August 2025: Express Entry faces sharper competition and higher CRS
August 6–7 Express Entry draws tightened selection: CEC awarded 1,000 ITAs at CRS 534; PNP issued 225 ITAs…
Southern California Faith Leaders Rally to Support Immigrants Facing Deportation
After a surge in arrests starting June 2025, faith leaders in Southern California provide court vigils, material aid,…
Rep. Jim Costa Pushes to Update Outdated U.S. Immigration Registry
Rep. Jim Costa proposes moving the registry cutoff date (unchanged since 1986) so long-term undocumented residents, including farm…
Court Ruling Threatens 90,000 DACA Recipients’ Work Permits in Texas
A Fifth Circuit decision on January 17, 2025, effective March 11, 2025, separates DACA work authorization from deportation…
Judge Weighs Whether to End Flores Protections for Immigrant Children
The court is reviewing the Trump administration’s May 2025 motion to end the Flores Settlement Agreement. Flores remains…
USCIS Warns Employment-Visa Holders: Quit or No-Show Risks Deportation
USCIS alerted that H-2A and other employment-visa holders who don’t report or who abandon jobs and stay risk…
‘Operation Trojan Horse’ Penske Truck Raid Draws Official Pushback
Border Patrol’s August 6 Westlake operation used a rented yellow Penske box truck to detain 16 day laborers,…
ICE Detains 16 Workers in Raids at Two Pittsburgh Restaurants
ICE raided two Emiliano’s restaurants on August 7, 2025, detaining 16 people—9 in Richland and 7 in Cranberry—with…
ICE Arrests Mother Near Camarena Elementary During Morning Drop-Off
ICE arrested Kyungjin Yu near Camarena Elementary on August 6, 2025, with her children present; she had a…
Camp East Montana, New ICE Detention Center at Fort Bliss, Opens Aug. 17
Camp East Montana opens August 17, 2025, at Fort Bliss with 1,000 beds, expanding weekly toward 3,000 and…
Nearly 1,000 New U.S. Citizens from 100+ Countries Sworn In at Wrigley Field
At Wrigley Field on August 7, 2025, 977 people from 109 countries naturalized, underscoring continued demand for citizenship.…
ICE Contractor Confined Immigrant Mother and Baby at O’Hare Hotel Five Days
Valentina Galvis and her infant were held five days at Sonesta O’Hare by MVM Inc. in June 2025.…
South Carolina National Guard May Soon Assist ICE in Immigration Duties
On May 9, 2025 DHS requested 20,000 National Guard personnel to assist ICE with arrests, detention, transport, and…
Supporters Rally to Free Alabama Social Worker Detained by ICE
After a speeding stop, ICE detained bilingual advocate Giovanna Hernandez-Martinez in early August 2025, confirmed August 7. HICA…