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Michigan Air National Guard troops listen as President Trump speaks during a visit with Michigan Air National Guard Troops on April 29 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich.

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DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations

If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.

May 15, 2025
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  • Tom Bowman
An asylum seeker with a canceled appointment to enter the United States waits to speak to a Mexican immigration official as he reviews the CBP One app at the El Chaparral border crossing port in Tijuana, Mexico, in January 2025.

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  • National

Trump offers $1,000 incentive to migrants who leave the country voluntarily

The Homeland Security Department pitched the monetary incentive as a more "dignified" way to leave the country, while saving taxpayers money.

May 06, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
U.S. President Donald Trump departs following a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

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  • National

Expect more immigration enforcement in next 100 days, says DHS spokesperson

DHS official Tricia McLaughlin pushed back on claims that the Trump administration is ignoring due process, saying it is "going to look different" based on legal status or alleged gang affiliation.

May 01, 2025
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  • Michel Martin
U.S. President Donald Trump met with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Bukele are exploring a proposal to send American citizens to be held in Salvadorean prisons, a move critics describe as dangerous and unconstitutional.

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  • National

'Homegrowns are next': Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad

Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.

April 16, 2025
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  • Brian Mann
More than 200 people who the White House says are gang members were deported to El Salvador by the U.S. in San Salvador, El Salvador on March 16, 2025. (Photo by El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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  • National

Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations

The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time. The judge gave the U.S. until April 23 to respond.

April 16, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024.

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  • National

Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

The judge gave Khalil until April 23 to request a stay of his deportation and said that if his attorneys miss the deadline, she will order him deported either to Syria or to Algeria

April 11, 2025
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  • Adrian Florido
Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York on April 29, 2024.

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  • National

Trump administration lays out its evidence for deporting activist Mahmoud Khalil

Khalil's attorneys say the government's case against their client largely rests on a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging Khalil participated in "antisemitic" and "disruptive activities."

April 10, 2025
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  • Joel Rose and
  • Adrian Florido
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's agency says the social media screenings will affect immigrants applying for permanent residence status, and foreigners affiliated with educational institutions.

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  • National

U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

April 09, 2025
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  • Jasmine Garsd
The CBP One app was a central part of the Biden administration's strategy to relieve pressure at the U.S. border. It allowed migrants to schedule appointments at legal ports of entry instead of crossing into the U.S. illegally to seek asylum.

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  • National

Migrants who entered the U.S. via CBP One app should leave 'immediately,' DHS says

DHS is telling some migrants who entered the U.S. using the CBP One app to leave immediately, part of a broader push to revoke temporary legal protections known as humanitarian parole.

April 08, 2025
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  • Joel Rose and
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Under the agreement, ICE officers can ask the IRS for information about immigrants who have final orders of removal or are under criminal investigation. It's not clear when information-sharing will begin.

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  • National

The IRS finalizes a deal to share tax information with immigration authorities

The Internal Revenue Service reached a deal to share tax information about some immigrants without legal status, marking a major change in how tax records can be used.

April 08, 2025
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  • Joel Rose
A security guard poses during a media tour of the Port Isabel Detention Center hosted by ICE in Los Fresnos, Texas in 2024. The Trump administration seeks to reopen family detention centers in the state.

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  • National

President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together

President Trump also detained families during his first term in an effort to deter migration through the southern border.

March 07, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
An American flag (L) and Mexican flag (R) fly along the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas in January 2025.

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  • National

As Trump shrinks other parts of government, immigration task forces grow

The Trump administration is tapping several other agencies to help deport and arrest those without legal status — a novel step that is prompting some pushback.

March 04, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • Chiara Eisner
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem oversaw immigration enforcement operations in New York City in January.

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  • National

ICE is making more arrests, but critics say some claims don't add up

Immigration authorities are making more arrests than they did under President Biden. But the Department of Homeland Security's own data shows that they're not keeping pace with White House demands.

March 01, 2025
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  • Joel Rose
Farmworkers pick cilantro in a field early in the morning mist in Southern California in July 2024.

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  • National

In child care centers and on farms, businesses are bracing for more immigration raids

The Trump administration's immigration positions — including mass deportation — have put businesses that employ people without legal status on notice.

February 28, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
An immigrant prepares to board a military removal flight last month at Fort Bliss, near El Paso, Texas.

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  • National

DHS memo lays out plans to detain migrants at Fort Bliss and other U.S. bases

The Trump administration is developing plans to build immigration detention facilities on bases nationwide, a step that could significantly expand the military's role in immigration enforcement.

February 24, 2025
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