Category: Immigration News

Minnesota leaders condemn ICE for ‘chaos’ in immigration actions as operation goes on    MPR News

USCIS Restores Integrity to the VAWA Domestic Abuse Program After Finding Rampant Fraud    USCIS (.gov)

Immigrants now have fewer legal options to stay in the U.S. under Trump    NPR

Chicago’s ICE raids spark fear in immigrant neighborhoods    DW

Trump administration seeks to cancel thousands of asylum cases, saying applicants can be deported to third countries    CBS News

Controversial ’60 Minutes’ segment on Trump immigration policy leaks online    PBS

Boston taps into ‘spirit of rebellion’ as it resists ICE’s immigration crackdown    The Guardian

Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem    The New York Times

US seeks to cancel thousands of asylum cases, CBS News reports    Reuters

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Year-End Report: Fighting to Lower the Cost of Living, Delivering Hurricane Recovery Aid, Answering the Call for Immigration Assistance, Serving Tampa Bay Neighbors Directly    U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (.gov)

Newport sues Trump administration to prevent potential detention center    Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPB

Bishops seek immigration enforcement pause; Brennan investigation request    Spectrum News 13

Bishop: To welcome immigrants is to follow God’s ‘divine command’ to care for the stranger    Detroit Catholic

Minnesota leaders condemn ICE for ‘chaos’ in immigration actions as operation goes on    MPR News

After detention: What life’s been like for four immigrants in Massachusetts    GBH

Mass deportation, immigration and foreign aid chaos: the most-read stories in 2025    America Magazine

Sons and daughters of a God who loves us.’ A Catholic bishop on the US immigration debate    KVPR

Have the American Pope and American administration fallen out?    BBC

January 2026 Visa Bulletin Shows Advancement for Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Categories    Ogletree

New Study Finds U.S. Immigration Enforcement Is Hurting American Citizens, Identifies the Dignity Act as the Solution    House.gov

US Immigration Vetting Initiatives, Expanded Travel Bans, Social Media Mining, ESTA “Selfies” and More    Employment Law Worldvie

Understanding Trump’s “Expanded Travel and Immigration Ban”    Asian Law Caucus

ICE Operation Highway Sentinel arrests over 100 illegal alien truck drivers in Gavin Newsom’s California    ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (.gov)

Federal Judge Releases Disabled Veteran From ICE Custody    Military.com

US judge tosses Trump challenge to New York immigration-related law    Reuters

The worst Supreme Court case you’ve never heard of, and what it tells us about Trump’s immigration enforcement    SCOTUSblog

Immigrants now have fewer legal options to stay in the U.S. under Trump    NPR

Trump administration seeks to cancel thousands of asylum cases, saying applicants can be deported to third countries    CBS News

Controversial ’60 Minutes’ segment on Trump immigration policy leaks online    PBS

‘It’s sad we have to do this’: the US citizens carrying passports out of fear    The Guardian

Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem    The New York Times

Activist Jeanette Vizguerra released from immigration detention after posting bond    Colorado Public Radio

Apple, Google tell workers on visas to avoid leaving the U.S. amid Trump immigration crackdown    NPR

The GEO Group Awarded Contract by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Provision of Skip Tracing Services    The GEO Group

Newsroom    USCIS (.gov)

De-documentation: Legal immigrants being stripped of status, targeted for deportation    The New Bedford Light

Federal immigration officers arrest at least two workers in Ashland, Wisconsin    Wisconsin Examiner

Federal judge in Tacoma finds immigration detention of U.S. Army vet unlawful    Tacoma News Tribune

Under Trump, Northwest immigration detainees are traveling farther from families, legal help    Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPB

Florida Catholic Bishops call for moratorium on immigration enforcement during Christmas holidays    WLRN

House and Senate Immigration Leaders Rebuke Trump DHS Proposal That Would Punish Immigrant Families for Lawfully Accessing Health Care and Food Assistance    House.gov

US Immigration Vetting Initiatives, Expanded Travel Bans, Social Media Mining, ESTA “Selfies” and More    Employment Law Worldvie

Immigrants stay home to avoid ICE, regardless of legal status    CBS News

Immigration agents arrest 87 with commercial driver’s licenses in California    Sacramento Bee

How I reported on immigration as a daughter of immigrants    Chicago Sun-Times

Holidays without my husband: What US immigration policy costs families    The Hill

Exclusive: How immigration swallowed up federal gun crime efforts    Reuters

‘It’s Just Us’: The Firefighter, His Son and a Treacherous Choice    The New York Times

