Immigration and Emigration
- Afghan Refugees Face Uncertain Future As Trump Tightens Immigration Policy - Afghan immigrants in America believed they were safe. A deadly shooting that authorities say was carried out by an Afghan has thrown their futures into doubt.
- Police in a Louisiana City Welcome a Federal Crackdown. Immigrants Are in Hiding. - Kenner, a suburb of New Orleans, has been transformed by an infusion of newcomers. Immigrants there have been on edge all year, particularly in recent weeks.
- Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country - President Trump has a history of insulting people from African countries, but the outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. Vice President JD Vance banged the table in encouragement.
- Federal Judge Bars Some Warrantless Immigration Arrests in D.C. - The judge found that immigration agents were likely acting illegally when making arrests without a warrant.
- Immigration Officials Target Afghans for Deportation in Wake of D.C. Shooting - The stepped-up enforcement comes as the Trump administration has also moved to reassess the vetting of Afghans who came to the country under the Biden administration.
- U.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List - The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days.
- New ICE Operation Is Said to Target Somali Migrants in Minneapolis and St. Paul - The move comes as President Trump has attacked Somalis with increasingly inflammatory rhetoric in recent days.
- As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Exceptions Disappear for Afghans and Others - President Trump’s latest changes to the immigration system affect communities that traditionally have been considered special cases.
- Trump’s Crackdown in Wake of Shooting Blocks Legal Pathways for Migrants - The new measures represent some of the most significant changes to immigration policy since President Trump returned to the White House.
- College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving - Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.