Immigration

A leader of the gang MS-13 was arrested in Virginia early Thursday, top Trump administration officials announced amid a crackdown on immigrants accused of gang activity.

A Tufts University student is being held at an ICE detention facility in Louisiana, and there are growing questions about how she was taken into custody and the timeline of sending her out of state.

The LA city council could take a stand against the Trump administration’s immigration policy. Brittany Hope reports for the NBC4 News at 5 a.m. on March 26, 2025. 

An international graduate student at Tufts University was taken into federal custody Tuesday night outside an off-campus apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, according to the university and her attorney.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will not enforce federal immigration laws, Sheriff Don Barnes said Tuesday while criticizing state law.

Andry Hernandez has no gang ties or criminal history according to his attorneys.

Andry Hernandez, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, was sent to an El Salvadorian mega prison despite having no gang affiliation, his attorney said. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Finalizing applications filed by certain immigrants to become legal permanent residents is being put on hold to comply with an executive order President Donald Trump signed in January.

How deportations are affecting Orange County’s economy, costing them millions of dollars. Amber Frias reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

The Trump admin invoked a “state secrets privilege” and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law.

The agreement would allow names and addresses of suspected  undocumented immigrants to be shared with ICE. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025.

It’s not a done deal yet, but if an agreement bent between the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement happens, immigrant advocates and attorneys say it will be the first time the government uses confidential taxpayer databases for wide-sweeping enforcement assistance. “Many people are fearful and are probably going to stop paying taxes,” said Alma Rosa...

Canadian actress Jasmine Mooney, who starred in “American Pie Presents: The Book of Love,” is speaking out after she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly two weeks while trying to renew her work visa. The entrepreneur was detained by immigration officials after she attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border on March 3 and reapply for the...

The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.

Federal authorities have charged multiple individuals who illegally re-entered the country, including suspects with violent criminal histories.

An undocumented migrant who has lived in Santa Ana for the last three years is on the verge of being deported back to a country he fled due to violence.

Esmerlyn De Jesus Peralta, an undocumented asylum seeker from the Dominican Republic, is on the verge of deportation after he was detained by ICE during what he believed was a routine check-in with immigration officials in Santa Ana. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on March 20, 2025.

Families and lawyers fear for the deportees who may face indefinite detention in a prison known for human rights abuses.

A federal judge has ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown University scholar that the government detained until the court has had a chance to rule.

The library provides guidance, resources, and a safe space for those seeking help with their legal status.