Daily Immigration News Clips – April 20, 2026

National

CBS News Former judges speak out on Trump admin's immigration court purges
By Ted Koppel

Politico Poll: Trump’s immigration message changed. Voters' opinions have not
By Myah Ward, Samuel Benson and Erin Doherty

The Washington Post In red states, anti-immigrant bills are failing as businesses push back
By Lauren Kaori Gurley

NPR Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump
By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, Ximena Bustillo, and Jasmine Garsd

NPR The DHS shutdown and U.S. immigration policies could hinder the World Cup
By Henry Larson and Jeffrey Pierre

Local

Miami Herald Beatings and pepper bombs: Conditions worsen at Alligator Alcatraz, detainees say
By Garrett Shanley and Churchill Ndonwie

CBS News Wife of active-duty U.S. Army sergeant detained by ICE in Texas at immigration appointment
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez

Michigan Advance Michigan’s economic strategy relies on immigration
By Scott Preston

Pittsburgh's Public Source Death of Haitian immigrant still an unsettling mystery seven weeks later
By Sophia Lucente