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California Leaders Condemn SCOTUS Ruling on LA Immigration Raids
The Supreme Court’s Sept. 8, 2025 stay lets ICE again use combined factors—including ethnicity, accent, location and work—to stop people…
Trump Pushes Stricter Immigration Rules Amid Broad Legal-Pathway Cuts
OBBBA and Executive Order 14161 in 2025 expand detention spending ($45 billion), authorize indefinite family detention, reinstate extreme vetting, and…
Trump Policies Face Legal Challenges as Court Rulings Evolve
In 2025 the administration passed OBBBA and issued executive orders tightening detention, asylum, and travel rules. OBBBA funds rose to…
ECHR Extends Halt on Syrian Deportations from Austria
The ECHR extended a halt on Austrian deportations to Syria until September 25, 2025, after Austria’s July 3 removal raised…
Immigration Appeals Court Expands Mandatory Detention for Millions
The BIA’s Matter of Yajure Hurtado (Aug 2025) bars bond for those who entered without inspection, expanding mandatory detention; ICE…
Deported Nicaraguan National Sentenced in Miami for Child Assault
Deported in 2009 for cocaine trafficking, Marco Orlando Vado re-entered the U.S., was arrested in April 2022, pleaded guilty to…
Employers and Immigrants Brace for USCIS’s Expanded Enforcement Powers
USCIS gained 1811 law-enforcement powers in September 2025, enabling investigations, arrests, weapons carriage, warrants, prosecutions, and expedited removals—raising enforcement risks…
Supreme Court: Aadhaar Valid for Voter Lists, Not Citizenship
The Supreme Court directed the ECI to accept Aadhaar as an identity document for Bihar’s voter-roll revision but ruled it…