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Deportation

Immigration

This Woman Spent 19 Years in Jail for a Murder She Didn't Commit. Now ICE Is Trying To Deport Her.

Deportation proceedings are a second layer of prosecution for people who have either served their sentences or had their convictions overturned.

Fiona Harrigan | 5.17.2022 12:15 PM

Ukraine

Biden Administration To Protect Ukrainians in the U.S. From Deportation

But more still needs to be done to address the refugee crisis mounting in Eastern Europe.

Fiona Harrigan | 3.4.2022 2:00 PM

Immigration

Biden Is Deporting Venezuelans Fleeing Socialism, Despite Condemning Trump for the Same Practice

"It's abundantly clear he has no regard for the suffering of the Venezuelan people," then–presidential candidate Biden said of Trump's deportation flights.

Fiona Harrigan | 2.4.2022 4:22 PM

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Immigration

One Year Into His Presidency, Joe Biden's Immigration Policy Hasn't Made Anyone Happy

Some good changes have flown under the radar. But there have been few wins—political or practical.

Fiona Harrigan | 1.20.2022 12:05 PM

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Immigration

A Knoxville Woman Called 911. Instead of Getting Help, She Was Arrested and Placed in Immigration Detention for Months.

Knox County's program authorizing such enforcement activities may have been instituted illegally.

Fiona Harrigan | 11.10.2021 4:50 PM

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Immigration

They Came to the U.S. Legally as Children. At 21, They Face Deportation.

A new bill could give some hope to "Documented Dreamers."

Billy Binion | 9.17.2021 10:40 AM

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This Navy Veteran Was Deported Over a One-Time Marijuana Offense. After Nearly a Decade in Exile, He's Back in the U.S.

Howard Bailey spent years serving his country, supporting his family, and running two small businesses. Then he got kicked out of the country.

Fiona Harrigan | 8.30.2021 5:30 PM

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Immigration

Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez Respond to Critics and Commentators on their Book "The President and Immigration Law"

This is the conclusion of the Yale Journal on Regulation symposium about the book.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.17.2021 5:06 PM

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Immigration

ICE Deports Guinean Immigrant Before He Can Testify in Jail Abuse Lawsuit

Mory Keita was involved in two cases against the government, including an ACLU suit challenging ICE and a case alleging abuse by Butler County Jail guards.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.21.2020 2:40 PM

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ICE

An Inmate Firefighter Might Be Deported After California Handed Him Over to ICE

Bounchan Keola was injured while fighting the deadly Zogg Fire. California rewarded him with a possible deportation.

Zuri Davis | 11.25.2020 5:40 PM

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PATRIOT Act Clause Invoked to Keep Man Imprisoned Even After He Served His Sentence

A part of the law intended to hold suspected terrorists for deportation is being twisted to justify indefinite detention.

Scott Shackford | 12.2.2019 1:55 PM

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Deportation

When De Facto Americans Are Deported

Debbie Nathan | 10.13.2019 6:00 AM

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Trump Does Not Need Alligators in Moats for a Draconian Anti-Immigration Crackdown—He's Already Outdoing Ike's Harsh 'Operation Wetback'

Trump admires one of the darkest chapters in America's deportation history.

Shikha Dalmia | 10.4.2019 10:00 AM

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Actually, Joe Biden and the Obama Administration Deported More People Than Trump

At tonight's Democratic debate, Joe Biden totally whiffed on a question about deportation stats. He should be forthcoming about his record on immigration.

Eric Boehm | 6.27.2019 10:45 PM

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Immigration

ICE Failed to Properly Screen Veterans Before Deporting Them

ICE agents told investigators they were "unaware" of policies to avoid deporting veterans—the same policies the agency assured me it was following in 2016.

C.J. Ciaramella | 6.10.2019 2:00 PM

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Supreme Court Gives Feds a Long Leash To Detain Immigrants With Criminal Records

Conservative majority declines to consider constitutional concerns of holding noncitizens without hearings.

Scott Shackford | 3.19.2019 2:00 PM

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A Law and Order Candidate Is Indicted for Committing a Crime

The man behind the "Deportation Bus" said he wanted to round up criminals. Looks like he should have started with himself.

Zuri Davis | 12.21.2018 11:45 AM

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A Church's Dramatic Attempt to Stop a Deportation Reflects the Crackdown on Sanctuaries

CityWell United Methodist Church sheltered an undocumented immigrant until they said he was lured to an immigration office under false pretenses.

Zuri Davis | 11.26.2018 5:00 PM

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A Priest Is Being Deported After Committing the Heinous Crime of Voting

Father David Boase was led to believe that he was eligible to vote. His mistake caught up with him 12 years later.

Zuri Davis | 9.24.2018 11:50 AM

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Colombian Guerrillas Have Threatened to Murder This Family for 18 Years. ICE Says Go Home.

Even with restrictionist, pro-Trump Rep. Duncan D. Hunter in their corner, the Dunoyers will probably have to leave before the end of the year.

Zach Weissmueller | 8.20.2018 1:51 PM

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Adopted 4-Year-Old Daughter of Americans Probably Won't Be Deported. Either Way, Our Immigration System Is Broken.

Angela Becerra's case is a reminder that legal immigration is more complicated than just "getting in line."

Joe Setyon | 8.10.2018 3:50 PM

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A Woman Regrets Her Trump Vote After ICE Deports Her Daughter-In-Law

"I've always been proud to be an American. But now I'm ashamed."

Zuri Davis | 7.25.2018 3:00 PM

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Tattoos Shouldn't Be Cause for Deportation

ICE claimed tattoos are evidence of gang activity, grounds for deportation.

Liz Wolfe | 6.19.2018 1:25 PM

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Abolish ICE

America's immigration roundup squad must go.

Shikha Dalmia | 6.11.2018 6:00 AM

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Abolish ICE Now

It's an evil agency that terrorizes hard-working and peaceful people.

Shikha Dalmia | 2.20.2018 12:00 PM

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Hit & Run

Doctor With Permanent Residency and American Wife, Daughter Who Immigrated From Poland as a Kid Faces Deportation for 26-Year-Old Misdemeanors

Brian Doherty | 1.22.2018 6:15 PM

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Trump Cracks Down on Refugees in Nashville's Little Kurdistan

Matthew Petti | 9.10.2017 7:00 AM

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Immigration

Deportations Up Under Trump

A round-up of immigrant round-ups

Shikha Dalmia | 8.1.2017 12:00 PM

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