Deportation Coverage

Fact check: Did Martha's Vineyard residents have migrants 'deported?'

After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flew migrants to Massachusetts, a popular Instagram post claimed that "Martha's Vineyard leftists declared (a) humanitarian crisis and deported 50 illegals after only 24 hours." PolitiFact checks that claim.

Madison Czopek, PolitiFact reporter

The real-life 'Inventing Anna' is facing deportation

Anna Sorokin, the fake German heiress Netflix's "Inventing Anna" is based on, remains in Immigration and Enforcement custody, a spokesman for the agency said Tuesday.

By Marianne Garvey and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN

Immigrant who lived at Durham sanctuary before deportation dies in Mexico after car crash

A man that was deported in 2018 after seeking sanctuary inside a Durham church died in a car accident in Mexico.

Brad Cooper completes prison sentence for wife's murder, will be deported

Twelve years after a Cary woman was found dead, her husband walked out of prison Monday.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Johnston County man in country fighting deportation by ICE back to Guatemala

A Johnston County church reached out to WRAL because one of its parishioners is facing deportation.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Johnston County man in US illegally facing deportion

WRAL's Aaron Thomas was with a Johnston County man who is struggling with the possibility of being deported. Juan Zelada crossed into the US illegally 15 years ago.

Migrant parents reunite with their children in US

Nine parents who were deported and were separated from their children have now returned to the United States. They're now here at LAX. Some of them are reuniting with their children.

Mother of U.S. Army officer deported to Mexico

The mother of a U.S. Army officer was deported on Thursday to Mexico after living in San Diego for 31 years.

Man deported twice from US facing additional charges after crash

WRAL's Amanda Lamb has the latest on the case of a man in the country illegally who, officials said, while drunk killed two people and injured two others in a vehicle crash.

Federal authorities: Man accused of driving drunk, killing 2, was deported twice

A man accused of killing two people and seriously injuring two teenagers in a drunk driving crash is now facing a new charge -- this one from federal authorities.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL News reporter

She's fighting cancer. Her son is fighting her deportation.

It is a common occurrence: an unauthorized immigrant gets pulled over for a traffic violation, ends up in detention and swiftly is removed from the United States. In the case of Tania Romero, a Honduran mother of four who was arrested recently in Georgia, a deportation could happen within days.

Miriam Jordan, New York Times

Florida mom faces deportation

Ane Maschiach says she was close to being approved for a green card after 16 years in the U.S. Now she's being ordered to be deported instead.

Trump tweet criticizes Cooper veto that would have forced NC sheriffs to honor ICE detainers

Three days after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation that would have required North Carolina sheriffs to hold county jail inmates for possible deportation, President Trump on Saturday weighed in on the move via Twitter.

Alfred Charles, WRAL.com managing editor

ICE sends bill to woman living in Chapel Hill church

Rosa Cruz has been living in sanctuary at the Church of Reconciliation in Chapel Hill for more than a year. Now, the federal government has sent her a $350,000 bill.

Ordered deported, migrants living in sanctuary face hefty fines

Rosa Cruz has been living in sanctuary at the Church of Reconciliation in Chapel Hill for more than a year. Now, the federal government has sent her a $350,000 bill.

Elizabeth Diaz, New York Times, & Sarah Krueger, WRAL reporter

Trump Delays Deportation Raids on Immigrant Families

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday delayed plans for nationwide raids to deport families in the country illegally, but he threatened to unleash Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in two weeks if Democrats do not submit to changes in asylum law that they have long opposed.

Michael D. Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times

Deported husband of fallen veteran returns to U.S.

Jose Gonzalez's wife, Barbara, died in Afghanistan in 2010. An undocumented immigrant, Gonzalez was allowed to stay in the country because he held a special status for military spouses. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed him from the U.S. last week, sending him to Mexico. On Monday, Gonzalez was told he was allowed to re-enter the country.

Man who spooked Fort Bragg to be deported; charges against him dropped

A foreign national who acted suspiciously while trying to gain access to Fort Bragg last month will be deported but will not face criminal charges, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Supporters of deported man say ICE policies tearing communities apart

More than two dozen supporters of a recently deported man called on Wake County prosecutors Monday to dismiss charges against them. But their own lawyer simply asked for their cases to be continued until April.

Durham church seeks return of deported man who was living in sanctuary

Inside CityWell United Methodist Church in Durham on Friday, Samuel Oliver-Bruno's room was just as he left it. He was deported to Mexico on Thursday.

'I have faith:' Son plans to fight for dad facing deportation

For family and friends who want Oliver-Bruno to stay, the situation looks bleak, but they were undeterred by Tuesday night's cold temperatures as they gathered in front of the Cary ICE offices to pray.

Undocumented NC man could be deported at any time

Democratic 4th District Congressman David Price blasted U.S. immigration officials on Tuesday for what he called an underhanded process to arrest an undocumented immigrant who sought sanctuary in a Durham church for much of the past year.

Congressman calls arrest of man who sought sanctuary in Durham church 'entrapment'

Democratic 4th District Congressman David Price blasted U.S. immigration officials on Tuesday for what he called an underhanded process to arrest an undocumented immigrant who sought sanctuary in a Durham church for much of the past year.

Sarah Krueger and Candace Sweat, WRAL reporters

ICE officials detain undocumented man, arrest son

Samuel Oliver-Bruno arrived at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Morrisville on Friday morning for an appointment, joined by his son Daniel Oliver-Perez. Oliver-Perez is accused of assaulting a government official while trying to prevent his father from being detained.

2 fugitives, hiding for 19 years, caught

Two fugitives on the run for nearly 19 years were arrested last week and will return to North Carolina from Mexico to face drug charges, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Friday.

Deborah Strange, Digital journalist