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Chicago Green Card Holder Fined Under Long-Dormant Immigration Rule
A Chicago Green Card holder was fined $130 for not carrying his card, highlighting DHS’s March 2025 clarification that INA…
Trump H-1B Crackdown: Project Firewall and a $100,000 Fee
DOL’s Project Firewall tightens H-1B enforcement and introduces a $100,000 fee for filings after Sept. 21, 2025. Employers may rush…
Teens Who Sued Hawai‘i Say Aviation Plan Fails to Decarbonize
A 2024 court settlement requires Hawaii to decarbonize its transportation system by 2045. The 2025 plan meets the deadline but…
Meta Scraps Chicago Facebook Page Tracking ICE After DOJ Request
After a DOJ request, Meta removed a Chicago Facebook page on October 14, 2025, for sharing real-time ICE agent locations…
Gun Crime Cases Fall as Agencies Shift Focus to Immigration Crackdown
Federal investigators were reassigned to immigration enforcement in early 2025, reducing resources for gun crime probes. Yet gun deaths and…
Judge rules against FEMA coercion in immigration grant terms
A federal judge ruled FEMA and DHS illegally tied disaster and homeland security grants to immigration cooperation, issuing a permanent…
Hillsboro Woman Charged with Assaulting Federal Officer Near ICE Facility
Samuel Westcott, 19, was charged October 12, 2025, with assaulting a federal officer after allegedly refusing orders and kicking an…
Riverside Adopts Immigration Transparency Resolution with IDs Today
Riverside’s council passed a 4-3 resolution (effective October 15, 2025) requiring marked vehicles and visible ID for federal immigration agents,…