Daily Immigration News Clips – May 7, 2026

National

ABC News Alleged scammers use fake lawyers and fake courts to prey on immigrants

Associated Press Justice Department targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations
By Rebecca Santana

NPR Border czar promises 'mass deportations are coming' to fulfill Trump's promises
By Ximena Bustillo

The Washington Post ICE plans to scrap shortened training program for new immigration officers
By Maria Sacchetti, Sarah Blaskey and David Nakamura

Politico Meet 4 of the people who could be the next ICE director
By Eric Bazail-Eimil and Myah Ward

Propublica Trump’s Deportation Campaign Has Harmed Scores of Kids With Tear Gas, Pepper Spray
By Lisa Song, Maya Miller and Melissa Sanchez

ABC News Independent agency overseeing misconduct in immigration detention facilities shut down
By Laura Romero and Allison Pecorin

ABC News 2 former immigration judges sue Trump administration over their removal
By Laura Romero

The Well News (Opinion) How Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Hurting America
By Ava Benach

The Hill (Opinion) Trump’s immigration crackdown is stronger, faster — but is it better?
By Sheldon H. Jacobson

Local

Reuters How Trump’s Minneapolis immigration blitz hobbled federal crime fighting
By Brad Heath, Andrew Goudsward and Kristina Cooke

The Los Angeles Times Immigration crackdown souring Orange County’s view of Trump, poll finds
By Hannah Fry

NBC Bay Area Former Concord immigration judge sues Trump administration
By NBC Bay Area staff