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Report Calls Trump Immigration Freeze 'Largest Fraud in History,' Citing Over $1 Billion in Fees for Unprocessed Applications

A new analysis from the Cato Institute says Trump administration immigration policies have left more than a million applications unprocessed while collecting over $1 billion in fees.

Latin Times

Senators clash over sanctuary policies amid DHS shutdown

Senators sparred at a hearing Tuesday over local jurisdictions that have policies against cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, as the Senate teed up another floor procedural vote to end a Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., used the hearing to highlight his proposal to make…

Roll Call

As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused

Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years

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Trump’s border-czar takeover does little to calm Minneapolis tensions: ‘The agenda is still the same’

Experts say Tom Homan’s charge, replacing Greg Bovino’s aggressive tactics, may change the tone, but not the mission

The Guardian - US

'I Think DHS Is Going To Be Shut Down for a While'

Plus: More evidence that immigrants are good for America, Trump's call to "nationalize" elections, and more...

Reason

'Immigrants are subsidizing the U.S. government': how the undocumented actually shrank the deficit by $14.5 trillion over 3 decades

Cato Institute ran the math and found that without immigrants' contributions, the national debt would be a third higher than today's $38 trillion.

Fortune

As ICE arrests increased, a higher portion had no U.S. criminal record

FactCheck.org examines the Trump administration’s claims that they are focusing on “the worst of the worst” in immigration enforcement.

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ICE Shoots and Kills Woman in Minneapolis

Video shows ICE officers were trying to pull the woman out of her car when she started to drive away, leading an officer to fire three shots through her window.

Reason

DHS Says Recording or Following Law Enforcement 'Sure Sounds Like Obstruction of Justice'

Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.

Reason

The Trump Administration Is Abusing a Law To Threaten ICE Protesters. The Cases Are Falling Apart.

The administration doesn't want to win these cases. It wants to intimidate Americans who oppose its immigration policies.

Reason

The Feds' 'Worst of the Worst' Database Is Stuffed With Nonviolent Offenders. Who Exactly Is ICE Arresting?

Most ICE arrestees are nonviolent or have no criminal convictions at all.

Reason

Countries try to lure foreign talent after Trump's H-1B visa fee hike - Roll Call

Foreign countries are seeking to capitalize on President Donald Trump's new fee hike on applications for H-1B visas.

Roll Call

Over 40,000 Non-ICE Officers Have Been Diverted to Support Immigration Crackdown, Report Finds

The report show one in five U.S. Marshals and FBI agents, roughly half of DEA agents, over two-thirds of ATF personnel, and nearly 90% of HSI staff supported ICE at points this year

Latin Times

The Fortune 500 companies most affected by Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee

H-1B holders contribute an estimated $86 billion to the U.S. economy every year.

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Trump's Harmful and Illegal Plan to Gut H-1B Visas by Imposing $100,000 Fees

The plan violates the relevant visa law. If allowed to stand, it would significantly harm productivity and innovation.

Reason

Americans Like Drugs. Killing Drug Traffickers Won't Change That.

Most U.S. drug traffickers are Americans, but the president is ordering extrajudicial maritime killings while ignoring the domestic demand that drives the market.

Al Jazeera

What are H-1B visas and how might the Trump administration change them?

Trump plans H-1B visa rule changes, focusing on higher wages, potentially disadvantaging early-career foreign workers.

Reason

History Isn't on the DOJ's Side in Its Case Against NYC's Sanctuary Policies

The Trump administration's lawsuit against New York City challenges decades of sanctuary policies and local independence.

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A Compelling Defense of Immigration Parole Programs

My Cato Institute colleague David Bier presented it in testimony before a congressional committee.

The Guardian - US

How Trump’s bill will supercharge mass deportations by funneling $170bn to Ice

Critics warn the staggering sum dedicated to the agency in the bill will threaten humanitarian protections and disrupt the economy

Reason

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Is Overwhelming ICE Facilities and Running Up Huge Bills

The cost of Trump's immigration crackdown keeps going up.

Reason

The Nondelegation Case Against Trump's Massive New Travel Ban

Trump v. Hawaii may block a challenge based on unconstitutional discrimination. But it does not preclude a nondelegation case. Other recent developments may actually bolster that approach.

The Independent UK

Mass deportations from Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill could quietly cost U.S. over $1.4 trillion

White House has been fending off attacks from Elon Musk that bill adds too much to deficit

Reason

Report: 50 Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Entered the U.S. Legally, Contrary to White House Claims

"It's not just one or two administrative errors," says the Cato Institute's David Bier.

Reason

Most Migrants Deported to Imprisonment in El Salvador Under the Alien Enemies Act Had no Criminal Record and Many had Entered the US Legally

A new Cato Institute study by David Bier presents the most extensive available evidence on these points.

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