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Sen. Bill Cowsert

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Lawmakers Huddle: Athens lawmakers say it’s not a sanctuary jurisdiction

The Department of Homeland Security has officially removed its list of "sanctuary jurisdictions" from its website, which included six areas in Georgia. The designation has sparked confusion in some of the communities on the controversial list.  

June 06, 2025
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Detainees board a plane chartered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at King County International Airport on April 15, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. Semi-regular flights carrying detainees pass through the airport as the Trump administration continues to plan for the expansion of immigrant detention and deportation.

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  • USPS

The White House is deporting people to countries they're not from. Why?

The administration argues the men's home countries won't take them — but lawyers say getting sent to a country like South Sudan could lead to more persecution.

June 01, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
A rally for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in New York in March. He's been detained in an immigration detention center in Louisiana as the government tries to deport him.

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  • USPS

Judge says Rubio 'likely' violated Constitution in ordering Mahmoud Khalil deported

But in a mixed ruling, federal Judge Michael Farbiarz declined, for now, to order Khalil released from immigration detention.

May 28, 2025
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By:
  • Adrian Florido
Hundreds gathered  in New York in March to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who was arrested by federal immigration agents over his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University

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  • USPS

Mahmoud Khalil told a judge his deportation could be a death sentence. Here's why

Khalil's lawyers are trying to convince an immigration judge that if he's deported, Israel could target him over his advocacy for Palestinian rights.

May 24, 2025
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By:
  • Adrian Florido
A view of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll international students.

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  • Education

Judge blocks Trump admin's move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students

This comes in response to a lawsuit Harvard filed on Friday morning, challenging the Trump administration's abrupt move to revoke the school's ability to enroll foreign students.

May 23, 2025
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By:
  • Janet W. Lee and
  • Elissa Nadworny
People walk through a gate as they exit Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University  in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • Education

Trump administration revokes Harvard's ability to enroll international students

International students make up more than a quarter of Harvard University's student body. Harvard says the government's actions, which could cut off a major revenue stream, are "unlawful."

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Jonaki Mehta
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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  • National

White House agrees to keep migrants in Djibouti for now, blasts federal judge's ruling

The judge says the administration "unquestionably" violated his earlier order, which stated migrants cannot be deported to a country other than their own without having adequate notice and a chance to object.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd
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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  • USPS

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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • 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
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