Feds reimburse Texas for $7.5 billion in border spending, ending delay The grant program was created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which became law in July 2025. The Texas Tribune · Sep 18
Trump admin sued over possible ICE deployment at US midterm polling sites A coalition of civil rights groups has sued the Trump administration, seeking to prevent US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other federal law-enforcement officers from being deployed at polling sites during the November midterm elections. The Times of India · Sep 18
FBI Warns Women Are Using Fake 'Tradwife' Dating Profiles to Target and Dox ICE Agents The FBI warned law enforcement agencies that women are allegedly using fake "tradwife" dating profiles to lure, identify, and dox ICE agents online. Latin Times · Sep 18
ICE Stopped Tracking Miscarriages as Record Numbers of Pregnant Immigrants Entered Detention, Report Finds U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stopped maintaining data on miscarriages in its detention facilities just as the number of pregnant women and teenagers in custody climbed to record levels, according to newly released government documents. Latin Times · Sep 18
Sikh truck driver stabbed 17 times in Wyoming days after DHS ‘Mr Singh’ post; Indian-origin US lawmaker says ‘hate needs to stop’ A Sikh truck driver was stabbed multiple times at a Wyoming rest area. He was attacked by another man inside a restroom at the rest stop. Authorities arrested a suspect in connection with the violent assault. This incident occurred days after a controversial DHS social media post. The post targeted… The Economic Times · Sep 18
'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
Nearly One in Three Pediatricians See Families Skipping Benefit Applications as Broader Public Charge Rule Takes Effect Friday An AAP survey found that 31% of pediatricians saw immigrant families avoid benefit programs. What parents should know as the public charge rule starts Sept. 18. Medical Daily · Sep 17
Last-Minute Injunction Keeps Older USCIS Visa Forms Active. What It Means for the I-539, I-765, and I-485 A judge froze USCIS's new I-539 and I-765 editions hours before their deadline. The I-485 still changes Friday. Here's what to file this week. Latin Times · Sep 17
Memphis Task Force Caught on Video Arresting Activist Already Suing It for First Amendment Retaliation The ACLU says Hunter Demster's arrest shows a continuing campaign of intimidation and retaliation by the Memphis Safe Task Force. Reason · Sep 17
ICE's Missing Miscarriage Data Leave Questions About Pregnancy Care in Detention The Trump administration has reached record-breaking levels of immigration arrests amid accusations of medical neglect, including among pregnant women. Reason · Sep 17
Trump withdraws controversial nominee to lead ICE after backlash over his credentials Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper with limited direct experience in immigration policy, is close to DHS head Markwayne Mullin The Independent UK · Sep 17
ICE agent charged with shooting Venezuelan man through apartment door and lying about it A federal immigration officer charged with shooting a Venezuelan man last winter and lying about the circumstances The Independent UK · Sep 17
Judge Rules ICE Likely Violated First Amendment by Warning Critic Over Email A federal judge ruled that DHS and ICE likely violated the First Amendment after agents tracked down a critic to deliver a warning notice over a scathing email. Latin Times · Sep 17
FBI warned ICE agents could be targeted by fake ‘tradwife’ dating profiles, memo reveals Exclusive: Internal FBI memo, reviewed by the Guardian, said women wanted to dox and ‘embarrass’ agents, but provided few details The Guardian - US · Sep 17
International Business Times UK · Sep 17 US Teen Says ICE Pepper-Sprayed and Detained Him While He Was en Route To Join Marines A Texas teenager says ICE officers pepper-sprayed and detained him on the way to a Marine recruiter, as DHS disputes his account and police refer the case to an internal watchdog.
International Business Times UK · Sep 17 ICE Told Deportation Officers Nationwide of Recruit Joseph Moore's Death Only After Washington Post Inquiries Joseph Moore's former colleagues question how ICE vetted him; learn when staff across the agency heard the news and why another colleague lost his job days later.
Latin Times · Sep 17 Inside the Roxbury ICE Warehouse Fight: What a New Court Filing Just Revealed NJ and Roxbury told a federal judge they're investigating whether ICE broke a court order at the disputed warehouse, and may ask the court to intervene.
Latin Times · Sep 17 DHS's Own Watchdog Just Confirmed the Alligator Alcatraz Cages Were Real A DHS Inspector General report confirms detainees at Alligator Alcatraz were held in metal cages labeled 'calming areas.' Here's what it found.
Reason · Sep 16 A Federal Judge Enjoins DHS From Threatening To Prosecute a Critic for Constitutionally Protected Speech After David Streever castigated ICE's acting director in an email, investigators delivered a "warning notice" saying he "may be in violation of federal law."
Latin Times · Sep 16 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.
Reason · Sep 16 The Justification for New Time Limits on Student Visas 'Borders on the Absurd,' a Federal Judge Says Although the impact of the DHS rule "is likely to be catastrophic," a George W. Bush appointee writes, the government's rationale is "exceptionally weak."
Latin Times · Sep 16 El Salvador TPS Faces New Pressure as 23 Democrats Push DHS to Act, But Congress Could Yet Block the Bill Now Rep. Eugene Vindman's bill would force an 18-month TPS extension for El Salvador and strip DHS of discretion, but GOP control makes passage unlikely.
Latin Times · Sep 16 She Voted Without Being a U.S. Citizen — Now She's Facing Four Federal Charges A federal grand jury charged a Peruvian green card holder with four counts for illegally voting in 2024 — here's what her case reveals.
The Times of India · Sep 16 US judge rules DHS cannot threaten citizen with prosecution over criticism of ICE chief A US federal judge has barred the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from issuing another warning notice threatening prosecution against a US citizen over his criticism of the agency, saying the government’s actions could infringe on his First Amendment rights.
The Guardian - US · Sep 16 US judge blocks DHS from threatening prosecution against man who criticized ICE David Streever was issued a ‘warning notice’ after sending an email critical of ICE to the agency’s director in January