Afghan Immigrants and Advocates Push Back Against 2025 Trump Crackdown
A June 2025 proclamation largely suspends Afghan entries, citing vetting and overstay concerns. Exceptions for SIVs exist on…
Articles by & updated by Nadia Hassan
DHS Expands USCIS Enforcement Authority, Not a Shift Toward Offenders
A DHS final rule (Sept. 5, 2025) expands USCIS authority into enforcement—detentions, warrants, removals, and special agents—raising concerns…
Immigrants Live in Fear as Administration Moves to Strip Legal Status
Federal actions in late 2025 paused asylum and other applications for nationals of 19 designated countries, ordered re-reviews…
Birthright Citizenship Under Fire: Courts Halt Trump’s 2025 Order
An executive order from January 20, 2025 attempted to deny automatic citizenship to certain U.S.-born children unless a…
US States Challenge Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee in Federal Lawsuit
States filed suit in Massachusetts challenging a presidential proclamation that requires a $100,000 payment for many H‑1B petitions.…
No Evidence U.S. Immigration Uses Passenger Data for Deportations
Available evidence through December 2025 finds no confirmed use of commercial PNR by ICE to drive deportations. Flight…
New York Asylum Rates Fall After Trump-Fired Judges
New York’s asylum approvals have declined significantly after recent removals of immigration judges, dropping local rates from 83.5%…
Louisville Immigrants May Face Uncertain Oath Ceremonies Amid Pause
USCIS paused naturalization adjudications for applicants from 19 high-risk countries under a December 2, 2025 memo, halting interviews…
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee challenged as lawsuits move toward ruling
Lawsuits challenge a presidential proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions, arguing it exceeds the INA…