The Latest Breaking News from Immigration

Immigration enforcement is supplying a long-standing economic market for prisoners

In January 2026, during Operation Country Roads, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and state and local law enforcement detained roughly 600 immigrants across West Virginia.

The Conversation · Aug 28

Canada seeks skilled workers in healthcare, STEM, trades via Express Entry

Canada seeks skilled professionals through its Express Entry immigration system. The nation aims to boost its economy and address labor shortages. Key sectors include healthcare, trades, education, STEM, and transport occupations. Professionals with Canadian work experience and French proficiency are particularly sought. This initiative targets experienced individuals for permanent residency…

The Economic Times · Aug 28

Greg Bovino Alleges Trump Officials Pulled His Security Detail After He Became a DHS Critic, Saying They 'Want Him Dead'

Greg Bovino, a retired US Border Patrol chief, claims his security detail was withdrawn to silence him, alleging officials want him dead. The White House has dismissed these allegations as 'absurd.'

International Business Times UK · Aug 27

Indian-origin grandmother with Green Card allowed to leave ICE detention but her immigration case continues. DHS calls her flight risk

Venkata Vasamsetty, the Indian-origin grandmother who has been living in the US for decades with a Green Card and has a house in North Carolina, two US citizen daughters and US-born grandchildren, was granted bail after her ICE detention. But the immigration case is not solved. Vasamsetty was detained by…

The Times of India · Aug 27

Grocery Prices, Not the Border, Are Deciding This Year's Senate Races

New AFP and UnidosUS data show affordability, not immigration, is driving 2026 midterm voters, including Latinos in Florida, Texas and beyond.

Latin Times · Aug 27

Trump’s former Border Patrol commander now claims Trump administration wants him dead

‘Do I think they want me killed? Absolutely,’ former Border Patrol Commander-at-large Gregory Bovino told Tucker Carlson

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Fear of ICE Still Keeps LA Latinos From Calling Police, a Year Into the Crackdown

More than a year into LA's ICE crackdown, fear still keeps Latino crime victims from calling police, as a landmark profiling case remains unresolved.

Latin Times · Aug 27

'Low Wage 100' Companies Turn a Blind Eye to Government Benefit Cuts While Showering CEOs in Cash

A report reveals record CEO pay at low-wage companies, while workers face benefit cuts and immigration raids. The CEO-to-worker pay ratio has reached 614-to-1, highlighting stark inequality.

International Business Times UK · Aug 27

US ICE officer accused of shooting man in Minneapolis released from Texas jail

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of shooting a man during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis and allegedly lying about the incident was released from a Texas jail on Thursday after a federal judge declined to order his return to Minnesota.

The Times of India · Aug 27

‘$100 million heist’: Man accused in the biggest jewel heist in U.S. history is detained by ICE. Then he chooses deportation

“Chess not checkers.”

We Got This Covered · Aug 27