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Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin to be Sec. of Homeland Security. Party line except for Democrats Fetterman (PA) and Heinrich (NM) who voted for confirmation, and Republican Rand Paul (KY), who opposed the confirmation.

Thurs, March 19, 2026:

Homeland Security Nominee Clears Key Hurdle. If confirmed, Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma would be taking over the department at a sensitive moment. - NYT

Wed, March 18, 2026:

Markwayne Mullin, the White House pick for homeland security secretary, made a case to fellow senators Wednesday that he would be a steady hand for a department roiled by controversy under Kristi Noem, but signaled he would follow President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration priorities and pushed back on concerns over his temperament for the Cabinet post, reports the Associated Press. - AP

Mon, March 16, 2026:

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to immediately allow the Trump administration to end deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian migrants living in the United States, and instead agreed to hear oral arguments in the matter in late April. - NYT

Sun, March 15, 2026:

To Address Farm Labor Shortage, Trump Administration Turns to Migrant Workers. As the president’s immigration policies squeeze an already tight supply of farm labor, the Trump administration is making it cheaper to hire foreign farmworkers. - NYT

Wed, March 11, 2026:

The contracting mess Noem’s leaving behind at DHS - Axios

Mon, March 9, 2026:

Markwayne Mullin, Once a Political Outsider, Moves All the Way In. The Oklahoma senator whom President Trump chose to run the Department of Homeland Security has risen in Washington by styling himself as a MAGA warrior and Trump loyalist. - NYT
He has not served on any of the congressional committees that directly oversee the Homeland Security Department or immigration enforcement. He has no law enforcement experience… But in Mr. Trump’s Washington, none of those things matter. What does is that, in his short Senate career, Mr. Mullin has become the senator perhaps mostly closely aligned with the president… He has vocally endorsed the president’s hardline immigration policies, and he has frequently echoed Mr. Trump’s… falsehoods about election integrity… (He) voted to overturn the (election) results” on January 6, 2021… A yearslong ethics investigation ended with Mr. Mullin repaying $40,000 he had improperly been paid from one of his companies… In 2024, at Mr. Trump’s behest, he voted to sink a bipartisan border bill that his Oklahoma colleague, Senator James Lankford, had negotiated… In 2024, at Mr. Trump’s behest, he voted to sink a bipartisan border bill that his Oklahoma colleague, Senator James Lankford, had negotiated.

Fri, March 6, 2026:

Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, Learned to Spar in Oklahoma. He hosted a home improvement radio show, fought in cage matches and inherited a plumbing business before becoming a “MAGA warrior” in Congress. - NYT

Thurs, March 5, 2026:

Wed, March 4, 2026

ICE taking steps to close detention center at Fort Bliss. Preparations to shutter Camp East Montana in El Paso come less than eight months after facility’s opening, according to an internal ICE document, ending a chaotic experiment in large-scale detention where three detainees died. - WP

Tues, March 3, 2026:

Thurs, Feb 26, 2026

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow it to end deportation protections for Syrian immigrants - CBS

Wed, Feb 25, 2026:

Mon, Feb 23, 2026:

Training for New ICE Agents Is ‘Deficient’ and ‘Broken,’ Whistle-Blower Says. The former official appeared with congressional Democrats, who also released documents indicating significant reductions in instructional hours for recruits. - NYT

Fri, Feb 20, 2026:

A Fatal ICE Shooting Occurred in Texas Months Before Renee Good’s Killing
A 23-year-old American was shot last March in South Padre Island. ICE’s involvement in the shooting was not disclosed until this week. - NYT
U.S. District Judge Sunshine Sykes said the administration had violated her December ruling that found it was illegally denying many detained immigrants a chance for release. Under past administrations, people with no criminal record could generally request a bond hearing before an immigration judge while their cases wound through immigration court unless they were stopped at the border. - AP

Thurs, Feb 19, 2026:

New DHS memo outlines plan to detain refugees for further vetting. Resettlement organizations said the updated guidance represents a dramatic shift in how refugees are treated after being legally permitted to enter the United States. - WP
Inside a luxury jet DHS wants to buy for Kristi Noem’s travel and deportations - NBC
What happened to our patients are the inevitable consequences of ICE treating people and families as targets rather than as human beings, carrying out enforcement without any consideration of medical risk or family circumstances. Detention, deportation and family separation don’t merely cause social and legal harm; they also create profound medical stress that exacerbates chronic disease, worsens mental health and induces medical crises. - NYT

Wed, Feb 18, 2026:

Democratic-led cities move to block ICE, setting up clash with Trump
In New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere, officials take steps, such as vowing to prosecute agents who violate local laws, to try to limit immigration crackdowns - WP

Tues, Feb 17, 2026:

Disagreement over Judicial and Administrative Warrants for ICE - FactCheck
One of the sticking points in the standoff between Democrats and Republicans over funding for the Department of Homeland Security has been the Trump administration’s expanded use of administrative warrants to forcibly enter people’s homes to make immigration arrests. Democrats argue the new DHS policy runs afoul of the Constitution and have demanded immigration officers obtain judicial warrants — a higher legal bar that requires a judge’s approval — to forcibly enter a home…
(T)he Associated Press obtained a leaked May 12, 2025, memo written by Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, in which he said: “Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose.”

