Trump's Harmful and Unjust New Restrictions on Foreign Students They are likely to damage the US economy and deny many people valuable educational opportunities for no good reason. Reason · Jul 18
Washington Ends Open-Ended I Visas for Foreign Reporters — and Draws a Much Shorter Line for China DHS scraps open-ended press visas for fixed terms — 240 days for most, just 90 for Chinese reporters — reviving a 2020-era standoff with Beijing. Latin Times · Jul 18
Federal district judges issue conflicting rulings on states' use of expanded SAVE system for voting purposes Federal district judges in two jurisdictions have issued conflicting rulings in recent weeks on whether the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may give states access to an expanded version of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system — which provides information about individuals' immigration and citizenship status — for… Ballotpedia · Jul 18
Nine in Ten Detainees at America's Largest ICE Camp Report Beatings, Watchdogs Find A new HRW/ACLU report finds 9 in 10 detainees at Camp East Montana describe beatings by guards. DHS denies it; deaths and lawsuits keep mounting. Latin Times · Jul 18
A Texas prosecutor reveals new details in an ICE killing of a Houston father A federal prosecutor in Texas has shared new details about the shooting of Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE officer in early July The Independent UK · Jul 18
Democrats call for investigation into ICE officer shooting in Maine after new reports emerge Lawmakers press for review of hiring practices amid a spate of ICE-related deaths within the same week The Guardian - US · Jul 17
DHS Officials Criticize Return of the Department's Second-In-Command: 'He Wasn't the Right Pick to Begin With' Critics accuse Troy Edgar of overstepping his authority and clashing with Mullin's effort to decentralize decision-making Latin Times · Jul 17
Hackers breached DHS after alarms were twice ruled 'false positives' DHS analysts twice ruled intrusion alerts on its HSIN network "false positives", allowing hackers to have weeks of unintended access on the platform. TechRadar · Jul 17
Trump’s election fraud address lacked evidence. But there is plenty of proof he’s already doubting the midterms ANALYSIS: President Donald Trump keeps talking about the 2020 election fraud without offering much new evidence. It's clear Trump and his team are not only looking at past elections, but future ones as well, Andrew Feinberg writes The Independent UK · Jul 17
Trump administration's border barrier project sparks environmental concerns in Texas national park The Trump administration’s waiver of environmental laws to speed up border barrier construction in Texas’s Big Bend National Park has sparked an outcry from local residents and authorities. France 24 · Jul 17
DHS secretary doubles down on Trump’s baseless 2020 election claims Markwayne Mullin at presser repeated many of Trump’s unverified claims from controversial primetime speech The Guardian - US · Jul 17
The Latest: DHS Secretary Mullin says he’ll chase voter fraud after Trump revives election claims Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin pledged to aggressively pursue voter fraud cases at the White House complex after President Donald Trump revived debunked election theories in his primetime speech Thursday night The Independent UK · Jul 17
Trump administration drastically cuts length of foreign journalist visas Visas will be shortened to 240 days, down from five years, and Chinese journalists will be limited to 90 days The Guardian - US · Jul 17
A draft proposal narrows flexibility in seeking bridge finance for EB-5 projects The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed regulations that would tighten the treatment of ‘bridge financing’ under the EB-5 Programme (commonly known as the investment linked green card programme). The Times of India · Jul 17
The Independent UK · Jul 17 British illegal migrant linked to ‘Travelling Conmen’ crime group shot dead in U.S. An Essex man was denied a visa over his ties to the Travelling Conmen Fraud Group, but still managed to work in the U.S. before being killed
Salon · Jul 17 Delaney Hall is getting worse Volunteers say conditions have worsened at the New Jersey detention facility since the hunger strike ended
The Economic Times · Jul 17 Your US study visa doesn't decide how long you can stay in America. This does. The US student visa does not determine how long an international student can legally stay in America. That depends on their immigration status after entry. With the Trump administration ending the decades-old Duration of Status (D/S) system, students will now receive fixed periods of stay instead of open-ended admission based…
The Times of India · Jul 17 China slams new US visa curbs, warns of reciprocal action Under the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, F visas for international students, J visas for cultural exchange participants and I visas for journalists will no longer remain valid for the duration of a person's study programme or employment. Instead, they will be issued for fixed periods. The rule…
Bangkok Post · Jul 17 US to tighten visa regulations for foreign students, journalists WASHINGTON - The Trump administration moved on Thursday to tighten the duration of visas for foreign students, cultural exchange visitors and journalists.
International Business Times UK · Jul 17 Green Card Bond Proposal Explained: Who Would Pay $100,000, When You Get It Back and Who Gets Shut Out The State Department is weighing a $100,000 refundable green card bond that US families could front, returned only at citizenship, as new rules target Medicaid and SNAP users.
Latin Times · Jul 16 Leavitt's First Briefing Back Covers the Waterfront — But Talks Around the Week's Deadliest Immigration Story Leavitt's first briefing since maternity leave covered election hype, cooling inflation, and a betting scandal — but sidestepped the deadliest immigration story of the week.
The Independent UK · Jul 16 Family to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in Houston The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in Houston, is holding a public vigil for him
France 24 · Jul 16 Trump tightens US visa rules, limits stay for foreign students and journalists President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday finalized rules imposing stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists may stay in the United States, tightening legal immigration. Student visas would be capped at four years, while journalists would be limited to 240-day stays. Chinese journalists would face 90-day limits.
Latin Times · Jul 16 DHS Says At Least One Officer on Every ICE Arrest Team Will Wear Body Cameras After Two Fatal Shootings Citing an increase in assaults against immigration agents, DHS said expanding the use of body-worn cameras across its officers nationwide remains a "top priority."
The Times of India · Jul 16 No Green Card if you have used benefits like Medicaid, food stamps: Immigrants should not be burden on US New Green Card rule: If applicants depend on government schemes like Medicaid, food stamps, they may not get Green Card as they will only become burden on the administration. Applicants must now prove they will not become financial burdens on the government. USCIS will publish a revised Form I-485 for…