Immigration
Policy changes, enforcement actions, and legal developments shaping U.S. immigration in 2026. From executive orders and congressional bills to USCIS processing updates — analysis that cuts through the noise.
IRCC Announces Second October PNP Draw Inviting 345 ITAs
Express Entry Draw #372 (Oct 14, 2025) issued 345 PNP ITAs with a CRS cutoff of 778 and tie-breaker July 17, 2025 19:58:49 UTC. The 77-point drop from Sept. 29…
Israel Expands Tax Breaks for New Immigrants to Boost Economy
Starting late 2025, Israel will offer new immigrants broad tax relief including a ten-year foreign income exemption, proposed…
UC Berkeley Course Frames ICE as a Racist Deportation Force
UC Berkeley’s Legal Studies 132AC will run in Spring 2026, taught by deportation defense attorneys. The course centers…
Canada’s 2025–27 Immigration Targets: Is 395,000 the Right Number?
Canada lowered 2025–2027 permanent resident targets and set 2025 caps for study (305,900) and work permits (367,750). The…
ICE Sweeps Prompt Real Awakening Among Immigration Bill Backers
Operation Patriot 2.0 arrested 1,406 people in Massachusetts in September 2025, spurring renewed efforts to pass the Safe…
DHS Imposes $5,000 Fee on Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
DHS is issuing mandatory $5,000 fines to unaccompanied children under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, effective July…
Catholics in the U.S. and Mexico Unite to Address Migration Together
On October 12, 2025, eight U.S. and Mexican bishops held a San Luis procession and signed a 12-diocese…
Biggs Introduces Act to Publicly List Deportation Orders
Rep. Andy Biggs’s Deportation Disclosure Act (Oct. 2025) would make DHS publish names, photos, aliases, and last known…
Chicago Laugh Factory Manager Detained by Masked Border Patrol Agents
Nathan Griffin, Laugh Factory night manager, was detained October 24, 2025, during an immigration enforcement action. He faces…
Immigration crackdown fuels fear and unity at DC Catholic Church
The August 2025 immigration surge disrupted life at Sacred Heart in Columbia Heights: over 40 detained or deported,…