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Former President Donald Trump circulated a video of a Fort Myers killing linked to Haitian immigrant Rolbert Joachin, 40, who authorities say murdered a woman on April 2; Trump used the clip to advance a hard-line deportation agenda, noting Joachin arrived in the U.S. in 2022.
Eswatini’s Supreme Court ruled that a lawyer may access detainees involved in a United States deportation case, enabling legal representation as the matter progresses.
Costa Rica said it will accept 25 migrants deported from the United States each week as part of a deal tied to the Trump administration’s policy of deporting immigrants to third countries.
The Trump administration asked a federal judge to dissolve the block preventing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's removal, saying Liberia is willing to accept him and ICE could arrange a charter flight within about five days; Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national previously deported to El Salvador in 2025, denies MS-13 ties and faces human-smuggling charges in the U.S.
The Trump administration continues to pursue the deportation of Liam Conejos Ramos, a 5-year-old detained in Minneapolis during a January sweep, by pressuring to end his family's asylum case without a full hearing. After Liam and his father were released from a Texas family detention center, federal authorities moved to end the asylum proceedings, with the Board of Immigration Appeals now weighing the case. If denied, the family could be deported to Ecuador. Advocates argue they deserve a proper hearing, noting that the government is leveraging expedited removal—expanded to cover inside-the-country arrivals within two years—to speed up deportations despite public backlash over Liam’s detention.
Furious Trump allies have formed the Mass Deportation Coalition to push the White House to resume broad deportations of all eligible migrants, backed by new polling suggesting voters prefer removing all deportable migrants. The coalition plans to share data with White House officials and Congress in an effort to energize the base ahead of the 2026 midterms. The White House says its enforcement agenda hasn’t shifted, even as DHS leadership changes and some Hispanic GOP lawmakers warn the approach could hurt the party politically.
A Boston federal judge dismissed Any Lucia Lopez Balloza’s deportation lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction; her attorney vows an appeal and has broadened his team, while Lopez Balloza declined a U.S. return to avoid detention and disruption to her studies. The case was filed in Boston after authorities wouldn’t disclose her location following her detainment by ICE.
A six-year-old deaf boy, along with his mother and sibling, was detained at an ICE check-in in San Francisco and deported to Colombia after a chaotic process that failed to deliver his assistive devices. California’s education superintendent and other advocates are pressing for the child’s return so he can continue receiving ASL-based language support and essential services, arguing the deportation jeopardizes his development. Immigration lawyers say filing petitions was hindered by miscommunication and jurisdictional confusion, while school officials warn that remaining in Colombia would harm the student’s language and educational progress.
A Hayward mother and her two young sons were detained at a San Francisco ICE office and deported to Colombia after what was described as a routine immigration check-in; advocates decry delays and say the deaf child was deported without essential hearing devices, while officials maintain due process and say families can be removed together with their children.
Senators Padilla and Durbin urged DHS to return Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez, a California woman with active DACA who was deported a day after her green-card interview, arguing her protected status should have shielded her. DHS says she had a 1998 deportation order and could be removed for various reasons, while advocates contend she was never properly deported and highlight data inconsistencies. The case highlights ongoing debates over DACA protections and DHS transparency.
A federal judge extended an order shielding Minnesota refugees from arrest and deportation, as protesters gathered near the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis.
A Massachusetts federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of swiftly deporting migrants to third countries with no connection and no meaningful notice violates due process; removals must go to the countries listed on each person’s final removal order, with a meaningful opportunity to challenge, and the ruling paused for 15 days to allow an appeal. The decision followed a case in which eight migrants were diverted to Djibouti instead of South Sudan.
A Boston federal judge, Judge Brian E. Murphy, ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of deporting detainees to third countries without first attempting removal to their home country or a country designated by an immigration judge is unlawful, requiring meaningful notice before any transfer abroad and pausing the order for 15 days to allow an appeal.
Russian-Australian NK scholar Andrei Lankov was detained in Riga and permanently expelled from Latvia just before a scheduled North Korea lecture, with authorities offering no explanation; he suspects the move stemmed from his balanced, non-hysterical coverage of North Korea, and his European lecture tour continues in Tallinn.
A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll shows a growing majority of Americans fear the deportation dragnet and believe Trump’s deportation drive has gone too far, with 58% saying it’s excessive—an eight-point rise from last fall—reflecting broad opposition to the administration’s immigration approach.