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Judge Rules Government Can’t Detain Mahmoud Khalil Under Rubio’s Reasoning
The judge said that Khalil must be released on Friday, giving the government time to appeal.

Trump Administration Sees Growing Pushback as Travel Ban Separates Families
Immigrant rights advocates who have been organizing as the ban takes effect discuss the latest developments.

A New Form of Global Apartheid Aims to Control Other People’s Movements
Forcing people to move or prohibiting their mobility are two sides of the same colonial or neocolonial coin.

LA Protests Signal Public’s Readiness to Rebel Against Anti-Immigrant Fascism
Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to crush protests against ICE’s deportation raids has only fueled the uprising.

Trump’s New “Muslim Ban” Wipes Out Hope for 250,000 Afghans Seeking Refuge in US
The US owes Afghans a huge debt, but instead of starting to repair decades of harm, Trump is banning them from the US.

DOJ Official Resigns After Trump Administration Charges Abrego García
Critics say the administration’s human trafficking charges against Abrego Garcia should be viewed with skepticism.

ICE Arrests David Huerta, Beloved Labor Leader and SEIU California President
“We all collectively have to object to this madness,” said Huerta after his violent arrest for witnessing an ICE raid.

ICE Strands Migrants in Djibouti After Failing to Send Them to South Sudan
Migrants and ICE agents are being forced to live in shipping containers on a US military base in hazardous conditions.

Will Trump’s 12-Country Travel Ban Trigger Protests Like His “Muslim Ban” Did?
The executive order places a travel ban or harsh restrictions on 19 nations, including some with Muslim majorities.

Judge Rules Hundreds of Migrants Sent to El Salvador Deserve Due Process
Migrants deported under Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act were “plainly deprived…of their right[s],” the judge ruled.

Lawsuit Challenges “Unlawful” Detention of Migrants at Guantánamo Bay
The point of holding people in the notorious prison is “to instill fear in the immigrant population,” the filing states.

US Communities Are Resisting ICE Raids to Protect Students and Neighbors
Protests are unfolding as agents arrest undocumented people at courthouses, workplaces and on the way to school.

Massachusetts Town Rallies to Demand ICE Release Local High School Student
Federal agents detained 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva while he was on his way to volleyball practice.