The Latest Breaking News from Immigration

A federal judge in Vermont has granted a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher release from immigration custody as she deals with a criminal charge of smuggling frog embryos into the U.S. Colleagues and academics testified Wednesday on Kseniia Petrova’s behalf, saying she is doing valuable research in pursuing cures…

ICE officials say 40 arrests occurred during raids on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, including one alleged ‘child predator’

A chicken shop owner who had his permanent residency revoked after faking his marriage has faced court for allegedly threatening a political candidate.

The Trump administration ramped up deportations in April, increasing the pace by 50% compared to March

Releases of immigrant children in U.S. custody have slowed dramatically since the Trump administration increased vetting of people seeking to take care of them

Some are speaking up against the policies.

The first New York City public school student seeking asylum from Venezuela was detained by ICE last week after attending an immigration court hearing.

Top Trump adviser Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have reportedly directed immigration officials to target 3,000 arrests per day

The figure is approximately triple the number of daily arrests that ICE agents were making at the beginning of the Trump administration

San Francisco, Chicago and New York are among the major cities – as well as more than 200 small towns and counties and a dozen states – that over the past 40 years have adopted what is often known as sanctuary policies.

Nearly 200 arrests in South Nashville spark backlash as local groups document joint enforcement operation targeting immigrant neighborhoods, The New York Times reports.