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Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
Posted 5:16 PM 2/20/2025 by JAVIER CÓRDOBA and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more climbed down the stairs of an airplane in Costa Rica's capital on Thursday, the first flight of deportees from other nations Costa Rica agreed to hold in (More)
2/18/2025
Trump signs order aimed at ending federal benefits for some immigrants
Posted 7:27 PM 2/19/2025 by ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an order aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally, the White House said Wednesday, his latest in a blizzard of moves to crack down on immigration.
The White House said the order seeks to end "all (More)
Trump administration halts legal aid for migrant children, leaving some to navigate courts alone
An 11-year-old girl in Texas died by suicide after she was bullied about her family’s immigration status, her mother says
Trump administration expected to issue public health order to restrict immigration at US-Mexico border
2/17/2025
Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump's immigration policies
Posted 4:03 PM 2/18/2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico plummeted 39% in January from a month earlier, authorities said Tuesday, an early gauge of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
The Border Patrol made 21,593 arrests during the month, down from 47,316 in (More)
2/15/2025
Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts
Posted 10:01 AM 2/16/2025 by ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration fired 20 immigration judges without explanation, a union official said Saturday amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.
On Friday, 13 judges who had yet to be sworn in and five assistant chief immigration judges were (More)
2/13/2025
Idle buses, empty Border Patrol boats: Arrests for illegal crossings fall in the Rio Grande Valley
Posted 2:50 PM 2/14/2025 by VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press
MISSION, Texas (AP) — An idled Border Patrol bus sat empty this week, on standby for any migrants surrendering near the southern tip of Texas.
Agents in two speedboats zipped past pockets of sandy shores, known landing spots for people entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico on inner (More)