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4th detainee who escaped from New Jersey ICE facility located

Andres Felipe Pineda Mogollon was arrested after a traffic stop in Silver Lake, the FBI in Los Angeles said Thursday.
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4th detainee located after escaping from New Jersey ICE facility last month: FBI

Andres Felipe Pineda Mogollon was arrested after a traffic stop in Silver Lake, the FBI in Los Angeles said Thursday.
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Andres Felipe Pineda Mogollon, who was wanted for escaping from Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, was arrested in Los Angeles, federal authorities said.
July 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM

Democrats press Trump administration on US deal with El Salvador to detain migrants

The letter calls on officials to turn over any agreements between the U.S. and El Salvador regarding the detaining of migrants at the notorious CECOT mega-prison.
July 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Prison officers remove handcuffs from a prisoner to enter a cell at maximum security penitentiary CECOT (Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism) on April 4, 2025 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador. Amid internal legal dispute, Trump's administration continues with its controversial and fast-paced deportation policy to El Salvador, as part of a partnership with President Bukele.
July 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM

5 immigrants deported by US held in solitary confinement

Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration’s secretive third-country program are in prison, where they will be held in solitary confinement for an undetermined time
July 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Matsapha Correctional Complex is seen in Matsapha, near Mbabane, Eswatini, Thursday July 17, 2025. (AP Photo)
July 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM

Timeline: Wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador

Here's how the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to his home country of El Salvador despite a court order barring his deportation there, has progressed.
July 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Undated photo provided by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, a man identified by Jennifer Vasquez Sura as her husband, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is led by force by guards through the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador.
July 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM

Judge to rule by next week on Abrego Garcia's detention as he awaits trial

After hearing arguments Wednesday, a federal judge in Tennessee said he anticipates making a decision next Monday regarding pre-trial detention for Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
July 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg speaks outside the U.S. District Court for Maryland after a hearing on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case on July 10, 2025 in Greenbelt, Maryland.
July 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM

Multiple Louisiana law enforcement leaders charged in immigrant visa fraud scandal

Federal authorities arrested three current and former police chiefs in Louisiana for allegedly selling fake police reports to immigrants seeking visas, officials announced Wednesday.
July 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Federal authorities arrested three current and former police chiefs in Louisiana for allegedly selling fake police reports to immigrants seeking visas, officials announced Wednesday.
July 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM

Louisiana cops sold fake robbery reports to immigrants for visas, feds say

Federal authorities arrested Louisiana law enforcement leaders in an alleged immigration fraud scheme involving fake police reports and thousands of dollars in bribes.
July 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announces charges against current and former police officers at a news conference in Lafayette, La., July 16, 2025.
July 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Florida attorney general identifies wrongful charges under halted immigration law

At least two people have been wrongly charged under a Florida law that outlaws people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state since a federal judge halted its enforcement
July 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
FILE - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, file)
July 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM

Feds charge 5 in Louisiana over alleged visa fraud scheme

Authorities say three current or former Louisiana police chiefs have been arrested following a federal investigation into an alleged scheme that involved false police reports being sold to immigrants lacking permanent legal status and used to try to se...
July 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
July 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM

The US sends third-country deportees to the small African kingdom of Eswatini

The United States says it has sent five men to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program
July 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
FILE - Eswatini's King Mswati III addresses the Climate Action Summit in the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)
July 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM

Pentagon pulling 2,000 National Guard deployed to LA amid ICE protests

Pentagon confirms that 2,000 California National Guard members are being withdrawn from the mission to protect federal buildings and personnel that followed ICE protests.
July 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Members of the California National Guard stand guard outside the Federal Building before a curfew takes effect in Los Angeles, June 10, 2025, following days of protests in response to federal immigration operations that saw clashes spread across downtown.
July 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM

Transgender asylum seeker released from ICE custody after order from federal judge

A transgender asylum seeker from Mexico has been released from a Washington state immigration detention center after being held for over a month
July 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
FILE - Barbed wire fencing is shown behind a sign in English and Spanish in a recreation yard used by detainees during a media tour of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, Dec. 16, 2019, in Tacoma, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)
July 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM

Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings: ICE

The new policy change was announced in a memo last week from the acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. The memo was described to ABC News.
July 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
VIDEO: Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings: ICE
July 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM

Millions of undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings: ICE

The new policy change was announced in a memo last week from the acting ICE Director Todd Lyons. The memo was described to ABC News.
July 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The seal of U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seen at ICE Headquarters, in Washington, on May 21, 2025.
July 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM

Nursing homes struggle with Trump's immigration crackdown

Nursing homes around the U.S. say they're feeling the effects of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown
July 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A resident assists her partner to navigate an Independence Day buffet in the independent living facility at the Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences, July 4, 2025, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
July 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM

