Situations
Real immigration scenarios and case studies — what to do when your visa is denied, you miss a deadline, face deportation, or encounter an unexpected complication. Practical solutions from actual cases.
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 January 2025. Arrested in August 2023 and convicted in July 2024, she…
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…
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…