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British Journalist Sami Hamdi Fights Deportation While In ICE Detention

November 6, 2025 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. , , , , , ,
Several journalist unions and press freedom and free speech groups condemned President Donald Trump’s administration for detaining British journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi. “The arrest of Sami Hamdi constitutes a serious violation of his fundamental rights and poses a grave threat to freedom of expression and democratic principles,” declared International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) General Secretary Anthony Bellanger.  Bellanger added, “We are deeply concerned by the apparent misuse of anti-terror legislation, which risks setting a dangerous precedent for journalists and citizens engaging in public debate and exercising their right to free speech.”

Activists Rally, Fill Courtroom For Mahmoud Khalil

October 23, 2025 Betsey Piette, Workers World. , , , ,
Philadelphia - Oct. 21. Dozens of pro-Palestine activists and other supporters of Mahmoud Khalil filled the courtroom and an overflow room today, while others rallied outside the federal court here. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist, appeared before a hearing of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals to determine if he would be returned to custody or remain free. No decision was made at today’s hearing. Khalil is a legal resident and green card holder. He was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last March 8 in New York City.

Judge Blocks Deportation Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia To Uganda, For Now

August 28, 2025 Mike Ludwig, Truthout. , , ,
A federal judge appeared skeptical of the Trump administration’s latest attempt to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a court scheduling hearing on August 25, the same day Abrego Garcia was rearrested during a check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The judge has ordered that the longtime Maryland resident be detained within the continental United States as a lawsuit challenging his detention and removal moves forward this week. The judge suggested previous protective orders would be extended if the administration attempts a deportation in the meantime. The temporary order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis came only hours after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced that Abrego García was being processed for deportation to Uganda, a nation with a dismal human rights record, and to which the Salvadoran national has no ties.

Trump Administration Threatens To Deport Ábrego García To Uganda

August 25, 2025 Brett Wilkins, Scheer Post. , , , ,
On the same day he was released from federal custody, the Trump administration on Friday informed Kilmar Ábrego García—a Maryland man wrongfully deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison rife with abuse—that it may deport him to the East African nation of Uganda. Ábrego García, a Salvadoran national who entered the US without authorization when he was a teenager, was released Friday from a jail near Nashville, Tennessee, where he had been held since June following his errant deportation to El Salvador and imprisonment in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) super-maximum security prison. According to a notice sent by a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official to Ábrego García’s attorneys on Friday, “DHS may remove your client… to Uganda no earlier than 72 hours from now.”

Protecting Incarcerated People From ‘Prison-To-Ice Deportation Pipeline’

July 24, 2025 Tamar Sarai, Next City. , , ,
About 70% of the people who are currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody were transferred from the carceral system, often the same day that they completed their sentence and were formally released from prison or jail. According to California-based advocacy group Freedom for Immigrants, in California alone, this “prison-to-ICE detention pipeline” funnels some 1,500 incarcerated people per year into immigration detention centers the moment they have finally secured their release from prison.

What Should Nonprofits Do If ICE Shows Up?

July 10, 2025 Cinnamon Janzer, Next City. , , ,
As immigration authorities continue their relentless arrests of tens of thousands of Americans, from undocumented immigrants to U.S. citizens, nonprofits across the country are facing a difficult question: What can they do to help the already-vulnerable people they serve when accessing their services means risking detention and deportation? It’s a challenge that New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, a nonprofit civil rights law firm that provides free legal services to nonprofits and individuals in need, has been considering for years. And through a brief, jargon-free legal guide, they’re working to equip more nonprofits in New York City and beyond with the knowledge to protect their communities from the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sweeps.

New Orleans Rallies For Mahmoud Khalil Outside ICE Field Office

April 13, 2025 Fight Back! News. , , , , ,
New Orleans, LA – Around 60 people gathered outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in New Orleans to protest the illegal detention of Mahmoud Khalil. Attendees rallied around speakers and chanted as a judge – hours away in rural Jena, Louisiana – would decide if Khalil could be deported for his activism for Palestine. Speaking for the Palestinian Youth Movement, Majdi Jaber said, “This ICE office that we’re outside right now directs operations in all of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. Every day for the last month, these people have chosen to do nothing about Mahmoud’s incarceration.”

