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The Ohio Immigrant Alliance is urging communities to reject Flock cameras, citing misuse for surveillance and racial profiling of immigrants.

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Governor Moore supports removing violent offenders but condemns ICE's mass arrests for spreading fear and using aggressive methods like home raids and...

The State Department launched a Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force, already revoking over 750 visas linked to suspected fraud.

• Global operation:...

USCIS is broadening public charge reviews starting September 18, 2026, hitting Form I-485 green card applications filed on or after that date.

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ICE issued guidance authorizing agents to take enforcement actions “at or near courthouses” against certain high-priority aliens.

Starting September 15, 2026, F-1 and J-1 visitors lose duration of status in favor of fixed periods up to four years.

• Program changes restricted:...

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate its executive asylum ban—credited for an 84% drop in border encounters—after the...

The unlawful presence bar only starts when you leave the U.S. after accumulating time—not the moment your visa expires.

• 3-year bar hits after...

DHS proposes a $103,265 fee payable at filing for all H-1B cap-subject petitions. Employers filing these petitions would face this substantial new cost.

The guidance applies only to Form I-485 adjustment applications filed on or after September 18, 2026.

USCIS evaluates whether applicants are likely...

USCIS's Aug. 5 guidance shifts focus to complete initial filings, giving officers discretion to deny without RFEs or NOIDs when evidence is...

DHS is refusing to release an email from Adam Loiacono that justifies ICE agents entering homes without judicial warrants, claiming it is merely...

• National scale: ICE made a record 49,571 arrests in July, up 15% from June and 70% from February, aided by expanded local partnerships.
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The 2018 public charge rule change triggered a 16.8% rise in HIV cases among Hispanics in antisanctuary counties versus baseline areas, with no...

The Trump administration is petitioning the Supreme Court to review a D.C. Circuit ruling that blocks quick removals of illegal border crossers...

CBP extended its pause on Big Bend National Park construction through at least August after public outcry halted work last week. A lawsuit by Lipan...

Federal judges are striking down multiple Trump administration immigration actions, revealing a pattern of legal resistance.

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Latvian authorities found another tunnel at the Belarus border built to smuggle migrants into the EU, following two such discoveries in Latvia and...

CBP officers at Dulles seized over 440 pounds of unprocessed cotton from an Afghan family last week, stuffed in three duffel bags for intended bedding...

Volunteer court observers monitoring immigration proceedings are routinely denied access despite rules presuming public openness, forcing some groups...