The Latest Breaking News from Immigration

UN pleads for Equatorial Guinea not to send US asylum seekers to their home countries: ‘Their life would be in danger’

Human rights experts make rare public appeal as US deportees describe being held in ‘prison-like’ conditions

The Guardian - US · May 14

Bali warns tourists, influencers against unpaid work on visitor visas

Bali's immigration authorities are cracking down on tourists engaging in unpaid promotional or work-related activities on visitor visas. Officials are scrutinizing influencers, creators, and practitioners, emphasizing that even collaborations with economic value, like portfolio building, can violate immigration rules. Travelers must align their actions with their visa purpose or risk…

The Economic Times · May 14

ICE Agents Now Have Access to Data on 20 Million People Through Palantir System: Report

An ICE official recently said that the technology allows for investigative work that previously took hours to be completed in 10 to 15 minutes

Latin Times · May 14

Parts of Texas immigration law are likely unconstitutional, federal judge signals

The law, which gives state law enforcement and judges a role in immigration enforcement, is set to go into effect in two days.

The Texas Tribune · May 13

AG Ken Paxton demands Dallas County sheriff enter formal partnership with ICE

Sheriff Marian Brown said her office, which already cooperates with federal immigration authorities, has until Dec. 1 to act.

The Texas Tribune · May 13

Guantanamo Bay Sits Largely Empty Despite Trump Plans To Send 30,000 Immigration Detainees There

Despite plans by President Trump to fill the Guantanamo Bay naval station with 30,000 high-priority criminal aliens, the facility remains largely empty, according to reports.

International Business Times · May 13

ICE Agents Could Be Deployed To World Cup To Provide Security: Report

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents might be at FIFA World Cup matches to help provide security, according to a new report.

International Business Times · May 13

‘Regulation on H-1B is...’: Industry experts weigh in as US plans higher wage rules for foreign workers

Skilled foreign professionals heading to US could soon face higher salary thresholds and tighter visa rules, with proposed changes expected to raise minimum pay requirements by 21% to 33% under H-1B and employment-based immigration categories.

The Times of India · May 13

ICE may be in World Cup host cities despite Rubio’s reassurances to Miami

ICE agents would help with event security but have not been explicitly barred from making arrests, officials said

The Independent UK · May 13

ICE's New Chief Helped Build the Immigration Detention System He Now Oversees

Before returning to ICE, David Venturella worked as a senior executive at GEO Group, one of the largest private prison and immigration detention contractors in the United States

Latin Times · May 13