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News Articles: immigration policy

One day before her court hearing, Yasmelin Valazquez is hospitalized at John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Indio, Calif., on April 9, 2025. Zaydee Sanchez/NPR

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  • National

A day in the life of one migrant seeking to stay in the U.S.

Yasmelin Velazquez has waited 10 months for her immigration court date. But a last-minute hospitalization and confusion over Trump's changing immigration policies lead to more hurdles and anxiety.

April 14, 2025
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
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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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd
Mahmoud Khalil is being held at the Central Louisiana ICE processing facility in Jena, La.

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  • National

Immigration judge to rule Friday on detained activist Mahmoud Khalil

An immigration judge in Louisiana has ordered the government to turn over its evidence against Mahmoud Khalil. She says she will rule Friday on whether the Pro-Palestinian activist can be deported.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Adrian Florido
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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By:
  • Joel Rose and
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Immigrants line up in the dining hall at a U.S. government holding center for migrant children, July 9, 2019, in Carrizo Springs, Texas.

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  • Law

Judge orders White House to restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children

A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid to tens of thousands of migrant children who are in the United States without a parent or guardian.

April 02, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Last week, President Trump signed an executive action to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.

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  • National

NPR speaks to a former education secretary about dismantling the department, arrests

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with former Education Secretary John B. King Jr. about the dismantling of the education department and recent arrests of international scholars.

March 30, 2025
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By:
  • Emily Kwong,
  • Matthew Cloutier,
  • and 1 more
The Department of Justice and Trump administration officials are invoking the state secrets privilege in the case involving Venezuelans sent to El Salvador.

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  • Law

What is the 'state secrets privilege' invoked by the Trump administration?

The state secrets privilege allows the U.S. government to withhold sensitive evidence in court cases. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have invoked it.

March 26, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
Bishop Joseph Tyson (left) and the Rev. Jesús Mariscal (right) of the Yakima Diocese worry about how their parishioners will cope with broad changes to immigration policy, which have had a chilling effect on many religious communities.

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  • Religion

These churches offer shelter and sanctuary to vulnerable migrants. Here's why

Some are offering sanctuary to immigrants, others are ministering to families in different ways.

March 25, 2025
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By:
  • Patrick Davis,
  • Anna King,
  • and 1 more
A person walks by an arrival and departure board at Boston's Logan Airport on Dec. 23, 2024.

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  • National

2 separate cases place the immigration lens on Boston

Two legal immigrants who flew into Boston Logan International Airport have been denied re-entry into the United States after traveling abroad. One was deported in apparent defiance of a judicial order.

March 17, 2025
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By:
  • Tovia Smith
Columbia University faculty members hold a pro-Palestinian and pro-free speech rally on the Columbia University campus in 2023 in New York City.

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  • National

Green card holders' rights in spotlight after arrest of pro-Palestinian activist

A New York federal judge is set to hear pivotal questions in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of large Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia University who now faces deportation after his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Ximena Bustillo
President Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Feb. 28.

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  • Politics

Trump signs executive order making English the official language of the U.S.

In the nearly 250-year history of the United States, English had never been designated as the nation's official language.

March 01, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore
President Trump speaks to reporters as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick looks on in the Oval Office on Feb. 25, 2025.

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  • Politics

Trump introduces a green card for the rich: the gold card

The new visa program would effectively replace the current EB-5 investor visa program, and the proceeds could be used for deficit reduction.

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
Venezuelan migrants deported from US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay walk down from the Venezuelan Conviasa Airlines plane as they arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on February 20, 2025.

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  • National

Venezuelan men allege mistreatment while in detention in Guantánamo Bay

The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
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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  • Joel Rose and
  • Tom Bowman
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