ICE Took Little Action on 3.1 Million Visa Overstays, Office of Inspector General Finds
ICE received more than 3 million possible overstay and nonimmigrant visa violation leads during fiscal years 2021–2024, according…
CBP Deports About 300 Crew Members Nationwide Under Operation Tidal Wave
Reports estimate about 300 cruise-ship crew removals nationwide over two years under Operation Tidal Wave; a separate account…
Judge George A. O’toole Jr. Blocks $1.8 Million Fine on Immigrants Who Refuse Deportation
A Boston federal judge paused the Trump administration’s challenged process for imposing and collecting civil fines on migrants…
GOP Senators Warn Trump Has Fumbled Immigration-Enforcement Push
GOP senators say Trump’s interior immigration-enforcement campaign risks alienating voters before the 2026 midterms. They distinguish border control…
Democrats Including Ron Wyden Criticize Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Rules Over Public School Funding
Democratic lawmakers Ron Wyden and Richard Neal warn that Treasury’s proposed scholarship tax-credit rules could steer federal revenue…
IRS Grants Crypto Investors Another Year on Staking Trusts via Revenue Procedure 2026-20
Qualifying proof-of-stake investment and grantor trusts have until April 6, 2027, to amend their governing documents under IRS…
Detained Immigrants at Folkston D. Ray James ICE Processing Center Launch Mass Hunger Strike Against GEO Group
At least 73 people at Georgia’s Folkston D. Ray James ICE Processing Center began a hunger strike on…
IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program Still Risky as Overhaul Drops Form 14457 Willfulness Checkbox
The IRS expects to announce a revised Voluntary Disclosure Program later in 2026. Its draft would simplify applications…
Millionaires’ Income Tax on $1 Million or More Lacks Safe Harbor Protection
The proposed Washington millionaires’ income tax would cover households earning $1 million or more. Lawmakers have not resolved…
Indian Filmmaker Arfat Sheikh Held by ICE Agents at Caroline Detention Facility
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 42-year-old Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh at Washington Dulles International Airport on September…
Trump Order Grants Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel by Waiving Federal Highway Diesel Excise Tax for Red-Dyed Diesel
An order signed October 5, 2026, permits red-dyed diesel on public highways through December 31 and postpones federal…
Jeffrey Jarquín Held at El Modelo Prison as Organization of American States Condemns
Jeffrey Jarquín was reportedly returned to El Modelo prison after the United States deported him to Nicaragua in…
Immigration Minister Unaware of Singh V. Minister of Employment Ruling on Section 7 Charter Rights
The 1985 Singh decision requires fair procedures for refugee claimants in Canada when an erroneous decision could expose…
Judge Declines to Drop Deportation Case Against Tucson DACA Recipient Karla Toledo, DACA Recipient, Advance-Parole Authorization
Karla Toledo’s deportation case will continue after an immigration judge declined to dismiss it on October 6, 2026.…