on “those people entering the country illegally, which is a crime.” It’s …

Donald Trump’s immigration policy would use local police to initiate mass deportations.
55 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump’s immigration policy would use local police to initiate mass deportations.

Slate  

The largest mass deportation in American history starts on Jan. 20. Expect a reprisal of controversial Trump-era policies like separating children from their parents at the border; the Remain in Mexico policy, which forced asylum-seekers to live in Mexico while awaiting a court date; the Muslim ban, which barred new arrivals from a handful of countries in the Middle East …

Trump's mass deportation plan of undocumented migrants offers few specifics
5 months ago

Trump's mass deportation plan of undocumented migrants offers few specifics

NPR  

Trump's mass deportation plan of undocumented migrants offers few specifics Immigration has been a major issue of the presidential campaign. INSKEEP: NPR immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd has been asking how that would work based on what the candidates have said. He also has said he would use local police, and Trump and his allies have talked about invoking the Insurrection …

Trump promises mass deportations of undocumented people — but how would that work?
7 months ago

Trump promises mass deportations of undocumented people — but how would that work?

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — “Mass deportation now!” is a catchphrase for the Trump presidential campaign, as the Republican nominee proposes a crackdown on immigration that would oust thousands of undocumented people. At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July, delegates waved “Mass Deportation Now” signs as Trump said “to keep our families safe, the Republican platform promises to launch the largest …

Biden announces new immigration moves
9 months, 1 week ago

Biden announces new immigration moves

China Daily  

.S President Joe Biden announces a new effort to allow immigrants in the US illegally to obtain legal status if they are married to US citizens, coinciding with the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, at the White House in Washington, US, June 18, 2024. US President Joe Biden announced two new immigration policy initiatives on …

Top US court rules Biden immigration enforcement policy can stand
1 year, 9 months ago

Top US court rules Biden immigration enforcement policy can stand

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court has ruled to uphold an immigration policy set by the administration of President Joe Biden, which narrowed the scope of those prioritised for deportation. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal and rights advocacy group, called the ruling was a “welcome step in the process to reimagine our immigration enforcement priorities”. “With finite resources, the …

Administration seeks Supreme Court OK on deportation policy
2 years, 8 months ago

Administration seeks Supreme Court OK on deportation policy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to put in place guidance that prioritizes deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. The emergency request to the court follows conflicting decisions by federal appeals courts in recent days over a September directive from the Homeland Security Department …

U.S. immigration arrests drop as focus shifts to ‘serious criminals’
3 years ago

U.S. immigration arrests drop as focus shifts to ‘serious criminals’

LA Times  

Immigration enforcement arrests within the U.S. fell sharply over the past year as the Biden administration shifted its priorities to focus on people in the country without legal status who have committed serious crimes, officials said Friday. As it released its annual report, reflecting eight months under President Biden, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said immigration arrests dropped nearly 40% …

Immigration officers will have more discretion over arrests, deportations
3 years, 5 months ago

Immigration officers will have more discretion over arrests, deportations

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON : Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is revising guidelines governing which immigrants in the country illegally should be targets for arrest or deportation, to give U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers more discretion following complaints from ICE officers and some Republicans that the Biden administration’s initial approach was too restrictive. Under the new set of guidelines, which will become …

Biden Tries To Rein In ICE: New Rules Limit Who Immigration Agents Target for Arrest
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden Tries To Rein In ICE: New Rules Limit Who Immigration Agents Target for Arrest

NPR  

Biden Tries To Rein In ICE: New Rules Limit Who Immigration Agents Target for Arrest Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP Gregory Bull/AP After four years of former President Trump's immigration crackdown, the Biden administration on Thursday announced new guidelines that are expected to sharply limit arrests and deportations carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sponsor Message The …

US immigration agents ordered to focus on serious criminals
4 years, 1 month ago

US immigration agents ordered to focus on serious criminals

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration has also come under pressure from pro-immigrant advocates to scale back enforcement further. The US government issued interim guidance on Thursday sharply limiting who can be arrested and deported by immigration agents, a move that came as the Biden administration faces growing pressure from activists to scale back deportations. “Like every law enforcement agency at the local, …

Immigration: Trump administration proposes additional restrictions on asylum seekers
5 years, 3 months ago

Immigration: Trump administration proposes additional restrictions on asylum seekers

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed additional mandatory limits for asylum seekers, specifically targeting migrants who have committed certain crimes, including illegal reentry and driving while under the influence. This is the latest move by the Trump administration to severely limit the ability of people to claim asylum in the US, which has included sending people to …

Trump administration’s policy war on immigration
5 years, 6 months ago

Trump administration’s policy war on immigration

The Hindu  

August was a notable month in the annals of U.S. immigration. If an individual is seeking admission to the U.S., or looking to change his immigration status and get a green card, he can be deemed inadmissible as per the law if “at the time of application for admission or adjustment of status, is likely at any time to become …

Immigration: Trump admin announces rule that could limit legal immigration
5 years, 7 months ago

