Deportation

Family members and supporters of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos gather at a news conference outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix on Thursday.

National

Mexico's Government Warns Its Citizens Of 'New Reality' In U.S.

4:54pm February 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The message was prompted by the deportation Thursday of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, a mother of two in Arizona who for years had regularly checked in with U.S. immigration authorities.

People attend an immigration rally outside the Supreme Court in June.

National

Supreme Court To Consider How Long Immigrants May Be Detained Without Bond Hearing

10:52am November 30, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The legal issue before the court tests whether people who are detained for more than six months have a right to a bond hearing. This involves permanent U.S. residents or people seeking asylum.

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani with Sharbat Gula (center) at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Wednesday.

World News

Woman In Iconic 'Afghan Girl' Photo Deported Back To Afghanistan

5:34pm November 09, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Sharbat Gula, who appeared on the cover of National Geographic in 1984, was returned to her native country Wednesday. Pakistan had accused her of illegally obtaining identity documents.

National

South Korean Adopted At Age 3 Is To Be Deported Nearly 40 Years Later

2:42pm October 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Adam Crapser was adopted by an American couple as a child. They never completed his citizenship papers and abandoned him into the foster system. Now, despite appeals for help, he is being deported.

National

John Lennon's Deportation Fight Paved Way To Obama's Deferred Action Policy

4:42pm August 23, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

John Lennon once fought a deportation order to stay in the U.S. His lawyer uncovered documents that eventually led to a program to temporarily protect unauthorized immigrants from deportation.

National

Immigration To Renew Effort To Deport Central American Immigrant Families

8:25pm May 12, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a renewal of a controversial operation aimed at detaining and deporting Central American immigrant families who crossed into the country illegally.

Attorney Julio Moreno talks to Shawn's family outside the Stewart Detention Center.

National

Even For Those Here Legally, High Stakes And Few Protections In Immigration Court

11:39am April 30, 2016

by Caitlin Dickerson

After conviction, non-citizens face deportation in a second system of justice that has different rules and fewer protections. NPR followed one man — and his family — through the process.

Maria Sanchez, a legal U.S. resident, narrowly missed being deported to her native Mexico for a felony she committed in 1998.

National

Immigrant Felons And Deportation: One Grandmother's Case

1:55pm April 09, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

President Obama says his administration seeks to deport immigrant "felons, not families." But some immigrants with criminal records may still have a strong case for remaining in the United States.

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Health & Safety

Questions Remain Over Handling Of A Forsyth County Custody Case

1:44pm November 15, 2015

by Emily McCord

A custody case involving five children in Kernersville is putting a spotlight on the Forsyth County Department of Social Services and a District Court judge.

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Maria Isabel de la Paz, a U.S. citizen, was twice turned away when trying to enter the U.S. legally. When she attempted an illegal crossing, her case was decided by a Border Patrol agent, not an immigration judge.

National

Born In The U.S. But Turned Back At The Border, Time After Time

3:35pm December 12, 2014

by John Burnett

Deportations have jumped in recent years. And increasingly, those cases — like that of Maria Isabel de la Paz — are being handled by federal agents at the border, not by immigration courts.

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