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ICE Targets Chicago Police Officers in High-Profile Recruitment Drive
ICE’s recruitment push in Chicago includes TV ads, a $50,000 bonus, and an age cap removal, drawing 18,000 applications and coinciding with a two-week enforcement surge that produced over 400…
LG Energy Solution Used ESTA Waivers as Workarounds, Documents Show
A September 2025 raid near Savannah detained over 300 South Korean workers linked to LG Energy Solution; 44%…
Migration surge strains Australian housing as supply lags behind
Rapid net migration—447,620 in the year to May 2025 and 33,230 arrivals in May—has outpaced housing supply, creating…
Congress Moves to Grant Citizenship to Intercountry Adoptees
The Adoptee Citizenship Act aims to restore automatic citizenship to 30,000–70,000 intercountry adoptees excluded by a 2001 cutoff.…
Tiwari Slams Modi Over $100,000 H-1B Fee Rise and Policy Clarity
An executive order imposes a $100,000 annual fee on all new H-1B petitions from September 21, 2025. India’s…
Chicago Immigration Violence: Snipers atop ICE HQ Amid Clashes
Operation Midway Blitz, a 30-day federal surge starting in September 2025, has led to about 550 arrests in…
Is Trump Deporting More People? What the Data Really Shows
The 2025 administration intensified immigration enforcement with visible operations, a $1,000 self-deportation offer, and expanded expedited removal. Official…
LA Launches Initiative to Monitor and Film Immigration Enforcement
In mid-2025 Los Angeles instituted a monitoring program requiring City and Port Police to film ICE operations after…
DHS Accuses New York of Obstructing Immigration Enforcement
DHS accused New York in September 2025 of obstructing immigration enforcement for refusing ICE detainers without warrants. Acting…
Sridhar Vembu Urges Indians in US to Make the Bold Move
A Sept 19, 2025 proclamation enacts a $100,000 annual fee for H-1B petitions effective Sept 21, 2025. The…