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Trump Administration Fraud Patterns and Changes for Applicants
USCIS intensified fraud screening—including social media checks—and broadened the "good moral character" standard, contributing to a backlog of about 5 million cases by late 2025. FDNS leads fraud detection while…
Rhode Island’s Deportation Defense Network Responds to ICE Presence
Rhode Island’s Deportation Defense Network runs a bilingual Defense Hotline (401-675-1414) that dispatches verifiers and alerts a large…
Exonerated Prisoner Faces Deportation to India After 43 Years in U.S.
After 43 years behind bars, Subramanyam Vedam was exonerated on October 3, 2025 but immediately detained by ICE…
Chicago Green Card Holder Fined Under Long-Dormant Immigration Rule
A Chicago Green Card holder was fined $130 for not carrying his card, highlighting DHS’s March 2025 clarification…
Trump H-1B Crackdown: Project Firewall and a $100,000 Fee
DOL’s Project Firewall tightens H-1B enforcement and introduces a $100,000 fee for filings after Sept. 21, 2025. Employers…
Teens Who Sued Hawai‘i Say Aviation Plan Fails to Decarbonize
A 2024 court settlement requires Hawaii to decarbonize its transportation system by 2045. The 2025 plan meets the…
Meta Scraps Chicago Facebook Page Tracking ICE After DOJ Request
After a DOJ request, Meta removed a Chicago Facebook page on October 14, 2025, for sharing real-time ICE…
Gun Crime Cases Fall as Agencies Shift Focus to Immigration Crackdown
Federal investigators were reassigned to immigration enforcement in early 2025, reducing resources for gun crime probes. Yet gun…
Judge rules against FEMA coercion in immigration grant terms
A federal judge ruled FEMA and DHS illegally tied disaster and homeland security grants to immigration cooperation, issuing…
Hillsboro Woman Charged with Assaulting Federal Officer Near ICE Facility
Samuel Westcott, 19, was charged October 12, 2025, with assaulting a federal officer after allegedly refusing orders and…