Judge James Boasberg had earlier asked the Trump administration to provide more details about weekend flights that deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador — despite his order to turn the planes around.
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Judge postpones hearing after feds deport Rhode Island doctor
A hearing has been postponed for a Rhode Island kidney transplant specialist employed by Brown University Medicine who was refused entry into the U.S. last week and flown out of the country. On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin granted the motion to continue the hearing on the grounds that Dr. Rasha Alawieh […]
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Brown University advises visa and green card holders to reconsider travel plans
Amid news reports of federal deportation actions against people lawfully in the U.S., Brown University is suggesting that students, staff, and faculty who hold green cards or visas should not travel internationally. In an email sent Sunday, Brown Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell C. Carey, told the campus community, “Out of an […]
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Arrest of Palestinian protester shows escalation in Trump deportation efforts
The move is an escalation in Trump’s effort to increase deportations from the U.S. and strip protections from those who violate the new administration’s priorities.
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President Trump brings back practice of detaining families together
President Trump — and several other former presidents — also detained families during his first term in an effort to deter migration through the southern border.
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As Trump shrinks other parts of government, immigration task forces grow
The Trump administration is tapping several other agencies to help deport and arrest those without legal status — a novel step that is prompting some pushback.
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‘La gente tiene miedo’: Temor de redadas de ICE aleja clientes de negocios en Central Falls
Click here to read in English. Entrando a La Fruta Loca, te saludan hileras de grandes osos de peluche que alinean las ventanas de la fruterÃa y heladerÃa de Central Falls. Pasé por allà una tarde reciente para hablar con la dueña de la tienda, Lorena Vicente, de 51 años. Originalmente de Guatemala, ahora ciudadana […]
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In child care centers and on farms, businesses are bracing for more immigration raids
The Trump administration’s immigration positions — including mass deportation — have put businesses that employ people without legal status on notice.
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NBC settles defamation lawsuit with doctor falsely labeled “uterus collector”
MSNBC had aired stories falsely claiming the doctor performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia.
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Trump aims to cut benefits for those without legal status. Most already don’t qualify
A new executive order aims to prevent taxpayer money from supporting people in the U.S. without legal status and targets federal funding for cities and states that support sanctuary policies.
