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Afrikaner Access Soars as Trump Shifts Refugee Policy

A February 2025 executive order created a singular exception to a broad U.S. refugee freeze by prioritizing Afrikaner resettlement, shifting…

ICE Arrests Mostly for Immigration Violations, Not Violent Felons

ICE’s FY 2024 records reveal broad enforcement: 113,430 administrative arrests, nearly 49% with no prior convictions, and a detention population…

Trump Tightens Content Moderator Visas Under Big Tech Pressure

A late-2025 State Department memo orders visa denies for some foreign content moderators and fact-checkers viewed as censoring protected speech.…

Louijeune Eyes Expanded Protections for Boston’s Immigrant Communities

Following a federal challenge in August 2025, Boston leaders defended the Boston Trust Act. Council President Ruthzee Louijeune plans to…

Oregon ICE arrests are predominantly nonviolent, new data show

Through October 2025, ICE arrests in Oregon tripled from 2024 but remain low per capita (0.7 per 1,000). UCLA finds…

Souvannarath Deportation: TRO Blocked by Louisiana Judge, ICE Deported

Judge Shelly D. Dick blocked removal of Chanthila Souvannarath on Oct. 23 while his citizenship claim was reviewed. ICE deported…

Why New Orleans Became Trump’s Latest Immigration Target for Crackdown

DHS will send roughly 200 Border Patrol agents to New Orleans for Catahoula Crunch, focusing on violent offenders from mid-November…

Somali-Americans Respond to Trump’s Garbage Remark Not Becoming President

Minnesota Somali‑American leaders condemned President Trump’s “garbage” remark, saying it harms citizens and residents who built lives here. Officials warned…