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News Articles: immigration policies

Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, wait to board a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Aug. 27, 2021.

White House welcomes Afrikaners to the U.S., but drops protection for Afghan allies

Veterans and others express outrage as the Trump administration ends special protective status for Afghans who had relocated to the U.S.

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By:
  • Quil Lawrence and
  • Tom Bowman
Badar Khan Suri, Rumeysa Ozturk and Mahmoud Khalil were arrested by immigration officials and, in a matter of hours, were sent to detention centers in Louisiana and Texas — more than a thousand miles from home.

Why is Trump sending immigrant university scholars to Louisiana and Texas?

Lawyers say the government is trying to gain a legal advantage as it tries to expel noncitizens over their pro-Palestinian activism.

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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Adrian Florido
The director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Baltimore Field Office, Matt Elliston, listens during a briefing on Jan. 27 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

What basic rights do people have if ICE stops them? A lawyer explains

A Turkish student living and studying lawfully in the U.S. was arrested by federal immigration officers. A lawyer explains to NPR some of the basic rights people have in such a situation.

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By:
  • Obed Manuel and
  • A Martínez
Pope Francis wrote a letter to U.S. bishops refuting Vice President Vance's theology and taking to task the Trump administration's stance on migrants.

The pope rebukes Trump over migrant deportations and refutes VP Vance's theology

In a strongly worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump administration's stance on migrants, calling it a "major crisis."

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By:
  • Jason DeRose