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…
Riverside Adopts Immigration Transparency Resolution with IDs Today
Riverside’s council passed a 4-3 resolution (effective October 15, 2025) requiring marked vehicles and visible ID for federal…
Washington Conference: Attorneys Address an Unsettling Immigration Era
Nationwide expansion of expedited removal and increased ICE raids have intensified enforcement, threatened TPS and Dreamer protections, and…
Florida’s Emergency Manager Detaining Immigrants Under Expanded Policy
Florida’s emergency management now runs Alligator Alcatraz and a Baker County Deportation Depot, rapidly expanding detention capacity. Built…
Supreme Court Leaves H-4 EAD Rules Intact, Upholds Work Rights
By declining review, the Supreme Court left the 2015 H-4 EAD rule intact, enabling eligible spouses to apply…
Supreme Court Declines Review, Preserves H-4 Work Authorization Rule
By refusing the challenge, the Supreme Court left the 2015 H-4 EAD regulation in place, allowing eligible H-4…
Indian-Origin Vedam Exonerated After 43 Years, Detained by ICE
After his 1983 murder conviction was vacated in August 2025, Subramanyam Vedam was released on October 3 but…
Know Your Rights in ICE Detention and How Parole Works
ICE detention can affect lawful residents, workers, and students because of old orders or status issues. Detainees maintain…