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Kurdish activist facing death sentence in Iran at risk of deportation

Pakhshan Azizi faces imminent deportation from Turkey to Iran after Iran’s Supreme Court affirmed her death sentence in January 2025.…

Noem’s South Dakota Neighbors Face Immigration Audits, Jobs Decimated

I-9 audits in South Dakota and Texas in 2025 caused abrupt terminations—some nearly 40 workers—creating operational risks for dairies. Auditors…

Safety Net Cuts Push Asylum Seekers Into Homelessness in 2025

Policy changes in 2025 removed SNAP, healthcare access, and resettlement funding for refugees and asylum seekers in the U.S., while…

Korean Activist Detained in Israel Voluntarily Deported, Returns Home

After Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound ship on October 8, Kim Ah-hyun was detained at Ketziot Prison and then departed to…

We face a choice: deportation or prison for Natallia Dulina

Natallia Dulina was expelled to Lithuania in June 2025, blindfolded and handcuffed, with six months left on her sentence and…

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…