Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri has been freed from a Texas detention centre after he was arrested as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on activists across college campuses. A federal judge ordered the release of Mr Suri, who was a postdoctoral fellow at the prestigious Washington DC institution on a student visa. An…
A judge in Wisconsin has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after allegedly trying to help an undocumented immigrant who appeared in her court avoid arrest. FBI agents took Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan into custody on Friday morning, officials said. In a post on X, which was deleted minutes later, FBI…
A university student and Palestinian activist arrested by US immigration authorities was worried that an American citizenship interview was a trap. Mohsen Mahdawi, who has permanent US residency or “green card” status, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) when he turned up to the appointment on Monday. One day before his arrest…
A student who played a prominent role during pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in New York City last year has been detained by federal immigration officials, says his lawyer. Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, was lead student negotiator for the encampment at the campus on the west side of Manhattan. His attorney,…
A number of immigration judges have accepted government payout offers to leave, a union official said on Thursday, further depleting an overwhelmed system that President Trump had promised to fortify. A total of 85 employees, including 18 judges, at the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review accepted the government’s deferred resignation offer or early…
On February 3, workers around the nation called out of their jobs to participate in a Day Without Immigrants, a protest against the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies. Some restaurants and other businesses closed for the day, while others operated with a smaller team so employees could participate. In Dripping Springs, about 45 minutes outside of…
The man tipped to be Germany’s next leader could rely on support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party for the second time in a week, a move that has been widely condemned. Friedrich Merz, the leader of the conservative CDU party, may need AfD votes to pass legislation toughening immigration laws. Former chancellor…
Watch: New ‘border tsar’ Tom Homan discusses his approach Veteran immigration official Tom Homan will be in charge of the country’s borders following Trump’s inauguration in January. With a decades-long career in law enforcement and at the border, all eyes will be on how he plans to cut down on illegal immigration into the US…
