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Ted Hesson

Ted Hesson

Immigration Reporter at Reuters - USA, Washington, D.C. Bureau

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Recent Articles

reuters.com

ICE plans call center to track unaccompanied migrant children, other immigration offenders

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aims to open a call center that would have a dedicated unit to track down unaccompanied migrant children with the help of state and local police, an agency contracting document said, part of a wider Trump administration effort to find and potentially deport the minors.
29 days ago
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Trump sets refugee ceiling at record-low 7,500 with focus on white ...

U.S. President Donald Trump set the refugee admissions ceiling at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, the lowest cap on record, a White House document published on Thursday said, part of a broader effort to reshape refugee policies in the U.S. and worldwide.
about 1 month ago
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ICE eyes contract to rapidly move immigrants from Texas jails to de...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is asking companies to submit proposals for how they would provide round-the-clock services to transport immigrant detainees from Texas jails to ICE custody, documents published this week showed, a move that could speed up deportations and free up ICE officers.
about 1 month ago
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US expands facial recognition at borders to track non-citizens

The U.S. will expand the use of facial recognition technology to track non-citizens entering and leaving the country in order to combat visa overstays and passport fraud, according to a government document published on Friday.
about 1 month ago
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New York attorney general urges public to report ICE activity after...

New York State's attorney general on Wednesday urged the public to submit photos, videos and other documentation of federal immigration operations to her office for review, a day after a high-profile raid targeted Manhattan street vendors.
about 1 month ago
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Exclusive: ICE, Border Patrol agents to receive pay during governme...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has promised tens of thousands of federal agents carrying out his immigration crackdown that they will be paid during the government shutdown, according to emails seen by Reuters, even as other federal workers go without pay.
about 2 months ago
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Trump administration planning 7,500-person refugee ceiling, sources...

President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to set a refugee admissions cap at 7,500 people this fiscal year, a record low that prioritizes white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity, three people familiar with the matter said.
2 months ago
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New York governor criticizes ICE officers who she says shoved and i...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul criticized federal immigration officers who she said shoved and injured journalists at a New York City courthouse on Tuesday, the latest in a series of violent confrontations as tensions rise over President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
2 months ago
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Trump administration urges other nations to join its push to restri...

Top Trump administration officials urged other nations on Thursday to join a global campaign to roll back asylum protections, a major shift that would seek to reshape the post-World War Two framework around humanitarian migration.
2 months ago
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ICE arrests Des Moines public schools superintendent

DHS said Roberts was arrested carrying a loaded handgun, cash and a fixed-blade hunting knife.
2 months ago
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Trump administration proposes new H-1B visa process favoring higher...

The Trump administration released a proposal on Tuesday that would rework the H-1B visa selection process to favor higher-skilled and better-paid workers, according to a related Federal Register notice, a move that follows a White House proclamation on Friday introducing a $100,000 fee for the visas.
2 months ago
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Washington's immigrant neighborhoods push back against ICE arrests

Mount Pleasant has been home for decades to immigrants from El Salvador and other Central American countries who run restaurants and other businesses even as the area has gentrified.
3 months ago
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US judge keeps block on Trump effort to deport Guatemalan unaccompa...

The judge criticized the administration's assertion that the children's parents wanted them deported.
3 months ago
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US judge extends block on deportations of unaccompanied Guatemalan ...

The lawsuit stems from an attempt by Trump's administration to suddenly deport 76 unaccompanied Guatemalan minors on August 31.
3 months ago
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Exclusive: Trump administration plans push at UN to restrict global...

President Donald Trump's administration plans to call for sharply narrowing the right to asylum at the United Nations later this month, documents show, as it seeks to undo the post-World War Two framework around humanitarian protection.
3 months ago
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Lawyer says many immigrants detained at Hyundai US facility appeare...

A U.S. immigration lawyer representing more than a dozen workers arrested at a Hyundai facility in Georgia last week said on Wednesday that many of the nearly 500 picked up appeared to be working legally, contradicting allegations by authorities.
3 months ago
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US to target more businesses after Hyundai raid, top official says

US to target more businesses after Hyundai raid, top official says
3 months ago
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Trump ready for second stage of sanctions on Russia over Ukraine co...

Trump ready for second stage of sanctions on Russia over Ukraine conflict
3 months ago
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Trump administration offers to pay police wages in places that join...

Trump administration offers to pay police wages in places that join immigration enforcement
3 months ago
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US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan ...

The ruling followed a complaint filed in the early morning by the National Immigration Law Center, a pro-immigrant advocacy group, on behalf of 10 children ages 10-17.
3 months ago
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Political standoff intensifies over Trump's plans for Chicago crack...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Trump wants to deploy troops to halt or manipulate U.S. midterms.
3 months ago