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Lawyer for man deported in error to El Salvador expects him to be returned to US

The government, however, says it can't get Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back.

By Laura Romero

5 takeaways from President Trump's massive tariffs that are even steeper than expected

By Joey Garrison, USA TODAY
Columbia President Resigns as Trump Threatens University’s Federal Funding

Katrina Armstrong’s exit comes a week after Columbia accepted demands from the Trump administration, which had moved to cancel about $400 million in funds.

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What we know about the Tufts University PhD student detained by federal agents

By Gloria Pazmino and Andy Rose, CNN

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Trump administration now says Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation is justified because he hid info in his green card application

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Andy Rose, Gloria Pazmino and Sabrina Souza, CNN

Mahmoud Khalil stands outside Columbia University in April 2024. Seth Harrison/The Journal News/USA TODAY Network

Trump demands his portrait be taken down

The artwork displayed at the State Capitol in Colorado is “truly the worst,” according to the US president

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‘I have an entire world here to lose’: Why some permanent residents of the US say they’re afraid to travel now

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Editors Desk

Marina Sinden says she has a green card, but still worries she could be detained by US immigration officials.

As Trump Broadens Crackdown, Focus Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists

U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics at ports of entry as the administration scrutinizes green card and visa holders who have expressed opposition to its policies.

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Zolan Kanno-YoungsTyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz reported from Washington, and Tyler Pager from New York.

Pedestrians crossing into California from Mexico through the San Ysidro port of entry last year. In a string of recent cases, visitors trying to enter the United States reported being turned back or detained.Credit...Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

Inside Trump’s Lightning-Fast Deportation of Venezuelans to a Salvadoran Prison

The planes full of migrants were in the air just hours after the president invoked wartime authority. Families say innocent people were swept up in the rush.

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Obed Navas and his wife, Eirisneb Rodríguez. Photo: Eirisneb Rodríguez

I am a Palestinian political prisoner in the US. I am being targeted for my activism

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‘It is our moral imperative to persist in the struggle for their complete freedom.’ Photograph: Ted Shaffrey/AP

White House sets up battles in Congress, courts by moving to shut Department of Education

By law, the U.S. executive can't unilaterally shut down the agency without congressional approval

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Linda McMahon, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Education, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb. 13. (Tierney Cross/Reuters)

Georgetown University graduate student detained by immigration authorities

A lawyer for Badar Khan Suri, who was teaching on a student visa, said Thursday that he is grateful for the support he has received since his arrest.

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Gary Grumbach and Chloe Atkins

Badar Khan Suri.Courtesy Georgetown University

Trump to sign order Thursday to begin dismantling of Education Department

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Jeff Zeleny and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN

Palestinian protester arrested by ICE despite green card, lawyer says

Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student who was a leader in talks between demonstrators and Columbia University officials last spring, is being detained as his lawyer fights for his release.