Judge Says Trump Can Deport Mahmoud Khalil Over His Political Beliefs

April 12, 2025 Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. , , , , , , ,
The Trump administration’s push to deport Palestine activist and former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil is based on an accusation of “antisemitism,” according to a source who saw the government’s filing. Facing a court deadline to hand over evidence justifying Khalil’s, the Department of Homeland Security submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio citing the Trump administration’s authority to expel noncitizens that have the potential to damage the foreign policy interests of the United States.

Ruling To Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia Gives Clues About How to Fight Back

April 4, 2025 Jill Clark-Gollub, Popular Resistance. , , , , ,
On Friday, April 4, a Federal District Judge ordered that Kilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran man who was erroneously and illegally sent to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, be returned home by midnight on Monday, April 7, 2025. During a hearing in the lawsuit filed to demand his return, the judge discussed with the Justice Department attorney many ways in which Abrego García’s arrest and deportation were unlawful. She also reached the resounding conclusion that the US government still has effective custody over him and can restore him “to status quo”—meaning living with his family and working legally in Maryland.

The Far-Right Hate Group Helping Trump Deport Israel’s Critics

March 26, 2025 Alan MacLeod, MintPress News. , , , , , , , ,
A far-right, pro-Israel group with a history of support for terror and genocide is working closely with the Trump administration, preparing dossiers on thousands of pro-Palestine figures it wants deported from the United States. Betar U.S. is known to have had several meetings with senior government officials and has claimed credit for the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the nationwide anti-genocide student demonstrations that began at Columbia University last year. Ross Glick, the group’s executive director until last month, noted that he met with a diverse set of influential lawmakers, including Democratic senator John Fetterman and aides to the Republican senators Ted Cruz and James Lankford.

Venezuela: Migrant Repatriation Flights From The US To Resume

March 23, 2025 Orinoco Tribune. , , , ,
Venezuelan migrant repatriation flights from the United States will restart on Sunday, March 23, as part of the Venezuelan government’s Return to the Homeland Program, aimed at addressing the challenges of forced migration since 2018. The announcement was made on Saturday, March 22, by Jorge Rodríguez, president of the Venezuelan National Assembly and head of the government delegation for the National Political Dialogues. Rodríguez stated that the resumption of the repatriation flights comes about through coordination with US authorities.

The Chris Hedges Report: America’s Constitutional Crisis

March 20, 2025 Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. , , , , , ,
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest and detention in a Louisiana ICE facility is a harbinger for a new authoritarian era of the United States. Khalil’s arrest, the capitulation of Columbia University against dissent and protest by its own students and the Trump administration’s threat of stripping the university of $400 million in grants if it does not meet its requests is just one place where the tentacles of fascism tighten their grip. Katherine Franke, a former law school professor at Columbia, is on the front lines of this assault. Her support for student protests and her condemnation of the university for not addressing the harassment of pro-Palestinian students has earned what she called, “a termination dressed up in more palatable terms.”

Palestinian Political Prisoner Mahmoud Khalil Releases Statement

March 19, 2025 Scheer Post. , , , , , ,
Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder with permanent residency, has released his first public statement since his arrest on March 8. He was taken into custody by plainclothes Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers in the lobby of his Columbia University apartment complex due to his alleged connection to Hamas. His statement, released Tuesday, was dictated by phone to family members from an ICE center in Louisiana. Khalil, who has not yet been charged with a crime, said he is a “political prisoner” and expressed concern with the political and social climate in the United States that led to his arrest.

Brown University Professor Deported To Lebanon

March 18, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , ,
Rasha Alawieh, a Lebanese physician and assistant professor at Brown University in the US, was deported to Lebanon over the weekend despite holding a valid US work visa and a federal judge’s order temporarily blocking her removal. Her detention began Thursday at Boston Logan International Airport following a trip to Lebanon. Alawieh, 34, had traveled to Lebanon for a family visit, spending two weeks with her parents. Upon returning to the US on 13 March 2025, she was surprised to be detained by immigration authorities at Boston Logan International Airport.

Venezuela Vows ‘All Strategies’ To Repatriate Citizens

March 18, 2025 Orinoco Tribune. , , , , , , , , , ,
Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez declared Monday that the government will mobilize multilateral organizations and international law firms to repatriate citizens detained abroad. He accused the United States of “kidnapping” Venezuelan migrants and collaborating with El Salvador in a “modern slave trade.” The announcement came after reports that more than 200 Venezuelan migrants were transferred from U.S. custody to prisons in El Salvador based on unproven allegations of ties to the Aragua Train criminal gang.
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