News for May 1, 2025

Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border stayed near historic lows in April as President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration continued.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let it end Temporary Protected Status for about 350,000 Venezuelans, which would clear the way for deportations and lost work permits.

President Donald Trump is pushing a fast-moving deportation campaign that aims to remove immigrants with little time for lawyers, hearings, or court review.

A Trump-appointed federal judge blocked the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of links to Tren de Aragua.

Trump is replacing national security adviser Mike Waltz with Marco Rubio after a Signal chat scandal, while the administration also pushed several major court fights on immigration and federal policy.

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to detain or deport certain Venezuelan migrants in southern Texas.

May Day protests around the world turned into a show of anger over President Donald Trump’s agenda, with demonstrators linking his policies to attacks on labor, immigration, and democracy.

Migrants at a Texas detention center sent an SOS message as some Venezuelan detainees feared they could be deported to El Salvador under a wartime law, even after the Supreme Court temporarily stopped the removals.

Kamala Harris criticized the Trump administration in her first major speech since losing the election, focusing on its economy and immigration agenda.