Trump takes cues from Bukele in plan to deport a million people

The president defends his right to implement a deportation plan: "I must be allowed to exercise the position for which I was elected"

Trump takes cues from Bukele in plan to deport a million people

Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele are undeniable allies. Beyond sending several hundred Venezuelan migrants — accused with scant evidence of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang — to Bukele’s maximum-security prison, Trump sees a reflection of himself in the Salvadoran leader’s authoritarian approach as he unleashes his machinery to fulfill a promise of the largest deportation effort in U.S. history. In both El Salvador and now the United States…

As Trump aims to deport millions, one pathway to legal status got bigger

A Biden-era rule eases the path for workers to be sponsored for U.S. permanent residency, an attractive option for those in horse-racing looking for a competitive edge.(Image credit: Lydia Schweickart for NPR)

A world in crisis of solidarity, where seeking refuge is a crimeThe relationship between Leon XIV and Trump: Will bridges be built between Washington and the Vatican?The U.S. military has spent more than 21 million dollars on flights to deport U.S. migrants since President Donald Trump's second term began on January 20, according to figures released this Monday.Trump believes that the country suffers an “invasion” and has promised to expel milli…

President Donald Trump has reactivated his immigration agenda with a new offensive that contemplates the strengthening of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE). Through an official proclamation spread on social networks, Trump announced the launch of the so-called “Homecoming Project,” a federal campaign that seeks to intensify mass deportations in the United States. The plan includes the hiring of at least 20,000 new immigration age…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, presented an immigration plan to the Trump administration on Monday to use members of the Florida National Guard as judges to deport immigrants and for the state Highway Patrol to conduct its own immigration raids. The governor's proposal requests federal authorization to use the Judge Advocate General's Corps, a military justice branch, of the Florida National Guard as immigration judges to "help exp…