Sun, Feb 15, 2026:

DHS watchdog warns shutdown could imperil immigration enforcement oversight. The lapse in funding is forcing the department’s inspector general to suspend the majority of its audits and probes. - Politico

Sat, Feb 14, 2026:

Fri, Feb 13, 2026:

Throughout her tenure as secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem has attempted to burnish her personal stardom at every turn. With TV-ready hair and makeup, she has donned flak jackets on ICE raids and recorded messages urging immigrants to self-deport. Noem and adviser Corey Lewandowski frequently berate DHS staff. In one incident, Lewandowski fired a Coast Guard pilot after Noem’s blanket was left on a plane. Simmering criticism over Noem’s leadership exploded in Minneapolis, jeopardizing her grip over DHS. Now, Congress has until midnight to reach a funding deal or the agency could shut down. - WSJ Editor-in-Chief
ICE plans to spend $38 billion turning warehouses into detention centers - WP
The Battles Inside Kristi Noem’s DHS: Five Takeaways From the Journal’s Investigation. Criticism of the Homeland Security secretary’s tactics exploded during the Minnesota immigration enforcement surge. - WSJ
At What Cost? Inside the Trump Administration’s Secret Deportation Deals -
This report finds that the Trump Administration has expanded and institutionalized a system in which the United States urges or coerces countries to accept migrants who are not their citizens, often through arrangements that are costly, wasteful and poorly monitored. - Senate Foreign Relations Comm. Democratic staff

Thurs, Feb 12, 2026:
Border czar says Minnesota immigration crackdown is over, after angry protests and 2 fatal shootings - AP
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS - WSJ

Mon, Feb 9, 2026:
Masked ICE Agents: A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number… Judge Christina Snyder said she issued the initial ruling because the mask ban as it was enacted did not also apply to state law enforcement authorities, discriminating against the federal government. - AP
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump’s 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document obtained by CBS News. The data from DHS stand in stark contrast to the administration’s standing claim of going after “the worst of the worst.” - CBS
Immigration Raids in South Texas Are Starting to Hit the Economy. Trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement hurting businesses in the region. - WSJ

Fri, Feb 6, 2026:
Mass Deportation and Florida Jobs. The state passed an E-Verify law. Job growth quickly declined. - WSJ
US moves to deport 5-year-old detained in Minnesota - Reuters

Wed, Feb 4, 2026:
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in writing a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune to propose “targeted enforcement,” where “DHS officers cannot enter private property without a judicial warrant.” In the letter, Jeffries and Schumer proposed 10 “solutions that protect constitutional rights and ensure responsible law enforcement.”

Tues, Feb 3, 2026:
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon. In October, a retiree emailed a DHS attorney to urge mercy for an asylum seeker. Then DHS subpoenaed his Google account and sent investigators to his home. - WP
Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in Minneapolis, while education leaders described anxiety and fear in Minnesota schools from the ongoing federal sweeps. - AP

Sat, Jan 31, 2026:
Judge orders US to release 5-year-old and dad taken into custody in Minnesota crackdown - AP
Judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge as a lawsuit proceeds - AP

Fri, Jan 30, 2026:
As ICE arrests increased, a higher portion had no U.S. criminal record. In January, nearly 43 percent of those detained had no convictions or charges, according to publicly available ICE data. FactCheck via Roll Call

Thurs, Jan 29, 2026:
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US. Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools. - Bloomberg

Tues, Jan 27, 2026:
Americans should not trust ICE. Kristi Noem isn’t the only reason. Assume this loutocracy’s statements on its deportation mania are lies until proven otherwise. - George Will
Judge issues temporary order barring removal of boy, 5, and father who were detained in Minnesota - AP
Lawmakers again challenge limits on ICE detention facility visits. Noem issued new policy with seven-day waiting period. - Roll Call
Democratic House leaders join push to impeach Kristi Noem. Party leadership said they would move forward with impeachment proceedings if Trump does not fire the Homeland Security secretary. - Politico
The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt. - AP

Sun, Jan 25, 2026:
NBC News video clip (titled “Todd Blanche, Deputy AG, says federal agents ‘are acting humanely’ amid public outcry” over slaying of American citizen—an ICU Nurse for U.S. Veterans—by ICE agents. - NBC Meet the Press
The unjust killing of Alex Pretti marks a turning point in Trump’s second term. Congress can step in to stop the president from overreaching on immigration. - WP Ed. Bd.

