State Department Tightens Visas Over CA–China Ties, Officials Say
The State Department began using INA 212(a)(3)(C) on Sept 4, 2025 to deny visas to Central Americans who…
Southern California Car Wash Raids Detain Over 250 Workers
Southern California car washes faced intensified immigration raids, totaling over 250 detentions and 80 targeted sites. A September…
Florida’s Deportation Depot Opens as Detainees Remain Unlisted
Deportation Depot opened August 14, 2025 at the former Baker Correctional Institution with 117 detainees and a 1,300-to-2,000…
House passes Laken Riley Act mandating detention of certain undocumented immigrants
The House passed the Laken Riley Act on January 7, 2025, mandating DHS detain certain undocumented immigrants upon…
Trump Deploys Troops as Immigration Crackdown Expands Across US Cities
The administration’s 2025 immigration push used military support, cross-agency powers, and wider arrest authority to deport nearly 200,000…
Head Start remains open to all, court rulings protect enrollment
Federal judges blocked HHS’s July 2025 rule reclassifying Head Start under PRWORA, ruling the agency skipped proper rulemaking…
Pennsylvania Farmers Decry Immigration Crackdown as Labor Worsens
Summer 2025 ICE raids spurred widespread worker absence, shrinking U.S. agricultural employment by 155,000 and leaving Pennsylvania farms…
Dad of Five Arrested at Gunpoint Outside Wilmington Home by ICE
A Sept. 14, 2025 Wilmington arrest spotlights post-Jan. 21 policy changes that allow arrests near homes. ICE detention…
Trump’s 2025 birthright order creates new eligibility loophole
Executive Order 14160 (January 20, 2025) limits automatic birthright citizenship for children with parents unlawfully or temporarily present…
Advocates Push State-Based Immigration Programs Amid 2025 Shifts
OBBBA (July 4, 2025) broadens enforcement and provides $13.5 billion to states. Some states cut immigrant health programs;…
First ‘one in, one out’ deportation flight takes off without migrants
The administration’s “one in, one out” deportation push aims for up to 1 million removals annually but stalled…
Wisconsin’s immigrant population near 320,000; 2023 count around 308k
By 2023 Wisconsin had about 308,000 foreign-born residents (5.2%). Recent international migration supplied most population growth, concentrated in…
Pritzker Expects ICE Operations to Continue in Chicago Area
DHS’s Operation Midway Blitz intensified ICE activity in Chicago without notifying state or city leaders. Advocates say about…
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Regrets Immigration Raid on South Korean Workers
A September 4 raid at the Hyundai-LG Georgia plant detained 475 people, sparking diplomatic protests. Landau apologized on…