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Supporters press for El Pasoan’s release as deportation ends in victory
Judge Michael Pleters terminated Catalina Santiago’s removal proceedings on Sept. 8, 2025, and a restraining order prevents her deportation while…
House Passes H.R. 3486 to Increase Penalties for Illegal Entry
(UNITED STATES) The House of Representatives on September 11, 2025, passed the Stop Illegal Entry Act, listed as H.R. 3486,…
El Paso DACA Recipient Remains in ICE Custody After Deportation Ends
Despite an immigration judge terminating her removal case and a federal restraining order, DACA recipient Catalina Santiago remained detained in…
Former DC USPS Worker Denaturalized After Stealing $1.6M in Checks
A former Washington, D.C., USPS worker was convicted of mail theft and bank fraud; on September 4, 2025, received 66…
CPDA Slams Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement
On Sept. 8 the Supreme Court stayed a lower-court ban, allowing immigration agents to factor race, language, location and occupation…
Senate Bill 98: Campus Alerts on Immigration Enforcement Now in Effect
SB 98 requires immediate campus alerts when immigration enforcement is confirmed at K–12, CSU, community colleges, and qualifying private colleges;…
No Widely Reported Not-Guilty Verdict in Illegal Entry Cases (2025)
2025 enforcement increases—180+ executive moves, $5,000 fines, OBBBA, and Trump v. CASA—have sped and hardened immigration prosecutions. Acquittals can occur…
New Zealand High Court Rejects Dotcom’s Bid to Halt Extradition
The High Court rejected Kim Dotcom’s September 2025 challenge, affirming the August 2024 extradition approval to the U.S. Health concerns…