A US judge in Boston ordered a temporary block on the Trump administration’s plan to deport migrants to Libya, saying it would “clearly violate” a prior order he made that ensures their right to due process. The order came after two US officials told BBC partner CBS News that the US may soon start deporting…
The Trump administration is offering a cash stipend and travel home to undocumented immigrants who willingly leave the United States, officials said on Monday, its latest effort to increase deportations. The policy, which will offer $1,000 and a flight home to each immigrant who leaves, is part of the Trump administration’s push to persuade immigrants…
A hearing has been set for Friday afternoon to debate whether a federal judge in Washington acted correctly when he temporarily stopped the Trump administration last weekend from summarily deporting scores of Venezuelan immigrants under a powerful but rarely invoked wartime statute. The hearing, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in Federal District Court in Washington, could…
Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via Reuters More than 200 Venezuelans alleged by the White House to be gang members have been deported from the US to a notorious mega-jail in El Salvador. Out of the 261 people deported, 137 were removed under the Alien Enemies Act, a senior…
Rachel Looker BBC News, Washington Getty Images Mr Khalil’s attorney said she still did not know where he was being held as of Sunday night A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested over the weekend by immigration agents. Mr Khalil, a Columbia University…
The Israeli parliament has passed a law allowing the government to deport the family members of people convicted of terrorism offences, including Israeli citizens. The controversial legislation, passed by 61 votes to 41, applies to first-degree relatives, meaning the parents, siblings or children of those found guilty. Israeli human rights organisations say the law is…