Sat, Jan 24, 2026:
Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated - AP
Man Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun. Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict federal accounts of the shooting. The man, an I.C.U. nurse, was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said. - NYT

Fri, Jan 23, 2026
A new poll from The New York Times and Siena University found that 61 percent of voters overall said the tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement had “gone too far,” including nearly one in five Republicans, as my colleagues Jennifer Medina and Ruth Igielnik reported today. Seventy-one percent of independents said the same. - NYT
Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE. Thousands of protesters shut down streets throughout Minneapolis-St. Paul to demand that federal immigration agents end their weekslong crackdown. Businesses closed in solidarity. - NYT

Thurs, Jan 22, 2026:
Federal immigration officers are claiming the authority to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches. - AP
Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who a school official says was used as ‘bait’ - AP

Wed, Jan 21, 2026:
How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency - NPR
US appeals court lifts order curbing immigration agents’ tactics against Minnesota protesters - Reuters

Tues, Jan 20, 2026:
Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation - AP
US citizen says ICE took him at gunpoint in only underwear despite frigid cold and no warrant - AP

Mon, Jan 19, 2026:
Who’s watching DHS and ICE? Congress has dropped the ball on oversight, with unsurprisingly toxic results. - WP Ed Bd.

Fri, Jan 16, 2026:
Minneapolis judge bars DHS agents from arresting peaceful protesters. The order comes in response to a lawsuit from residents alleging that their rights were violated while they were observing or protesting immigration raids. - WP

Thurs, Jan 15, 2026:
MAGA wants a moratorium on legal migration, too - Economist
Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE. Since the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, administration officials have defended the use of deadly force, which agency guidelines say should be a last resort. - NYT

Wed, Jan 14, 2026:
The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States. - AP
The US State Department will pause issuing immigrant visas for people from 75 countries, targeting foreigners who they say could require public assistance while living in the US. The move applies only to people seeking to live and work permanently in the US, not tourists or temporary workers, and is expected to hit family-based immigration hardest. - Bloomberg
This ICE crackdown is making the case for real immigration reform. - Bloomberg

Tues, Jan 13, 2026:
Top prosecutors in D.C., Minneapolis leave amid turmoil over shooting probe. Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office left after pressure to investigate the widow of a woman slain by an ICE officer. - WP

Mon, Jan 12, 2026:
Fanning the Flames: Trump Officials Are Sending 1,000 More Immigration Officers to Minnesota - NYT

Sun, Jan 11, 2026:
Anti‑ICE protests held across US after agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis - CNN
Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide - NYT
After Minnesota Shooting, ICE Again Limits Congressional Visits. The new guidelines for immigration facilities, issued by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, are virtually identical to a policy that a federal judge halted last month. - NYT

Sat, Jan 10, 2026:
Congress debates what to do about ICE after giving Trump billions of funding to expand the program - Fortune
Judge Pauses Trump Policy Ending Family Reunification for Some Migrants. The policy applied to migrants from some Central and South American countries who were awaiting visas. - NYT

Thurs, Jan 8, 2026:
More Agents Head to Minnesota as U.S. Takes Over Shooting Investigation. A day after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis, the governor activated the state’s National Guard, and 100 more federal agents were also being deployed. - NYT

Wed, Jan 7, 2026:
ICE Agent Shoots and Kills US Citizen in Minneapolis - Bloomberg

Mon, Jan 5, 2026:
After judge’s ruling, HHS authorized to resume sharing some Medicaid data with deportation officers - AP

Wed, Dec 31, 2025:
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires. A strategy document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to supercharge their push to hire thousands of deportation officers nationwide. - WP

Tues, Dec 30, 2025:
Faith leaders supporting targeted immigrants brace for a tough year ahead - AP

Sun, Dec 28, 2025:
What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration - NYT

Sat, Dec 27, 2025:
ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’ The immigration agency’s surveillance tools and increased access to government databases draws privacy concerns. – Politico

Wed, Dec 24, 2025:
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Application Fee Upheld by Judge – Bloomberg
A federal judge said the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, providing a setback for US technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers. US District Judge Beryl Howell found that President Donald Trump’s effort to increase the cost of the popular visa is lawful, giving a boost to the administration’s campaign to restrict immigration and push demand for US workers.

Tues, Dec 23, 2025:
As it seeks to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is arguing that immigrants bring problems that extend for generations. The data shows otherwise. – NYT
Over 700,000 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients lose legal status by the end of 2025, including 550,000 who are legally working. We estimate that TPS recipients contribute over $36 billion in annual GDP. Withdrawing their work authorization could add to labor shortages in construction, cleaning, and hospitality, especially in Florida, Texas and New York. – Penn Wharton

Fri, Dec 19, 2025:
Trump administration suspends green-card lottery after Brown shooting – WP
Four died in ICE custody this week as 2025 deaths reach 20-year high – Reuters
Immigration Officials Deport Queens 6-Year-Old and Father Who Fled China. Hundreds of people had rallied for the family in New York City after they were separated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in November. – NYT

Tues, Dec 16, 2025:
Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others – AP

Sat, Dec 13, 2025:
Cracking down on citizenship ceremonies sends the wrong message. Trump unfairly levels collective punishment against people legally in the U.S. from 19 countries. – WP Editorial Bd.
The lunacy of asking tourists to turn over their social media history. America’s closest allies are among the 42 countries in the visa waiver program targeted by Trump. – WP Editorial Bd.

