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‘A miracle will save him’: Spokane Nicaraguan refugee faces deportation

After the BIA denied reopening on August 4, 2025, a Spokane Nicaraguan faces deportation for filing asylum late despite credible…

Trump administration hits legal, logistical hurdles building immigrant detention facility

Congress approved $45 billion under H.R. 1 to expand detention, increasing ICE’s budget to $14 billion and targeting 116,000 detainees…

No 2025 ICE Release Linking Shooter To Triple Deportation

In 2025 federal policy expands expedited removal and detention: DHS applied nationwide expedited removal January 21, 2025, and Congress funded…

Trump Administration Defends Racial Profiling to Detain Immigrants

DHS sought emergency Supreme Court relief to let ICE resume stops relying on apparent ethnicity, language, location, or occupation despite…

North Carolina Jails Repurposed as Federal Immigrant Detention Centers

ICE arrests in North Carolina rose 170% (1,822) between January 20 and June 26, 2025. Federal funding of $45 billion…

South Dakota Paroles 10 Inmates to ICE for Deportation, Governor Says

South Dakota’s August 13–14, 2025 Operation: Prairie Thunder paroled ten inmates identified as illegal aliens into ICE custody. The Board…

Federal judge to rule on Trump’s federalization of California Guard

Judge Charles Breyer oversaw a trial ending August 14, 2025, over federalizing California’s Guard and deploying roughly 700 Marines during…

Northern Massachusetts Immigration Court Ranked Among Most Understaffed

The northern Massachusetts immigration court is critically understaffed after 17 judges were fired in July 2025, contributing to multi-year hearing…