DeSantis confirms "Alligator Alcatraz" shutting down operations
Conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz" were criticized by lawyers, families and human rights groups who claimed detainees were mistreated.
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Conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz" were criticized by lawyers, families and human rights groups who claimed detainees were mistreated.
The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Thursday backed restrictive Trump administration policies affecting temporary protected status for some migrants. The high court also sided with the administration on the methods of seeking asylum. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the cases.
President Trump continues to demand legislation requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and voter identification at polling sites. That's driven Congress into a standoff. On social media Thursday, the president told House Republicans to unify. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin screamed at Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro during a House panel hearing over the Trump administration's immigration policies, including the separation of families during detention and deportation proceedings.
The Supreme Court released opinions on several major cases Thursday. In one case, justices sided with President Trump, allowing his administration to strip temporary protected status protections from Syrian and Haitian immigrants. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Jan Crawford report, plus legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe joins with more analysis.
In November, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler will face combat veteran and Biden administration national security staffer Cait Conley, who prevailed in Tuesday night's Democratic primary for New York's 17th congressional district. Conley joins "The Takeout" to discuss why she thinks she can flip the seat from red to blue.
A federal appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to move forward with an effort to expand fast-track deportations throughout the U.S.
The Trump administration has unveiled a plan to make it more expensive for immigrants to become U.S. citizens. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.
A Trump administration plan would charge legal immigrants seeking citizenship $570 more in application fees while eliminating waivers and fee reductions for low-income applicants.
Closing Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" has been the subject of speculation for the past two months.
As guaranteed in the 14th Amendment, citizenship is granted to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States." But an executive order signed by President Trump seeks to deny birthright citizenship to children born of parents in the country illegally or temporarily.
Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, has been one of the fiercest critics of President Trump, dating back to the president's first term. But the New Yorker now faces a primary challenger from his left who believes he hasn't been fierce enough and also has the backing of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Espaillat joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
A Justice Department official tells CBS News that the Trump administration plans to revoke the citizenship of more than 250 foreign-born citizens by the fall. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.
An estimated hundreds of thousands of children, many of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
ICE recently detained the wife of a retired Army staff sergeant and could deport her, despite her husband's nearly two decades of service to the U.S. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the story.
Retired staff sergeant Wilmer Trujillo, who served roughly 20 years in the U.S. Army and the Texas National Guard, is asking ICE to release his wife of six years.
Retired Staff Sgt. Wilmer Trujillo, an American citizen who served in the U.S. Army and the Texas National Guard for almost 20 years, is desperately urging ICE to release his wife, who has no criminal record. The Department of Homeland Security cited a 20-year-old deportation order in her arrest as she faces deportation to Honduras. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
ICE has moved detainees out of a controversial soft-sided detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz," a spokesperson said, citing safety concerns around hurricane season.
New Jersey officials are searching for a person who allegedly hit an ICE agent with their car. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.
Earlier this week, a federal judge invalidated the White House's $100,000 H-1B fee policy in response to a lawsuit brought by 20 states.
This week, a federal judge struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The much higher fee was intended to prevent foreign workers from taking American jobs. But some business owners say the U.S. depends on that talent. Shanelle Kaul reports.
Retired Staff Sgt. Wilmer Trujillo served in the U.S. National Guard for roughly 20 years. Now, he is calling on federal immigration officials to release his wife, Arelys Barahona-Martinez, a native Honduran who is facing deportation. Trujillo spoke with CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez.
A U.S. official tells CBS News that the Trump administration deported about 20 migrants from countries including Afghanistan and Iran on Friday, sending them to the Central African Republic. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Iran's top diplomat says deal "has never been closer"; FISA surveillance set to expire despite new intelligence chief pick.
Northern Ireland police say they got calls from distressed Belfast residents as a list of home addresses circulated online amid anti-immigration riots.