People watch a TV screen showing the live broadcast of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's press conference at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
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Mounted police officers scuffle with demonstrators during a protest by anti-migrant Abolish Asylum System and counter protesters at Castle Park in Bristol, England on Saturday. Ben Birchall/PA hide caption
White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes posted on official government social media accounts illustrate the Trump administration's project of redefining who belongs in the United States. @DHSgov and @WhiteHouse via X/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
What’s behind the Trump administration’s immigration memes?
Asylum-seekers wait for their CBP One appointments with U.S. authorities before crossing through El Chaparral port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 20. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Shot of the Unisphere, the 140 foot-tall metal sculpture in the middle of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The Unisphere was originally commissioned for the 1964-1965 World's Fair and has since become an icon for the borough of Queens. Wendy Correa/NPR hide caption
The lighter side of immigration: A day at the park in Queens
California Attorney General Rob Bonta at a news conference in San Francisco on Dec. 4, 2024. Bonta is leading 20 state attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to block federal health officials from further sharing Medicaid data and DHS from using it for immigration enforcement. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Earlier this month, immigration authorities gave Sae Joon Park an ultimatum: Leave voluntarily or face detention and deportation. Sae Joon Park hide caption
How will we remember the LA ICE protests? Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
People gather in front of Ambiance Apparel after several employees were taken into custody by federal agents in the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
After ICE raids in LA, families of those detained are desperate for answers
Several proposed taxes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would shift how money flows from the U.S. to other countries Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images hide caption
A Honduran migrant who returned voluntarily from the United States walks after arriving at Ramon Villeda Morales Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on Monday. Delmer Martinez/AP hide caption
The Chamatkarik Shree Hanumanji Mandir in the old city of Ahmedabad, in western India, is seen by worshippers as a place where prayers to obtain visas to Western countries are answered. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption
Indians still pray at 'visa temples' after the U.S. deported migrants in chains
Painted portrait of Wong Kim Ark in the Asian American Community Heroes Mural, located in San Francisco's Chinatown. Julie Caine/Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco hide caption
Argentina's President Javier Milei greets supporters during the closing campaign rally for Manuel Adorni, a contender in the upcoming elections for the Buenos Aires city legislature, in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday. Rodrigo Abd/AP hide caption
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers use a chain to more comfortably restrain a detained person using handcuffs positioned in front. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a news conference, ahead of the publication of the government's immigration policy paper, in London, Monday. Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/AP hide caption
An asylum seeker with a canceled appointment to enter the United States waits to speak to a Mexican immigration official as he reviews the CBP One app at the El Chaparral border crossing port in Tijuana, Mexico, in January 2025. Carlos Moreno/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Spectators watch a horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on April 30, 2025. Junior Alvarado, a jockey from Venezuela, makes his way to second place before crossing the finish line. Lydia Schweickart for NPR hide caption
Protesters gather outside federal court during a hearing with lawyers for Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities, in Boston. Rodrique Ngowi/AP hide caption
Signs direct traffic to the immigration court parking lot in Chicago, Ill., in August 2024. Christian Monterrosa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Critics say deportation efforts skirt due process rights all people in U.S. deserve
Demonstrators gather to protest on Thursday against the deportation of immigrants to El Salvador outside the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
After waiting in a queue, people are led into a downtown Chicago building where an immigration court presides, Nov. 12, 2024. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption
Workers walk and prepare race horses at the paddock before a race at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md., on April 5, 2025. Rosem Morton for NPR hide caption
The horse-racing industry needs workers on visas. Employers hope to still get them
In her earliest memories, A sensed a difference between her and her white parents. Yet, she also remembers feeling special, chosen and cared for. Family photo hide caption