Newswatch Immigration State-by-State
Arkansas
EU expanding its powers to track, deport migrants | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
March 30, 2026 04:23 AM EDT
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
BRUSSELS -- The European Union is expanding its powers to track, raid and deport migrants to "return hubs" in third countries in Africa and elsewhere, quietly adopting tactics of the United States' Trump administration that have drawn public criticism across the 27-nation bloc.
Florida
Cubans in Central Florida feel a change is coming, but concerns about deportations also rise
March 30, 2026 07:00 AM EDT
the Orlando Sentinel
Cuban immigrants, once among the most legally privileged in the U.S., may be forced to relinquish their protections and pushed to the forefront of immigration crackdowns.
Florida
ICE-friendly Florida leads nation in immigration arrests
March 27, 2026 03:52 PM EDT
Orlando Weekly
Data from the New York Times shows the Miami field office conducted the highest number of immigration arrests in 2025 and so far this year.
Idaho
Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown - East Idaho News
March 25, 2026 03:56 PM EDT
East Idaho News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency’s acting head said Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and put restraints on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda met fierce resistance in Congress. The TSA’s Ha Nguyen McNeill described the mounting […]
Iowa
Iowa immigrants fear the Trump administration's move toward mass deportation
January 27, 2025 01:00 AM EST
The Gazette.
President Donald Trump’s pledge to enact mass deportations has spread fear and panic across Iowa’s immigrant communities, especially in parts of the state where immigrants are a large part of
Maine
Data: Only 6% of those arrested during January ICE surge in Maine had criminal convictions
March 31, 2026 02:52 PM EDT
New Hampshire Public Radio
The new figures from the Deportation Data Project provide fresh insight into who was arrested during the operation.
Maryland
Maryland immigration arrests have tripled under Trump, data shows
March 31, 2026 05:17 PM EDT
The Banner.
ICE administrative arrests in Maryland more than tripled during the first year of Trump’s second term as compared to former President Joe Biden’s last year in office, a Banner analysis of newly released data shows.
Massachusetts
Immigrants in Mass. can get free legal help. Beacon Hill is debating the program's future
March 30, 2026 02:20 AM EDT
WBUR.
The program, known as the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative, provides pro bono legal assistance to low-income immigrants facing removal.
Minnesota
Lawsuit Accuses Federal Government of Fast-Tracking Deportations for Somali Nationals - Legal Reader
March 25, 2026 10:31 PM EDT
Legal Reader.
A recently-filed lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of fast-tracking deportation proceedings for Somali immigrants in Minnesota, allegedly depriving them of their right to a fair hearing and expediting their removal from the United States.
Mississippi
Is there a No Kings protest near you today in Mississippi? See a map
March 28, 2026 05:03 AM EDT
Hattiesburg American.
Mississippi residents plan 'No Kings' protests on March 28 against President Trump's policies, including the Iran war and mass deportation. When, where
Ohio
Ohio counties cash in on helping ICE immigration enforcement. See who
March 30, 2026 02:44 PM EDT
The Columbus Dispatch
An ACLU of Ohio report shows that law enforcement agencies in 14 Ohio counties started work with ICE Or the U.S. Marshals Service.
Oklahoma
Mullin confirmed to lead DHS, head Trump immigration efforts
March 25, 2026 11:36 AM EDT
Ponca City News.
ALICIA DIAZ AND CAITLIN REILLY Bloomberg News (TNS) WASHINGTON — Markwayne Mullin was confirmed Department of Homeland Security secretary, placing the Oklahoma senator in charge of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has triggered a 37-day funding shutdown of the cabinet agency. The Senate voted 54-45 mostly along party lines Monday to confirm Mullin, a first-term Republican senator and former mixed martial arts fighter who has been a staunch defender of Donald Trump’s deportation campaign.
Oregon
Venezuelan migrant sues Trump administration over deportation to notorious CECOT prison | MyCentralOregon.com - Horizon Broadcasting Group, LLC
March 25, 2026 12:58 PM EDT
Central Oregon Daily News.
The entrance of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) that is located t the municipality of Tecoluca, in San Vicente, El Salvador, on October 12, 2023. (Alex Pena/Anadolu via Getty Images)(NEW YORK
South Carolina
ICE agents will screen attenders of Marine Corps graduation ceremonies
March 31, 2026 09:53 AM EDT
The Guardian.
Families fear undocumented relatives could be turned away or detained at recruit celebrations in South Carolina
Texas
Liam Ramos and his father were flown on Delta to ICE detention in Texas, video shows
March 27, 2026 01:25 PM EDT
CBS News
Video obtained through a public records request shows 5-year-old Liam Ramos, who became a face of the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis when he was detained while wearing a bunny hat, being flown with his father to Texas on a Delta Air Lines flight.
