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What to know about Guantánamo Bay, the base where Trump will send 'criminal aliens'

Jan. 29, 2025 22:56 PM EST

President Donald Trump, who made the deportation of immigrants a central part of his campaign and presidency, said Wednesday that the U.S. will use a detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold tens of thousands of the “worst criminal aliens.” “We’re going to send them...

New Homeland Security secretary joins federal agents to tout immigrant arrests in NYC

Jan. 28, 2025 19:11 PM EST

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal agents Tuesday in New York City to announce the arrests of immigrants wanted on criminal charges, including a man accused of kidnapping who was seen on a viral video entering a Colorado apartment with reputed gang members. Noem...

What has changed with immigration under Trump and what is still playing out?

Jan. 28, 2025 12:51 PM EST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — During his first week in office, President Donald Trump signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security. Some actions were felt immediately. Others face legal challenges. Some may...

Immigration officers are operating with a new sense of mission. Now, 'nobody gets a free pass'

Jan. 28, 2025 08:06 AM EST

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission, knowing that “nobody gets a free pass anymore.” A dozen officers from Immigration and...

Tennessee opens session on school vouchers and Trump immigration push, as protests seek gun control

Jan. 27, 2025 19:00 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse gaveled into session Monday with blueprints from Gov. Bill Lee to greatly expand school voucher access and find ways to embrace President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda. But as lawmakers eased into...

Top Trump administration officials in Chicago for start of immigration enforcement crackdown

Jan. 26, 2025 21:08 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Top Trump administration officials, including “border czar” Tom Homan and the acting deputy attorney general, visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcementin the nation’s third-largest city as federal agencies touted arrests around the...

Just days into the new Trump administration, worries spike amid a show of force on immigration

Jan. 25, 2025 12:33 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Less than a week into his presidency, the Trump administration touted deportation efforts and published new rules Friday making it easier to remove people — part of a flurry of actions to make good on campaign promises to crack down on illegal immigration. Amid officials’...

Secret Service agents, not ICE, visited Chicago school, officials say amid deportation fears

Jan. 24, 2025 21:38 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service said its agents visited a Chicago elementary school Friday while investigating a threat, hours after school officials mistakenly claimed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had come to the building. In a statement Friday...

Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport 'millions and millions'

Jan. 23, 2025 01:13 AM EST

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of “millions and millions” of people will hinge on securing money for detention centers. The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration...

House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump's first law to sign

Jan. 22, 2025 19:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes, marking the first legislation that President Donald Trump can sign as Congress, with some bipartisan support, swiftly moved in line...