Fri, Dec 12, 2025:
States to Sue Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Application Fee – Bloomberg
The lawsuit contends that the fee was set arbitrarily and exceeds the fee-setting authority afforded by Congress.
Chicago student journalists are using data tools to document immigration arrests. – Reuters

Thurs, Dec 11, 2025:
Trump launches $1 million ‘gold card’ visa program that’s drawn skepticism. Critics have pointed out that such programs create a two-tier immigration system, disproportionately benefiting wealthy individuals. – WP

Wed, Dec 10, 2025:
DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of 737 jets for deportations. The agency will spend nearly $140 million to buy the planes, funding that comes from a massive budget increase for immigration enforcement approved by Congress. – WP

Sat, Dec 6, 2025:
Tech workers face new H1-B scrutiny as Trump targets ‘censorship.’ New guidance from the State Department will restrict some tech workers from getting H1-B visas as the Trump administration targets content moderation. – WP

Fri, Dec 5, 2025:
Supreme Court will decide whether Trump’s birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution – AP

Thurs, Dec 4, 2025:
Trump limits work permit access for migrants, after National Guard shooting. Shorter work permit access for asylum seekers is part of a broader crackdown on immigration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services confirms. – WP

Sun, Nov 30, 2025:
Trump’s embrace of “remigration” echoes far-right parties in Germany and Austria – WP
DHS swept Chicago to get ‘the worst’ criminals. Many have no record. Aggressive tactics have been deployed to round up more than 4,000 people, only a small portion of whom have major criminal records. – WP
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving. Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras. – NYT

Sat, Nov 29, 2025:
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
President Trump’s statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking. – NYT

Fri, Nov 28, 2025:
More than 220 judges have now rejected the Trump admin’s mass detention policy. The number has skyrocketed in recent weeks and includes at least 20 judges appointed by Trump. – Politico
Trump vows to ‘permanently pause’ migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant rant-AP
After D.C. National Guard Shooting, President Trump is advocating for an intensified “reverse migration” agenda, aiming to broaden the crackdown on immigrants.– WSJ

Mon, Nov 24, 2025:
The mass deportation campaign is already backfiring. Approval for Trump’s immigration approach slipped following over-the-top raids in sanctuary cities. – WP

Thurs, Nov 20, 2025:
Trump administration threatens to withhold $75M from Pennsylvania over immigrant truck drivers – AP

Wed, Nov 19, 2025:
Opposing MAGA critics, Trump says he will ‘welcome’ foreign workers. Speaking to tech leaders Wednesday, President Donald Trump said companies need immigrant workers because they can’t “hire people off an unemployment line” to build chips. – WP

Tues, Nov 18, 2025:
Trump administration moves to deny green cards for those who use safety net programs – Hill

Sun, Nov 16, 2025:
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations. Under President Trump, an agency intended to keep Americans safe has diverted resources from combating child abuse, trafficking and terrorism. – NYT
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that’s now a model for other cities – AP
In Pulpits and Pews, Catholic Churches Urge Compassion for Immigrants. Immigration was on the minds of priests and parishioners following a letter from the nation’s Catholic bishops decrying how immigrants are being treated. – NYT
Last week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a “special message” on immigration that was an unmistakable rebuke of the Trump administration and its cruel and punitive immigration crackdown. The message did not mention President Trump by name, but its meaning could not have been clearer. By a vote of 216 to 5, with three abstentions, the bishops approved a statement that said, in part: “We are disturbed when we see among our people a climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling and immigration enforcement. We are saddened by the state of contemporary debate and the vilification of immigrants.” – NYT/French

Mon, Nov 3, 2025:
Faith leaders blocked by ICE from delivering Communion to immigrants speak out – ABC

Fri, Oct 31, 2025:
Federal judge says Trump can’t require proof of citizenship for voting – AP
Trump sets lowest refugee cap in U.S. history, allocating 7,500 spots, mostly for Afrikaners – CBS

Mon, Oct 27, 2025:
The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration has become a campaign of discrimination against Latinos. – NYT

Wed, Oct 22, 2025:
Trump Administration Cuts Cyberdefense Even as Threats Grow. China has penetrated networks that control infrastructure systems and has hacked telecommunications companies. – NYT

Tues, Oct 21, 2025:
Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners — and virtually no one else. The administration’s rush to process thousands of White South Africans coincides with plans for overall admissions set as low as 7,500. – WP
ICE windfall from Trump megabill fuels surveillance juggernaut – Axios

Mon, Oct 20, 2025:
ICE is hiring dozens of health workers as lawsuits, deaths in custody mount. Nearly as many migrants have died in detention so far this year than over the four years of the Biden administration. – Politico
U.S. Narrows Who Pays $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee. Under new guidance, only applicants living abroad will be subject to the fee. – WSJ

