Recent arrivals are experiencing a ‘perfect storm.’ On one hand, the Republican Party has aligned itself against immigrants; on the other, the Cuban-American community is no longer united

Alexandria Dowell's husband, a Cuban immigrant, was deported to Mexico, highlighting the struggles deportees face in third-country deportations.

Heidy Sánchez brought her young daughter with her to an appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Florida in April, her attorney says. Instead, it was the last time she saw her husband,

Immigration officials may deport migrants to countries other than their own with as little as six hours' notice, Trump administration memo says.

Under the memo, first reported by the Washington Post, ICE is now authorized to deport non-citizens — including long-term U.S. residents — to third countries with only 24 hours’ notice. In “exigent circumstances,” that window can shrink to six hours, so long as the detainee is given an opportunity to speak with an attorney.

Amid record arrivals of migrants from the Caribbean island, Trump in March revoked temporary humanitarian parole for about 300,000 Cubans. Many have been detained ahead of possible deportation.

The U.S. has already deported eight men to another African country, South Sudan, after the Supreme Court lifted restrictions on sending people to countries where they have no ties.

The very threat of deporting people to places where they fear they may encounter torture or persecution is a shameful violation of a global commitment.

A reported $1.26 billion contract has been awarded by the Trump administration to build the largest immigration detention center on Fort Bliss land.

The men sent to the African nation are from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen, a DHS spokesperson said, adding that they have criminal convictions.