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Peruvian Citizen in Darien Arrested on Federal Immigration Fraud Charges

In August 2025, federal prosecutors charged Flor Caballero Bernabe, 55, with immigration fraud and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship after a…

Bombay HC: Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID Not Proof of Citizenship, Court Says

The Bombay High Court (August 12, 2025) ruled Aadhaar, PAN, and Voter ID cannot establish citizenship. The Citizenship Act, 1955…

Bondi Gives Sanctuary Cities One Week to Comply With Federal Immigration Laws

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued DOJ demand letters giving sanctuary jurisdictions until August 22, 2025 to show compliance. Over 500…

Five Indian‑Americans Charged in Nebraska Over Sex Trafficking and Visa Fraud

In coordinated August 12–13, 2025 raids, federal authorities arrested five defendants tied to hotel-based sex and labor trafficking, visa fraud,…

Ukrainians Who Fled War Face Losing U.S. Legal Status Now

Starting August 15, 2025, roughly 120,000 Ukrainians who arrived after August 16, 2023 will see Uniting for Ukraine parole lapse,…

Rights groups accuse German ministers over Afghan deportations from Pakistan

Advocacy groups filed August 15–16, 2025 criminal complaints against ministers Wadephul and Dobrindt, alleging Section 221 violations after 34 Afghans…

Syrian asylum seeker, 18, denies raping 20-year-old woman in Bournemouth toilet

Claims on 16 August 2025 that an 18-year-old Syrian asylum seeker appeared in court over a Bournemouth seafront toilet rape…

Restoring a Rigorous, Holistic Good Moral Character Standard for Naturalization

USCIS reinstated a totality-of-circumstances Good Moral Character review under INA 101(f). Permanent statutory bars like murder and aggravated felonies (post-November…