Sat, Oct 18, 2025:
Trump’s immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market – AP

Fri, Oct 17, 2025:
Trump immigration plan may wipe out 15M jobs by 2035, study claims – Axios
ICE arrests Chicago area cop legally working in US – Reuters

Sat, Oct 11, 2025:
Chicago ICE crackdown’s first casualty, a father of two, had built a quiet life in the US – Reuters

Mon, Oct 6, 2025:
Trump considers cutting US refugee intake to 7,500, focusing on white South Africans, officials say – AP

Sat, Oct 3, 2025:
Supreme Court again allows Trump to strip protections from Venezuelan immigrants. The conservative justices disagreed with lower-court judges who said the administration broke the law. – Politico
ICE pursuing self-deportation of unaccompanied minors – Politico

Tues, Sept 23, 2025:
Trump Blasts UN Over Immigration, Climate in Combative Speech – Bloomberg
Trump Plans H-1B Lottery Overhaul to Prioritize Higher Earners – Bloomberg
Inside Trump’s Chaotic Overhaul of the H-1B Visa. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sows confusion over whether new fees are annual and applicable to existing visa holders – WSJ
‘Economically illiterate’: Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee – WP/Opinion

Mon, Sept 22, 2025:
The Trump administration’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas threatens to worsen a shortage of US doctors and make it harder for rural hospitals to operate, medical groups warned. The American Medical Association President said the fee “risks shutting off the pipeline of highly trained physicians that patients depend on, especially in rural and underserved communities.” – Bloomberg
DOJ ended probe of ‘border czar’ Tom Homan for allegedly accepting $50K in FBI sting – ABC
The sting operation, which stemmed from a broader public corruption probe that did not initially target Homan, led agents to an encounter in which they recorded Homan allegedly accepting a bag containing $50,000 in cash while agreeing to potentially help the men obtain government contracts in the event Trump won the 2024 election.

Fri, Sept 19, 2025:
Trump imposes $100K fee on H-1B visas in new immigration action – CNN

Thurs, Sept 11, 2025:
Construction on a Hyundai Motor Co.-LG battery plant in Georgia that was raided by US immigration authorities last week is being delayed as the companies face labor shortages. – Bloomberg

Mon, Sept 8, 2025:
“The Supreme Court on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s push to allow immigration enforcement officials to continue what critics describe as “roving patrols” in Southern California that lower courts said likely violated the Fourth Amendment.… At issue were a series of incidents in which masked and heavily armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled aside people who identify as Latino – including some US citizens – around Los Angeles to interrogate them about their immigration status. Lower courts found that ICE likely had not established the “reasonable suspicion” required to justify those stops.” – CNN

Wed, Aug 27, 2025:
DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants – WP

Fri, Aug 22, 2025:
Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations – AP
The U.S. also will stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday on X. He said the change was effective immediately.

Mon, Aug 18, 2025:
An Ohio City Faces a Future Without Haitian Workers: ‘It’s Not Going to Be Good’ – NYT

Tues, Aug 5, 2025:
ICE Offers, Then Quickly Withdraws, Cash Bonuses for Swiftly Deporting Immigrants. The short-lived effort underscored the mounting pressure on ICE to meet President Trump’s aggressive deportation targets. – NYT
Hundreds of alleged human rights abuses in immigrant detention, report finds. The office of Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff asserts it “identified 510 credible reports of human rights abuse” against immigration detainees. DHS disputed the claims. – NBC

Mon, Aug 4, 2025:
U.S. to Require Some Foreign Visitors to Pay Bonds of Up to $15,000 for Entry. A State Department pilot program will tie the cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high visa overstay rates. – NYT

Thurs, July 24, 2025:
ICE moves to shackle some 180,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors. A June 9 memo directed ICE field officers to significantly expand the number of immigrants under round-the-clock surveillance. – WP

Mon, July 21, 2025:
In 1965, the government tried replacing migrant workers with high-schoolers. It was a disaster.
The U.S. government didn’t renew a farmworker program that year, so the Labor Department recruited high school athletes. – WP

Wed, July 16, 2025:
Trump’s latest aggressive deportation policy – WP

Tues, July 15, 2025:
ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings. A memo from the agency’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years. – WP

Sun, July 13, 2025:
ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens. The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of people being sent to places where they lack family ties or even a common language. – WP

Fri, July 11, 2025:
Poll finds record high share of Americans view immigration positively. In a Gallup survey, 79 percent of Americans called immigration a “good thing” for the country. The finding comes as Trump pledges to carry out the largest mass deportation program in U.S. history. – WP

Thurs, July 10, 2025:
Administration expands its crackdown on undocumented immigrants’ access to federal benefits. – NYT
Federal judge again blocks end to birthright citizenship. First nationwide injunction since Supreme Court restricted lower courts’ ability to issue them. – Roll Call

