Immigration

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.

Federal immigration authorities have detained a Georgetown University graduate student from India who was teaching at the Washington institution on a student visa, his attorney said Wednesday. Masked agents arrested the graduate student, Badar Khan Suri, outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, attorney Hassan Ahmad said. The agents identified themselves as being with the Department of Homeland...

California faces a $6.2 billion budget gap in the state’s Medicaid services, which could force officials to reevaluate future coverage for immigrants.

State law enforcement officials today warned Californians to take steps to protect themselves amid new reports of individuals impersonating U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and other immigration scams.

A man living in the U.S. for decades and awaiting his green card says he was detained and deported while attempting to return home through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in early March.

The Gladushko family fled Ukraine just two months after the war began.

The Gladushko family arrived in the U.S. in April 2022 under a Biden-era program, which the Trump administration could eliminate. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

“The Government maintains that there is no justification to order the provision of additional information,” the agency said in a court filing.

A family that was deported to Mexico is requesting an investigation into abuses they say they faced in U.S. detention.

The family of a Laguna Niguel couple who’ve been in the U.S. for 35 years say they’re heartbroken over their impending deportation.