California farmworker injured during ICE raid dies: Report

A farmworker whose union said he suffered injuries in a California ICE raid has died, according to ABC Los Angeles station KABC.
July 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
U.S. federal agents stand guard while blocking a road leading to an agricultural facility where U.S. federal agents and immigration officers carried out an operation, in Camarillo, California, U.S., July 10, 2025.
July 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM

$50,000 reward offered for protester at ICE clashes in Southern California

The FBI offered a $50,000 reward for a person who appeared to point and fire a weapon at federal law enforcement officers in Southern California on Thursday.
July 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
A screengrab from a video shot by ABC News' Los Angeles station KABC on July 10, 2025, in Camarillo, California.
July 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM

Judge halts Trump immigration efforts

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop immigration sweeps and arrests in California, calling them "indiscriminate."
July 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
VIDEO: Judge halts Trump immigration efforts
July 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM

Lawmakers visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Democratic lawmakers toured the new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades Saturday after suing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration for access to the facility.
July 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
VIDEO: Lawmakers visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
July 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Judge orders pause on immigration raids in California as agents clash with protestors

A farmworker whose union said he suffered injuries in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid is alive and in critical condition, a California hospital said Friday evening.
July 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
VIDEO: Judge orders pause on immigration raids in California as agents clash with protestors
July 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM

Reward of $50,000 for man authorities say fired a gun at ICE agents during raid

Authorities say about 200 undocumented immigrants were arrested at two cannabis farms.
July 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
VIDEO: Reward of $50,000 for man authorities say fired a gun at ICE agents during raid
July 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM

$50,000 reward offered for protester at ICE clashes in Southern California

The alleged shooting occurred in Camarillo, in Ventura County, where protesters and federal agents were clashing over immigration raids, U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement.
July 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The alleged shooting occurred in Camarillo, in Ventura County, where protesters and federal agents were clashing over immigration raids, U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement.
July 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM

Abrego Garcia's attorneys ask judge to require 72 hours' notice before he's deported

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers asked a judge on Friday to order that he not be removed from the U.S. without at least 72 hours notice should he be released on bond.
July 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Undated photo provided by CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization, in April 2025, shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
July 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM

Costa Rican lawmaker says U.S. revoked her visa over alleged ties to Communist Party

The vice president of Costa Rica’s Congress says the U.S. embassy revoked her visa over alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party
July 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
July 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM

ACLU on significance of birthright citizenship federal ruling

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is joined by the ACLU’s Cody Wofsy to discuss the latest federal court ruling on birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court limited judges’ power to block Trump policies.
July 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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July 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM

Clashes during major ICE raids at California farms

Masked federal agents clashed with protestors during immigration raids at two California farms, with agents throwing smoke canisters toward the crowd.
July 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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July 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM

Federal agents clash with protesters during ICE raid at Southern California farm

Federal agents clashed with protesters during an immigration raid at a farm in Southern California, one of at least two large-scale raids in the region on Thursday.
July 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Federal agents clashed with protesters during an immigration raid at a farm in Southern California, July 10, 2025.
July 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM

ICE official testifies about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's possible deportation

An ICE official provided testimony Thursday regarding the possible deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia -- but said that he himself had no involvement in his case.
July 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Jennifer Vasquez Sura (2nd R), the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is joined by supporters, advocates from CASA de Maryland, fellow union members and others as they rally in front of the U.S. District Court for Maryland ahead of a hearing on his case, on July 7, 2025, in Greenbelt, Maryland.
July 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM

Federal agents clash with protesters during ICE raid at Southern California farm

Federal agents clashed with protesters during an immigration raid at a farm in Southern California, one of at least two large-scale raids in the region on Thursday.
July 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Video: Federal agents clash with protesters during ICE raid at Southern California farm
July 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Federal judge blocks Trump’s EO on birthright citizenship after SCOTUS ruling

The judge's order includes a seven-day stay to allow the Trump admin to appeal.
July 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
VIDEO: Federal judge blocks Trump’s EO on birthright citizenship after SCOTUS ruling
July 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Federal judge blocks Trump’s EO on birthright citizenship after SCOTUS ruling

A federal judge in New Hampshire has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its executive order on birthright citizenship. 
July 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Donald Trump listens as African Leaders deliver remarks during a multilateral lunch in the State Dining Room of the White House July 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
July 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM

Search continues for 12th suspect in ambush at ICE detention facility

Officials are searching for a 12th person who they say was involved in the ambush of law enforcement officers at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.
July 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Benjamin Hanil Song, a former United States Marine Corps reservist, has been charged in connection with his role in the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at the detention center, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
July 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM

California bishop suspends Mass obligation due to immigration fears

Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino has removed the obligation for Catholics to attend Mass
July 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
July 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM

