Adrian Florido
Stories
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Student activist arrested by ICE at his citizenship appointment
Immigration officials called student Mohsen Mahdawi in for his U.S. citizenship interview. When he arrived, ICE arrested him. Experts say it's a new extreme in the crackdown on student activism.
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Lawyers take the Trump administration to court over its aggressive deportation tactics
A pro-Palestinian activist's deportation case and efforts to return a wrongfully deported Maryland man have courts scrutinizing the Trump administrations aggressive tactics to expel immigrants.
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Trump administration lays out its evidence for deporting activist Mahmoud Khalil
Khalil's attorneys say the government's case against their client largely rests on a single letter from Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging that Khalil participated in "antisemitic" and "disruptive activities."
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Why is Trump sending immigrant university scholars to Louisiana and Texas?
Lawyers say the government is trying to gain a legal advantage as it tries to expel noncitizens over their pro-Palestinian activism.
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After Mahmoud Khalil's immigration arrest, his lawyer rushed to court. It paid off
The government sent Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana, where his case could've been harder to fight. His lawyer's fast work may have kept it out of the most conservative federal circuit in the country.
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Rubio says 300 visas have been revoked, as Trump cracks down on student activism
The State Department says it has revoked more than 300 visas, as the Trump administration continues to detain and deport pro-Palestinian student activists at universities across the country.
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Immigration agents arrest prominent activist in Denver
ICE agents arrested a high-profile immigrant rights activist in Denver. Jeanette Vizguerra became a symbol during the first Trump administration when she moved into a church to avoid deportation.
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Columbia University students react to White House crackdown on protesters
Columbia University students are upset that the school has not taken a more strident stance to protect its students as the Trump administration has used immigration enforcement against protestors.
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U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador
The Trump administration has deported more than 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador who it accuses of being gang members with a rarely used law to quickly expel them without due process.
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Texas doctor addresses the region's measles outbreak
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Dr. Ron Cook of Lubbock, Texas, about the measles outbreak in his state – and what the Lubbock Health Department is doing to try to control it.
