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In a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the launch of its Visa Bond Program, set to begin on August 20, 2025. Under the new initiative, certain B-1/B-2 visa applicants—primarily tourists and short-term business travelers—from countries with high rates of visa overstays may now be required to…
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The U.S. Department of Defense has granted a formal request from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use military facilities to house immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a surge in immigration arrests and strained detention capacity nationwide. According to DHS officials, the military bases approved for use are: In addition,…
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The Trump administration is advancing a sweeping new immigration enforcement measure that could result in the dismissal of asylum applications for potentially hundreds of thousands of migrants already residing in the United States. According to sources familiar with the plan and internal memos reviewed by CNN, the controversial proposal would make those asylum seekers—many of…
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In a controversial move, the Trump administration has revived a long-dormant 85-year-old immigration law, using it to criminally charge undocumented immigrants for failing to register with the federal government — a requirement that most immigration attorneys say hasn’t been enforced in over seven decades. The Alien Registration Act of 1940, originally passed during World War…
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The City of Glendale, located in Los Angeles County, has officially ended its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following a weekend of escalating protests and growing public opposition to federal immigration enforcement actions in California. In a statement released Sunday, city officials said the decision…
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In a sharply worded dissent, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson condemned her colleagues for allowing the Trump administration to revoke humanitarian parole status for over 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—sparking what she warned will be “needless human suffering.” The majority decision came Friday, May 29, when the high court granted…
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A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction halting the Trump administration’s attempts to terminate the legal status of thousands of international students studying and working in the United States. The ruling, handed down Thursday, May, 22, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White of the Northern District of California, found that the administration’s actions…
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A leader of a migrant smuggling ring received a 10-year prison sentence May 28, 2024, for her involvement in trafficking over 100 migrants from Honduras to the United States for profit. The Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) has secured over 240 convictions since its launch three years ago. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has said…
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