A weekend immigration raid in Southern California has sparked legal and constitutional questions after a 28-year-old U.S. citizen, Cary López Alvarado, was detained and hospitalized while eight months pregnant. The case highlights the tension between immigration enforcement authority and the civil rights protections guaranteed to citizens under the U.S. Constitution. Arrest Sparks Constitutional Questions López…
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower court order that restricted immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, clearing the way for federal agents to resume large-scale immigration stops in Southern California. The Court’s decision, issued Monday, September, 8, 2025, freezes a temporary restraining order entered by U.S. District…
A leaked Department of Homeland Security memo authored by Philip Hegseth, a senior adviser at DHS, suggests the U.S. government may soon deploy the military more frequently to enforce immigration laws — not just at the southern border, but also in major U.S. cities. First reported by The New Republic on August 2, 2025, the…
In a major shift aimed at bolstering immigration enforcement nationwide, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has officially removed its age limit for new law enforcement applicants—opening the door to recruits of all ages. Previously, applicants to ICE’s law enforcement ranks were required to apply before their 40th birthday, unless they were military veterans or…
The Trump administration has escalated its use of denaturalization as an enforcement tool, targeting not only violent offenders and war criminals, but now also naturalized Americans who committed relatively minor offenses—such as filing a false tax return. In a marked expansion of presidential authority during Donald J. Trump’s second term, the U.S. Department of Justice…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a detailed plan outlining how it would enforce a Trump-era executive order aimed at ending automatic birthright citizenship for certain children born in the United States—if the policy is permitted to take effect. At the heart of the proposed change is how the government would…
Lawful permanent residents in the United States have been issued a new warning by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): failure to carry immigration documentation at all times can result in federal misdemeanor charges and fines. The advisory, posted by CBP on the social platform X, stressed compliance with Section 264(e) of the Immigration and…
As immigration enforcement activity continues to cause fear and confusion in communities across California, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)—the state’s largest immigrant rights organization—is working to empower immigrants and workers with critical legal knowledge. Last week, the nonprofit posted a video to its Instagram account (@chirla_org) with practical legal guidance…
Prominent immigration attorney LaToya McBean-Pompy, Esq., is sounding the alarm over a proposed Trump-backed immigration initiative that targets Haitians with alleged gang affiliations for mass deportation—without due process or individualized evidence. In a video posted to her Instagram account (@mcbeanimmigrationlaw), McBean-Pompy questioned the constitutionality and legality of the plan, warning that the federal government is…