Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, a victim of the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility, continues to be in critical condition. His wife is 39 weeks pregnant. It’s a boy. “What if he never even gets to meet him?” She wants the world to know her husband: www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...

Mayra, a migrant from Nicaragua, was inside the Dallas ICE facility this morning for her immigration check in. Around 6:20 a.m. local time, she says she heard about 20 gunshots, and that at times she could feel the bullets hitting the building. www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...

The other day, a successful immigrant with a good job voluntarily left the U.S. out of fear of being deported. Samuel Kangethe boarded a flight to Kenya on Sunday. NPR was with him during his last two days in the U.S. Here’s his story: www.npr.org/2025/08/19/n...

Sam Kangethe has lived in the U.S. for 16 years. He’s from Kenya & came to study. But he’s in a legal limbo: his open immigration case from a past marriage has made him deportable. So he’s opted to leave on his own terms, leaving children & wife behind. www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...

Federal judge says TPS holders from Honduras, Nicaragua & Nepal want liberty & the American dream, but "Instead, they are told to atone for their race, leave because of their names, and purify their blood.” She delayed TPS expiration for those countries. www.npr.org/2025/07/31/n...

Carlos Daniel Terán says he thought he was going to die at the CECOT. Andry Hernandez describes the place as “hell on Earth.” Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse www.npr.org/2025/07/27/n... w/ Manuel Rueda

NPR correspondents and member station reporters will continue to report from the floods, city council, Congress, and across the world. You always make it possible, despite old & new challenges. That’s the power of public radio. You are NPR. Support here: adoptastation.org

Recently, this story from @sergiomarbel.bsky.social which lets you hear from people in a really intimate way what this terrible disaster was like for them. www.npr.org/2025/07/09/n...

For no reason at all, just want to say I'm proud of my work over my nearly 10 years at @npr.org and of the work of so many of my colleagues and our member station partners. Here's a list of things I've loved over the years.

“I thought my mom was going to die in front of me.” How 19-year-old Taylor Bergmann fought to save the people in his family after the Guadalupe River smashed through their home in Hunt, Texas. t.co/aPNY3cLhRp

NEW: As of 9am CT, the death toll in Kerr County is 59 due to the flooding in Texas’ Hill Country. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said that includes 38 adults and 21 children. 11 Camp Mystic campers are unaccounted for. 8 people have died in nearby counties due to floods.

At least 24 people are dead after flash flooding in Texas’ Hill Country. Dozens remain missing, including 21-year-old Ella Rose, who was staying with friends at a house near the Guadalupe River. Rescue efforts continue. My latest from Kerrville, Texas: t.co/RfKu0pZRJw

'You barely see people out': How immigration raids are reshaping daily life in Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico's Dominican neighborhood. www.npr.org/2025/06/07/n...

JUST IN: Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should be.

Today, more than ever, is important that you help us protect the vital, free public service NPR and its member stations provide. It’s free and independent journalism. It’s public because of YOU — You can keep it alive. www.npr.org/donations/su...

President Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR. “It’s the latest move by Trump and his administration to utilize federal powers to control or hamstring institutions whose actions or viewpoints he disagrees with.” apnews.com/article/trum...

OK, pero TIENEN que ver el Tiny Desk de PJ Sin Suela. ¡Que orgullo ser de la misma isla que él, de Puerto Rico, y de trabajar en un lugar que le da una plataforma! youtu.be/pmu2rshSEFg?...

"To President Trump and his cabinet, I'm not afraid of you." — Mohsen Mahdawi Federal judge orders release of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi www.npr.org/2025/04/30/n...

Yasmelin Velazquez has waited 10 months for her first immigration court date. But a last-minute hospitalization has led to more anxiety — missing her court date could be bad news. This is a day in the life of one migrant seeking to stay in the U.S.: www.npr.org/2025/04/14/g...

The latest episode of @npr.org’s Code Switch is the result of over a month of reporting & conversations with devastated parents whose sons are in El Salvador, or were in Gitmo, as part of Trump’s policies. Please give it a listen wherever you listen to podcasts. t.co/TM5mTYfUgs

#BREAKING Death toll in Dominican Rep. nightclub disaster rises to 113: emergency services

Y. was working her regular shift at a California Walmart on Monday when she got an email from DHS. "It is time for you to leave the United States," the email began as part of Trump's push to revoke temporary legal status for some migrants. www.npr.org/2025/04/08/g...

NEW: U.S. Supreme Court pauses midnight deadline for the Trump administration to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador. The court gives both sides until tomorrow afternoon to respond.

From the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals judges in their decision re: Abrego Garcia: "The U.S. government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the U.S. off the street and remove him from the country without due process." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEW: 4th Circuit Court of Appeals denies Trump administration's motion to stay judge decision ordering the gov to return Kilmar Abrego García to the U.S., the Maryland man deported to El Salvador due to clerical error. Deadline of 11:59 p.m. remains. Background: www.npr.org/2025/04/04/n...

