Catherine Shoichet

Even as the Trump administration draws attention for its aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration, advocates say quieter efforts to curtail legal immigration are also intensifying. This includes cancelled citizenship ceremonies and interviews: cnn.com/2026/02/12/us/…

“Oath ceremony cancelled.” Compelling story from @CatherineCNN on immigrants whose journeys to becoming US citizens were halted at the last minute by the Trump administration: cnn.com/2026/02/12/us/…

Long before the Minneapolis shooting, DHS tactics were changing – and sparking controversy cnn.com/interactive/20…

Four immigration courts. One day. And a window into a world the public rarely sees. cnn.com/2025/12/01/us/…

Harvard graduation speaker: “When legal immigrants and others who are lawfully in this country...worry about being wrongly detained and even deported, perhaps it’s fitting that you hear from an immigrant like me." #cmb9j105h0005356nksuxn6c8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cnn.com/us/live-news/h…

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser used to call Washington a "proud sanctuary city." Now she's taking a dramatically different tack, proposing a repeal of the law that limits the city Department of Corrections' cooperation with federal immigration authorities: cnn.com/2025/05/28/us/…

Washington called itself a sanctuary city. Then Trump came back to town cnn.com/2025/05/28/us/…

NEWS: Trump-appointed judge says president’s use of Alien Enemies Act is unlawful in first-of-its-kind ruling cnn.com/2025/05/01/pol…

NEW: The Trump admin is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority, known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, to speed up deportations of certain immigrants in the coming days. It is expected to come in the form of a presidential proclamation. W/ @jmhansler + @alaynatreene.

The pace of Trump’s deportation flights is so far similar to Biden’s, @priscialva and @silentcarto report cnn.com/2025/03/03/pol…

Why Trump's 'gold card' proposal is more complicated than it sounds cnn.com/2025/03/02/pol…

He responded to a surge of migrants and refugees by creating an orchestra. Together, they are changing lives and making beautiful music. Meet CNN Hero Ron Davis Alvarez and the Dream Orchestra: cnn.it/4fOAVTW

This orchestra welcomes everyone. That means bringing together hundreds of people speaking more than 20 languages in the name of music. Meet CNN Hero Ron Davis Alvarez and the Dream Orchestra : cnn.it/4fOAVTW

Excited to see that Ron Davis Alvarez and his Dream Orchestra, which I wrote about earlier this year, are now the subject of a beautiful @CNNHeroes documentary. You can watch it and read more about the orchestra here: cnn.com/2024/08/16/wor… x.com/CatherineCNN/s…

It's 📅, otherwise known as #WorldEmojiDay 🎉 Celebrate by exploring the results of our recent texting quiz -- and taking it yourself: cnn.com/2024/07/17/us/…

The latest list of the most popular baby names in the US has a few surprises, including a new name reaching the boys’ top 10 and a social media influencer inspiring a new trend cnn.com/2024/05/14/us/…

This veteran actor plays an immigration lawyer in the new movie “Problemista.” In real life he’s fighting his own case cnn.com/2024/03/23/ent…

How a surprising detail in bank records helped a historian bust a longstanding myth about Irish immigrants cnn.com/2024/03/17/us/…

Two men mysteriously go missing in Florida with no ties except for one: the deputy who saw them last. Will these cases finally be solved? @thelauracoates investigates with @thomaslake on #TheWholeStory with Anderson Cooper, this Sunday at 8p ET/PT on CNN. cnn.it/3v4rywS

A new trove of records could help many reconnect with their Irish roots. They come from a surprising source cnn.com/2024/03/08/wor…