Situations
Situations that Explain all Immigration, Visa and Travel related questions, queries and information. Based of real-life scenarios and experiences.
Canadian-born American-Adopted Resident Returns After Reentry Denial
A longtime green card holder, Chris Landry, was denied reentry at the Maine border over 2004 and 2007 convictions. A judge later vacated those convictions, letting him return. The incident…
Head Lice, Smelly Chicken and Profits in UK Asylum Hotels
Renewed complaints about overcrowding, hygiene and mental-health harms in UK asylum hotels have coincided with Home Office cost-cutting…
Kurdish activist facing death sentence in Iran at risk of deportation
Pakhshan Azizi faces imminent deportation from Turkey to Iran after Iran’s Supreme Court affirmed her death sentence in…
Noem’s South Dakota Neighbors Face Immigration Audits, Jobs Decimated
I-9 audits in South Dakota and Texas in 2025 caused abrupt terminations—some nearly 40 workers—creating operational risks for…
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…
We face a choice: deportation or prison for Natallia Dulina
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…