Hacker News with Generative AI: Immigration

Admin Admits Deporting Wrong Guy to El Salvador Prison–They Won't Bring Him Home (thedailybeast.com)
The Trump administration admitted it accidentally deported a Maryland father with protected status to a notorious Salvadoran mega prison, but officials are refusing to bring him home—and the government claims the courts can’t make them.
Immigration, Law, Government, El Salvador
24 points by wahnfrieden 6 hours ago | 2 comments
Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is "Only a Matter of Time" (propublica.org)
The deportation flight was in the air over Mexico when chaos erupted in the back of the plane, the flight attendant recalled. A little girl had collapsed. She had a high fever and was taking ragged, frantic breaths.
Air Travel, Immigration, Safety
10 points by hn_acker 14 hours ago | 3 comments
U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an 'Administrative Error' (nytimes.com)
A Maryland man who was in the United States legally was deported to El Salvador and imprisoned there because of an “administrative error,” Trump administration officials said in a court filing on Monday, adding that American courts lacked the jurisdiction to have him released.
Immigration, Government, Law, Error, United States
12 points by perihelions 15 hours ago | 1 comments
University student targeted by Trump leaves the US (bbc.com)
A Cornell University graduate student who had his US visa revoked due to protest activities against Israel has chosen to leave the US rather than be deported.
Politics, Immigration, Universities, United States
12 points by tartoran 16 hours ago | 0 comments
US accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian prison, can't get him back (independent.co.uk)
The Trump administration accidentally sent a Salvadorian immigrant to a notorious Salvadorian prison and says it can’t do anything to get him back.
Immigration, International Relations, Government, Legal Issues, Human Rights
207 points by croes 20 hours ago | 130 comments
Tips for Travelers Entering the U.S. Now: Check Your Visa, Turn Off Your Phone (nytimes.com)
At airports and land borders across the country, tourists and other visitors coming to the United States have reported being caught up in the Trump administration’s campaign of “enhanced vetting.”
Travel, Immigration, US Government, Security
14 points by zzzeek 1 day ago | 5 comments
Net migration into the UK has tripled post-Brexit (bigissue.com)
One of the key ideas behind Brexit was to “take back control” of immigration. Back in 2010, David Cameron pledged to bring net migration to under 100,000 a year, but the promise was never met. Brexit was widely thought to “get the job done” by stopping unlimited inflows from EU citizens.
Immigration, Brexit, UK Politics
23 points by nicoburns 2 days ago | 15 comments
ACLU Obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide" (bsky.app)
Civil Liberties, Immigration, Law Enforcement
16 points by perihelions 2 days ago | 28 comments
ICE Revoking Students' Immigration Statuses Without Their or the Uni's Knowledge (zeteo.com)
In a developing story, it appears the Trump administration is quietly targeting even more students for deportation and doing so in a way that is taking universities and the students themselves completely by surprise.
Immigration, Politics, Education, Law
123 points by ColinWright 2 days ago | 41 comments
Trump Admin Spies on Social Media of Student Visa Holders (kenklippenstein.com)
The Trump administration is requiring that foreign students studying in, or seeking to study in the United States, pass an ideological test in order to obtain a visa, according to a “sensitive” State Department directive issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and which I obtained.
Politics, Immigration, Education, Surveillance
16 points by bbqfog 3 days ago | 0 comments
The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account (theatlantic.com)
On March 18, the official White House account on X posted two photographs of Virginia Basora-Gonzalez, a woman who was arrested earlier this month by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The post described her as a “previously deported alien felon convicted of fentanyl trafficking,” and celebrated her capture as a win for the administration. In one photograph, Basora-Gonzalez is shown handcuffed and weeping in a public parking lot.
Politics, Social Media, Immigration, Law Enforcement
10 points by zfg 3 days ago | 1 comments
International students get email asking them to self deport (indiatimes.com)
Hundreds of international students in the US are getting an email from the US Department of State (DOS) asking them to self-deport owing to campus activism.
International Students, Immigration, Politics, United States, Campus Activism
28 points by antman 3 days ago | 10 comments
ICE detains Harvard researcher from Russia who protested Ukraine war (msn.com)
A 30-year-old Harvard researcher from Russia has been held for more than a month at a private detention center in Louisiana where federal immigration officers are sending a growing number of international students with lives here suddenly in jeopardy.
Immigration, Politics, Russia, Academia, Law Enforcement
11 points by MilnerRoute 4 days ago | 2 comments
Trump Admin Spies on Social Media of Foreign Students (kenklippenstein.com)
The Trump administration is requiring that foreign students studying in, or seeking to study in the United States, pass an ideological test in order to obtain a visa, according to a “sensitive” State Department directive issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and which I obtained.
