US deportations

Venezuela’s Maduro Condemns US Deportations to El Salvador Prison As ‘Kidnapping’

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has described the deportation of over 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members sent by the US to a mega-prison in El Salvador as a “kidnapping,” foreign media reported. Denying that the deported individuals were criminals, Maduro has backed calls for their return. “Nayib Bukele should not be...

Trump Administration Could Use 18th-Century Law to Speed Up Deportations: Report

US President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to invoke an 18th-century law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, in a bid to accelerate the Republican president's deportation agenda, CNN reported Thursday, citing multiple sources familiar with the discussions. The law, which grants the president sweeping powers to remove undocumented immigrants...

As US Steps Up Deportations, Fate of Some 240,000 Ukrainians Hangs in Balance

The fate of some 240,000 Ukrainians in America hangs in balance with US President Donald Trump saying on Thursday that he would soon decide whether to revoke temporary legal status for the Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, Reuters reported. Such a move would potentially put them on a...