Iowa City Latino Festival Returns August 16 Amid Enforcement Fears
Iowa City will hold its Latino Festival August 16, 2025, noon–9:30 p.m., at the Ped Mall despite enforcement…
Archbishop Wenski Leads Rosary Protest, Mass at Alligator Alcatraz
On August 2, 2025 Archbishop Wenski and Bishop Dewane celebrated the first Mass inside Alligator Alcatraz, a mid-2025…
Cuban Migrants More Vulnerable Than Ever at Alligator Alcatraz
Alligator Alcatraz detained under 1,000 Cuban migrants by mid-August 2025 in tented, chain-link compounds reporting unsanitary conditions, limited…
Nonprofit Coalition Sues DHS Over Withheld Immigration Enforcement Records
Nonprofits filed multiple 2025 lawsuits against DHS challenging a January funding freeze, the March 25 suspension of I-485…
ICE Drops Age Limits for New Recruits, Opening Hiring to All Ages
DHS eliminated ICE age caps on August 6, 2025, permitting applicants 18 and older with no upper limit.…
Two undocumented men charged with assaulting ICE officers in Maryland
Federal complaints filed August 15, 2025 allege two Maryland incidents—June 6 in Catonsville and June 8 in Wicomico—where…
No Evidence Westerville Police Assisted ICE; Policy Context Explained
No verified evidence indicates Westerville police helped ICE search for a missing detainee as of August 15, 2025.…
High Court grants temporary ban on arrivals at Epping asylum hotel
On August 12, 2025 the council applied for a High Court interim injunction to halt asylum placements at…
Airport Immigration and Security Remain an Embarrassing Shambles
By August 15, 2025, TSA and ICE expanded in‑airport status checks, producing longer waits and more gate screenings.…
ICE office envelopes with white powder tested as non-dangerous, officials say
Five envelopes containing white powder discovered August 14, 2025, in the ICE mailroom triggered hazmat and law enforcement…
DHS Designates Columbus Sanctuary Jurisdiction; City Sues Over Funds
DHS designated Columbus May 30, 2025, as limiting immigration cooperation; city denies the sanctuary label. Columbus joined fifty…
No Evidence Newsom Shared Trump Joke Before Los Angeles ICE Raids
Federal agents arrested someone near Gavin Newsom’s August 14, 2025 rally amid a summer of 4,163 Los Angeles…
Supreme Court Allows Third-Country Deportations; Legal Challenges Mount
Following the June 23, 2025 Supreme Court order, DHS broadened expedited removal and resumed third‑country transfers. CHNV parole…
ICE now deporting more than 1,400 illegal immigrants a day nationwide
By mid‑August 2025, ICE carried out more than 1,400 deportations daily; DHS reported 1.6 million departures since January.…