Category: Immigration News

The Trump Administration’s Hostility to Legal Immigration Harms America’s Global Leadership in Innovation    Center for American Progress

Rubio instructs US diplomats to consider obesity as a cause for rejecting visas    Politico

U.S. Catholic bishops take stand against Trump immigration tactics, winning praise at churches    Los Angeles Times

Judge orders release of hundreds arrested in Illinois immigration crackdown    CNN

Immigrants deserve a stronger defender than this new U.S. Catholic leader    MSNBC News

Trump’s next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, a sheriff says    AP News

US hires 50,000 federal workers under Trump, boosting immigration roles    Reuters

U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says    The Washington Post

Catholic Bishops Rebuke Trump’s Immigration Tactics in Rare Statement    The New York Times

Hundreds detained by federal immigration agents in ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ could be released after judge’s order    ABC7 Chicago

We need to get out of here’: Trump’s immigration crackdown is quietly reshaping where immigrants live in America    NPR

US judge orders release of 615 people detained in Illinois immigration crackdown    Anadolu Ajansı

Judge demands ICE release 313 people held without warrants    Axios

Federal Judge Plans to Release Some Immigrants Arrested in Chicago Area    The New York Times

Newport residents, leaders denounce possible ICE detention facility    Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPB

Judge says he’ll order release of hundreds of people arrested under feds’ deportation blitz    WBEZ Chicago

Judge says hundreds of people detained in Chicago’s immigration crackdown could soon be released on bond    Le Monde.fr

Immigration concerns top of mind for U.S. bishops at fall assembly    St. Louis Review –

‘We have got to say something’ – Bishops make special immigration statement as sign of ‘unity’    The Pillar

New Trump directive could deny more visas based on health conditions, finances    NBC News

An Insider’s View of the Immigration System    Brennan Center for Justice

How Tighter Curbs on Immigration Impact the U.S. Economy    Econofact

U.S. bishops release rare message on Trump’s immigration crackdown in show of ‘fundamental unity’    America Magazine

U.S. Catholic bishops call for end to “dehumanizing rhetoric” on immigrants    Axios

U.S. citizen son, 15, released after Gary immigration raid    Chicago Tribune

Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement    The Washington Post

‘Just Violence, Confusion’: Federal Immigration Raids Also Bring Fear to Suburban Streets    WTTW

Immigrants with obesity, diabetes and other health problems may be denied visas    NPR

Trump calls H-1B visas necessary to bring in ‘certain talents’ that he says the U.S. lacks    NBC News

Hundreds detained by federal immigration agents in ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ could be released after judge’s order    ABC7 Chicago

U.S. Bishops Issue a “Special Message” on Immigration from Plenary Assembly in Baltimore    usccb

A refugee’s deportation rattles a deeply conservative town: ‘What Trump has done is not Christlike’    The Guardian

Catholic Bishops Rebuke Trump’s Immigration Tactics in Rare Statement    The New York Times

Wisconsin dairy farms weigh immigration crackdowns against labor realities    WPR

Democrats want call program for immigrant detainees    The Center Square

Fall River bishop exhorts the U.S. to stop dividing immigrant families    The New Bedford Light

Chicago-Area Veterans Speak Out Against Trump, Immigration Raids During Veterans Day Events    WTTW

US/El Salvador: Torture of Venezuelan Deportees    Human Rights Watch

Inquiry from defense contractor spurred concern about ICE facility on Oregon Coast    Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPB

Immigration concerns top of mind for US bishops at their annual fall assembly    OSV News

Georgia’s immigration detention system and the people it affects    WABE

Paxton sues Harris County over legal support for undocumented immigrants    The Texas Tribune

Military housing contractor sought Newport airport lease site before ICE facility reports    Oregon Capital Chronicle

Searching for family, documenting for immigrant justice    American Friends Service Committee

Immigration Still Powers The US Economy, Even With The Crackdown    Investopedia

Obese Immigrants Can Be Denied U.S. Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidelines, Report Claims    People.com

Foreign femme fatale who was convicted of ‘murder with exceptional cruelty’ busted by ICE    New York Post

“Foreign Students Good For US”: Trump’s U-Turn On MAGA’s Immigration Agenda    NDTV

DHS says agents were shot at amid chaotic day of immigration enforcement operations in Chicago area    CNN

British Muslim commentator Sami Hamdi agrees to leave US after immigration detention    abcnews.go.com

ICE agents accused of pepper-spraying Illinois parents and their one-year-old    The Guardian

