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President Trump Moves Against Longstanding Banking Access for Noncitizens Without Social Security Numbers

The order calls for regulators to account for what it describes as risks posed by foreign consular ID cards often used by immigrants without U.S.-issued identification to open bank accounts

US Colleges Warn of International Student Crisis as Visa Delays Threaten Fall 2026 Enrollment
US higher education groups are urging the Trump administration to expedite student visa processing, as delays, travel bans, and stricter screening threaten Fall 2026 international enrollment.
Street Vendors Brace for ICE Presence at World Cup Matches: 'We Came to Make Money, Not Problems'
Vendors who spoke with NBC News said they cannot afford to pass up the opportunity to work high-traffic events such as the World Cup, arguing that the need to earn a living often outweighs fears over immigration enforcement.
Minnesota Issues Arrest Warrant for ICE Agent After Investigators Reject 'Defensive Shot' Narrative
A County Attorney said Castro fired through the front door of a home "knowing there were people who had just run inside that presented absolutely no threat to him or anyone else"

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Protests against family separation in Texas

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Nearly 150,000 U.S. Citizen Children Have Likely Seen a Parent Detained Since Trump Returned to Office

The report identified children linked to Mexican parents as the largest affected group, accounting for nearly 54% of cases

Dozens of white South Africans received U.S. asylum in May

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Trump Administration Plans to Admit up to 10,000 More White South African Refugees Into the United States

The administration claimed through an emergency notice to Congress that "unforeseen developments in South Africa created an emergency refugee situation"

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Indigenous Leaders Say Border Wall Construction Is Desecrating Sacred Sites: 'The Mountain Is Our Healer'

Members of the Kumeyaay Nation say federal contractors have used explosives and heavy machinery on Kuuchamaa Mountain, a site considered sacred by Indigenous communities

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ICE Firearms Trainer Linked to Four Fatal Police Shootings Helped Train DHS Tactical Units: Report

A report from WIRE cited a podcast interview in which he described himself as "a f*cking savage" during his years in policing and said he actively sought out dangerous encounters

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Trump's Palantir Investment Puts Spotlight on Firm's Expanding Immigration Enforcement Contracts

Palantir's growing relationship with the Trump administration reportedly includes access to information tied to millions of individuals meant to significantly accelerate ICE investigations

'ICE Is Teaching Cadets to Violate the Constitution,' Whistleblower Says During Congressional Hearing

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Trump's ICE Crackdown Could Get a $72 Billion Boost This Week

President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is heading into a major Senate test this week as Republicans push a fast-track funding package that would pour nearly $72 billion into immigration enforcement, including tens of billions for ICE and Border Patrol operations through 2029.

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Former CIA Director Says Cuba Crisis Could Become a New U.S. Migration Emergency

Former CIA Director Robert Gates said Cuba's greatest national security risk to the United States is not an imminent military attack, but the possibility that the island's deepening crisis could produce another mass migration emergency like the 1980 Mariel boatlift.

Warehouse purchased by ICE in Salt Lake City

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ICE to Push Ahead With Warehouse Detention Expansion Despite Lawsuits and Federal Investigation

Warehouses reportedly remains essential for ICE to increase detention space to more than 92,000 beds through what it calls its "Detention Reengineering Initiative"

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DACA Recipient Arrested by ICE, Deported to Honduras, Then Detained Again Upon Return to Texas

José Contreras Díaz said immigration agents told him he had a deportation order tied to his mother, who allegedly failed to appear at a court appointment decades earlier. He said agents searched him upon arrival and later informed him of the order.

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Republican-Led States Are Increasingly Turning Medicaid Agencies Into Immigration Enforcement Gatekeepers: Report

The shift follows broader efforts by the Trump administration to expand data-sharing between healthcare systems and immigration enforcement

Joe Ceballos former Coldwater Kansas voted for trump ICE deportation

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ICE Moves to Deport Former Mayor Who Admitted Voting Illegally for Trump

A former Kansas mayor who said he voted for Donald Trump despite not being a U.S. citizen is now in ICE custody, turning a small-town illegal voting case into a national immigration story with a sharp political twist.

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Trump's Border Patrol Chief Abruptly Steps Down After Prostitution Allegations Resurface

Banks' resignation comes weeks after a report citing six current and former Border Patrol employees accused him of repeatedly paying for sex with prostitutes during trips to Colombia and Thailand.

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DHS Secretary Mullin Says ICE Won't 'Round Up' Fans at World Cup, But Doesn't Rule Out Arrests

Mullin said the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at World Cup matches is tied to DHS efforts to enforce customs laws and combat counterfeit merchandise.

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DHS Chief Denies 'Alligator Alcatraz' Is Dead, Even as Detainees Are Reportedly Being Moved Out

A New York Times report earlier this week cited a federal official who confirmed the center, which currently houses roughly 1,400 detainees, had become too expensive and would close

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Trump DHS Chief Uses Bible Verse to Rally 'Demoralized' ICE Agents Amid Deportation Backlash

Trump DHS Chief Uses Bible Verse to Rally 'Demoralized' ICE Agents Amid Deportation Backlashthrough Christ who strengthens me"