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News Articles: Deportation

Claudio Rojas, who was deported from the U.S. in 2019, is silhouetted against a curtained window of his home in Moreno, Argentina, on May 8, 2021. He was able to return to the U.S. in August.

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An immigrant activist says ICE deported him in retaliation. Now he's back in the U.S.

The Biden administration has allowed several prominent immigrants' rights activists back into the U.S. after they charged that immigration authorities were retaliating against them for speaking out.

December 15, 2021
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  • Joel Rose
Ms. A.B. had been allowed to stay in the U.S. for years while her case is pending. She requested that NPR identify her only by her initials because she is afraid her ex-husband might find her.

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Domestic Abuse Survivors Fear Deportation Under Trump Policy Biden Has Yet To Reverse

Immigrant advocates want those asylum protections restored quickly, erasing Trump-era restrictions. "Women, children, families are being sent back to the very dangers that they fled," one lawyer says.

April 30, 2021
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  • Joel Rose
President Biden is set to sign a series of executive actions on immigration — steps mean to unwind some of the actions taken by his predecessor.

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Here Are The Immigration Actions President Biden Plans To Sign

President Biden has been working to unwind many of the executive actions taken by former President Donald Trump. But the administration has warned that the changes will take time.

February 02, 2021
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  • Franco Ordoñez
While campaigning in November 2019, Joe Biden talked with a protester about his stance on deportations at a town hall at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. The Biden administration says it will rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, starting with a temporary moratorium on deportations.

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For Immigrants, Election Promises Relief From An 'Atmosphere Of Terror'

The 2020 election is expected to usher in a major shift in immigration enforcement — particularly in suburban Atlanta, where newly elected sheriffs are pledging to limit how they cooperate with ICE.

November 18, 2020
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  • Joel Rose
Iván and his mother, Hilda Ramirez, have taken refuge in a suburban church in Austin, Texas, for more than four and a half years. She says they fled his abusive grandfather in Guatemala five years ago, made it to the Texas border, and asked for asylum from the Obama administration. But she says their treatment under President Trump has been worse.

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Sanctuary Immigrants Take Refuge In Texas Church, Watch Election Closely

President Trump's immigration policies are on the line and many are hoping Joe Biden will follow through on pledges to help immigrants and asylum-seekers if he wins the election.

November 02, 2020
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  • John Burnett

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