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ICE blames 'error' for deportation of man with protected legal status.
From the Guardian
"Official says Kilmer Armado Abrego-Garcia, who lived in Maryland with his wife and child, is in El Salvador prison due to 'oversight.' The administration also said it is unable to bring him back because US courts lack jurisdiction now that he is in Salvadoran custody."
What basic rights do people have if ICE stops them? A lawyer explains
From National Public Radio
From the New York Times
'Felt like a kidnapping': Wrong turn leads to 5-day detention ordeal
From National Public Radio
Trump deports hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador despite judge's order
From PBS News
The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
From the Associated Press
How immigration policy is set to change in the Trump administration (from December 4, 2024)
From National Public Radio's Politics Podcast
Immigration was a central focus of Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. What changes are expected to U.S. immigration policy?
Local police face pressure to help carry out migrant deportations
From National Public Radio
Trump's "border czar" visits border, promises to fulfill a pledge of mass deportations
From the Associated Press
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director Tom Homan visited the U.S-Mexico border on Tuesday (Nov. 26).
Los Angeles passes 'sanctuary city' ordinance to protect migrants
From Reuters
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a "sanctuary city" ordinance to protect immigrants living in the city, a policy that would prohibit the use of city resources and personnel to carry out federal immigration enforcement. The ordinance codifies the protection of migrants in municipal law.
ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump's plan for mass deportation
From the Washington Post
The lawsuit alleges that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has failed to respond to requests for basic information about matters including flights.
New York Times article: Ahead of another Trump term, immigration lawyers say they will fight again
Know Your Rights cards from the L.A. County of Immigrant Affairs
How to print out Red Cards to show to ICE agents if you are stopped by an immigration agent.
From NPR
"The former president has said that in order to deport over 11 million undocumented people living in the U.S., he’d invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, deploy troops to the border using the Insurrection Act and mobilize local police.
Legal scholars question the feasibility of the first two options, but they say the last one, using local law enforcement agencies to question and detain undocumented immigrants, is a more likely scenario.
A Trump administration could simply push local law enforcement to ramp up the existing program of collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The program, 287(g), or “Secure Communities,” has existed since the 1990s, and has been praised by Trump. Currently, counties in 21 states participate.
But many have also refused."
From Reuters
Summary
From CBS News
CBS News' analysis of immigration system data found:
