ICE deports Venezuelan father from Texas to West Africa
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
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Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown has reached record arrest numbers. Many detained immigrants are being sent to countries that are not their own. Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke to a Venezuelan dad who was deported to Liberia.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged in a Minneapolis shooting during Operation Metro Surge has been released from a Texas jail, the Associated Press reports.
The Trump administration has deported over 23,000 immigrants to third countries instead of their home countries, according to data from Refugees International. Immigration lawyer Alma Davis weighs in.
The surge in arrests comes as the White House pushes ICE to hit a target of 2,000 per day.
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Minnesota's request for a temporary restraining order to halt the release of the ICE agent sought for extradition in a shooting earlier this year in north Minneapolis amid Operation Metro Surge, and then lying about the circumstances under oath.
The shooting took place in January during the Trump administration's immigration operation in Minnesota.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, is pushing back against Minnesota's attempt to extradite a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with shooting a Venezuelan man earlier in the year. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Historically rare, immigration arrests of military spouses and parents have become more common under the second Trump administration.
U.S. Navy sailor Joshua Aviles, who is aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, says he learned his father was arrested by federal immigration officials. Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
The U.S. Department of State has put Central African Republic under a "do not travel" advisory, citing unrest, crime, kidnapping and terrorism risks. Despite this, the Trump administration has deported immigrants from other counties there. Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke with immigrants who were deported, as well as their families.
The Central African Republic is one of more than 30 countries the U.S. government has convinced to accept third-country deportees arrested as part of President Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.
Camilo Montoya-Galvez speaks to two men who were deported to the dangerous Central African Republic instead of their homes.
The U.S. deported around 20 migrants to Liberia, even though none of them are from there. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains more.
The U.S. has deported more than 160 people to Haiti for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians.
U.S. immigration officials worked with Iran to deport more than 100 Iranians to Iran in 2025, newly released emails show, revealing a working relationship between them despite tensions mounting at the time.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials worked closely with Iran to deport Iranian migrants, including asylum seekers, newly released emails reveal. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more information.
New emails show that despite the ongoing U.S. war with Iran, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement worked with Iranian authorities to deport more than 100 Iranian migrants, including asylum seekers. The Department of Homeland Security denies allegations that ICE shared confidential asylum information with the Iranian regime. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
The Trump administration is trying to deport a self-described CIA spy who won permission to live in the U.S. by helping convict terrorists.
Mexico is angry with the Trump administration's move to deport Mexican migrants to other countries, CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
The Trump administration has been quietly sending Mexican deportees to other countries like Honduras and Guatemala, Department of Homeland Security sources say, despite Mexico's willingness to accept them. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
The Trump administration has been quietly deporting migrants from Mexico to Central America, despite the Mexican government's willingness to accept the return of all its citizens.
A shocking video shows an ICE agent pointing his gun at a woman in Virginia while claiming she almost ran him and his colleagues over, an action the Homeland Security Department has defended. The woman denies that she tried to hit the agents with her car. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez breaks it down.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to equip its agents with electric-shock gloves manufactured by Compliant Technologies, according to a Department of Homeland Security notice. Critics call the gloves overly aggressive and say they have the potential for abuse. CBS News' Lesley Marin reports.