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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"Alligator Alcatraz" shutting down permanently, sources tell CBS News Miami
Closing Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" has been the subject of speculation for the past two months.
Judges onboarded for deportation cases
CBS News has learned that the Trump administration brought on more than 80 new federal immigration judges this week to speed up deportation cases. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the exclusive report.
Judge says U.S. trying to circumvent legal protections with deportations to Ghana
Earlier this month, the U.S. deported a group of non-Ghanaian nationals to Ghana, including deportees from Gambia and Nigeria.
Why some apps are tracking immigration agents
Some migrants in the U.S. are relying on apps to tell them where Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents are to avoid arrest. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more details.
Nashville volunteers deliver food to immigrants too afraid to leave their homes
An 80-year-old Nashville woman estimates that she delivers about 25 boxes a week filled with food and other basic needs to families of undocumented immigrants.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia alleges "psychological torture" at Salvadoran prison
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he faced "psychological torture" in a prison in El Salvador, following his mistaken deportation to the U.S.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia lawyers' concerns
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are fighting to keep him in federal custody amid concerns the U.S. could deport him again. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
SCOTUS on deportations to third countries
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to deport migrants to third countries without notice for now. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins with more details.
Kosovo agrees to take deportees from U.S.
The U.S. has cut a deal to send a small number of migrant deportees ot the European nation of Kosovo. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
ICE arrests top 100,000, internal data shows
The number of arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement under President Trump topped 100,000 this week, according to internal government data. The Trump administration has been intensifying efforts to detain unauthorized migrants in courthouses, work sites and communities throughout the U.S. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in fight over deportations to third countries
U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued a nationwide injunction in the dispute over deportations to third countries last month.
Trump administration may soon deport migrants to Libya, U.S. officials say
The deportations, expected to be operated by the U.S. military, could start as early as this week, two U.S. officials told CBS News.
2-year-old U.S. citizen likely deported, judge says
A federal judge this week indicated that a 2-year-old U.S. citizen was likely deported from Louisiana to Honduras with her mother and sister. This comes after the arrest of a county judge in Wisconsin on federal charges alleging she obstructed an immigration arrest. Taurean Small has the latest.
Kristi Noem visits El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans
The Trump administration is arguing in federal court that it was justified in sending the Venezuelans to El Salvador, while activists say officials have sent them to a prison rife with human rights abuses.
Border Patrol chief on Trump immigration plan
U.S. Border Patrol chief Mike Banks sat down for an exclusive interview with CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez to discuss the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, including its changes to deportation and asylum policies.
Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had agreed to accept deportees from the U.S. convicted of crimes, and also offered to house incarcerated Americans in El Salvador's prisons.
U.S. deporting African, Asian migrants to Panama
The U.S. is deporting unauthorized migrants from Africa and Asia to Panama, a major diplomatic breakthrough for the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts.
U.S. "border czar" shrugs off Pope Francis' condemnation of deportations
President Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan says Pope Francis should "stick to the Catholic Church," as the pontiff criticizes U.S. plans for mass deportations.
Immigration orders could slow fire recovery
President Trump's immigration crackdown could worsen what is already a shortage of construction workers as the Los Angeles area tries to rebuild homes and communities destroyed in the wildfires. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassman has more.
Fury in India over U.S. deportees allegedly being leg-chained on flight
Indian lawmakers have voiced rage over the U.S. allegedly flying dozens of deportees halfway around the world in handcuffs and leg chains.
Trump eyes asylum agreement with El Salvador
The Trump administration is developing an asylum agreement with El Salvador's government that would allow the U.S. to deport migrants to the small Central American country who are not from there, Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
DEA, ATF agents could help deport people
The Trump administration may be trying to grow the number of officers who can carry out immigration raids and help deport undocumented immigrants. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has more.
U.S. expands expedited deportations beyond border areas as part of Trump crackdown
Expedited removal allows U.S. immigration officials to deport migrants who lack proper documents through a streamlined process that bypasses the lengthy and massively backlogged immigration court system.
Deportations by ICE jumped to 10-year high in 2024, surpassing Trump-era peak
ICE deported more than a quarter-million unauthorized immigrants in fiscal year 2024, the highest tally in a decade.
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