Wed, July 9, 2025:
The Economic Drain of Mass Deportation. A Dallas Fed study shows how much it could sap economic growth. – WSJ

Tues, July 8, 2025:
Trump can’t achieve his economic goals without more immigrants. Without immigration, the U.S. workforce would soon start shrinking. – WP
Ag secretary says able-bodied Medicaid recipients should replace immigrant farm workforce – Politico

Sun, July 6, 2025:
ICE Raids Derail Los Angeles Economy as Workers Go Missing – Bloomberg

Fri, July 4, 2025:
The sprawling legislation stands to deliver a $170 billion windfall to turbocharge immigrant detentions and deportations. But public approval of Trump’s approach has soured. – WP

Tues, July 1, 2025:
Florida says “Alligator Alcatraz” is temporary. Trump isn’t so sure. – Axios

Mon, June 30, 2025:
Immigration raids leave crops unharvested, California farms at risk – Reuters

Tues, June 24, 2025:
Supreme Court lifts limits on Trump deporting migrants to countries not their own – Reuters

Tues, June 17, 2025:
Trump is finally building his wall. We’ll all suffer the consequences. The president’s travel ban is just his latest economic barbarism. WP/Rampell
Industry leaders plead with White House on relief from raids after setback. The calls for a reprieve come after the Trump administration reversed a pause on immigration actions at farms, meatpacking plants, hotels and restaurants. – WP
“The president is juggling a highly combustible combination of political pressures and policy problems, as the White House’s efforts to ramp up deportations spark anger from GOP allies, farmers and ranchers in the nation’s agricultural areas, which overwhelmingly voted for Trump and yet heavily rely on foreign workers for its food supply.” – Politico

Mon, June 16, 2025:
Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids. ICE agents have been told to continue conducting enforcement operations at agricultural businesses despite concerns about negative effects on the food industry. – WP

Sun, June 15, 2025:
U.S. could lose more immigrants than it gains for first time in 50 years. Net migration could turn negative, some economists warn, weighing on economic growth and fueling inflation. – WP

Tues, June 10, 2025:
Democrats ignored border politics. Now the consequences are here. To fight Trump’s excesses on immigration, Democrats need to show they are credible on the issue. – WP/Ignatius
Fact-checking Trump and Miller’s claims of a ‘migrant invasion’ in California. Federal and state data tell a far different story about migration to California than the political fury unfolding in Washington and on the streets of Los Angeles. – WP

Sat, May 31, 2025:
Trump administration is using a little-known law to criminally charge migrants who fail to register presence with the government – Some judges have tossed charges against unauthorized immigrants who fail to register with the federal government under a new Trump administration initiative. – WP

Fri, May 30, 2025:
Supreme Court says Trump for now can revoke ‘immigration parole’ for 530K migrants. The decision lets the Trump administration end, for now, a program that let migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela live and work in the U.S. for up to two years. – WP
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to immediately end parole programs that gave temporary legal status to migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The decision affects up to half a million people and marks the second time in less than two weeks the court has opened hundreds of thousands of migrants to possible deportation. The Trump administration wants to use an expedited removal process to deport people in the group, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been told to make at least 3,000 arrests a day. – Bloomberg

Tues, May 27, 2025:
How Trump’s deportation efforts could ramp up – WP

Mon, May 26, 2025:
Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans’ deportation protection – WP

Sat, May 24, 2025:
Immigrant arrests at courthouses signal new tactic in Trump’s deportation push – WP

Thurs, May 22, 2025:
Federal judge blocks Trump from revoking international students’ immigration status. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said the Trump administration “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in efforts to terminate foreign students’ visas and that nationwide relief was appropriate. –

Tues, May 20, 2025:
Trump admin deports Asian immigrants to South Sudan in violation of court order, lawyers say; Their lawyers say they learned of the deportation plan after receiving an abrupt notice Monday evening. By Tuesday morning, the men were already on a plane. – Politico
Draft internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post show the administration devised plans to spend up to $250 million earmarked for foreign assistance to fund a program focused on removing immigrants who left active conflict zones, including 700,000 Ukrainians and Haitians, and returning them to their country of origin. – WP

Mon, May 19, 2025:
Supreme Court allows Trump to cancel protected status for Venezuelans for now. The Biden administration had created the status for Venezuelan migrants, finding that turmoil under the regime of President Nicolás Maduro made it too risky to deport migrants back to their home country. – WP

Fri, May 9, 2025:
A federal judge ruled on Friday that an executive order targeting federal funding of so-called sanctuary cities (jurisdictions resisting Trump immigration policies) is unconstitutional unless there is a sufficient connection between the funding stream and the “sanctuary” policies. – Reuters

Wed, May 7, 2025:
Trump military border charges sow confusion in federal courts; The administration is adding charges against migrants caught in its new “national defense areas” along the border. – WP

