President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to deport millions of people is colliding with the practical difficulties of detaining and transporting immigrants.
Frustration grows inside the White House over pace of deportations
Category: Immigration
Federal judge to hear arguments over whether to block immigration arrests in US schools
A federal judge is set to hear arguments Friday over whether he should block immigration agents from conducting arrests at schools under a Trump administration policy that has yet to be acted upon.
‘It’s more urgent now’: Protests have taken over Chicago. Here’s what to know
Some protests are in response to the second Trump administration, while others have been organized by veteran activist organizations.
Takeaways from a contentious congressional hearing on immigration policies in Chicago, New York, Denver and Boston
House Republicans accused the Democratic leaders of New York, Chicago, Denver and Boston of sheltering dangerous criminals.
Fear of ICE arrests keeping customers at home, immigrant-owned businesses in Aurora say: ‘The streets were so lonely’
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is sparking fear and hurting business in Aurora’s immigrant community, local owners say.
Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘ black hole’ for migrants and deportees from US, observers warn
Costa Rica and Panama have received hundreds of deportees from various nations sent by the United States.
Refugee aid groups say the Trump administration is trying to circumvent court order
Major refugee aid groups say President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be trying to circumvent a federal court ruling this week that blocked his efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program.
Immigration agents detain an Acero parent on Southwest Side
A parent dropping off two students at an Acero charter school on the Southwest Side was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
President Donald Trump sees ‘a thirst’ for his ‘gold card’ visa idea with $5 million potential path to US citizenship
President Donald Trump said that he plans to start selling a “gold card” visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million.
Audit finds thousands were improperly enrolled in state healthcare program for noncitizens, while costs were vastly underestimated
Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration vastly underestimated the costs of a healthcare program for noncitizen immigrants, which enrolled thousands who should have been ineligible, an audit finds.