Deportation

Netanyahu approves expulsion of terrorists with Israeli citizenship

One terrorist was released from prison in 2024 and will be immediately deported, while the other is due to be released in 2034 and will be deported at the conclusion of his sentence.

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Hamas terrorist in vehicle as they go with Red Cross vehicle to area within the Yellow Line, Gaza City, November 20, 2025.
US President Donald Trump sits at his desk, behind a hat that reads "America is back" at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 3, 2026.

Trump administration used private jets to deport Palestinians detained by ICE to West Bank - report

Several Palestinian men were deported from the United States on Monday using a private jet owned by Israeli-American Florida property tycoon Gil Dezer.

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Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council members Leslie Voltaire, January 23, 2026; illustrative.

US imposes visa restrictions on three Haitian officials linked to gangs

The US State Department restricts visas for three Haitian officials accused of empowering terrorist gangs, destabilizing the country.

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Iranian Americans march across Lafayette Park during a candlelight vigil outside the White House, January 16, 2026

US begins deportation of Iranian nationals in first since protests broke out, CNN reports

The Trump administration deported 14 Iranians to Iran on Sunday, the first such flight since nationwide protests erupted, as rights groups warn of severe risks facing returnees.

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Mahmoud Khalil downplays campus antisemitism, accuses students of 'participating in genocide'

Mahmoud Khalil accused Columbia University of creating a "manufactured public hysteria about antisemitism" and likened the school to a Nazi collaborationist government.

APRIL 8, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Muslim protesters pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, US, March 14, 2025.

Trump admin. mistakenly deports Maryland father to one of El Salvador's harshest prisons

An "administrative error" saw a Maryland father deported to an El Salvador prison known for human rights violations.

APRIL 3, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Salvadoran prison guards stand next to alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and the MS-13 gang recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in Tecoluca, El Salvad

Pro-Palestinian Cornell student to leave US after officials asked for surrender

The Cornell University student's attorneys said last month that he was asked to turn himself in and that his student visa was being revoked.

APRIL 1, 2025ByREUTERS
Risley Residential College, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Mahmoud Khalil issue: How Jews can pick sides in the antisemitism vs free speech debate - opinion

What side should we take in the debate of antisemitism vs. freedom of speech? Jews should imagine having this conversation with their grandparents and great-grandparents. 

MARCH 30, 2025ByELCHANAN POUPKO
Muslim protesters pray outside the main campus of Columbia University during a demonstration to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at the university, in New York City, US, March 14, 2025.

US judge halts deportation of pro-Palestinian Turkish student at Tufts

A Massachusetts judge temporarily halted the deportation of a Turkish Tufts student detained after supporting Palestinians in Gaza.

MARCH 29, 2025ByREUTERS
Pro-Palestinian protesters and Class of 2024 graduates demonstrate outside of the Tufts University commencement.

Rubio says US may have revoked more than 300 visas

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the State Department may have revoked more than 300 visas and warned that the Trump administration was looking every day for "these lunatics".

MARCH 28, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an interview after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, , U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, at Diriyah Palace

Trump administration detains Turkish student at Tufts, revokes visa

Fulbright scholar Rumeysa Ozturk was arrested days after writing on Palestinian rights.

MARCH 26, 2025ByREUTERS
A drone view shows the main campus of Tufts University, after the University said federal authorities have detained an international student studying at Tufts and have revoked their visa, in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., March 26, 2025.

Judge rules pro-Palestinian student and permanent US resident cannot be detained

Yunseo Chung has lived in the US since she was seven, and sued the Trump administration to prevent her deportation.

MARCH 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in New York City, US, August 25, 2024

Nazis were treated better than Venezuelans deported by Trump, judge says at hearing

The Trump administration on March 15 deported more than 200 people to El Salvador, where they are being detained in the country's massive anti-terrorism prison.

MARCH 24, 2025ByREUTERS
Venezuelan migrants arrive on a flight after being deported from the United States, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 24, 2025.

Indian doctoral candidate leaves US after student visa revoked over alleged pro-Hamas activities

The Department of Homeland Security also announced the arrest of a Palestinian student.

MARCH 14, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Police officers detain a protester inside Trump Tower during a rally against the ICE detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, U.S., March 13, 2025.