As part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, unaccompanied minors are now being targeted for deportation, with the Department of Homeland Security engaging in “welfare checks” on children who arrived in the US alone, usually across the US-Mexican border. The moves have sparked fears of a crackdown and prompted alarm about what one critic called “backdoor family separation”. The president has also signed two executive orders related to immigration, including one targeting so-called “sanctuary cities” that “obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws”. Here are the key stories at a glance: Catching up? Here’s what happened on 27 April 2025.