Appeals court considers whether detained students should be moved
A federal appellate panel will hear arguments on where and whether Mohsen Mahdawi and Rumesya Ozturk should be detained as cases challenging their confinements proceed.
Immigration
2 more judges block Trump administration's use of Alien Enemies Act
Federal judges in New York and Colorado ruled against President Trump's administration over his invoking of the Alien Enemies Act.
5 charged after migrant boat capsized off San Diego coast
Five Mexican nationals are facing charges in what prosecutors say was a human smuggling event, after a small boat carrying over a dozen people capsized off the coast of San Diego.
Second judge blocks Alien Enemies Act usage
A second judge blocked the Trump administration from removing some noncitizens under the Alien Enemies Act. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
U.S. seeking deportation deals with countries
The Trump administration is mounting a diplomatic campaign to convince several nations to receive deportees from the U.S., according to internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.
Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi speaks out after release: "You will not silence me"
Mohsen Mahdawi, who was detained when he went for a citizenship interview last month, called his detention a "red flag for everybody" in a CBS News interview.
Detained activist speaks out after release
Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian Columbia student who had been detained by immigration authorities when he went to his U.S. citizenship interview, was released after a judge's order. He spoke to Lilia Luciano in his first TV interview since his release.
Exclusive
U.S. seeking deportation deals with Angola, Equatorial Guinea
The Trump administration has mounted an intense diplomatic campaign to convince distant countries to accept migrants who are not their own.
U.S. offers migrants free airline tickets and $1,000 stipend if they self-deport
The incentives are part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to push unauthorized immigrants — with both sticks and carrots — to leave the U.S.
Trump offering $1,000 for self-deportations
The Trump administration announced Monday it would offer $1,000 and free airline tickets to immigrants in the U.S. illegally if they sign up for self-deportation and return to their home countries voluntarily. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.
Vietnam 50 Years Later: Pauleen Le shares her family's immigration story
The fall of Saigon 50 years ago marked the end of the Vietnam War, and for WCCO's Pauleen Le, it marked the start of her family's immigration story to America — one that resonates with so many Minnesotan families.
Vietnam 50 Years Later: MN welcomes war refugees with open arms
Minnesota has a rich history of welcoming refugees to the state, and were among the top 10 across the country to do so following the end of the Vietnam War on April 30, 1975.
The story of Leng Wong, one of Minnesota's first Hmong refugees
Minnesota is home to the largest Hmong population in the country, and it all started nearly 50 years ago when the Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon.
Trump: "I don't know" if everyone is entitled to due process
President Trump said he doesn't know if everyone in the U.S., citizens or non-citizens, is entitled to due process.
Trump administration in talks with Rwanda to take deportees from U.S.
Officials said there are active discussions about sending third country deportees from U.S. soil to the east African nation.
DOJ asks judge to move researcher's case
A federal judge in Virginia wants the Trump administration to provide more information about a Georgetown University researcher who was detained by immigration authorities in March. CBS News Justice Department reporter Jake Rosen has more.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia 2022 traffic stop
Video is emerging of a 2022 traffic stop involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia that the Department of Justice may be trying to link to his deportation case. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
Controversy over students' immigration data
A proposal approved by the Oklahoma Board of Education that would require students to submit their immigration status during enrollment is drawing backlash, including from the state's conservative governor. Shanelle Kaul has details.
Judge says Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge said on Thursday that the Trump administration cannot use a centuries-old wartime authority to deport Venezuelan migrants being held at a facility in Southern Texas. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
The document tying Abrego Garcia to MS-13
President Trump claims that Kilmar Abrego Garcia's tattoos suggest he is a member of MS-13, but the only actual court document tying Abrego Garcia to the gang is a now-defunct local police registry that was questioned for racial profiling. Vanessa Cárdenas, executive director of "America's Voice," joins "America Decides" to discuss.
Judge drops charges against man accused by Bondi, Patel of being MS-13 leader
The government dropped the charges against accused MS-13 leader Henrry Villatoro Santos, clearing the way for deportation proceedings.
Judge rules against use of Alien Enemies Act for some Venezuelan migrants
President Trump issued a proclamation in March invoking the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants who he claims are members of the gang Tren de Aragua.
DOJ vows to appeal Mahdawi's release
New details are emerging about Columbia University activist Mohsen Mahdawi's meeting where he was taken into federal custody. This comes as the Department of Justice vows to appeal his release. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.
Maryland judge, Sen. Van Hollen push back against Trump administration over Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case
A Maryland judge denied the Trump administration's motion to delay discovery in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case again Wednesday.
Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi released from ICE detention
Mohsen Mahdawi was taken into custody on April 14 when he went to his U.S. citizenship interview in Vermont.
DOJ faces continued backlash over limited Epstein files release
The Justice Department is facing continued backlash over its partial releases of the Epstein files, with lawmakers and survivors denouncing the limited nature of the disclosures.
Trump announces new "Trump class" of Navy battleships
President Trump announced plans to build a new "Trump class" of battleships, part of the Pentagon's new "Golden Fleet."
Trump admin says it's halting offshore wind projects over security risk
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the agency is pausing leases for five offshore wind farms "due to national security concerns."
Blumenthal seeks details on White House ballroom from architect, dinner attendees
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal is pushing for more information on a White House ballroom project championed by President Trump, sending letters to the project's architect and some fundraising dinner attendees.
At least 3 people killed in Mexican navy plane crash near Galveston, Texas
A small Mexican navy plane on a medical mission crashed Monday near Galveston, Texas, killing at least three people.
Judge orders plan to return ex-CECOT detainees to U.S. or give them hearings
A federal judge gave the Trump administration two weeks to submit a plan to either return a group of men previously held at a notorious Salvadoran prison to the U.S., or give them a hearing to contest allegations of gang membership.
FDA approves Wegovy pill for weight loss
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy.
Vance tries to unify conservatives as rifts exposed at Turning Point USA
Rifts over the direction of the conservative movement emerged during Turning Point USA's conference, as speakers attacked each other by name.
Everytown for Gun Safety stirs controversy with move into firearms training
When the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety announced it would introduce a new array of firearms training classes, it caught some longtime supporters off guard.