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Anger, Identity, and Hope as Immigration Detention Expands
Major 2025 funding and laws expand U.S. immigration detention: $170 billion proposed, OBBBA funds $45 billion, bond limits and indefinite family detention introduced.
Local Grandmother Detained by ICE Over $25 Bad Check Decade Later
A 2025 enforcement expansion with ~$170 billion funding and boosted detention capacity has led to more interior arrests,…
DHS Dedicates Chicago Deportation Drive to Katie Abraham
DHS launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago on August 4, 2025, targeting undocumented individuals with serious criminal records.…
Officials Under Fire Over Random Murder of Ukrainian Refugee on Train
The August 22, 2025, stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train exposed…
Chicago Immigrant-Owned Businesses Amid ICE Fears Rise; Shop Local
Operation Midway Blitz’s ICE enforcement since September 2025 has caused double-digit revenue declines for immigrant-owned Chicago businesses. City…
US Enlists Amerikaners in Refugee Scheme for White South Africans
Executive Order 14204 launched Mission South Africa in February 2025, prioritizing Afrikaners for refugee resettlement through a USRAP…
Hunter College Students Start Year with Immigrant Rights Protest
Hunter College protests in early 2025 opposed DHS recruiters at CUNY, drawing 150+ participants and prompting cancellation of…
Sikh Truckers See Spike in Anti-Immigrant Vitriol After Florida Crash
A Florida crash in July 2025 involving a Sikh truck driver triggered anti-immigrant backlash. Officials found no evidence…
Two Hyderabad Students from India Die in UK Car Crash, Essex Investigation Open
Two Hyderabad students died and seven were injured in an Essex crash on September 1, 2025. Two student…
Studio City shop owner leads community rally for wife detained by ICE
After passing her citizenship exam, 55-year-old Sharareh Moghadam was detained by ICE before her naturalization oath and transferred…