Tues, May 6, 2025:
Trump Administration is offering to pay $1000 to migrants who “self-deport.“ – WP
The Department of Homeland Security said it is providing travel and financial assistance, in addition to a stipend, for those who return to their home countries.
Trump team urged Ukraine to take U.S. deportees amid war, documents show. The extraordinary request illustrates the administration’s aggressive bid to identify willing partners who will accept people expelled by the U.S. –WP

Mon, May 5, 2025:
Trump administration offers $1,000 to migrants who self-deport – The Hill
Trump’s No. 1 campaign pledge hinges on GOP delivering megabill; Top administration officials have been in close touch with the Hill about the funding needed to ramp up removals. – Politico

Thurs, April 24, 2025:
Federal judge blocks US funding freeze for sanctuary jurisdictions – Roll Call

Sun, April 20, 2025:
Immigrants forced to sleep on floors at overwhelmed ICE detention centers; Conditions are deteriorating as many detention centers approach capacity and the Trump administration closes two agencies overseeing health and safety at the facilities. – WP
Trump claims unfettered presidential power on immigration; The president’s deportations have created a clash between the rule of law and due process, and his assertions of presidential power and resistance to challenges by federal judges. – WP/Balz

Sat, April 19, 2025:
Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law – AP
Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act; Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. dissented. A group of Venezuelan migrants had been scheduled to be flown out of the country under the little-used wartime statute – NYT Timeline
Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law – Reuters
“The case raises questions about the Trump administration’s adherence to limits set by the Supreme Court. It carries the risk of a significant clash between the two coequal branches of government and potentially a full-blown constitutional crisis.”
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label; The immigrants are among more than 6,000 who were falsely added to a deaths database by DHS and the U.S. DOGE Service in a bid to pressure them to leave the United States. – WP

Wed, April 16, 2025:
ICE, DOGE seek sensitive Medicare data as immigration crackdown intensifies; It is unclear how many immigrants ICE is seeking addresses for and how much data would be available because Medicare does not cover undocumented immigrants. – WP
Judge Boasberg to launch contempt proceedings for Trump administration; “The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders,” a federal judge writes in the case of Venezuelan migrants removed from U.S. – WP
Judge Finds Probable Cause to Hold Trump Administration in Criminal Contempt – Court order says Trump officials willfully defied court order – WSJ

Tues, April 15, 2025:
Judge says Justice Department must provide details of attempts to return wrongly deported man
The order for records and, potentially, depositions of Trump administration officials further a legal standoff in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia – WP
DOGE is collecting federal data to remove immigrants from housing, jobs – WP

Mon, April 14, 2025:
Justice Dept. says it’s not required to bring back wrongly deported man; A Supreme Court ruling only requires facilitating the removal of “domestic barriers” against bringing Kilmar Abrego García back from El Salvador, the Justice Department argues. – WP

Sat, April 12, 2025:
Trump officials have the private goal of deporting at least 1 million immigrants this year. Analysts say that’s unrealistic. – WP

Thurs, April 10, 2025:
Supreme Court says Trump officials must ‘facilitate’ return of wrongly deported man; Kilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran immigrant who is married to a U.S. citizen, was deported to a mega-prison despite a court ruling forbidding his removal. – WP

Tues, April 8. 2025:
Acting IRS chief to resign over deal to share taxpayers’ private data with immigration officials – WP
“Acting IRS commissioner Melanie Krause clashed with Treasury officials over taxpayer privacy concerns, according to two people familiar with the situation. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem this week signed an agreement allowing the practice, which IRS lawyers said probably violates privacy laws.”

Mon, April 7, 2025:
The Supreme Court on Monday removed a temporary block on the Trump administration’s use of a controversial wartime authority to deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang, ruling the five immigants who challenged the policy did so in the wrong court (DC). However, the Court also said the government must give prospective deportees notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal. – WP

Tues, April 1, 2025:
Trump administration says it mistakenly deported Salvadoran migrant; The government blamed “an administrative error” for the deportation of Kilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran immigrant married to a U.S. citizen. Officials claim they’re unable to return him to his family in Maryland. – WP

Fri, March 28, 2025:
FEMA has frozen nearly $10 billion in disaster aid for nonprofits including hospitals as it seeks to identify funding that could be used to help undocumented migrants – Politico
Trump blocked from deporting migrants to countries where they’re not citizens; federal judge said deportees must first have “meaningful opportunity” to seek humanitarian protection in U.S. – WP

Sat, March 22, 2025:
ICE and IRS near deal to use tax records to ramp up deportations of undocumented migrants – WP “Under the draft agreement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be able to submit names and address to the IRS to cross-reference with confidential taxpayer databases…. The IRS has for years told undocumented workers that their tax information is confidential and that it is safe to file income tax returns without fear of being deported. About half — possibly more — of the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country file income tax returns to document their payments to the U.S. government, according to researchers.”

