U.S. expands expedited deportations beyond border areas as part of Trump crackdown

Expedited removal allows U.S. immigration officials to deport migrants who lack proper documents through a streamlined process that bypasses the lengthy and massively backlogged immigration court system.

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Trump moves to expand 'fast-track' deportations

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Trump Expands Quick Deportations Across the U.S.

President Trump’s first administration tried to implement a similarly sped-up process for removing unauthorized immigrants, but those efforts were hampered by federal courts.
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Trump revives ‘remain in Mexico’ policy as part of anti-immigration crackdown

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Trump Starts Immigration Crackdown, Enlisting the Military and Testing the Law

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Military leaders should expect Trump crackdown – from disloyalty to diversity

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‘There is no plan’: migrant groups at US-Mexico border await mass deportations

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Chicago braces for immigration crackdown and deportations under Trump

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Hidden tunnel on US-Mexico border to be sealed

Security has been ramped up on both sides of the border ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump.
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Trump’s border tsar vows ‘shock and awe’ deportations in first week

Tom Homan said officers will carry out ‘targeted enforcement operations’ against immigrants with criminal records
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Fearing Trump deportations, migrants start leaving US voluntarily

President-elect Donald Trump has said he would carry out mass deportations once in office.
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Trump to install Texas border czar as Border Patrol chief, sources say

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They followed the rules to enter the US. Now Trump wants to deport them

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From snowy cities to Mexican border - Trump deportations loom

'Do it the right way' Texas border residents tell migrants, while Chicago neighbourhoods prepare for raids.
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A far-right party uses a mock plane ticket to campaign for deportations in Germany

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US LNG industry poised to expand as Trump vows to lift restrictions

S&P finds ramp-up of exports could add $1.3tn to American economy in next five years with capacity expected to double
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Democratic states train non-doctors on providing abortions to expand US access

From Washington to Connecticut, pharmacists and healthcare workers pioneer efforts to limit abortion barriers. Democratic states across the country are embarking on a pioneering effort to ...
The Guardian - Jan. 13
Trump deportation threat puts US on collision course with Vatican

Pope’s appointment of progressive Robert McElroy comes as rightwing Catholics wield notable influence in US capital. When the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, sought to shut down a Catholic ...
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Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order for Israeli troops to “take over” a buffer zone with Syria upended decades of relative calm along the de facto border between the two countries.
The New York Times - Jan. 11
Trump's incoming border czar says mass deportations will include workplace roundups

Tom Homan, President-elect Trump's incoming border czar, said mass deportations of undocumented migrants will include workplace enforcement operations. Homan also said the administration is ...
NBC News - Jan. 10
US streamlines deportation flights to China

The Biden administration repatriated more than 500 Chinese nationals in the last year, laying the groundwork for systematic deportations across the Pacific Ocean. On Friday, the Department of ...
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Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown

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Senate Moves Forward Bill to Expand Deportations of Migrants Accused of Crimes

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Musk's foreign expedition

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Justice department to release part of Trump election interference report, leaving out documents case – US politics live

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Trump’s America First becomes America expands

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Surgeon general offers 'parting prescription' for US

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Honduras threatens to expel US military over Trump deportation threat

Honduran President Xiomara Castro issued President-elect Trump a stark warning earlier this week over his vow to pursue mass deportations when he returns to the White House, threatening to bar U.S. ...
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Trump uses New Orleans attack to push security and border agenda

President-elect blames US military veteran’s alleged terror act on Biden’s immigration policy
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