Canada Permanent Resident Targets Under the Immigration Levels Plan
Canada sets permanent resident targets at 380,000 for 2026-2028, prioritizing economic immigrants and reducing temporary resident inflows to…
Federal Judge Blocks White House Plan to Defund 34 ‘Sanctuary’ Cities
Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins blocked the administration’s effort to defund 34 sanctuary jurisdictions on July 25, 2025, finding…
Who is Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry? Pakistani U.S. Army veteran detained by ICE during citizenship interview
Veteran Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry was detained by ICE during his August 22, 2025 USCIS citizenship interview and held…
Wrongfully Deported Maryland Man Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released
Expected release on August 22, 2025, follows a judge’s finding of no MS-13 ties and a 2019 order…
US unauthorized immigrant population at 15.8 million in 2025 after 1.6 million drop under new rules
After peaking at 15.8 million in January 2025, the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population fell by about 1.6 million…
Poll Finds Trump’s ICE Raids Backfiring Politically in California
A July 12 TRO limited ICE’s roving sweeps in California after findings of stops without reasonable suspicion; the…
Sanctuary or Not? DOJ Revises List Amid Local Policies Standing Firm
Under Executive Order 14287, DOJ and DHS published an August 2025 sanctuary list and filed lawsuits against major…
Washington defends KWW restrictions on ICE prison notifications
After an August 2025 DOJ warning, Washington reaffirms its Keep Washington Working Act protections: agencies share immigration status…
US Tightens Visa Rules for 19 Countries, Impacting Detroit Organizers
A June 2025 presidential proclamation suspends visa issuance for nationals of 19 countries from June 9; pre-June 9…
Germany Sees 20% Surge in Indian Students Amid US Visa Chaos
A 20% surge put nearly 60,000 Indian students in German universities by August 2025, driven by U.S. visa…
Houston Public Library Expands Free Six‑Week Citizenship Classes
HPL’s August 2025 expansion offers free six-week citizenship classes combining civics and English, plus a Citizenship Kit with…
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,…
Is a Clean Record Enough? Trump’s 2025 Rules Demand More From Immigrants
New rules effective August 2025 expand USCIS’s Good Moral Character review, limit automatic birthright citizenship after Feb 19,…
FHP arrests 200+ in Panhandle as agency enters ‘new chapter’
In August 2025, FHP-led operations using 287(g) MOAs arrested over 200 undocumented migrants in the Panhandle, prioritizing those…