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A Ring camera captured the moment federal immigration authorities arrested a Tufts University graduate student on Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security accused Rumesya Ozturk, who is studying on a visa, of supporting Hamas. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
The Trump administration appeared in court again on Friday, defending its decision to deport hundreds of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador's mega-prison. On Saturday, President Trump cited a centuries-old law called the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants with alleged ties to the gang Tren de Aragua. A judge temporarily paused the flights and verbally told the administration to turn the planes around, which didn't happen. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen breaks it all down and has the latest updates.
President Trump was asked how he could guarantee that everyone deported to El Salvador is a dangerous criminal on Friday. He said the migrants went through a "very strong vetting process." Meanwhile, the Trump administration plans to revoke the legal status for hundreds of thousands of Latin American and Haitian migrants in April. CBS News Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
CBS News has obtained a list of the 238 Venezuelan men the Trump administration recently deported to El Salvador. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.
A Virginia judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting a Georgetown University researcher. Earlier this week, immigration authorities detained Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national and postdoctoral associate at Georgetown University. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga reports.
In February, at a routine ICE check-in in Texas, Franco José Caraballo Tiapa was unexpectedly detained, and on Saturday, his wife lost contact with him.
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the government from deporting a Georgetown University researcher who was detained by immigration authorities earlier this week.
In response to a lawsuit, a federal judge this weekend ordered the Trump administration to turn around two planes carrying alleged Tren de Aragua gang members deported under President Trump's invocation of the 1798 wartime Alien Enemies Act. However, the Trump administration disobeyed the order, and the judge has demanded to know why. Scott MacFarlane has the latest in the case.
A Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University said she voluntarily left the U.S. after her student visa was suddenly revoked earlier this month. She spoke exclusively with CBS News correspondent Lucia Luciano to tell her story.
In his first public statement since being detained by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement and sent to Louisiana, Mahmoud Khalil described himself as a "political prisoner."
The Trump administration has disclosed more details surrounding Saturday's deportation flights as it defends its actions in court. The administration sent hundreds of alleged gang members to El Salvador, despite a judge's order demanding they turn the planes around. Some of the migrants were deported under the Alien Enemies Act, a centuries-old law designed to be used in times of war or invasion. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. will revoke more student visas in the coming days. At a G-7 meeting in Canada Friday, Rubio accused some student protesters with visas of holding universities hostage. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks it down.
A second person involved in last year's pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University was arrested this week by federal immigration agents on Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security said this person, a Palestinian woman from the West Bank, overstayed her student visa. It was not clear where she was a student. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more.
Newly-released video shows the moment U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took legal permanent resident and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil into custody from his Columbia University apartment last weekend, while his wife, who is eight months pregnant, was heard crying. On Thursday night, ICE agents also searched two university student residences, but made no arrests. Lilia Luciano reports.
New video shows the arrest of Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil by Immigrations and Custom Enforcement agents.
Canadian Jasmine Mooney was detained by ICE at the U.S.-Mexico border when she tried to return to the United States, according to her mother.
More than 32,000 undocumented immigrants were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the first 50 days of President Trump's second term, the agency said this week. Camilo Montoya-Galvez examines the White House's mass deportation efforts.
Multiple U.S. officials familiar with President Trump's immigration plans say he will invoke a 227-year-old wartime law to authorize the deportation of some migrants as soon as Friday. This would include deportations to the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil will remain in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Louisiana for now. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano breaks it down.
The Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's student encampment last year will remain in ICE custody in Louisiana. A Manhattan federal judge did not rule Wednesday on Mahmoud Khalil's request to be moved closer to his home in New York, but did allow Khalil's lawyers to have at least two phone calls a day with their client. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman was in the courtroom and has the details.
The new rules would require foreign nationals staying in the U.S. for more than 30 days to register and submit fingerprints with ICE.
They run businesses. They tend bars. They pay taxes. But still they live in fear. There are thousands of undocumented Irish immigrants in America today, and some of them shared their stories.
A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate whom federal immigration agents arrested in New York on Saturday. Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia in 2024, has not been formally charged with a crime and is a permanent U.S. resident with a green card. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the authorities that she has are "broad and extensive" as she discusses her plans at the helm of the agency.
Last month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said DHS would start polygraphing employees in order to crack down on who may be leaking information to the media about its immigration raids.
President Trump's national security adviser has denied knowing the editor of The Atlantic after accidentally adding him to a sensitive group chat.
A temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deporting alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act will remain in place.
Sen. Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the panel is seeking an expedited inspector general report on the Signal chat leak.
President Trump on Wednesday said he is imposing a 25% tariff on automobiles not manufactured in the U.S.
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian boy tell CBS News they have personal experience of the IDF forcing civilians to check buildings for explosives.
In a session of British Parliament Wednesday, the controversy over the leaked Signal group chat involving high-ranking members of the Trump administration was debated.
A new study shows how cuts to foreign aid could lead to millions of HIV/AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infections, undoing decades of progress against the virus.
A Tufts University international graduate student was taken into custody by federal authorities Tuesday, according to the school.
The Trump administration is arguing in federal court that it was justified in sending the Venezuelans to El Salvador, while activists say officials have sent them to a prison rife with human rights abuses.
The Trump administration is arguing in federal court that it was justified in sending the Venezuelans to El Salvador, while activists say officials have sent them to a prison rife with human rights abuses.
Several newspapers have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.
Nationwide, more than nine million veterans get physical or mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The three women from Massachusetts who were on vacation in Belize died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Trump has signed more executive orders at this point in a term than any other modern president, focusing mostly on cuts to the federal government and trade.
Social Security is delaying an in-person identity verification requirement by two weeks, but critics say the plan burdens beneficiaries.