Politics, Immigration, Education, United States
14 points by mdhb 4 days ago | 1 comments
Russian researcher at Harvard, protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE (nbcnews.com)
A Russian medical researcher at Harvard University is being detained at a Louisiana immigration facility after her visa was revoked last month over undeclared frog embryo samples found in her luggage, her lawyer told NBC News.
Russia, Immigration, Science, Law, Politics
15 points by mifydev 4 days ago | 3 comments
DHS, FBI docs question using tattoos to ID Tren de Aragua gang members (usatoday.com)
Federal agents have been sweeping up Venezuelan migrants and transporting them to a Salvadoran prison based in large part on tattoos depicting stopwatches, Michael Jordan logos and other ink art they claim betrays an allegiance to the Tren de Aragua street gang.
Law Enforcement, Crime, Immigration, Venezuela, Gangs
5 points by Anon84 5 days ago | 0 comments
ICE Deported Someone to El Salvador Megaprison over Paperwork Error (newrepublic.com)
The Trump administration sent a Venezuelan national with no criminal record to a Salvadoran megaprison based on an administrative error, according to The Miami Herald.
Immigration, Law, Politics, Central America
17 points by perihelions 5 days ago | 0 comments
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll are now considering leaving the US (nature.com)
Cuts to research funding in the US have forced many scientists to rethink their careers.
Science, Research Funding, United States, Academia, Immigration
24 points by jslezak 5 days ago | 5 comments
Scientist who fled Russia for US after Ukraine war detained, faces deportation (theins.press)
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained in the United States and placed in immigration detention.
Science, Russia, Immigration, Politics, Ukraine
29 points by inverted_flag 5 days ago | 1 comments
Federal Government Detains International Student at Tufts (nytimes.com)
An international student in a graduate program at Tufts University was taken into federal custody on Tuesday outside an off-campus apartment building, according to the university’s president and an attorney representing the student.
Education, Immigration, Law Enforcement
108 points by breadwinner 6 days ago | 48 comments
Masked homeland security abducting foreign graduate student from Tufts (apnews.com)
A Turkish national who is a doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by federal agents without explanation, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
Immigration, Law Enforcement, Higher Education, Human Rights, International Relations
152 points by pmags 6 days ago | 26 comments
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by immigrants (cnn.com)
Florida, Immigration, Labor Shortages, Politics
24 points by pavel_lishin 7 days ago | 4 comments
German electrical engineer with green card stripped and 'violently interrogated' (theguardian.com)
Berlin is investigating whether US immigration policy has changed, after a German national who is a permanent US resident was detained and “violently interrogated” by US border officials.
Immigration, Germany, United States, Politics, Law Enforcement
94 points by KnuthIsGod 7 days ago | 65 comments
Is it time for a second passport? (theatlantic.com)
Even as Donald Trump advertises his hard-line approach to border crossers, he is actively soliciting one particular group of immigrants: rich ones.
Citizenship, Immigration, Politics, Wealth
10 points by Anon84 8 days ago | 1 comments
A French university is offering 'scientific asylum' for US talent (theguardian.com)
In six weeks, the Trump administration’s “rapid scheduled disassembly” of American science has been as sharp and deep as its trashing of the US’s alliances and goodwill; Earth science, weather forecasting and early warning systems, medical research (including cancer research), Nasa.
Science, Politics, Immigration, Academia, United States
13 points by etiam 8 days ago | 3 comments
The Indian scholar arrested in US over Palestinian sympathies (bbc.com)
It was an invitation from a classmate 15 years ago that changed the life of Badar Khan Suri, an Indian scholar now facing deportation from the US over accusations he is linked to a Hamas member.
Politics, International Relations, Immigration, Middle East
11 points by vinni2 9 days ago | 0 comments
Europe's New Initiatives to Attract Global Scientists and Researchers (substack.com)
Europe, Science, Research, Immigration, Policy
11 points by andrewstetsenko 9 days ago | 0 comments
Trump seeks social media profiles of all green cards applicants (independent.co.uk)
The Trump administration’s proposal to vet social media profiles of green card applicants already legally in the U.S. has been condemned in initial public feedback as an attack on free speech.
Immigration, Politics, Social Media, Free Speech
15 points by kallistisoft 9 days ago | 1 comments
A Trump H-1B crackdown could hit Big Tech hard, with Amazon suffering most (restofworld.org)
As U.S. President Donald Trump sends mixed signals on the H-1B visa program, Amazon could find itself in a tight spot.
Immigration, Politics, Technology, Business
14 points by impish9208 9 days ago | 1 comments
IRS nears deal with ICE to share data of undocumented immigrants (theguardian.com)
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly nearing a deal to allow immigration officials to use tax data to support Donald Trump’s deportation agenda, according to reports by the Washington Post.
Immigration, Politics, Government, Data Sharing
13 points by vinni2 9 days ago | 0 comments