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Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian US activist Mahmoud Khalil, center right, listens as other people speak during a news conference in New York, July 14, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP)
October 20, 2026, 1:09 am
Anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear immigration case
Appeals court had left him open to re-arrest; lawyers ask justices to make clear that noncitizens can argue in court that their detention is punishment for speech that is protected
By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Allen
US Rep. Ilhan Omar takes questions during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, January 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
October 12, 2026, 6:27 pm
Federal agents raid home of Trump adversary and Israel critic Rep. Ilhan Omar
Investigative arm of US immigration enforcement leads search, according to local reports, in dramatic escalation of Trump’s feud with left-wing lawmaker, weeks before midterms
By AFP
Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate on the campus of DePaul University, April 30, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
August 29, 2026, 9:10 pm
US district court rules against deportations of anti-Israel college students
Federal judge argues that laws used to cancel visas, deport non-citizen students for their pro-Palestinian activism are unconstitutional
By Reuters
Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour on June 18, 2026, shortly after his release from Clay County Jail in Brazil, Indiana, where he was detained after his arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in March. (Yaseen Najeeb via AP)
August 5, 2026, 8:23 am
Defense claims US effort to deport Palestinian mosque head based on forced confession in Israel
US says Salah Sarsour was convicted decades ago of throwing firebombs, lied on immigration form; defense lawyers charge conviction result of torture, does not stand up to scrutiny
By AP
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
July 26, 2026, 5:00 am
US appeals court rules Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order
President in March ordered DHS to compile list of eligible voters in each state, USPS to only send ballots to approved addresses; judge says Trump lacks authority in matter
By Nate Raymond
A cyclist rides past a billboard bearing pictures of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along a street in Baghdad on July 2, 2026, ahead of his funeral in Tehran. (Ahmad al-Rubate/AFP)
July 8, 2026, 5:34 am
Lawsuit accuses US of sharing confidential info on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran
Homeland Security Department denies sharing asylum application records with Iranian regime, which would violate national immigration regulations
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
Miroslav Koubek, right, head coach of the Czechia men's national soccer team, poses for a selfie with a supporter during a public training session, Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Mansfield, Texas, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
June 7, 2026, 8:14 am
Massive US security op prepares to take on unprecedented World Cup challenges
A legion of federal agencies to deploy high-tech methods, including robot sniffer-dogs to counter threats, while drones and AI misinformation are among biggest concerns
By Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak and Rebecca Santana
An NYPD vehicle is seen outside of Congregation Temple Emanu-El on December 14, 2025, in New York City. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images/AFP)
March 19, 2026, 6:53 am
NYC synagogues increase security as homeland security shutdown stalls federal funding
‘This is where we are in March 2026 — you probably have to have multiple armed guards,’ warns head of security group, says Michigan attack would have ‘ended very differently’ without them
By Joseph Strauss
US federal agents stand near the site of a shooting, January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
March 13, 2026, 9:15 am
US political standoff over immigration delays security grants for synagogues
Federal security funding program for religious institutions has been stalled due to the nearly monthlong shutdown at the US Department of Homeland Security
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Left: US Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) speaks to reporters outside the US Capitol Building on March 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP); Right: Outgoing US secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem prepares to testify during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on March 4, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Heather Diehl / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP)
March 6, 2026, 1:53 am
Trump fires homeland security chief Kristi Noem, taps Oklahoma senator for job
US president, reportedly unhappy over Noem’s performance at recent hearing over immigration crackdown, says ‘MAGA warrior’ Markwayne Mullin will take over; critics say more change needed at DHS
By Chris Lefkow
A protester sets fire to an image depicting a mugshot of US President Donald Trump and reading "Wanted Donald Trump is wanted by all Shia Muslims in the world" during a protest against the US-Israel attack of Iran and the killing of the supreme leader, in front of Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, on March 1, 2026. (Ozan KOSE / AFP)
March 3, 2026, 3:47 pm
Iran and its proxies pose ongoing threat to US after Khamenei killing, US intel warns
Department of Homeland Security assessment says a large-scale physical attack is unlikely, but warns Tehran and allies will escalate retaliatory actions as air campaign widens
By Reuters
Mohsen Mahdawi, center, looks on during a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University, October 12, 2023, in New York. (AP/Yuki Iwamura, File)
February 18, 2026, 8:04 am
Immigration judge rejects Trump effort to deport anti-Israel Palestinian student
Judge finds US Department of Homeland Security failed to meet its burden of proving activist Mohsen Mahdawi was removable; DHS calls judge an ‘activist’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A portrait of US President Donald Trump hangs on the US Labor Department headquarters near the Capitol, on November 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Rahmat Gul)
February 13, 2026, 9:17 am
US Homeland Security taps social media chief behind posts decried as having racist overtones
Peyton Rollins swerved Labor Department’s X account from union updates to criticism of ‘globalism,’ used font reminiscent of ‘Mein Kampf,’ claimed credit for building’s huge Trump banner
By Grace Gilson
Leqaa Kordia, right, demonstrates with pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters as they gather near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, April 30, 2024, just before New York City police officers cleared the area after a building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day. (AP/Craig Ruttle)
February 10, 2026, 5:19 pm
Palestinian woman detained by ICE in 2025 is hospitalized after seizure in detention
Leqaa Kordia, who was detained last year during a meeting with US immigration officials, maintains that she was targeted for her pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University
By Reuters
File - Tufts University student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested by US immigration agents while walking along a street in a Boston suburb, talks to reporters on arriving back in Boston, May 10, 2025, a day after she was released from a Louisiana immigration detention center on the orders of a federal judge. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi, File)
February 10, 2026, 8:03 am
US immigration judge rejects effort to deport pro-Palestinian student over ‘op-ed’
Court finds Department of Homeland Security did not prove that Rumeysa Ozturk was removable, terminates proceedings against her; DHS calls decision ‘judicial activism’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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