Trump’s green card public charge rule takes effect
A rule took effect Friday, September 18, that could make it harder for some immigrants to get green cards.
Immigrants
What to know about Trump’s new attempt to limit birthright citizenship
The Trump administration is once again trying to limit who can become an American, with a pair of executive orders issued this week that attempt to place restrictions on birthright citizenship and on foreigners who give birth in the U.S.
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center has closed, governor says
“Alligator Alcatraz,” the remote Florida immigration detention center that faced harsh criticism for its conditions, has shut down nearly a year after opening, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday.
Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy
The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Judge bars immigration arrests at US courthouses in a setback for Trump
A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering an end to a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year.
Judge says US must help bring back some of the Venezuelans deported to notorious prison
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to make arrangements to allow some of the Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador to return to the U.S. at the government’s expense.
Fear spreads as federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina expands to Raleigh
Federal agents expanded their North Carolinaimmigration crackdown to the area around the state capital of Raleigh on Tuesday, with fear spreading in at least one immigrant-heavy suburb where restaurants closed and many people stayed home.
Immigration official defends tactics against criticism of a heavy hand as arrests rise nationwide
The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday defended his tactics against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed as they ramp up arrests toward President Donald Trump’s promises of mass deportations.
Three former Orangeburg County deputies sentenced for their roles in narcotics conspiracy
According to acting United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart, three former deputies with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office were sentenced for conspiring with individuals they believed to be members of a Mexican drug cartel.
