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News Articles: immigration policy

Pro-Palestinian activists rally for Mohsen Mahdawi and protest against deportations outside of ICE headquarters in New York City on April 15. Mahdawi, an organizer of pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year at Columbia University, was detained by the Department of Homeland Security during his naturalization interview in Vermont.

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Federal judge orders release of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi

A federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested at his US citizenship interview and ordered deported.

April 30, 2025
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
The relatives of Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. who were flown to a prison in El Salvador by the U.S. government protest outside the United Nations building in Caracas, Venezuela, in April. President Trump invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to deport the men without due process — one of several ways he is attempting to deliver on campaign promises to "launch the largest deportation program of criminals in the history of America."

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  • National

Here are the top 5 immigration changes from Trump's first 100 days

Trump has made many changes to immigration policy in his first 100 days. Here are five you should know about.

April 30, 2025
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  • NPR Immigration Team
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (right) speaks as border czar Tom Homan looks on during a White House briefing on Monday.

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  • National

The White House threatens sanctuary cities in another EO, but courts are skeptical

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at identifying sanctuary cities, part of a broader effort to target jurisdictions that limit cooperation with ICE.

April 28, 2025
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Students and educators attend a rally at Northwestern University one week before the Trump administration said it will restore the records of international students deleted from a crucial database. That move had thrown into doubt many students' ability to stay in the U.S.

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  • National

Government says - for now - it will restore international students' status

International students had filed dozens of lawsuits after the government removed them from a database crucial for maintaining their legal status.

April 25, 2025
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  • Adrian Florido
Atlanta immigration attorney Charles Kuck, center, argued on behalf of some 133 international college students who for now have no way to continue their studies. "There's no doubt that this administration wants foreign students outside the United States, especially those from countries it does not be desirable," Kuck said. "What we see as a result is the terror in these students."

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  • News

ICE is reversing terminations of international students’ status after hundreds join Atlanta lawsuit

In a change of policy, ICE will restore the student status of international students whose visas were suddenly revoked.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee and
  • Sarah Kallis
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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  • 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
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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Tovia Smith
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