ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have lagged. Over the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded facilities lacking food and medicine.
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Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk ordered freed from immigration detention
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal judge in Vermont in the latest setback for the Trump administration’s effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.
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Wrong turn leads to hundreds of immigrant arrests at the Detroit-Canada border bridge
NPR has for months been receiving tips about detentions at the Ambassador Bridge in Michigan. An inquiry by Michigan Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib has revealed more that 200 detentions this year at the bridge, including American citizen children.
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‘Felt like a kidnapping’: Wrong turn leads to 5-day detention ordeal
A Guatemalan immigrant without legal status says she took a wrong turn on a highway near the Canadian border and was detained with her two children, who are American citizens. They were held for five days.
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Venezuelan mothers organize on chat group to fight Guantánamo detentions
The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.
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Maryland federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The preliminary injunction blocks President Trump’s efforts to end birthright citizenship. The White House is expected to appeal.
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ICE has arrested scores of migrants in the U.S. who have no criminal records
The Trump administration says it has already arrested thousands of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status. Officials say some have committed heinous crimes, but many don’t have criminal records.
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Postcards From The Border aims to challenge dominant portrayal of U.S.-Mexico border
Challenging perceptions of the US-Mexico border: A new Texas art project uses music, photos and storytelling to highlight the the rich cultural tapestry beyond headlines of migration and enforcement
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30 minutes from Springfield, another Ohio city welcomed immigrants — and got a boost
Springfield has become a lightning rod in a pitched battle over immigration. Meanwhile, Dayton has welcomed immigrants for more than a decade, to fill vacant jobs and revitalize old neighborhoods.