Billionaire philanthropy’s growing divide: Mark Zuckerberg stops funding immigration reform as Mackenzie Scott doubles down on DEI    Fortune

Abrego Garcia can remain free while judge considers arguments for returning him to immigration custody    PBS

NPR analysis shows skyrocketing number of ‘no-shows’ in immigration court    NPR

Number of people in ICE detention hits record high, data shows    The Guardian

‘I want that escape route’: Americans seek dual citizenships under Trump    The Guardian

Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287(g) Immigration and Nationality Act    ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (.gov)

Despair for would-be US citizens as American dream blocked by Trump    The Guardian

Trump administration pauses immigration cases for people from another 20 countries    CBS News

The culinary journey of a celebrity chef: From dreamer to immigration reform champion    Deseret News

The U.S. government relies on undocumented immigrants to fight wildfires. They are often given the smokiest, most toxic assignments. Luis Martinez, an immigrant firefighter in Washington, has done this work for two decades, even after developing a cancer lin    facebook.com

Immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra can leave ICE custody on bond, judge rules    The Colorado Sun

DHS Year in Review 2025    Homeland Security (.gov)

US Immigration Update: What Employers Should Know About Immigration Changes in Q4    The Employer Report

Judge orders release on bond for detained Colorado immigrant rights activist    Colorado Newsline

How I reported on immigration as a daughter of immigrants    Chicago Sun-Times

History of ICE    ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (.gov)

US Immigration Vetting Initiatives, Expanded Travel Bans, Social Media Mining, ESTA “Selfies” and More    Employment Law Worldvie

Don’t travel’: Google and Apple warn visa workers against overseas travel amid US immigration crackdown    Times of India

Holidays without my husband: What US immigration policy costs families    thehill.com

US army lawyer fired as immigration judge after defying Trump deportation agenda    The Guardian

All she wants for Christmas is to be deported. ICE won’t let her go    USA Today

US suspends green card lottery scheme after Brown shooting    BBC

Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists    The New York Times

From Travel Bans To Green Cards: How US Immigration Could Change In 2026    Newsweek

Apple, Google tell workers on visas to avoid leaving the U.S. amid Trump immigration crackdown    NPR

Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash    Reuters

ICE Uses a Growing Web of AI Services to Power Its Immigration Enforcement and Surveillance    American Immigration Council

How immigration myths from the past still shape today’s debates    NPR

DHS Year in Review 2025    Homeland Security (.gov)

How ICE deports refugees and migrants despite years of good conduct    Al Jazeera

Amid Southern US Raids, Who’s Making Money Off Border Patrol and ICE Contracts?    Truthout

‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it    The Guardian

President Trump Issues Expanded Travel Ban Effective January 1, 2026    Mintz

Trump administration pauses immigration cases for people from another 20 countries    CBS News

Thousands join anti-ICE march, rally for immigrants in Minneapolis    MPR News

ICE Lodges Detainer for Criminal Illegal Alien Charged with Strangling Cab Driver to Death in New York    Homeland Security (.gov)

US Immigration Update: What Employers Should Know About Immigration Changes in Q4    The Employer Report

US Immigration Vetting Initiatives, Expanded Travel Bans, Social Media Mining, ESTA “Selfies” and More    Employment Law Worldvie

Community Alert: Immigration Arrests at Airports    National Immigration Law Center

Immigration agents arrest 87 with commercial driver’s licenses in California    Sacramento Bee

Why the US is targeting the diversity visa lottery and what it means for applicants    CNN

Don’t travel’: Google and Apple warn visa workers against overseas travel amid US immigration crackdown    Times of India

Video: How ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Operations Unleash Chaos — and Sweep up U.S. Citizens    The New York Times

President Trump Expands His Travel Ban: What You Need to Know    American Immigration Council

US suspends green card lottery scheme after Brown shooting    BBC

Apple, Google tell workers on visas to avoid leaving the U.S. amid Trump immigration crackdown    NPR

Protecting Immigrant Communities: How States Can Lead in 2026    American Immigration Council

US army lawyer fired as immigration judge after defying Trump deportation agenda    The Guardian

Judge weighs bond for detained Colorado immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra    Colorado Newsline

Man accused of illegally towing ICE vehicle during Los Angeles immigration raid found not guilty    ABC7 Los Angeles

Trump’s new crackdown: Collective punishment for legal immigrants    Axios

Anti-ICE protestors target Home Depot to denounce immigration arrests    New Jersey Monitor