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'Cruelty Is the Point': Twenty States Sue Trump Administration Over New Immigration Public Charge Rule

More than 20 states and Washington DC are suing over a Trump administration rule broadening how immigration officers assess public benefits in visa and green card applications.

International Business Times UK · Sep 18

ICE Claims 70% of Arrests Are Criminals — Federal Data Puts the Real Number at 66%, and Falling

DHS says it's arresting "the worst of the worst," but TRAC data show 70.6% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Here's what the numbers show.

Latin Times · Sep 16

Buffalo Becomes Epicenter of ICE Crackdown in Upstate New York as Arrests Surge

The Department of Homeland Security said this week that Operation Rotten Apple in New York resulted in 2,197 arrests statewide between July 27 and Aug. 29. Data reveals Buffalo ICE arrests are on track to rise 69%, with up to 89% targeting non-criminal immigrants despite federal claims of focusing on…

Latin Times · Sep 4

Demographers Warn Of Faster US Population Decline After Supreme Court Clears Trump To Mass Deport Immigrants

The US Supreme Court's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for certain immigrants may accelerate demographic decline, with experts warning of an ageing population and shrinking workforce.

International Business Times UK · Jun 27

Outrage Erupts as Trump Slashes Humanitarian Immigration to 50-Year Low, Admitting Mostly White South Africans

New data show Trump's second administration cut legal immigration approvals by 27% and reduced humanitarian admissions to a 50-year low, with most of the 7,500 slots reportedly going to white South Africans.

International Business Times UK · Jun 23

Trump Administration Orders Most Green Card Applicants To Apply From Outside U.S.

The Trump administration has announced a major change to the U.S. green card process, requiring most foreign nationals seeking permanent residency to apply from outside the U.S.

International Business Times · May 26

‘Original intent of the law’: Trump claimed his war was on illegal immigrants – he has now ordered legal applicants to return home

“He’s telling them to leave America”

We Got This Covered · May 25

80% of companies have an immigrant in a top leadership role—Trump's visa crackdown is forcing them to make a 'plan C,' says immigration expert

Last year, Apple and Google told employees on visas to not leave the U.S. to avoid the risk of getting stranded in another country.

Fortune · May 20

Miami Becomes Test Case In Trump's Denaturalization Crackdown - REPORT

Federal prosecutors in Miami have moved to strip U.S. citizenship from at least four people this year, making South Florida an early testing ground for the Trump administration's push to sharply expand denaturalization cases against foreign-born Americans.

Latin Times · Apr 25

Report Calls Trump Immigration Freeze 'Largest Fraud in History,' Citing Over $1 Billion in Fees for Unprocessed Applications

A new analysis from the Cato Institute says Trump administration immigration policies have left more than a million applications unprocessed while collecting over $1 billion in fees.

Latin Times · Mar 20