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US Deportation Flights to Central America Surge Under Trump in 2025
By August 2025 the U.S. ran nearly 6,000 deportation flights to Central America, a 41% increase over 2024, with 1,214…
Trump says he doesn’t need permission to enforce immigration law in Chicago, Gowdy asserts
Starting September 6–7, 2025, the administration intends a Chicago ICE surge with up to 300 agents daily at Naval Station…
Trump immigration policy sparks fear and faith at Spanish Catholic Masses
OBBBA and executive orders in 2025 dramatically expand detention funding and enforcement, spurring ICE raids that unsettle Spanish Catholic parishes.…
Britain’s universities under pressure from migration culture war and tighter visa rules
UK 2025 visa reforms shorten the Graduate Route to 18 months, introduce a 6% overseas tuition levy, enforce 95% enrollment…
Immigration Advocates Denounce U.S. UPR Boycott Amid Rights Concerns
The U.S. will not attend the November 2025 UPR, prompting NGOs and 23 immigrant-rights groups to document mass detention and…
Deportations Surge vs. Hiring Slows in a Curious Labor Market Balance
In 2025 expanded immigration enforcement and policy changes have led to nearly 200,000 removals and about 1.2 million immigrants leaving…
Newsom decries pot-farm raids as cartels, foreign actors menace California grows
July 10 federal raids at Glass House Farms detained over 360 people and ignited state-federal tension; Newsom urged targeting cartels,…
Are Masked ICE Agents Un-American? Debating Identity and Accountability
ICE agents began routinely wearing masks during arrests in late 2024 and through 2025 without a published federal policy. Civil…