The Trump administration is terminating an immigration program that currently protects hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. from deportation, paving the way for many of them to lose their legal status this spring, according to a government notice obtained by CBS News. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this weekend revoked one of … Read more
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the legal status of many of the migrants who were allowed to come to the U.S. legally from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela under former President Joe Biden, according to internal government documents reviewed by CBS News. The proposal by the Department of Homeland Security, spelled out in … Read more
Trump signs Laken Riley Act targeting more immigrants for deportation – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act passed by Congress. Mr. Trump fulfilled a campaign promise by signing the new law as he continues to expand his actions to curb immigration. CBS News’ Olivia Rinaldi reports. Be the first … Read more
Part of President Trump’s crackdown on immigration includes lifting restrictions on where federal agents can conduct immigration enforcement, sparking some backlash and uncertainty amid a surge in raids across the country. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, said it arrested more than 1,000 people on Tuesday. In 2024, an average of 312 people were … Read more
Washington — The Trump administration is reversing the Biden administration’s decision to extend the Temporary Protected Status program for Venezuelans in the U.S., casting a cloud of uncertainty over the hundreds of thousands of migrants enrolled in the policy, according to a Department of Homeland Security notice obtained by CBS News. Under the move, some … Read more
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem joins federal agents on immigration raids in New York – CBS News Watch CBS News Federal agents conducted a series of raids in New York City on Tuesday with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Around 90 officers arrested 20 suspects in about a four-hour period. CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett … Read more
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps have gotten underway at the start of the Trump administration, multiple raids in cities across the U.S. have been filmed and highly publicized. Newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the purpose of recording the raids is to create an “accountability measure.” “It’s not a spectacle,” she told … Read more
Washington — The U.S. military on Tuesday announced it would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to use a base to detain unauthorized immigrants in an area in Colorado expected to be at the center of upcoming immigration arrest operations. The Department of Defense said it approved a request from ICE for facilities inside … Read more
Former NYC detective on how local cities are working with ICE – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration has been accelerating its crackdown on undocumented migrants in the U.S., as local police departments are utilized for Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid operations. Kirk Burkhalter, former NYPD detective and criminal law professor, joins “The … Read more
What’s next for Trump’s immigration crackdown? – CBS News Watch CBS News U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they have arrested nearly 1,000 people daily as part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown. The daily arrest numbers are more than doubling President Biden’s 2024 fiscal year daily average. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez … Read more