News Summaries in February 2025
“Trump Seeks to Fast-Track Deportations of Hundreds of Thousands,” Washington Post, Feb. 28, 2025 The Trump administration will try to expand the use of “expedited removal” from within 100 miles of the border to the entire United States. It’s a step aimed at removing more than one million migrants admitted into the U.S. during the Biden administration. To find even more migrants to remove, Trump administration officials have instructed immigration officers to examine nearly 8 million deportation cases on the dockets. According to an internal administration memo, migrants could be quickly deported if they crossed the border illegally, were allowed into the country on parole or with a notice to report to immigration authorities, and have not applied for asylum. The memo says immigrants who arrived legally also could be targeted if they lacked documents or misrepresented themselves. The group could include Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and others who entered legally through ...