Deportations News and Blog Posts

Track the latest developments and updates on controversial deportations under the Trump administration.

As the Trump administration is ramping up detentions and deportations of immigrants living in the United States, it is also revising and expanding contracts with private prison facilities. Prison companies can earn millions from the federal government by building and operating the facilities used to hold people before they are removed from the country.

One of the biggest recent stories has been the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Headlines from the left have mostly described him as a “Maryland man” or “wrongly deported” while outlets from the right said he's an “illegal” migrant or suspected gang member.

The Trump Administration said Monday it lacked the authority to return migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US since he is no longer in US custody.

The recent controversial arrests, detainments, and deportations of several non-permanent U.S. residents struck a chord with some AllSides team members.

President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 on Saturday to target immigrant street gangs, particularly the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA).

We learned last week that Donald Trump is not unstoppable. But no one has figured out how to stop him.

A week into President Donald Trump’s second presidency, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ramped up its efforts to locate and arrest unauthorized immigrants.

How Trump weighs his political considerations around immigration and tariffs against economic realities could determine the fate of both his presidency and the U.S. economy.

Reuters published a report on Monday claiming President Joe Biden is deporting more unauthorized migrants than former President Donald Trump. Some sources have claimed that the Reuters report is misleading because it conflates "returns" of unauthorized migrants with "removals."