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Most Immigrants Arrested in D.C. Crackdown Had No Criminal Records
Mid-2025 data show the D.C. crackdown detained mostly non-convicted individuals: about 30% had convictions, 27% had pending charges, and non-criminal…
Protests Grow Over Reopening Immigration Detention Centres in 2025
Campsfield House reopened in December 2025, prompting protests and planned actions by community groups. Organisers protest detention practices and promise…
Babson Student Describes ICE Deportation to Honduras on Thanksgiving
Babson freshman Lucía López Belloza, brought to the U.S. at age 7, was detained Nov. 20 at Boston Logan. Despite…
Idaho Bar Offers Free Beer for Tips to Help ICE; DHS Reacts
A bar’s promotion offering a month of free beer for tips that help deport undocumented immigrants drew a DHS repost…
Somali Americans in Minnesota: Immigrant Journeys and Lasting Hope
Somali Minnesotans, arriving after 1992, built strong communities and improved economic outcomes. A pandemic fraud probe tied to roughly $1…
Trump Slams Somali Immigrants in Cabinet Meeting, Drawing Outcry
Reported White House remarks criticizing Somali immigrants prompted Minneapolis leaders and civil rights groups to condemn the comments. No federal…
Trump Urges Somali Immigrants to Leave U.S.; Somalia Context
A presidential call for Somali immigrants to leave the U.S. has alarmed communities as Somalia struggles with drought, Al‑Shabaab violence,…
Spain Emerges as a Beacon for Immigrants, Latin Americans Lead
Spain’s 2025 reform (RD 1155/2024) streamlines work permits, eases family reunification, and creates regularization routes, aiming to legalize roughly 900,000…