The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is showing signs of a shift in operations as the backlash from a second fatal shooting in Minneapolis intensifies. On Monday, a federal judge heard arguments on whether to temporarily halt the immigration crackdown in the city. The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued […]
Black Immigrants
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Deportations of African Migrants Triple Under Trump’s Second Term
African migrants in the United States are being arrested and deported at rapidly escalating rates under President Donald Trump’s second term, even though most have no criminal record. Deportations of people from African countries are on pace to nearly triple this year compared with the annual average during the Biden administration, according to a Capital […]
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Ghanaians Across Two Continents Are Living in Fear as U.S. Immigration Crackdowns Intensify
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Capital B has chosen to use first names for some sources due to security concerns. Photos by Adam Mahoney except where noted. GREATER ACCRA REGION, Ghana — About an hour and a half east of Ghana’s capital city, Gladys Adgy stood outside a stand in Kpone waiting […]
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West African Woman Attempts Suicide After U.S. Deportation to Non-Native Country
ACCRA, Ghana — A West African woman deported by the United States to Ghana recently attempted suicide in custody, and several other deportees have been secretly transferred, according to Ana Dionne-Lanier, an attorney for one of the deportees. Dozens of deportees have been sent to Africa from the U.S. since July after the Trump administration […]
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Chicago’s Black Immigrants Face New Wave of ICE Arrests and Uncertainty
CHICAGO — Olayemi Owoludun was still in high school when Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016. He was too young to vote, but not too young to feel its impact. A “terrified” friend who was an immigrant fell off the grid months after Trump’s first inauguration, he recalls. He was worried about his undocumented […]