Shelters along Mexico’s border are reporting record-low occupancy as fewer migrants travel toward the United States, according to Sowetan. The decline is linked to a crackdown under President Donald Trump and recent US policy changes that have deterred northbound journeys. The report describes emptied facilities and reduced demand for services, framing the shift as a response to enforcement measures rather than changes in underlying migration pressures.

The United States is pursuing deported individuals abroad to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid fines, according to Moneyweb. The effort is part of the country's broader immigration crackdown and will test how far its enforcement reach can extend across international borders. The initiative targets those already removed from the country, seeking payment of outstanding financial penalties even after deportation has taken place.

The Trump administration has put forward a proposal to exclude certain legal and undocumented immigrants from the United States census, according to Al Jazeera. The count in question is used to determine the allocation of seats in the US House of Representatives, meaning the change could affect congressional representation. The proposal targets both some immigrants with legal status and those without documentation, though further details of the plan were not specified in the report.

A federal appeals court has permitted the Trump administration to continue its policy of expedited deportations of undocumented migrants across the United States, extending beyond border areas. This decision came from a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which overturned a previous ruling that had temporarily halted the implementation of this policy.

A US appeals court has ruled that former President Donald Trump can continue with his fast-track deportation efforts, overturning an earlier decision that deemed the measures unconstitutional and a violation of due process rights. This ruling allows the administration to implement its deportation policies without the constraints imposed by the previous court ruling.

In 2026, reports have emerged regarding third-country migrant deportations from the United States to African nations, primarily highlighted by journalists and NGOs. On April 18, a group of 15 individuals from South America arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after being deported from the US, with their destination revealed only a day prior to their departure.