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23 Days: ICE Doubles Alaska Arrest Rate Through June 2025 vs 2024
After an April 2025 policy raised ICE’s daily arrest quota to 3,000, Alaska saw 33 arrests and 23 deportations scheduled by June 26. Noncriminal immigration cases rose sharply, driving community…
Rep. Jim Costa Pushes to Update Outdated U.S. Immigration Registry
Rep. Jim Costa proposes moving the registry cutoff date (unchanged since 1986) so long-term undocumented residents, including farm…
Even Texas Rejects It: 90,000 DACA Recipients Face Loss of Work Permits
A Fifth Circuit decision on January 17, 2025, effective March 11, 2025, separates DACA work authorization from deportation…
USCIS Warns Employment-Visa Holders: Quit or No-Show Risks Deportation
USCIS alerted that H-2A and other employment-visa holders who don’t report or who abandon jobs and stay risk…
Nearly 1,000 New U.S. Citizens from 100+ Countries Sworn In at Wrigley Field
At Wrigley Field on August 7, 2025, 977 people from 109 countries naturalized, underscoring continued demand for citizenship.…
South Carolina National Guard May Soon Assist ICE in Immigration Duties
On May 9, 2025 DHS requested 20,000 National Guard personnel to assist ICE with arrests, detention, transport, and…
ICE Policy Halts Most Deportations of Crime Victims, Exceptions Remain
ICE’s June 10, 2025 directive pauses most deportations for applicants or beneficiaries of U, T, and VAWA petitions…
ICE raids in Los Angeles slow, Homeland Security data show decline
ICE arrests in Los Angeles fell following a July 11 restraining order limiting tactics. Between June 6 and…
USCIS Issues Deportation Notices to Laid-Off H-1B Workers Despite Grace Period
USCIS issues nearly 1,840 NTAs weekly to H-1B workers within the 60-day grace period since early 2025. This…
U.S. Bill Proposes Fast Track Green Cards to End Indian Waits
This bipartisan bill proposes raising the Indian green card cap to 15%, offering premium processing for long waits,…