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L.A. School Year Opens Amid Watch for ICE and Student Support Efforts
Facing increased ICE activity, LAUSD began 2025–26 on August 14 and expanded safe passage from 40 to 100 schools. A mistaken August 11 detention of a 15-year-old spurred training for…
Green Card Holder Detained in Texas Begs ICE to Deport Him
Expanded expedited removal, Texas SB 8 and $170 billion federal funding have increased ICE detentions in 2025. Green…
Lawsuits Challenge 2025 Asylum Shutdown and CBP One Cancellations
The 2025 suspension of asylum at ports and CBP One cancellations stranded roughly 30,000 people in Mexico. Al…
Gay Nigerian deportee from Ireland wins appeal to reapply for asylum
A gay Nigerian deported in June won Tribunal permission in August 2025 to lodge a new asylum claim,…
No public report of Crest High graduate detained in Georgia
HB 1105, effective May 1, 2024, increased local-federal immigration cooperation in Georgia, fueling more detentions and transfers to…
No Verified Case of Student Arrested While Walking Dog in 2025
In August 2025, a mistaken Border Patrol detention at Arleta High and ICE’s courthouse arrest of a 19-year-old…
Who Is Kelly Yu? Peoria Restaurateur Facing Imminent Deportation to China
Peoria restaurateur Kelly Yu was detained by ICE on May 28, 2025, despite living in the U.S. for…
‘I wish I could turn back time’: Hmong father among four Minnesotans facing deportation to Laos this week
Following June arrests, four Hmong Minnesotans face deportation to Laos the week of August 13, 2025, under enforcement…
Waco man’s ICE detention highlights complexities of immigration law enforcement
After ICE arrested Noe Guerrero on July 24, 2025, prosecutors dismissed a misdemeanor on August 1, but he…
NYC School Battles to Educate an Undocumented Teen Under Trump
After January 20, 2025 removal of “sensitive locations” protections and an April 11 DHS registration rule, ELLIS Prep…