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State Department Created Office of Remigration in 2025
The office processes payments for third-country deportations. A congressional notification placed it inside the Bureau of Population, Migration, and Refugees. Staff began handling transfers by late 2025.
foxnews.comICE Prepares Environmental Reviews for Proposed Detention Facilities at Texas Warehouse Sites
The Department of Homeland Security is moving forward with contracts for warehouse sites in San Antonio and near El Paso while reviewing work near Hagerstown, Maryland, under a court order. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered a review of the $38 billion project l…
thesouthafrican.comUK Joins EU Ministers in Pledge to Ease Deportation of Foreign Nationals
The UK has joined ministers from other European countries in a joint political declaration to be issued on Friday. The statement calls for stricter implementation of human rights law under the European Convention on Human Rights to facilitate the deportation of serious foreign cr…
fi-magazine.comUN Experts Call on Equatorial Guinea to Stop Accepting US Deportees
Human rights experts at the United Nations issued a public appeal to Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday to stop plans to return US deportees to countries where they face persecution. The statement, cosigned by the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights, follows reports that…
Washington ExaminerAppeals Court Questions Justice Department on Third-Country Deportation Policy
A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday on the Trump administration's policy of deporting immigrants without permanent legal status to countries other than their nation of origin. The Supreme Court has twice allowed the policy to proceed during ongoing litigation.
winnipegfreepress.comDominican Opposition Criticizes Agreement With U.S. on Third-Country Deportees
Opposition figures in the Dominican Republic criticized a non-binding memorandum of understanding signed with the United States that allows the Caribbean nation to temporarily receive a limited number of third-country nationals without criminal records before they are returned to…
ReasonU.S. Citizen and Army Veteran Detained by ICE During California Workplace Raid
George Retes, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran, was tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, arrested and held for three days after driving into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation at his workplace in Ventura County, California, on July 10, 2025.
Washington ExaminerTrump Administration Mandatory Detention Policy Splits Appeals Courts
The Trump administration's policy of detaining immigrants during deportation proceedings has produced conflicting rulings from federal appeals courts. The 11th Circuit became the latest court to rule against the policy on Wednesday, joining the 2nd Circuit. The 5th and 8th Circui…
upi.comFederal Judge Allows ICE Deportation of Asylum-Denied Migrant to Third Country
A federal judge ruled on Monday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can deport 37-year-old Jose Yugar-Cruz to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite his withholding of removal order. Yugar-Cruz, who fled South America and was denied asylum in January 2025, expres…
thehindu.comActing ICE Director Todd Lyons to Depart This Spring
Todd Lyons, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is set to leave the federal government later this spring after over a year in the role. He plans to join the private sector and spend more time with family. The departure creates a leadership void at the age…