Thousands of young Latin Americans with a spot at a US university for the next academic year are feeling fear and uncertainty about the consequences of Trump’s policies against foreign students
The author talks to EL PAÍS about ‘La costurera de Chanel,’ an intimate story that unravels the political and social threads woven into the history of haute couture
The official account of the federal agency’s El Centro branch — known for glorifying its own abuses and mocking detainees — has been cited as evidence in multiple lawsuits that have curtailed its operations within California
The Department of Homeland Security denies that it will produce a television show dubbed the ‘Migrant Hunger Games’
The state legislature has passed a bill requiring age verification for app downloads and is debating another bill to completely ban access for anyone under 18
The case of the Mexican student, who arrived in the United States without papers as a child, is the latest to cast doubt on whether the Trump administration is truly prioritizing the detention of criminals
The trade war, combined with the Republican administration’s cuts, is fueling fears among American producers
The pressure to meet immigration arrest targets is fostering the systematic violation of human rights, as seen in El Salvador
Though not without precedent, deporting non-citizens to third countries is now being carried out in ways that human rights groups say sidestep critical legal protections
EL PAÍS reconstructs, based on different cases, the ordeal of the families of the immigrants sent to the Central American country from the United States amidst accusations of mass arbitrary detention and forced disappearance
The couple returned to their country, driven by fear of the Trump administration’s immigration terror machine — an apparatus that boasts about a rise in voluntary departures, yet offers no evidence to back its claims
The figure has been mentioned as the objective of the mass expulsion operation, but logistical and financial obstacles cast doubt on whether it can be achieved
The 29-year-old, whose deportation the government concedes was an ‘administrative error,’ awaits his fate in El Salvador’s mega-prison after the US Supreme Court stayed a district judge’s order to bring him home
The Mexican-American author, known for his short stories and essays portraying the working class to which he belonged, calls, without much hope, for Chicano culture to be fully present within the US cultural imagination
The Trump administration has promoted the idea that voluntarily leaving the United States using the application would bring benefits, but the reality is that it is no different from other forms of deportation
A lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union provides evidence of a scoring system used by authorities to decide whether migrants are gang members who could be deported
Growing reports of overcrowding and mistreatment at Florida’s largest immigration enforcement facility have sparked protests and are yet another example of the use of cruelty as a deterrent
People traffickers use the network to attract migrants who are seeking to cross into the United States without documents
Following reports of travelers being detained or denied entry, along with the president’s increasingly fiery rhetoric, tourist numbers have dropped, and one study estimates it could lead to billions of dollars in lost revenue
Kristi Noem showcases her support for the Salvadoran president and visits the center where the 200 Venezuelans deported in mid-March are being held
The expert and regional analyst provides an overview of the situation facing Canada ahead of upcoming elections that will be defined by the turbulent relationship with Washington
The longtime Washington journalist turned author of several books on US history, including one about the man who seems to be the Republican’s new role model, believes that, his account of the 25th president is incomplete
The creation of a state DOGE, the approval of a hardline law against undocumented immigrants, and the proposal to eliminate property tax align the governor with the White House, as he seeks to cement his legacy ahead of the 2026 elections
The minor, a U.S. citizen by birth, was detained a month ago along with her undocumented parents and four siblings while en route to a medical appointment in Houston. When faced with the option of separation, the family chose to stay together
Lack of resources for healthcare and the growth of the anti-vaccine movement make it difficult to confront the worst wave of infections in three decades
The reopening of some of the largest detention facilities and the adaptation of military bases to house migrants are aimed at fulfilling the Republican’s major campaign promise
Opponents of the Republican state’s heavy-handed immigration program say spending of more than $11 billion has diverted funds from other areas