Immigration is a ‘personal one because we’re pastors,’ U.S. bishops say    Catholic News Agency

US Catholic bishops select conservative culture warrior to lead them during Trump’s second term    AP News

Archbishop Paul Coakley Is Picked to Lead American Bishops    The New York Times

British journalist to be freed from US immigration detention    BBC

ICE arrests Moldovan illegal immigrant and convicted killer who tortured, threw victim out ninth-floor window    Fox News

City of Newport says Homeland Security inquiring about leasing airport property for ICE operations or detention center    NPR for Oregonians

Overweight? Good luck getting a US visa, Trump administration says    The Times

Immigrant rights advocates call on Minnesotans to document immigration arrests    Sahan Journal

ICE Chicago news: Judge considers releasing hundreds arrested in Chicago immigration operation ‘Midway Blitz’    ABC7 Chicago

Federal judge says ICE detainees held in Iowa jails are denied due process    Iowa Capital Dispatch

As solitary confinement surges in ICE detention centers, oversight weakens and concerns mount    Cronkite News

Immigration arrests surge in Hawaii as federal agents target courthouses    Hawaii News No

Immigrant domestic violence victims face new barriers during ICE crackdown    Georgia Recorder

Trump Falsely Claims Democrats Want $1.5 Trillion for ‘Illegal Aliens’    FactCheck.org

Newport officials raise alarm about possible new ICE facility    Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPB

ICE Arrests So-Called Non-Criminal Illegal Alien Who is Actually a Wanted Killer and Gang Member    Homeland Security (.gov)

Newsroom    USCIS (.gov)

‘Chaos has gone’ – quiet streets on Texas border after Trump crackdown    BBC

U.S. Immigrant Detention Grows to Record Heights under Trump Administration    migrationpolicy.org

Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago    The Guardian

How Mamdani is defying immigrant expectations by embracing his identity: ‘His boldness resonates’    The Guardian

US bishops to choose new president, discuss immigration enforcement, health care    National Catholic Reporter

Cato immigration raid violated U.S. Constitution, says lawyer for detained woman    Syracuse.com

PHOTO ESSAY: Photos of Venezuelan migrants who returned home following US immigration crackdown    SFGATE

How federal agencies’ roles have shifted in Trump’s immigration battle    CNN

Federal Cuts, Immigration Raids and a Slowing Economy Hit Rural Libraries    The New York Times

Medicaid chief’s claim $1bn is spent on healthcare for ‘illegal immigrants’ is false, say experts    The Guardian

Sami Hamdi to be freed from US immigration detention    BBC

Planning continues on ways for Alameda County to develop more robust response to federal immigration crackdown    Pleasanton Weekly

Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance    KFF Health News

In case you missed it, I caught up with @sharonsaysso to talk about everything from the government shutdown and ICE raids to the latest from the Supreme Court, and more. Watch the full chat on my YouTube or Substack!    instagram.com

Dave Upthegrove on land sales, federal funding cuts and wildfire immigration raids    Washington State Standard

Stockard on the Stump: Shelby County sheriff goes for immigration enforcement agreement    Tennessee Lookout

Legal experts split over state, federal immigration control    The Center Square

Texas troopers to enforce immigration laws under new federal partnership with ICE    WOAI

Activists protest Colorado’s Key Lime Air over ICE flights    Colorado Newsline

Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father    The Guardian

ICE Receives More than 200,000 Applications to Join ICE Law Enforcement to Help Remove Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens from U.S.    Homeland Security (.gov)

Trump administration hits back after Olivia Rodrigo condemns use of her music    USA Today

ICE conducts ‘Knock and Talk’ in Fremont, raising concerns among community leaders    ABC7 San Francisco

‘Racial profiling’: Indian-origin man grilled on immigration status while on duty; asked if he’s ‘aware’    Times of India

Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees    The Atlantic

Illegal immigrant dodges deportation for decade before allegedly killing man in DUI hit-and-run    Fox News

How Mamdani is defying immigrant expectations by embracing his identity: ‘His boldness resonates’    The Guardian

Immigration agents pepper spray 1-year-old girl in Cicero, dad says: VIDEO; DHS says shots fired at CBP agents in Little Village    ABC7 Chicago

Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler    The New York Times

Afghan immigrant who helped U.S. military fight Taliban arrested by ICE    The Colorado Sun

Working for ICE    ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (.gov)

I-130, Petition for Alien Relative    USCIS (.gov)