More Immigrant Truck Drivers Arrested in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Immigration Enforcement: 73 Arrested in Eastern Oklahoma Operation Oklahoma state troopers, working alongside federal immigration authorities, arrested 73 people during a 15-hour enforcement operation in eastern Oklahoma last week, marking the second major sweep under the state’s aggressive immigration crackdown initiative. I suspect that some portion of those detained possess valid work documents and […]
ICE Looks to Private Bounty Hunters
ICE’s Controversial Plan: Private Bounty Hunters for Immigration Enforcement A troubling development in immigration enforcement has come to light through investigative reporting by The Intercept. According to newly revealed procurement documents, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is exploring a program that would hire private contractors—essentially bounty hunters—to track down and locate immigrants across the […]
Immigration Crackdown Affecting Remittances
America’s Immigration Crackdown and Global Remittances The Trump administration’s immigration restrictions may have a larger negative impact on developing countries’ economies than the shutdown of USAID and cuts to international aid, according to University of Michigan economist Dean Yang. Immigrants in the United States sent nearly $80 billion back to their home countries in 2022, […]
USCIS Ends Automatic Work Permit Extensions
USCIS Ends Automatic Extensions for Immigrant Work Permits The Department of Homeland Security has announced the immediate termination of automatic extensions for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), affecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants annually. The policy change, which takes effect October 30, 2025, reverses a Biden-era protection that granted up to 540 days of automatic work […]
Massive ICE Shakeup Underway
At Least Eight ICE Field Office Directors Axed Bill Melugin of Fox News reports on X that ICE field officer directors in: Los Angeles Phoenix Philadelphia Denver El Paso San Diego Seattle/Portland New Orleans are being removed immediately. Mr. Melugin’s X post is lengthy and worth a read. He implies that this move will de-prioritize […]
DOJ Hires Immigration Judges
DOJ Hires Immigration Judges After Firings, Resignations According to Oklahoma public radio station KGOU, the Department of Justice hired 36 new immigration judges to replace 125 lost in the last 10 months due to firings and resignations. The Justice Department has hired 36 new immigration judges, including 25 temporary ones, marking the first group to […]
Oklahoma state immigration law tied up in court
Oklahoma State Immigration Law Tied Up in Court KOSU reported on a 2024 state immigration law currently before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Oklahoma’s Immigration Law (HB 4156): Oklahoma passed House Bill 4156 in 2024, creating a new state crime called “impermissible occupation” that explicitly punishes violations of federal illegal entry and reentry laws. […]
Oklahoma Troopers Arrest Alleged Undocumented Truckers
Oklahoma Troopers Arrest Alleged Undocumented Truckers KOSU reported on October 1 that, “Oklahoma troopers arrest more than 100 people in 3‑day immigration blitz.” According to KOSU, a public radio station in Oklahoma: Over a three-day immigration operation, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and its partners arrested 120 people. The operation took place at a weigh-station/port of entry […]
BIA decision strips Immigration Judges of bond authority
BIA decision strips Immigration Judges of bond authority A Board of Immigration Appeals decision stripped Immigration Judges of the authority to issue bonds. Please see this excellent analysis by the American Immigration Council. On September 5, 2025, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)—the appellate body within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration […]
Trump plans to help white European refugees
Trump wants to help white European ‘refugees’ Per The New York Times, the “proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.” The program would give preference to white Europeans who oppose immigration in […]