Immigration: Trump admin announces rule that could limit legal immigration

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Trump administration released a regulation Monday that could dramatically cut the number of legal immigrants allowed to enter and stay in the US by making it easier to reject green card and visa applications. When asked about whether the rule is unfairly targeting low-income immigrants, Cuccinelli said: “We certainly expect people of any income to be …

ACLU sues over Trump’s fast-tracked deportations policy
5 years, 7 months ago

ACLU sues over Trump’s fast-tracked deportations policy

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the Trump administration’s broad expansion of deportation powers, alleging in a federal lawsuit Tuesday that it violates constitutional rights and could lead to errors, including deporting U.S. citizens. The lawsuit called the extension of the policy allowing immigration officers to deport migrants without requiring them to appear before judges as “dramatic” and …

Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion

NPR  

Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP Gregory Bull/AP The Trump administration announced on Monday it is expanding fast-track deportation regulations to include the removal of undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they have been in the U.S. continuously for two years or more. Sponsor Message "The effect of that …

Arrests of immigrants, especially non-criminals, way up in Trump’s first year
7 years, 1 month ago

Arrests of immigrants, especially non-criminals, way up in Trump’s first year

CNN  

Washington CNN — In his first year in office, President Donald Trump’s administration’s arrests of immigrants – especially those without criminal convictions – were up substantially, but actual deportations lagged behind his predecessor, according to statistics released Friday. The jump corresponds to Trump’s central pledge to crack down on illegal immigration, at least in terms of casting a wide net …

Despite tough talk and more arrests, deportations steady under Trump
7 years, 11 months ago

Despite tough talk and more arrests, deportations steady under Trump

CNN  

Story highlights Deportations in the first three months of this term lag behind the Obama administration It can take years to deport an immigrant after an arrest Washington CNN — President Donald Trump has made cracking down on illegal immigration a centerpiece of his administration – but so far his administration is deporting fewer people than his predecessor. According to …

Immigration arrests rise in first months of Trump administration
7 years, 11 months ago

Immigration arrests rise in first months of Trump administration

CNN  

Story highlights The number of non-criminal undocumented immigrants arrested more than doubled the number the last two years Trump has made aggressive immigration enforcement a centerpiece of his presidency Washington CNN — The number of undocumented immigrant arrests rose by roughly one-third in the first weeks of the Trump administration, largely driven by an increase in the number of non-criminals …

Trump Plan: Deport to Mexico Immigrants Crossing Border Illegally, Regardless of Nationality
8 years, 1 month ago

Trump Plan: Deport to Mexico Immigrants Crossing Border Illegally, Regardless of Nationality

Huff Post  

The idea is part of a raft of immigration proposals signed by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly that are likely to spur international and legal challenges. “We are simply trying to execute what Congress has asked us to do.” Among them was the Mexico part of the plan, for example, which calls for returning undocumented immigrants “to the foreign contiguous …

One comment from Trump shows his administration’s message on immigration has been muddled
8 years, 1 month ago

One comment from Trump shows his administration’s message on immigration has been muddled

LA Times  

When President Trump boasts of progress he’s made on his biggest campaign promise — to build a wall and stem the flow of illegal immigration across the southern border — he speaks in terms of unadulterated success. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to reconcile one apparent contradiction between Trump’s and Kelly’s comments, saying the president meant only that …

Trump's immigration memos aimed at 'unauthorised individuals' in US, not mass deportation
8 years, 1 month ago

Trump's immigration memos aimed at 'unauthorised individuals' in US, not mass deportation

Firstpost  

The memos offer the clearest picture yet of how Trump plans to tackle the issue of undocumented immigration, including calling for enlistment of local law enforcement to help detain and remove unauthorised individuals, Washington: Mass deportation is not the goal of the Trump administration, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has said after new memos on Tuesday outlined a plan …

Millions targeted for possible deportation under Trump rules
8 years, 1 month ago

Millions targeted for possible deportation under Trump rules

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Millions of people living in the United States illegally could be targeted for deportation — including people simply arrested for traffic violations — under a sweeping rewrite of immigration enforcement policies announced Tuesday by the Trump administration. Kelly’s enforcement plans call for enforcing a longstanding but obscure provision of immigration law that allows the government to send some …

What you need to know about the Trump administration’s new immigration rules
8 years, 1 month ago

What you need to know about the Trump administration’s new immigration rules

LA Times  

New memos issued this week by Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly brought President Trump’s promised crackdown on illegal immigration one step closer to reality. Among their first targets could be the more than 940,000 people who already have a final order of removal from an immigration judge and have either refused to leave or were allowed to stay temporarily, …

Trump administration clears the way for far more deportations
8 years, 1 month ago

Trump administration clears the way for far more deportations

LA Times  

President Trump ordered a vast overhaul of immigration law enforcement during his first week in office. The Trump administration swept aside nearly all restrictions Tuesday on targeting for removal the 11 million people in the U.S. illegally, a vast expansion of the federal government’s deportation priorities as the president pursues his promised crackdown on illegal immigration. Kelly’s guidelines call for …

