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Holidays Near as Connecticut Immigrants Face Fear Over New Policy
Heightened federal enforcement fears are reducing school attendance and service use in Connecticut. A DataHaven survey reported 31% worried. USCIS paused certain refugee green-card processing for admissions Jan. 20, 2021–Feb.…
U.S. Uses Private Data to Track Immigrants, Sparking Privacy Concerns
U.S. immigration enforcement now relies on commercial databases, federal data integration, and AI tools to build cases. Proposed…
DHS Expands USCIS Enforcement Authority, Not a Shift Toward Offenders
A DHS final rule (Sept. 5, 2025) expands USCIS authority into enforcement—detentions, warrants, removals, and special agents—raising concerns…
Marriage-Based Green Card Applicants Face New Challenges and Arrests
In 2025 USCIS tightened marriage-based green card processing with stricter intake checks, form-edition enforcement, more RFEs, and increased…
H-1B Delays Leave Applicants in Limbo Amid Interview Backlog
Following the December 15, 2025 expansion of the Online Presence Review, U.S. consulates in India are canceling and…
ICE Warns on Self-Deportation for Illegal Immigrants via CBP Home App
ICE is encouraging undocumented immigrants without criminal records to use the CBP Home app for voluntary departure, warning…
Faith Leaders Call for Release of LGBTQ Asylum Seeker Detained
Hernandez, a 33-year-old Honduran asylum seeker, was detained by ICE during a Green Card interview in Houston. His…
Trump Reshapes USCIS to Accelerate Deportation Efforts and Enforcement
USCIS has halted discretionary benefits for nationals of 19 countries and paused all asylum applications, launching a re‑review…
US Adds 15 Kenyans to DHS’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ Deportation List
DHS added 15 Kenyans to a public “Worst of the Worst” deportation list within a new database of…
Federal agents spotted in Gonzales amid Louisiana immigration crackdown
Short videos from early December 2025 show federal agents in Gonzales and Livingston Parish, Louisiana. No agency has…