White House Openly Brags About Islamophobic Efforts to Cut Legal Immigration

The Trump administration bragged about reductions in legal immigration from majority-Muslim countries in a post on social media on Tuesday, touting its discriminatory and white supremacist policies as it moves to increase immigration from white populations. Sharing information from an analysis by libertarian think tank Cato Institute, the White House posted a graph showing that legal…
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Judge Blocks Deportation of ICE Shooting Victim Wilber Rafael Garces Perez

The attorney representing Wilber Rafael Garces Perez said Tuesday that a federal judge had granted her emergency request to block the Trump administration from deporting the 28-year-old delivery driver, who was shot by an immigration agent Sunday and has since been transferred multiple times between hospitals and a detention center — all while the officer’s bullet reportedly remains lodged in his…
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Trump Administration Faces Second Lawsuit to Keep ICE Agents Away From Polls

A coalition of civil rights groups and union organizations Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling locations during November’s midterm elections. The suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is the second this month, following comments from top Trump officials citing a federal policy to…
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New Lawsuit Is Challenging Trump Admin Plan to Allow ICE at Polling Places

Washington — Latino advocacy groups and voting rights organizations Thursday filed a suit in federal court challenging the Trump administration’s policy of allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to enter polling locations in certain circumstances to conduct immigration enforcement during the 2026 midterm elections. The suit in the District Court for the District of…
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Trump Administration Slashes Visa Lengths for Students, Journalists

The Trump administration has finalized immigration rules shortening several forms of visas for foreign visitors and residents in the U.S., with particular emphasis on students and the press. The rule changes, announced last week by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), end the “duration of status” system, which had allowed foreign visitors on certain visas to remain in the country…
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DHS Chief Threatens to Imprison Election Officials Who Don’t Comply With Trump

US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday threatened state election officials with prison time if they do not comply with the Trump administration’s “mandatory” changes to how they run their elections. During a press conference, Mullin said that the Trump administration was making so-called “security enhancements” to US elections “mandatory,” adding that any uncooperative…
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