"This was an illegal act," U.S. Federal District Judge Paula Xinis told DOJ lawyers at a hearing about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador. She ordered DOJ to bring back Abrego Garcia to the U.S. by 11:59 p.m. Monday. www.npr.org/2025/04/04/n... w/ @joelrose.bsky.social

Josue Basto is one of the migrants sent to El Salvador. His sister says Basto's record is clean and that he was targeted for his tattoos, which include a clock marking the time of his son's birth. The Trump administration says he's Tren de Aragua. www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...

"We trusted that the U.S. was going to respect his rights — they don't respect human rights." Families of deported Venezuelans dispute gang claims after deportations under Alien Enemies Act www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...

NEW: President Trump invokes the Alien Enemies Act. Venezuelan citizens who are at least 14 years old & are members of Tren de Aragua & are not naturalized or lawful permanent residents “are liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, & removed.” www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar was on @npr.org Morning Edition and Michel Martin asked him all the important questions re: Mahmoud Khalil. What's the specific conduct the gov alleges Khalil's engaged in? Is criticizing the U.S. government a deportable offense? www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...

NEW: @aclu.org, @irap.bsky.social, and @ccrjustice.org have sued the Trump administration to stop the transfer of immigrants to Guantánamo Bay. Lawsuit is filed on behalf of 10 immigrants currently in immigration detention facilities in TX, VA, and AZ. All have final orders of removal.

New: The Trump administration fired five judges from federal immigration courts in Texas. Union president tells me: “We can give President Trump congratulations ‘cause he just increased the backlog of immigration cases.” www.texastribune.org/2025/02/27/t...

"I said to myself, 'I'm really going to die here.'" NPR spoke to immigrants sent to Guantánamo who allege they were mistreated by soldiers and blocked from contacting attorneys. One of them tried to harm himself twice during his detention in Guantánamo. www.npr.org/2025/02/25/n...

The sidewalk outside of the Guatemalan migrant reception center was the scene of intense emotion everyday this last week. Families traveled for hours to received their loved ones who were caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. Here are the stories some of the migrants being deported.

The moms of Guantánamo immigrant detainees met on Whatsapp and used the app to share information and fight back — like a virtual version of Argentina's Plaza de Mayo, where mothers whose sons were disappeared by the dictatorship demonstrated for years. www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n...

Last night, 177 Venezuelans immigrants who were detained in Guantánamo Bay arrived in Caracas. The Trump administration had said they were sending the worst criminals there. But that's not true. Court docs say 30% were considered "low threat." www.npr.org/2025/02/21/n...

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has rescinded the TPS extension for Haitians. President Biden had extended the temporary protected status to people from Haiti until February 2026. Noem’s decision means the status will expire on Aug. 3, unless the Trump administration extends it.

Immigrants are pushing back against President Trump’s immigration crackdown, and a new song has become something of a rallying cry. The song is called DONALTRON. It’s a dembow with a sick beat and powerful lyrics. Get ready to dance! www.npr.org/2025/02/15/n...

“The story of Carlos is an example of how immigrants — some without legal status, others with legal protections — are being caught up in President Donald Trump's promises of mass arrests and deportations, despite not having a criminal record.” Read more from @sergiomarbel.bsky.social @npr.org

Some of the people picked up by immigration officers under Trump don't have a criminal record. 18-year-old Carlos came to the U.S. legally in November. No record. He bought his first bicycle on Jan. 25. He was arrested the next day and has been in detention since: www.npr.org/2025/02/04/n...

Some of the people picked up by immigration officers under Trump don't have a criminal record. 18-year-old Carlos came to the U.S. legally in November. No record. He bought his first bicycle on Jan. 25. He was arrested the next day and has been in detention since: www.npr.org/2025/02/04/n...

NEW: The @aclu.org, and a group of immigrant rights groups including @raicestexas.bsky.social, @lasamericasiac.bsky.social & @florenceproject.bsky.social have sued the Trump administration over it's executive action suspending asylum at the U.S. southern border. Lawsuit: www.aclu.org/cases/refuge...

It’s Colombia, not Columbia.

The @aclu.org & immigrant rights orgs have filed a lawsuit challenging Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. “We will not let this attack on newborns and future generations of Americans go unchallenged,” said ACLU ED Anthony D. Romero. “We will ultimately prevail.”

President Trump has ordered the termination of the humanitarian parole for migrants fleeing Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. More than 530k migrants had been granted the temporary stay, after being vetted and showing of a sponsor. The program was created to reduce unlawful border crossings.

The CBP One app, which allows asylum seekers to schedule an appointment at a port of entry, seems to have been shut down, per CBP website. Migrants waiting in Mexico were worried this was going to happen: www.npr.org/2024/12/19/n...

In his speech, President Trump says he’ll declare national emergency at Southern border and will “send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country.” Important to note that Trump is inheriting a fairly quiet border: www.npr.org/2025/01/15/n...

Trump vows to end birthright citizenship in executive order www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g...

Some personal news: I’m back on the immigration beat, which I covered during the first Trump administration, for a temporary assignment.

Proud to be working with @jasgarsd.bsky.social, @sergiomarbel.bsky.social, @ximenabustillo.bsky.social and many others across NPR and public radio as we cover this pivotal moment.