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Will Trump’s 2025 Crackdown Silence Immigrants Who Help Police?
Federal expansion of immigration enforcement in 2025, including the OBBBA and broader 287(g) use, has driven immigrant victims and witnesses…
Republican Governor Calls H‑1B a “Cottage Industry” Dominated by India
Political criticism hasn’t created country‑specific H‑1B limits; the cap remains 65,000 plus 20,000. Ending most Dropbox waivers on September 2,…
Taliban ‘ready and willing’ to back Farage’s mass deportation plan
Reform UK seeks mass removals—detaining irregular arrivals and suspending key treaties—backed by a £2 billion incentives fund; the Taliban said…
Fired immigration judge warns due process is at risk in courts
EOIR dismissed over 100 immigration judges from January–August 2025, paralleled by elimination of bond hearings and expanded expedited removal. Legal…
‘It’s Like One Day Everyone Left’: How Crackdowns Are Emptying U.S. Communities
The OBBBA (July 4, 2025) cuts benefits, expands detention—including indefinite family detention—and increases ICE funding to $45 billion, triggering worker…
Emboldened Democrats Mobilize Against Trump’s 2025 Immigration Agenda
In 2025 the administration enacted laws and orders that cut immigrant benefits, expanded detention (with $45 billion reserved), authorized indefinite…
New Mexico Lawmakers Debate Closing State Immigration Detention Centers
HB9 would bar New Mexico state and local contracts and land leases for immigration detention, responding to reported abuses and…
Hudson Valley Patriots Urge Lawmakers to Challenge ICE Tactics Now
Hudson Valley activists pressed local officials on Aug 27, 2025 to condemn ICE raids and limit cooperation after Dutchess County…