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Texas Immigrant Children Face Unsafe, Unsanitary Conditions, Advocates
Following March 2025 reopenings, Dilley and Karnes detainees report unsafe conditions: contaminated tap water, delayed medical care, poor sanitation, and…
Judge Steps Up Pressure on ICE to Fix NYC Holding Cell Conditions
Judge Lewis Kaplan’s September 17, 2025 injunction requires ICE to fix overcrowded, unsafe conditions at 26 Federal Plaza by meeting…
H-1B Real Estate Ownership: What’s Allowed and What’s Risky
Owning U.S. real estate is allowed for H-1B holders, but active landlord activities can constitute unauthorized employment. Use licensed managers,…
Immigration Policy Shift Creates a Climate of Fear Across the U.S.
Major 2025 immigration moves—Project 2025 policies, executive actions, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—tightened asylum, suspended refugee admissions, paused…
Trump’s 2025 Policies Target Immigrants Who Reported Crimes
Executive Orders 14165 and 14159 (Jan 2025) expand removal priorities, remove sensitive-location limits, broaden expedited removal, and revive 287(g), reducing…
Berkeley Lab Postdoc Immigration Risks Amid Federal Espionage Fears
A Berkeley Lab postdoc’s J-1 renewal entered Administrative Processing after requests about funding and Chinese collaborations. Despite the end of…
UI Students Secure Injunction Reinstating SEVIS Status Against DHS
A federal judge ordered DHS to restore four University of Iowa students’ SEVIS status after wrongful termination. Separately, DHS proposed…
ICE Expands Deportations of Crime Victims After Protections Reversal
Since January 2025 ICE stepped up interior enforcement, deporting nearly 200,000 people and arresting many without convictions. With 70.8% of…