Trump admin sets stage for mass deportations
8 years, 1 month ago

Trump admin sets stage for mass deportations

CNN  

Story highlights Through the memos, Kelly expands the government's immigration enforcement power The fundamental shift in US policy vastly expands the individuals who can be deported using "expedited removal" Washington CNN — The Department of Homeland Security Tuesday laid out the Trump administration’s plans for aggressive enforcement of immigration laws, including a potentially massive expansion of the number of people …

Trump administration to expand groups of immigrants to be deported
8 years, 1 month ago

Trump administration to expand groups of immigrants to be deported

Live Mint  

Washington: The Trump administration plans to direct immigration agents to greatly expand the categories of immigrants they target for deportation, according to drafts of two memos seen by Reuters and first reported by McClatchy news organization on Saturday. The memos are guidance to instruct agents in the field to implement two executive orders signed by Trump on 25 January intended …

Undocumented immigrants face deportation under Trump
8 years, 4 months ago

Undocumented immigrants face deportation under Trump

Al Jazeera  

Undocumented immigrants in the US face an uncertain future with the coming Trump presidency. “I took the risk without thinking that somebody would want to take it away.” Potential deportations under Trump Trump made illegal immigration the cornerstone of his campaign, promising to build a massive wall along the Mexican border and deport millions of people living in the country …

Don’t act so shocked at Trump’s plans to deport 3 million illegal immigrants – Obama has deported 2.5 million
8 years, 4 months ago

Don’t act so shocked at Trump’s plans to deport 3 million illegal immigrants – Obama has deported 2.5 million

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to BCS’s 60 Minutes, the …

When Trump says he wants to deport criminals, he means something starkly different than Obama
8 years, 4 months ago

When Trump says he wants to deport criminals, he means something starkly different than Obama

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump’s advisors are drafting plans to resume workplace raids and to ramp up pressure on local police and jails to identify immigrants in the country illegally in an effort to meet Trump’s goal to deport 2 million to 3 million migrants who he says are criminals. Those vetted under the program, he added, “are solid, wonderful young people …

Supreme Court to decide whether Obama can shield millions of immigrants from deportation
9 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to decide whether Obama can shield millions of immigrants from deportation

LA Times  

The Supreme Court set the stage for what could be a landmark ruling on immigration law and presidential power when it agreed Tuesday to decide whether President Obama has the authority to offer a “lawful presence” and a work permit to as many as 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally. At the request of Texas state lawyers who …

Judge Keeps Obama Immigration Policies On Hold
10 years ago

Judge Keeps Obama Immigration Policies On Hold

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 9: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the National League of Cities annual Congressional City Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park March 9, 2015 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's policies to allow some undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. hit another snag on Monday. Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court …

Barack Obama defends his immigration reform plan
10 years, 4 months ago

Barack Obama defends his immigration reform plan

India TV News  

Las Vegas: US President Barack Obama has defended his immigration reform plans, which could protect five million undocumented immigrants from deportation. "We're going to keep on working with the members of the Congress to make permanent reform a reality," Obama told an enthusiastic crowd at the Del Sol high school in Las Vegas. While 5.9 million Mexicans make up over …

Obama's immigration orders will protect 5 million from deportation
10 years, 4 months ago

Obama's immigration orders will protect 5 million from deportation

Firstpost  

President Barack Obama invited a showdown with newly empowered Republicans in Congress, ordering far-reaching changes to the US immigration system that will protect nearly 5 million people. Washington: President Barack Obama invited a showdown with newly empowered Republicans in Congress, ordering far-reaching changes to the US immigration system that will protect nearly 5 million people from deportation while testing the …

Key elements of Barack Obama's actions on immigration
10 years, 4 months ago

Key elements of Barack Obama's actions on immigration

India TV News  

Washington: President Barack Obama's sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system could shield nearly 5 million people here illegally from deportation, without going through Congress. A look at the key executive measures Obama announced on Thursday: PARENTS Protect from deportation and make eligible for work permits approximately 4.1 million people who are in the U.S. illegally but whose children are …

Obama unveils sweeping immigration reforms
10 years, 4 months ago

Obama unveils sweeping immigration reforms

Al Jazeera  

US president eases threat of deportation for 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and sets up clash with Republicans. President Barack Obama has ordered far-reaching changes to the US immigration system that will protect nearly 5 million people from deportation, testing the limits of his presidential powers and inviting a showdown with newly emboldened Republicans. In a speech on Thursday night, Obama …

Obama Moves To Protect Millions From Deportation
10 years, 4 months ago

Obama Moves To Protect Millions From Deportation

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON -- In the boldest move on immigration policy of his presidency, President Barack Obama announced plans Thursday evening to dramatically increase deportation relief for an estimated 4.4 million undocumented immigrants. Others will be protected through alternative means, including an expansion of the Obama administration's 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which gives deportation relief and work authorization to …

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