Immigration News

Daily Immigration News Clips – January 30, 2025

1/30/25
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 30, 2025.

National

ABC News Trump signs Laken Riley Act, setting up next phase of immigration crackdown
By Stacey Dec

CNN Trump directs Guantanamo Bay to be prepared to host up to 30,000 migrants
By Michael Williams and Haley Britzky

The New York Times Trump Says U.S. Will Hold Migrants at Guantánamo
By Hamed Aleaziz and Carol Rosenberg

The Washington Post Trump plans to build mass detention camp for deportees at Guantánamo Bay
By Nick Miroff and Dan Lamothe

Politico Noem defends DHS decision to revoke protections for Venezuelans
By Ali Bianco

The Bulwark Trump Turns Schools Into an Immigration Battleground
By Adrian Carrasquillo

The Guardian ‘No rebuilding without them’: Trump’s immigration crackdown will affect disaster recovery
By Nina Lakhani

BBC Migrants on edge as Trump administration ramps up raids and arrests
By Bernd Debusmann Jr

Local

USA Today Oklahoma education board approves rule to ask immigration status of students, parents
By Murray Evans and Alexia Aston

The New York Times DeSantis Says He Will Veto Immigration Bill in Clash With Lawmakers
By Patricia Mazzei

WTOP News DC-area restaurants worry how increased ICE enforcement will impact their immigrant employees
By John Domen

The Texas Tribune An immigrant faces deportation after a routine traffic stop in Texas, sparking more fear
By Alejandro Serrano

The Daily Beast U.S. Citizens Reportedly Detained After Being Overheard Speaking Spanish
By Sean Craig

The New York Times Inside the N.Y.C. Immigration Crackdown: Show of Force Yields 39 Arrests
By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Chelsia Rose Marcius

Chicago Tribune Esteban Rodriguez: Cicero’s residents are particularly vulnerable under Donald Trump’s agenda
By Esteban Rodriguez

The Palm Beach Report DeSantis is throwing an immigration fit. Make his special session extra special. | Opinion
By Frank Cerabino

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial: It's not Pittsburgh's job to enforce federal immigration law
By The Editorial Board