Fri, March 21, 2025:
DHS shuts down internal watchdog agencies that advocated for immigrants – WP

Wed, March 19, 2025:
Trump team makes plans for military to hold migrants at border; If enacted, miles of buffer zone would become a temporary military installation, giving U.S. troops their most direct role yet in the president’s enforcement mission. – WP

Thurs, March 13, 2025:
Trump asks SCOTUS to okay partial plan to end birthright citizenship – WP

Fri, March 7, 2025:
Trump Immigration Policy Ending Protection For 1.8 Million Immigrants – Forbes

Wed, March 5, 2025:
Trump officials are reopening a sprawling detention center in Texas to hold migrant children and their parents – WP

Fri, Feb 28, 2025:
ICE memo details how Trump officials will try to deport more than 1 million migrants admitted during Biden administration – WP

Wed, Feb 26, 2025:
Trump prepares to use controversial 1798 “Alien Enemies” law to speed deportations – CNN

Tues, Feb 25, 2025:
Trump proposes selling $5 million “gold cards” to wealthy immigrants – WP
Judge blocks Trump’s executive order suspending refugee admissions to the U.S. – Politico
Invasive frisks, suicide attempts: Three migrants describe Guantanamo detention – WP

Thurs, Feb 20, 2025:
Trump Cuts Protections for Haitians, Putting Them on Track for Deportation – NYT

Wed, Feb 19, 2025:
Nearly half of new migrant detainees have no criminal record – NBC

Sunday, Feb 16, 2025:
Relatives and records cast doubt on Guantanamo migrants being “worst of the worst” – WP

Friday, Feb 14, 2025:
Musk companies relied on undocumented workers while he pushed for border crackdown – Bloomberg
The Trump administration toughened requirements for sponsors of migrant children, a move that could make it more difficult for minors who cross the border alone to be released from federal custody and united with family members. NYT

Tues, Feb 11, 2025:
Faith groups are suing Trump Administration to stop ICE raids at houses of worship – WP

Mon, Feb 10, 2025:
Advocay groups sue Trump over freeze on refugee admissions program – WP

Thurs, Feb 6, 2025:
DOJ sues Illinois and Chicago for allegedly interfering with immigration crackdown – WP

Wed, Feb 5, 2025: ‘Frankly Insane’: Trump’s plan to ship migrants to Guantanamo could quickly collapse – Politico

Tues, Feb 4, 2025: Can the right to asylum be saved? – WP

Mon, Feb 3 2025: Guantanamo Bay prepares for President Trump’s migrant surge – NYT

Sun, Feb 2, 2025: DHS to end protection for 350,000 Venezuelans who fled autocracy – WP

Wed, Jan 29, 2025: Trump says U.S. will hold migrants at Guantanamo – NYTimes

Mon, Jan 27, 2025: Johnson vows “no daylight” between Congress, Trump on tariff-immigration threats – Politico

Thurs, Jan 23, 2025:
Judge blocks Trump’s “blatantly unconstitutional” order ending birthright citizenship – CNN
Federal judge blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship – Roll Call

Wed, Jan 22, 2025: DOJ issues memo threatening to prosecute officials who resist immigration crackdown – CNN

Wed, Jan 22, 2025: Flights canceled for refugees scheduled to travel to US – CNN

Tues, Jan 21, 2025:
Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation security advisory committee – AP
Cities brace for raids after Trump allows immigration arrests at schools, churches
“The administration also moved to disband the Biden-era Family Reunification Task Force, which worked to reunite children who were split up from their parents under Trump’s first-term family separation policy. Roughly 4,600 migrant children were separated from their parents during the Trump administration. As of March, about 70% had been reunited with their families, according to a DHS status report…. In a separate move, the administration reinstated the controversial ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, officially known as the Migrant Protection Protocols. The program forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are adjudicated in the US immigration courts. Most migrants subjected to the policy were ultimately denied asylum…. During Trump’s inauguration celebrations on Monday, the administration abruptly ended the CBP One app system, which had allowed migrants to schedule appointments along the southern border. The decision effectively closed legal avenues for most asylum seekers.” – Bloomberg
24 states, cities sue over Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship – CNN

Mon, Jan 20, 2025:
“Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border and revived a policy called Remain in Mexico, which requires migrants seeking asylum to live in northern Mexican border cities during U.S. court proceedings. He also called for resuming construction of the border wall… and pausing refugee resettlements for four months.” – WSJ

Wed, Jan 8, 2025: Congress hasn’t passed a major immigration bill since 1986, but the dynamics are changing – WashPost

Thurs, Dec 12, 2024: Why Trump can’t just end birthright citizenship – Bloomberg

Wed, Dec 11, 2024: Recent immigration surge has been largest in U.S. history – NYTimes

Mon, Dec. 9, 2024:
Republicans start making immigration plans for next year – Roll Call
How many millions of American kids migh see their parents deported by Trump-WashPost

Tues, Nov 26, 2024: Trump eyes funding showdown w/ sanctuary cities over immigration; allies of the president-elect discuss pulling funding from Chicago – WashPost

Thurs, Nov. 21, 2024: Effects of immigration on federal budget – CBO

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