The Latest Breaking News from David Bier

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 · Oct 4, 2025

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 · Sep 22, 2025

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 · Sep 21, 2025

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 · Jul 2, 2025

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

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

Reason · Jun 19, 2025

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 · Jun 7, 2025

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 · Jun 7, 2025

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 · May 21, 2025

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 · May 20, 2025

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 · May 18, 2025