U.S. redirects FBI agents back to counterterrorism following strikes on Iran and retaliation – CBS News Watch CBS News Some FBI agents are being redirected back to counterterrorism after being switched to President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Scott MacFarlane reports it is because of potential threats from Iran, and it comes after the administration had let…
In an unusual move, the Trump administration on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against all 15 federal judges in Maryland over an order blocking the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. At issue is a May order signed by Chief Judge George L. Russell III blocking the administration from immediately removing from the U.S. any…
Washington — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was deported back to his home country and then returned to the U.S. for federal prosecution, is set to remain in jail until at least Friday, as lawyers debate whether the Justice Department can stop him from being deported if he is released from federal custody…
Top Justice Department official Emil Bove, who has been nominated for the federal appeals bench, testified before the Senate Wednesday that he never told department attorneys to ignore court orders, denying the account of a whistleblower. Bove, a former criminal defense attorney who represented President Trump, rejected suggestions by Democrats that the claims of…
Details on record 59,000 migrants held at ICE facilities – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News has learned ICE is currently holding 59,000 migrants at facilities across the U.S., a record high, and 20,000 over the number held in the final days of the Biden administration. Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports. Be the first to know…
The impact of self-deportations on families – CBS News Watch CBS News Many migrants aren’t waiting for immigrant agents to detain them at work sites or in court rooms. Adam Yamaguchi highlights the impact felt by families when a parent decides to “self-deport.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live…
Marine veteran’s wife arrested by ICE, still in custody – CBS News Watch CBS News A Marine veteran’s wife was arrested by ICE when she went for an immigration check-in. Kati Weis has the story. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On…
An ousted Justice Department attorney told Congress that senior department officials, including a former acting deputy attorney general, discussed defying federal court orders and withholding information from judges to advance the Trump administration’s immigration priorities, according to a whistleblower complaint filed Tuesday. The attorney, Erez Reuveni, a veteran of over 14 years at the department…
After U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained Marine Corps veteran Adrian Clouatre’s wife last month, he doesn’t know how to tell his children where their mother went. When his nearly 2-year-old son Noah asks for his mother before bed, Clouatre just tells him, “Mama will be back soon.” When his 3-month-old, breastfeeding daughter Lyn…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday the federal government will fund an effort by Florida to set up immigration detention centers, which include a proposed site in the Everglades that state officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Noem said the detention facilities in Florida will be funded “in large part” by the Federal Emergency Management…