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Requests for a “top 10 positive accomplishments” of Donald Trump’s second presidential term must rely on partisan claims, executive actions, and early statutory wins rather than an authoritative, neut...
Noncitizens on U.S. soil are entitled to protections under the Fifth Amendment: courts and advocates say the Due Process Clause applies to “persons,” not citizens only, and that enforcement practices ...
Voters and analysts disagree on whether Donald Trump’s second term (starting Jan 20, 2025) is “better” than his first (2017–2021). Early polls showed higher approval at the start of term two (47%) tha...
Federal courts have repeatedly found specific U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) practices unconstitutional or unlawful, particularly when those practices relied on error-prone databases, ...
The most clearly documented landmark statutes President Trump signed in his second term are the Laken Riley Act — presented as his first law of the 47th Presidency — and the expansive One Big Beautifu...
U.S. deportation activity surged in late 2024 and early 2025 with dozens to hundreds of removal flights reported monthly (127 ICE removal flights in December, including 24 to Mexico) and at least tens...
President Trump’s most prominent legislative achievement in 2025 is the passage and signing of the sweeping tax-and-spending package commonly called the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which consolidates ta...
Federal law and policy currently include several specific protections for unaccompanied migrant children: the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act requires screening and special care , t...
Congress has shaped ICE primarily through appropriations and targeted statutes: major funding packages and the “One Big Beautiful Bill” dramatically expanded ICE’s budget and detention capacity, while...
Three principal INA provisions create mandatory detention categories: §236(c) for certain criminal/terror-related noncitizens, §241(a) for the statutory removal period (with categorical bars for some ...
The second Trump administration has rapidly expanded enforcement tools, funding and operational activity aimed at mass removals — including a $170.1 billion Congressional package for immigration enfor...
Legal immigrants can be deported under three core criminal umbrellas: aggravated felonies, crimes involving moral turpitude (CIMTs) — including two or more CIMTs after admission — and certain enumerat...
Undocumented immigrants in the United States can be charged and prosecuted for non‑immigration crimes such as theft, assault, and burglary under both federal and state law; criminal convictions can al...