Immigration

US Colleges Warn of International Student Crisis as Visa Delays Threaten Fall 2026 Enrollment

US higher education groups are urging the Trump administration to expedite student visa processing, as delays, travel bans, and stricter screening threaten Fall 2026 international enrollment.
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Congo Didn't Want Her, She Was Deported Anyway, Now Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata Must Be Returned to the U.S.

Federal law permits the U.S. government to deport migrants to third countries, but only if those countries agree to receive them
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ICE Agents Now Have Access to Data on 20 Million People Through Palantir System: Report

An ICE official recently said that the technology allows for investigative work that previously took hours to be completed in 10 to 15 minutes
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A Holy Mountain on the US-Mexico Border Is Becoming Trump's Newest Immigration Battleground

A mountain crowned by a towering statue of Jesus Christ has become the latest front in President Donald Trump's border enforcement campaign, setting off a legal confrontation between the federal government and the Catholic Church over one of the most spiritually significant sites along the US-Mexico border.
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DHS Chief Denies 'Alligator Alcatraz' Is Dead, Even as Detainees Are Reportedly Being Moved Out

A New York Times report earlier this week cited a federal official who confirmed the center, which currently houses roughly 1,400 detainees, had become too expensive and would close
Mike Banks, Border Patrol

Trump's Border Patrol Chief Abruptly Steps Down After Prostitution Allegations Resurface

Banks' resignation comes weeks after a report citing six current and former Border Patrol employees accused him of repeatedly paying for sex with prostitutes during trips to Colombia and Thailand.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin

Markwayne Mullin Accuses Democrats Putting DHS Security Preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup "in Jeopardy"

The Homeland Security Secretary also stated that the department could still "deliver" security for the tournament
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Pregnant Women Describe 'Appalling' Treatment in ICE Custody, Including Shackling During Miscarriages

Lawmakers cited reports of women suffering severe abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding and miscarriages while allegedly receiving limited or delayed medical care
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U.S. Citizen Asks for Political Asylum in Mallorca, Citing Fear of Trump

An American man has requested political asylum in Spain after telling authorities in Mallorca that he feared returning to the United States because of President Donald Trump's policies, according to Spanish media reports.
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Rare Immigration Raids in Mexico City Spark Fear Among Foreign Communities

Dozens of foreign nationals were detained during unusual immigration raids in Mexico City, operations that have sparked concern among migrant advocates and raised questions about Mexico's increasingly aggressive enforcement tactics under mounting regional migration pressure.
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Trump's AG Says Citizens Who Obtained Citizenship 'Illegally' 'Should Be Worried' as DOJ Expands Denaturalization Efforts

Todd Blanche framed the effort as part of a campaign to protect "the integrity of the naturalization process"
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Trump Administration Closes Office Investigating Detention Abuse Amid Rising Deaths in ICE Custody

A recent study found that roughly one detainee is dying every six days, a trend researchers linked to expanded detention, overcrowding, and potential delays in medical care.
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ICE Breaks Grim Record Pace As 18th Detainee Dies In Custody This Year

The Cuban man was found unresponsive in his cell at the Stewart Detention Center on April 28 at about 10:25 p.m. According to an ICE statement, emergency personnel immediately began treatment and administered CPR, but González was pronounced dead at 11:11 p.m.
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Lawmakers and Activists Demand Answers After ICE Detainees Launch Hunger Strike at Michigan Facility

Lawmakers and civil rights groups in Michigan are demanding an independent investigation of the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. The initiative came after immigrants under custody in the privately operated ICE facility launched a hunger and labor strike to protest what advocates described as medical neglect, inadequate food, and prolonged detention.
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Immigration Appeals Court Makes Easier to Deport DACA Beneficiaries

According to a letter sent to senators earlier this year by then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, between January and November 2025 a total of 261 recipients were arrested and 86 were deported.
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New York City Landlords Reportedly Using ICE Threats to Intimidate Immigrant Tenants

In response, some lawmakers are pushing to expand and make permanent a city program designed to detect landlord harassment
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Deported Latino Migrants in Congo Say They Are Not Free to Leave, 'We Want to Go but They Won't Let Us'

According to Telemundo, the 15 deportees are staying at a property under a program run by the International Organization for Migration, a U.N.-affiliated agency. The organization declined to provide further details on the process or how long the migrants may remain in the country
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas AG Sues Houston Over 'Lawless' Sanctuary Policy, Says City Has 'No Authority to Ignore the Constitution'

"I will not allow any local official to push sanctuary policies that make our communities less safe," Ken Paxton said in a statement released by his office
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin

New DHS Chief Reveals Each Deportation Costs U.S. Over $18,000: 'We're Not Slowing Down'

According to DHS more than 675,000 people were deported during the president's first year back in office, while approximately 2.2 million left the country voluntarily
'ICE Is Teaching Cadets to Violate the Constitution,' Whistleblower Says During Congressional Hearing

ICE Arrests 86-Year-Old French Woman Who Traveled to Alabama to Marry Her First Love

An 86-year-old French woman who moved to Alabama to marry the American man she first loved in the 1950s is now being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, a case that has drawn outrage in France and renewed scrutiny of the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement.