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N.J. father held by ICE five Weeks despite deportation stay

In June 2025 a New Jersey father spent at least five weeks detained at Elizabeth Detention Center and self-deported after…

Kansas immigration fight escalates amid SCR 1602 and federal crackdown

Kansas lawmakers passed SCR 1602 urging cooperation with federal immigration enforcement; SB 178 died in committee while SB 254 and…

Maine Churches Confront Fear of Immigration Raids After Policy Change

DHS rescinded Sensitive Locations protections on January 20, 2025, prompting Maine churches to adopt legal protocols, staff trainings, and advocacy…

U of Winnipeg Project Preserves 1920s Mennonite Immigration Stories

CTMS is archiving the largest Canadian Mennonite oral history project (1920s focus), recording interviews, digitizing family materials, and hosting public…

GoFundMe Campaigns Launched to Aid Students Facing Detention or Deportation

A 2025 surge in GoFundMe campaigns supports students facing sudden visa revocations, SEVIS terminations, and ICE detention. The Fugees Freedom…

Court Blocks Deportation; Abrego Garcia Returned From El Salvador

A federal judge blocked any third-country deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and required 72 hours’ notice after finding his March…

Free teen pilot program returns to National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force reopens its free teen pilot program in Fall 2025. The six-session course…

Fingerprints Don’t Lie: Pakistani Arrested 27 Years After Removal Order

A 2025 USCIS biometric match in New Orleans linked a Green Card applicant to a 1998 removal order, leading to…