President Trump on Wednesday said he is imposing a 25% tariff on automobiles not manufactured in the U.S.
President Trump's plan to impose new tariffs on U.S. car imports dented stocks, with more levies set to take effect April 2.
Starting Thursday, the Social Security Administration will again take 100% of a beneficiary's check to recoup overpayments. Here's what to know.
As fans wager an estimated $3.1 billion into March Madness bets, cybersecurity experts warn of a rise in online gambling scams targeting everyday users.
The Trump administration is arguing in federal court that it was justified in sending the Venezuelans to El Salvador, while activists say officials have sent them to a prison rife with human rights abuses.
In a session of British Parliament Wednesday, the controversy over the leaked Signal group chat involving high-ranking members of the Trump administration was debated.
Nationwide, more than nine million veterans get physical or mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Trump has signed more executive orders at this point in a term than any other modern president, focusing mostly on cuts to the federal government and trade.
A new study shows how cuts to foreign aid could lead to millions of HIV/AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infections, undoing decades of progress against the virus.
A new study shows how cuts to foreign aid could lead to millions of HIV/AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infections, undoing decades of progress against the virus.
West Virginia is banning seven artificial food dyes, including Red No. 40, in the most sweeping state level food dye ban in the U.S.
Federal health officials said they are cutting $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments.
The Trump administration is moving to end the "Housing First" approach despite warnings from providers and homelessness experts that the shift won't work.
Both agencies are part of the Department of Health and Human Services, which like much of the federal government, has seen mass layoffs as part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to implement budget cuts.
In a session of British Parliament Wednesday, the controversy over the leaked Signal group chat involving high-ranking members of the Trump administration was debated.
The three women from Massachusetts who were on vacation in Belize died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials confirmed Wednesday.
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian boy tell CBS News they have personal experience of the IDF forcing civilians to check buildings for explosives.
A new study shows how cuts to foreign aid could lead to millions of HIV/AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infections, undoing decades of progress against the virus.
President Trump's national security adviser has denied knowing the editor of The Atlantic after accidentally adding him to a sensitive group chat.
Lady Gaga announced her 2025 tour dates on social media Wednesday, writing, "See you soon, monsters."
In a special Women's History Month edition of "Note to Self," Tony Award-winning actress and Disney legend Lea Salonga writes a heartfelt letter to her 17-year-old self—revisiting her journey from the Philippines to Broadway and the legacy she unknowingly built for the next generation of Asian performers.
Before she defied gravity, she was just Elphie Thropp. Best-selling author Gregory Maguire is back with "Elphie: A Wicked Childhood," a new prequel that explores the early life of Elphaba—the girl who would become the Wicked Witch of the West.
Award-winning actor Rosamund Pike stars as Moiraine in "The Wheel of Time," now in its third season on Prime Video. Based on the bestselling novels, the series follows a young man destined to save or destroy the world—guided by Pike's powerful and determined sorceress.
Prince Harry and his Sentebale co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho say they stepped down as relations between trustees and the chair "broke down beyond repair."
Several newspapers have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.
The Senate Intelligence Committee heard testimony on Tuesday from key players involved in a group chat on the messaging app Signal, in which the U.S.'s highly sensitive plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen were discussed inadvertently with a journalist. President Trump said that his administration would investigate the government's use of Signal. CBS News contributor and former CIA official Andrew Boyd has more on what it is and how it's used.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The National Security Agency sent a bulletin in February warning of Russian hackers trying to access encrypted conversations on Signal.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.
Carbon capture chemically removes CO2 from the air, to store or recycle into products. But is this technology – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change?
As a tool to address rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture chemically removes carbon dioxide from the air, to store or recycle into products. The company behind a new plant to be opened this summer claims the facility will remove 500,000 tons of CO2 a year. But is this form of carbon capture – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change? Correspondent David Pogue looks at the technology behind this initiative, and the controversy it has raised.
Remains of five mammoths were found archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences said Thursday in a news statement.
Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.
The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
Prosecutors do not want Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, to have a laptop in prison, and are taking issue with what he was given to wear for a recent court appearance.
The babysitter came face-to-face with a man hiding underneath the child's bed, Kansas' Barton County Sheriff's office said.
Utah is moving to protect the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of family vlogger Ruby Franke.
Selena Quintanilla-Perez was killed by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in 1995.
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.
NOAA's Office of Space Commerce plays a crucial role in the growing space industry and is tasked with helping to manage satellite traffic to guard against collisions.
Data on dark energy weakening over time may signal that if the trend continues it could eventually cause the universe to collapse, according to a new study. Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki, a physics professor and Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) researcher, joins CBS News with more.
Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.
"The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks" tells the story of the Apollo missions.
The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
Trump administration officials have tried to downplay the seriousness of group texts inadvertently shared with Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth even suggesting the story is a hoax. But the messages themselves reveal internal concerns about the risk of leaks. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson explains.
Earlier this month, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it would cut roughly 72,000 workers, or about 15% of its agency, with the goal of returning its staffing to 2019 levels, when it had just under 400,000 employees. Karen Hua looks at what's at stake.
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at overhauling U.S. election law. The directive seeks to override state statutes and set new ones. It also threatens to withhold funding from those that don't comply. Scott MacFarlane explains.
A Florida Senate bill would remove restrictions on 16 and 17 year olds, allowing for overnight shifts, shifts longer than 8 hours during school days, more than 30 hours during school weeks, and the removal of mandatory meal breaks. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Sen. Roger Wicker, the Republican chairman of the Senate's Armed Services Committee, has joined Democrats demanding an independent review of the security lapse in the Signal group chat leak. H.R. McMaster, former national security adviser, joins to discuss the fallout.