Judge presses DOJ on El Salvador's claim that CECOT detainees are under US authority

A judge is asking the DOJ why diplomatic discussions are required to bring back a Venezuelan man whose removal to an El Salvador prison violated a court settlement.
July 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Prison officers stand guard a cell block at maximum security penitentiary Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism, April 4, 2025 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador.
July 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM

10 arrested after ambush on Texas ICE detention facility, officials say

Officials announced on Monday that 10 people were arrested for engaging in a "planned ambush" on an ICE detention facility in Texas over the Fourth of July holiday.
July 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Video: 10 arrested after ambush on Texas ICE detention facility, officials say
July 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM

10 arrested after ambush on Texas ICE detention facility, officials say

Officials announced on Monday that 10 people were arrested for engaging in a "planned ambush" on an ICE detention facility in Texas over the Fourth of July holiday.
July 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Officials announced on Monday that 10 people were arrested for engaging in a "planned ambush" on an ICE detention facility in Texas over the Fourth of July holiday.
July 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM

US troops on the ground in LA immigration enforcement operation, DOD says

The operation, which included 90 armed troops and 17 military Humvees, displaced a summer day camp, according to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
July 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The operation, which included 90 armed troops and 17 military Humvees, displaced a summer day camp, according to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who said the only point of the operations appeared to be "a political agenda of provoking fear and terror."
July 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM

US troops on the ground in LA immigration enforcement operation, DOD says

A large immigration enforcement operation is underway in Los Angeles with U.S. troops on the ground.
July 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Federal agents ride on horseback at MacArthur Park, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles.
July 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM

Judge's recommendation rejects bid to dismiss case against Milwaukee judge

A magistrate judge in Wisconsin has recommended that the case against a judge accused of helping an undocumented man evade arrest by immigration authorities continue.
July 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, charged with obstructing an immigration arrest, leaves after appearing in court, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. May 15, 2025.
July 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Migrants who were sent to CECOT are the responsibility of US, El Salvador tells UN

Over 200 migrants who were sent to a Salvadoran prison under accusations they were gang members are the responsibility of the U.S., El Salvador officials told the U.N.
July 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center prison, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, obtained Mar. 16, 2025.
July 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM

A dairy farm was raided. Mixed messages from Washington have only increased fears

The arrest of eight Vermont dairy farmers in April sent shock waves throughout New England's agriculture industry, and fears haven't eased since then
July 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In this photo provided by migrant farmworker José Molina-Aguilar, he works milking cows on a Vermont dairy farm on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Courtesy José Molina-Aguilar via AP)
July 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Judge questions motive behind Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal indictment

The judge in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wrongful deportation case has ordered the DOJ to produce witnesses who can testify about their plans should Abrego Garcia be released.
July 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025.
July 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM

Judge to hear arguments over transfer of Abrego Garcia to Maryland from Tennessee

The judge in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation case in Maryland will hear arguments over whether he should be transferred to Maryland as he awaits trial in Tennessee.
July 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Video: Judge to hear arguments over transfer of Abrego Garcia to Maryland from Tennessee
July 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM

New bill boosts funding for deportations

ABC'S senior White House correspondent Selina Wang reports on President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill” using massive and historic infusion of cash for detention and deportation of undocumented migrants.
July 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
VIDEO: New bill boosts funding for deportations
July 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Trump administration deports 8 migrants to South Sudan

The migrants were the subject of a lawsuit that halted their deportation to South Sudan and diverted them to a U.S. military base in Djibouti.
July 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In this Dec. 21, 2024, file photo, an aerial view of Djibouti, East Africa is shown.
July 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM

Judge rejects request, paving way for removal of 8 migrants detained in Djibouti

A judge on Friday denied an eleventh-hour request to block the removal of eight migrants detained in Djibouti, paving the way for their removal to South Sudan.
July 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The badge of ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, David Marin and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Fugitive Operations team search for a Mexican national at a home in Hawthorne, Calif., March 1, 2020.
July 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM

Father and son reflect on family separation policy as ICE raids continue

ABC News spoke to a father and son who were separated during President Trump's first administration as they reflect on the process that led to a settlement between the federal government and the ACLU.
July 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
VIDEO: Father and son reflect on family separation policy as ICE raids continue
July 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM

Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by ICE: DHS

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, DHS said.
July 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. enters the ring ahead of his cruiserweight boxing bout against USA's Jake Paul at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., June 28, 2025.
July 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM

200 Marines among those being sent to Florida to help ICE

The Trump Administration is sending 200 Marines to Florida to aid federal immigration enforcement officers.
July 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) at Twentynine Palms guard the Wilshire Federal Building as people protest the involvement of the U.S. in Israel's war against Iran, June 22, 2025, in Los Angeles.