Immigration Reform
The latest news, analysis and debates on immigration reform and policy.
Biden’s migrant parole flooded truck schools. Now the feds are shutting them down
The Transportation Department announced an emergency order Monday shutting down 110 big-rig driving schools that have been churning out what officials said were dangerous drivers — immigrant students who couldn’t speak English.
FBI puts Iraqi woman who got award from Jill Biden on terror watchlist; her visa is revoked
The Biden administration thought so highly of Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi that first lady Jill Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave her the International Women of Courage Award in 2022.
Court green-lights most of DOJ’s prosecution against Dem congresswoman in ICE clash
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Justice Department can proceed with most of its case against Rep. LaMonica McIver, who stands accused of assaulting an ICE officer during a scuffle last year at a migrant detention center.
Feds sue Ohio courthouse over blocking ICE arrests
The Justice Department sued Tuesday to try to force Ohio’s largest county to let ICE make arrests at its municipal courthouse, saying officials are protecting illegal immigrants while making it more dangerous to get at them.
ICE announces more than 1,300 arrests in Virginia, Maryland
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday it made 1,328 arrests in Virginia and Maryland over the first two weeks of August.
DHS proposes new $103,000 fee to hire foreign skilled guest workers
The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it wants to charge a new $103,000 fee for companies seeking to give jobs to high-skilled foreign guest workers.
Father of sailor on USS Lincoln arrested by Border Patrol
When Luis Manuel Aviles was arrested by immigration authorities, his son was entering his ninth month on the USS Abraham Lincoln with the Navy - a vessel that set a U.S. military record for uninterrupted time at sea, stirring concerns about supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among soldiers.
Trump’s border success takes bite out of cartels’ income
President Trump’s stunning success in quelling the southwestern border has had a significant silver lining — he’s managed to starve the smuggling cartels of a source of income, according to a new Treasury Department analysis.
Boat captain from deadly capsize in New York Harbor is illegal immigrant
Immigration officials said they took custody of a Salvadoran accused of illegally piloting a boat that capsized in New York Harbor this month and killed a mother and her baby.
Illegal immigrant who entered U.S. under Biden is behind deadly Fairfax County stabbing, feds say
Federal authorities said the 19-year-old man accused of stabbing a woman to death in Fairfax County, Virginia, is an illegal immigrant who came to the U.S. under the Biden administration.
Chinese man accused of illegally voting in landlord’s name to ruin his immigration status
Federal prosecutors charged a Chinese man on Wednesday with a bizarre and dastardly plot to try to ruin his former landlord’s immigration status by registering and casting a ballot in his name in Massachusetts, then reporting him to Homeland Security for it.
Terrorist deportation court sets first-ever public hearing on DOJ request to detain Afghan woman
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court has scheduled a first-of-its-kind public hearing for next week to determine whether Afghan citizen Nazira Haji Zada should be detained while her deportation case is decided.
IRS moves to block illegal immigrants from claiming some tax credits
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed new rules that would limit illegal immigrants’ ability to apply for some refundable tax credits.
Judge clears Trump administration to end deportation amnesty for roughly one million TPS migrants
President Trump’s decade-long project to end deportation amnesties for a large swath of countries has finally come to fruition, after battling from district courts up to the Supreme Court and back down again.