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Green Cards for Cubans Plunge 99.8% as ICE Arrests From the Island Surge, Libertarian Cato Group Finds

Green card approvals for Cubans have nearly stopped under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, while ICE arrests of people from the island have surged, according to a new Cato Institute analysis.

Latin Times

$100k fee did not reduce H-1B visas as applicants are already in US, claims foreign labor expert

The Center for Immigration Studies claimed in a report that the $100,000 fee for H-1B visa petitions did not reduce the number of H-1B visas, as most recipients are already in the US. The visa fee which came to effect since September 2025 is meant for candidates who are not…

The Times of India

$1 billion fraud by US govt: Immigration expert calls Green Card ban a silent scam; no denial, no refund

The Cato Institute, a Washington-based think-tank, in its latest report, called the US government's Green Card ban on 75 countries the largest fraud in the history of the US immigration system totaling up to $1 billion. In the report, immigration expert David J Bier claimed citing figures that the government…

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'I Think DHS Is Going To Be Shut Down for a While'

Plus: More evidence that immigrants are good for America, Trump's call to "nationalize" elections, and more...

Reason

4 Ways Trump Is Reshaping the U.S. Immigration Bureaucracy

These bureaucratic maneuvers are making it harder for immigrants to work, learn, and live in the United States.

Reason

Watch: Female ICE Agent Caught Shoving Security Camera Upwards During a House Visit

A footage posted on X by David J. Bier sees an ICE agent turn a security camera out of position before knocking on a house door.

International Business Times UK

Some Republicans push more visas despite hard line on immigration - Roll Call

Some Republican lawmakers seek to qualify their party's tough-on-immigration approach with an exception for agriculture, tourism.

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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

Trump Administration Set To Unveil New Travel Restrictions That Would Ban Venezuelans, Cubans

President Donald Trump is considering issuing new travel restrictions that would affect citizens of up to 43 countries, including nationals from Cuba and Venezuela

Latin Times

Trump's $5 million 'gold card' visa plan likely needs Congress - Roll Call

Immigration policy experts and some Republican lawmakers cast doubt that a president could unilaterally implement a $5 million 'gold card.'

Roll Call

Today's Migrants Are Just like Your Immigrant Great-Grandparents

Nearly 40 percent of Americans have at least one ancestor who entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. However, today's migrants may be shut out and deported, a humanitarian tragedy that would profoundly damage the U.S. economy.

Reason

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.

Latin Times

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Plus: Pardoning the Proud Boys, revoking birthright citizenship, Elon Musk's not-a-Nazi-salute, and more...

Reason

Bernie Sanders Is Still Wrong About Immigration

The Vermont senator criticized the H-1B guest worker program, drawing praise from the most toxic elements of the MAGA movement.

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How Mass Deportation Will Disrupt America's Food Supply Chain

We desperately need to reform visa pathways instead.

Reason

Medicare and Medicaid Spend More on Native-Born Americans Than Immigrants

Despite anti-immigrant rhetoric, the foreign-born account for nearly 20 percent less public health spending than those born in America.

Reason

On The Loper Bright Side For Immigration Lawyers

How will the Board of Immigration Appeals operate in a world without Chevron?

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Why the End of Chevron Could Be a Win for Immigrants

“Immigration is an area of the law where the partisan alignments break down over Chevron.”

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American Small Businesses Are Desperate for Foreign Workers

The number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed Americans. Seasonal businesses can't get the foreign labor they need.

Reason

The Future of Immigration Is Privatization

New immigration pathways are letting private citizens welcome refugees and other migrants—and getting the government out of the way.

Reason

The Myth of the Migrant Crime Wave

The "data that exist for this year show consistent declines in major crimes in major cities."

Reason

Green Card Process 'Utterly Failing' To Help Immigrants 'Pursue the American Dream in Lawful and Orderly Ways'

A new Cato Institute report reveals that just 3 percent of those who have applied for green cards will get permanent status in the U.S. in FY 2024.

Salon

AOC calls out GOP on "child labor"

Republicans prefer to "put 11 and 13 year olds back in the workplace than allow immigrants into their community"

Reason

Fix the Border Crisis by Making Legal Immigration Easier

Trying to block immigration by law just means that we’ll get it flowing around the law enforcers.

The Texas Tribune

Immigrating legally means navigating a system both political parties say is broken. Here’s why it’s so difficult.

After her brother was gunned down in 2012, Jessica Mejía and her mother wanted to legally migrate to the U.S. But like millions of migrants who want to move to the U.S., they discovered how difficult it is.

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