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F-1 OPT to H-1B COS: Laid Off After 2 Days—Now What?
After an approved F-1 OPT → H-1B effective October 1, 2025, the worker was laid off October 3, starting the…
ICE detainee, 34, dies at Ste. Genevieve jail; investigation opens
A 34-year-old ICE detainee, Leo Cruz-Silva, died by apparent suicide Oct. 4, 2025, at Ste. Genevieve County Jail after being…
No confirmable data shows WV jails with ICE detainees over capacity
As of April 13, 2025, 45 of 181 ICE facilities were over capacity. West Virginia jails rent beds to ICE…
Federal Immigration Officers Masked, Unnamed, Driving Without Plates
Community monitors in Southern California report federal immigration officers using masks and unmarked vehicles with covered, altered, or no license…
Trump Admin Offers $2,500 to Unaccompanied Children to Return Home
On October 3, 2025 the administration introduced a voluntary deportation program offering a $2,500 stipend to unaccompanied teens 14+. Judge…
Trump Orders Federal Deployment, Chicago Residents Describe a War Zone
On October 8, 2025, federal agents and 500 National Guard troops deployed to Chicago to protect federal sites, prompting largely…
Austin Family Faces Deportation as ICE Detains Father and Children
A late-April 2025 traffic stop near Dobie Middle School culminated in the deportation of Denisse Parra Vargas’s mixed-status family in…
ICE Agents Rappel From Black Hawk Helicopters in Chicago Raid
Since September 8, 2025, Operation Midway Blitz has driven aggressive ICE enforcement in Chicago. On October 4, tactical teams using…