Judge Orders U.S. to Return Deported Man at Risk of Torture

Judge Orders U.S. to Return Deported Man at Risk of Torture

The Mexican man was sent to his home country after assisting federal law enforcement by testifying against Mexican drug cartels.

US supreme court clears way for Trump to deport migrants to countries not their own

Justices lift judicial order, handing victory to US president in his aggressive pursuit of mass deportations

Immigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say

Ahmed Soliman’s attorneys fear he may have been sent to one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious torture prisons.

USA: Torture and enforced disappearances in the Sunshine State: Human Rights Violations at "Alligator Alcatraz" and Krome in Florida - Amnesty International

This report presents Amnesty International’s findings from a research trip to southern Florida in September 2025, to document the human rights impacts of federal and state migration and asylum policies on mass detention and deportation, access to due process, and detention conditions since President Trump took office on 20 January 2025. In particular, it focuses […]

USA: Torture and enforced disappearances in the Sunshine State: Human Rights Violations at "Alligator Alcatraz" and Krome in Florida - Amnesty International

This report presents Amnesty International’s findings from a research trip to southern Florida in September 2025, to document the human rights impacts of federal and state migration and asylum policies on mass detention and deportation, access to due process, and detention conditions since President Trump took office on 20 January 2025. In particular, it focuses […]

Louisiana Is Paroling Prisoners in Order to Deport Them — ProPublica

Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported.

Federal judge extends order requiring access to lawyers for Minnesota immigration detainees

A federal judge has extended her order requiring that federal authorities give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately.

Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals

After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy deals made with dozens of countries. An in-depth investigation reveals the ‘show of force’ costing American taxpayers millions

“You Have Arrived in Hell”

The 81-page report, “‘You Have Arrived in Hell’: Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison,” provides a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador. In March and April 2025, the US government sent 252 Venezuelans, including dozens of asylum seekers, to the Center for Terrorism Confinement (Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, CECOT) mega prison in El Salvador, despite credible reports of serious human rights abuses in El Salvador’s prisons. The Venezuelans were subject to refoulement—being sent to where they would face torture or persecution—arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture, inhumane detention conditions and, in some cases, sexual violence.

Man’s Deportation to Somalia Sets Off a Wave of Concern Over Safety (Published 2006)

Deportation of Mohamad Rasheed Jama to Somalia sets off concern over repatriations to dangerous countries; Jama was deported because of 1989 conviction for possession of unlicensed gun; Supreme Court removed barriers to deportations to Somalia in 2005 even though country lacks central functioning government; issue arises of what United States should do with deportable immigrants who can neither be detained indefinitely nor safely repatriated; photo (M)

Guantanamo Detainee Was Tortured, Says Official Overseeing Military Trials

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A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.

Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.

Deportation Data Project

The Deportation Data Project obtains, posts, and analyzes internal U.S. government immigration enforcement data via public records litigation.

EXCLUSIVE: Cuban Asylum Seeker Deported to Africa Without ID, Money, or Cell Phone ~ L.A. TACO

Around 80 detainees were forcibly deported to multiple African countries including the Central African Republic which the U.S. strongly advises against visiting due to potential danger. L.A. TACO spoke with 37-year-old Aristides Fernandez Garcia, who has no idea what the future looks like after his 90-day visa expires.

Lawyers see imminent decision in third-country deportation case

The forthcoming ruling could reshape the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program.