Safety Net Cuts Push Asylum Seekers Into Homelessness in 2025
Policy changes in 2025 removed SNAP, healthcare access, and resettlement funding for refugees and asylum seekers in the…
Korean Activist Detained in Israel Voluntarily Deported, Returns Home
After Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound ship on October 8, Kim Ah-hyun was detained at Ketziot Prison and then…
Expelled to Lithuania: Natallia Dulina’s forced removal leaves her in legal limbo
Natallia Dulina was expelled to Lithuania in June 2025, blindfolded and handcuffed, with six months left on her…
F-1 OPT to H-1B COS: Laid Off After 2 Days—Now What?
After an approved F-1 OPT → H-1B effective October 1, 2025, the worker was laid off October 3,…
ICE detainee, 34, dies at Ste. Genevieve jail; investigation opens
A 34-year-old ICE detainee, Leo Cruz-Silva, died by apparent suicide Oct. 4, 2025, at Ste. Genevieve County Jail…
No confirmable data shows WV jails with ICE detainees over capacity
As of April 13, 2025, 45 of 181 ICE facilities were over capacity. West Virginia jails rent beds…
Federal Immigration Officers Masked, Unnamed, Driving Without Plates
Community monitors in Southern California report federal immigration officers using masks and unmarked vehicles with covered, altered, or…
Trump Admin Offers $2,500 to Unaccompanied Children to Return Home
On October 3, 2025 the administration introduced a voluntary deportation program offering a $2,500 stipend to unaccompanied teens…
Trump Orders Federal Deployment, Chicago Residents Describe a War Zone
On October 8, 2025, federal agents and 500 National Guard troops deployed to Chicago to protect federal sites,…
Mother Deported with U.S.-Citizen Children After Austin Traffic Stop
A late-April 2025 traffic stop near Dobie Middle School culminated in the deportation of Denisse Parra Vargas’s mixed-status…
ICE Agents Rappel From Black Hawk Helicopters in Chicago Raid
Since September 8, 2025, Operation Midway Blitz has driven aggressive ICE enforcement in Chicago. On October 4, tactical…
Rising Immigration Detentions Fuel Deaths in Custody Amid Overcrowding
In FY2025 at least 21 people died in ICE custody amid a surge to nearly 60,000 detainees. Overcrowding,…
Nashville Immigration Sweeps Deterring Crime Victims From Reporting
A May 2025 ICE and Tennessee Highway Patrol sweep arrested nearly 200 people in Davidson County, concentrating stops…
Trump H-1B Fee Hike Reshapes Global Tech Talent Flows
A September 2025 executive order imposes a $100,000 H-1B fee and higher salary floors for new petitions, driving…