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Brutality as Policy: ICE Violence Against Immigrants and Advocates
The 2025 enforcement push uses public raids, expanded detention, and aggressive directives. Officials cite dramatic assault spikes, but independent data…
Hagerstown shop owner released from ICE; deportation fight continues
After ICE detained Melissa Tran on May 12, 2025, she spent five months in custody before a judge ordered her…
Increased Scrutiny at U.S. Ports: Expedited Removal Orders in 2025
Starting January 2025, CBP expanded expedited removal at ports and nationwide for people lacking two years’ continuous presence. The measure…
California Law Lets Immigrant Parents Name a Caregiver if Deported
AB 495, signed September 2025, requires California schools and providers to accept Caregiver Authorization Affidavits and short-term guardianships by January…
New York MELT Act Seeks Penalties for ICE Agents Masking Identities
The MELT Act would bar officers from hiding their faces during arrests in New York, focusing on ICE practices. Sponsors…
Vedam Freed After 43 Years, Detained by ICE Immediately
After a 2025 court vacated Subramanyam Vedam’s 1983 conviction, he was immediately placed in ICE custody under a 1988 deportation…
Bill C-3 Tightens Residency, Language Rules for Descent Citizenship
Bill C-3 (2025) removes the first-generation cap and lets citizenship pass beyond one generation if a Canadian parent born abroad…
Meridian Township Urges Residents to Know Their Immigration Rights
Meridian Township reported an ICE operation on October 9, 2025, which has concluded. Officials stressed local police did not participate…