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.
Noem Signals DHS Open to Expanding Immigration Enforcement to More U.S. Cities, August 2025
DHS is actively considering expanding immigration enforcement to more cities, with Chicago a near‑term focus involving agent surges, mobile processing, and possible military‑facility staging. Illinois officials oppose intensified actions and…
Ontario Issues Hundreds of Invitations for Provincial Nomination Amid Shifting Rules
Ontario ramped up OINP Employer Job Offer invitations in summer 2025, introduced an employer‑led portal, and gained refund…
UK’s Afghan Limbo: Thousands Stuck Without Status or Path Forward
As of August 2025, Afghan asylum approvals fell to 37% while returns are impossible and resettlement routes tightened,…
Democratic Senator Condemns Arrest of Wildfire Support Workers in Immigration Push
Federal agents checked IDs of 44 workers at the Bear Gulch fire on August 27, 2025, arresting two…
Australia’s New Immigration Hotspots Mapped for Regional Growth
Australia’s 2025–26 migration changes expand skilled places to 142,400 and prioritise regional settlement with 15 regional points, a…
NYC Immigration Arrests and Deportations Surge After Slow Start, Data Show
Beginning June 2025, ICE arrests in New York City and Buffalo quadrupled versus 2024, with about 70% of…
No Blanket Ban, but Tight Restrictions on Noncitizen Military Naturalization Persist (2024–25)
Noncitizen troops can still naturalize under INA §328/§329, but Pentagon control of Form N‑426 and a contested 2017…
Trump’s 2025 migrant crackdown threatens US business groups and labor supply
The January 2025 immigration crackdown—Proclamation 10888, expanded expedited removal, "Remain in Mexico," and the Laken Riley Act—drove crossings…
RPP Chair Lingden Calls to Preserve NRN Citizenship by Descent
Rajendra Lingden urged maintaining citizenship by descent for NRNs to keep diaspora ties. NRN Citizenship grants economic and…
Advocates Say Airlines Hide Deportation Flights, Hampering Accountability
Flight monitors say airlines and contractors increasingly conceal ICE deportation flights using FAA LADD, masked tail numbers, and…