Ximena Bustillo
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- Sep 4, 2026
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'Hidden tribunals': Immigration court due process in tumult with new locations (opens the original)
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Immigrants are being told last minute about new in-person hearings at previously undisclosed courtroom locations. That's according to five immigration attorneys who reviewed notices or observed the hearings and spoke to NPR about them. The last-minute notifications appear to be another tactic in a broader strategy from the Trump administration to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options to speed up arrests and deportations. NPR has learned that over the past few weeks, immig
Immigration policies prompt differing messages from Republicans and Democrats (opens the original)
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Immigration officers are breaking records for how many people they are arresting, and both Republicans and Democrats are hoping the administration's latest strategies will help them this midterm cycle. Here to break down the latest on the politics is NPR's immigration policy correspondent Ximena Bustillo. Hey, Ximena. DETROW: This issue has been so front and center. It's been graphic. It's been emotional for so many voters. It's been very divisive. So how is it playing out in the election? BUSTI
ICE says it has enough body cameras now, after series of deadly shootings (opens the original)
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it now has enough body cameras to equip all its officers and agents. The update comes after years of immigration officials telling lawmakers and advocates that they did not have enough devices for a body-worn camera program to be implemented agency-wide. "Training required to equip individual officers remains ongoing and we expect to complete this training soon," an unnamed spokesperson told NPR in a statement. Cameras could help alleviate some concerns a
They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards (opens the original)
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Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. Hundreds of Afghans who fought alongside U.S. troops and supported the U.S. government in Afghanistan are now worried their green cards could be revoked. In Afghanistan, their efforts ranged from custodial jobs at the U.S. embassy, to technology and engineering roles with U.S. contractors and companies. Some were on the frontlines of combat as interpreters. In the years leading up to the U.S.'s chaotic 2021 withdrawal from Kabul, Congres
The Trump administration has undercut the U.S. asylum program. These 3 charts show how (opens the original)
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The Trump administration, for over a year, has chipped away at immigrants' ability to claim asylum, undercutting one of the few remaining ways for people fleeing persecution to stay in the U.S. In the latest change this week, asylum officers could send hundreds of thousands more asylum applications to immigration courts. As a result, more asylum seekers are expected to be denied legal permission to stay in the country. The rule affects applications filed at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servi
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