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Chicago Mayor Says DHS Gave No Notice Before Immigration Operation
DHS launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago on September 8, 2025, targeting undocumented immigrants with violent records while City Hall…
Alligator Alcatraz Sparks New State-Run Immigration Detention Centers
A court barred new admissions and required dismantling of Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz within 60 days after citing environmental and procedural…
Trump Era ICE Scrapped Pre-Arrest Paperwork, Expanding Enforcement
Directives in 2025 removed many pre‑arrest approvals, letting ICE arrest in sensitive locations and expand 287(g) partnerships. Detentions rose to…
Nigerians Lead African U.S. Naturalizations, 47,819 Cases in 2019–2023
DHS reports 47,819 Nigerians naturalized in the U.S. (2019–2023), leading Africa’s 341,884 total. Post-pandemic backlog clearing drove a 2022 peak;…
Under Trump, Green Card Holders Face Escalating Criminal Enforcement
Policy changes in 2025 expanded expedited removal, broadened deportable offenses, and increased local–federal cooperation, raising detention and deportation risks for…
SCOTUS Lifts Limits on Immigration Enforcement in Southern California
SCOTUS on September 8, 2025, stayed a lower-court order, allowing DHS and ICE to resume roving patrols in Los Angeles.…
Boatwright Naturalization Advances in the Present Philippine Congress
HB 04401 to naturalize Bennie Boatwright has been re-filed and awaits a Committee on Justice hearing; SBP says process is…
Anger, Identity, and Hope as Immigration Detention Expands
Major 2025 funding and laws expand U.S. immigration detention: $170 billion proposed, OBBBA funds $45 billion, bond limits and indefinite…