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Countries try to lure foreign talent after Trump's H-1B visa fee hike - Roll Call

Foreign countries are seeking to capitalize on President Donald Trump's new fee hike on applications for H-1B visas.

Roll Call

Over 40,000 Non-ICE Officers Have Been Diverted to Support Immigration Crackdown, Report Finds

The report show one in five U.S. Marshals and FBI agents, roughly half of DEA agents, over two-thirds of ATF personnel, and nearly 90% of HSI staff supported ICE at points this year

Latin Times

The Fortune 500 companies most affected by Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee

H-1B holders contribute an estimated $86 billion to the U.S. economy every year.

Fortune

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Trump's Harmful and Illegal Plan to Gut H-1B Visas by Imposing $100,000 Fees

The plan violates the relevant visa law. If allowed to stand, it would significantly harm productivity and innovation.

Reason

Americans Like Drugs. Killing Drug Traffickers Won't Change That.

Most U.S. drug traffickers are Americans, but the president is ordering extrajudicial maritime killings while ignoring the domestic demand that drives the market.

Reason

What are H-1B visas and how might the Trump administration change them?

Trump plans H-1B visa rule changes, focusing on higher wages, potentially disadvantaging early-career foreign workers.

Al Jazeera

History Isn't on the DOJ's Side in Its Case Against NYC's Sanctuary Policies

The Trump administration's lawsuit against New York City challenges decades of sanctuary policies and local independence.

Reason

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A Compelling Defense of Immigration Parole Programs

My Cato Institute colleague David Bier presented it in testimony before a congressional committee.

Reason

How Trump’s bill will supercharge mass deportations by funneling $170bn to Ice

Critics warn the staggering sum dedicated to the agency in the bill will threaten humanitarian protections and disrupt the economy

The Guardian - US

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Is Overwhelming ICE Facilities and Running Up Huge Bills

The cost of Trump's immigration crackdown keeps going up.

Reason

The Nondelegation Case Against Trump's Massive New Travel Ban

Trump v. Hawaii may block a challenge based on unconstitutional discrimination. But it does not preclude a nondelegation case. Other recent developments may actually bolster that approach.

Reason

Mass deportations from Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill could quietly cost U.S. over $1.4 trillion

White House has been fending off attacks from Elon Musk that bill adds too much to deficit

The Independent UK

Report: 50 Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Entered the U.S. Legally, Contrary to White House Claims

"It's not just one or two administrative errors," says the Cato Institute's David Bier.

Reason

Most Migrants Deported to Imprisonment in El Salvador Under the Alien Enemies Act Had no Criminal Record and Many had Entered the US Legally

A new Cato Institute study by David Bier presents the most extensive available evidence on these points.

Reason

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Bigotry, Hypocrisy, and Trump's Admission of Afrikaners as Refugees

The Administration isn't wrong to admit white South African migrants. But it is wrong to exclude all other refugees, including many fleeing far worse discrimination and oppression.

Reason

Homegrowns Are Next

Plus: Luigi trial, Polis sucking, tariff polling, and more...

Al Jazeera

Did US courts back Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s El Salvador deportation?

Trump, Bukele reject ruling to return the Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported by the US.

Reason

My US News and World Report Article on Trump's Dictatorial Immigration Power Grabs

The article is coauthored with Cato Institute scholar David Bier.

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Roll Call

Mayors defend sanctuary policies amid Trump deportation push - Roll Call

Four mayors defended the sanctuary policies of their cities at a House hearing Wednesday amid a Trump administration deportation push.

Reason

Trump Will Create 520,000 More Illegal Immigrants by Undoing Haitians' Protected Status

The move effectively retcons J.D. Vance's claim that legal Haitian immigrants were actually here illegally.

Reason

Trump's Cruel Assault on Legal Immigration

The new administration is seeking to gut much of the legal immigration system, which will do great harm to immigrants and natives alike.

Latin Times

Here's How Many Migrants Have Been Detained and Deported After Trump's First Two Weeks in Office

There have been enforcement operations in 19 regions, including in states such as Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and New York.

Roll Call

Trump immigration enforcement push comes with military flourish - Roll Call

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement plans featured a highly visible role for the military and federal agents in tactical gear.

Reason

Biden Didn't Cause the Border Crisis by Being too Lax on Enforcement

David Bier has an excellent analysis on this point.

Reason

Address Border Chaos by Making Legal Migration Easier

Cato Institute immigration analyst Alex Nowrasteh has an excellent piece on this subject.

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