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Trump administration lays out its evidence for deporting activist Mahmoud Khalil

3:20pm April 10, 2025

Khalil's attorneys say the government's case against their client largely rests on a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging Khalil participated in "antisemitic" and "disruptive activities."

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U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism

10:42am April 09, 2025

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

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Immigration judge to rule Friday on detained activist Mahmoud Khalil

11:48pm April 08, 2025

An immigration judge in Louisiana has ordered the government to turn over its evidence against Mahmoud Khalil. She says she will rule Friday on whether the Pro-Palestinian activist can be deported.

First Groups Of Deportees Of New Trump Era Are Sent Back To Mexico

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Migrants who entered the U.S. via CBP One app should leave 'immediately,' DHS says

4:27pm April 08, 2025

DHS is telling some migrants who entered the U.S. using the CBP One app to leave immediately, part of a broader push to revoke temporary legal protections known as humanitarian parole.

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Judge orders White House to restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children

4:07am April 02, 2025

A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid to tens of thousands of migrant children who are in the United States without a parent or guardian.

Trump Signs Executive Order Intending To Abolish Education Department

NPR speaks to a former education secretary about dismantling the department, arrests

5:00am March 28, 2025

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with former Education Secretary John B. King Jr. about the dismantling of the education department and recent arrests of international scholars.

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What is the 'state secrets privilege' invoked by the Trump administration?

12:25pm March 26, 2025

The state secrets privilege allows the U.S. government to withhold sensitive evidence in court cases. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have invoked it.

These churches offer shelter and sanctuary to vulnerable migrants. Here's why

5:00am March 25, 2025

Some are offering sanctuary to immigrants, others are ministering to families in different ways.

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2 separate cases place the immigration lens on Boston

5:00am March 17, 2025

by A Martínez

Two people legally in the U.S. who flew into a Boston airport have been denied reentry into the country after traveling abroad. One was deported in apparent defiance of a judicial order.

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Pro-Palestinian Rally Held On Columbia University Campus

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Mahmoud Khalil case goes to court, spotlighting green card holders' rights

12:52pm March 11, 2025

A New York federal judge is set to hear pivotal questions in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of large Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia University who now faces deportation after his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.