The Latest Breaking News from Immigration

Don Lemon hires federal prosecutor who resigned over Trump administration dispute

Thompson stepped down last month from the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Americans’ optimism about future hits record low, poll finds

Just 59 percent of Americans anticipate a positive outlook for their lives in approximately five years

The Independent UK · Feb 11

An Immigration Judge Finds No Legal Basis To Deport a Student Arrested for an Op-Ed

Rumeysa Ozturk is one of several international students targeted by the Trump administration's speech-based deportation policy.

Reason · Feb 10

'They snatch people off our streets': LA Mayor Karen Bass signs directive barring ICE from city properties

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday intensified her confrontation with federal immigration authorities, announcing a series of measures aimed at curbing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity across the city.

The Times of India · Feb 10

‘This is wrong’: Team USA curler speaks out on Minnesota ICE raids during Olympics

Team USA curler Rich Ruohonen used an Olympic press conference to voice concerns about immigration enforcement actions in his home state of Minnesota. As an attorney, he emphasized his belief that these events infringe upon basic rights and fairness, drawing parallels to constitutional principles. Ruohonen also commended Minnesotans for their…

The Times of India · Feb 10

Democrats want to stop ICE from using administrative warrants to enter homes. Trump’s team says it won’t happen

DHS balks at demands from lawmakers and civil rights groups to rescind a secretive memo giving ICE permission to forcibly enter homes

The Independent UK · Feb 10

ICE director grilled over Trump's immigration crackdown

It wasn't just the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti that the agency heads had to answer for.

Axios · Feb 10

Despite impasse on CR, Thune pushes forward on DHS spending bill

The battle over immigration enforcement has become a fight over whether to temporarily extend funding for the last fiscal 2026 spending bill.

Roll Call · Feb 10

US lawmaker introduces bill to eliminate H-1B visa programme by 2027 — What is the EXILE Act?

A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill in the US Congress that would bring the H-1B visa programme to an end by 2027.

The Times of India · Feb 10

Houston-area developer Colony Ridge reaches $68 million settlement with Texas, feds

The agreement seeks to remedy a variety of concerns raised by government officials, who accused the development’s owners of targeting Latino homebuyers with predatory loans and false promises.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 10