Catholic Church Takes a Stand Against ICE
The Catholic Church’s Moral Stand Against ICE and Immigration Crackdowns The Church steps into the immigration debate Across America, Catholic clergy are taking a powerful stand against federal immigration enforcement. What started as quiet prayer and accompaniment has become a visible movement of faith-based resistance — one that pits Catholic social teaching against the nation’s […]
ICE Expands Surveillance Tools
ICE’s Expanding Surveillance Arsenal: What You Need to Know Immigration and Customs Enforcement is quietly deploying a suite of powerful surveillance technologies that have privacy advocates and lawmakers deeply concerned. From facial recognition apps to phone-hacking spyware, these tools represent a dramatic expansion of the government’s ability to identify, track, and monitor people—citizens and non-citizens […]
In-State Tuition Ruling Challenged By Undocumented Students
Oklahoma In-State Tuition Battle: What Undocumented Students Need to Know Major changes to Oklahoma’s in-state tuition law A significant legal development is affecting hundreds of undocumented students in Oklahoma who came to the United States as children. In August 2025, a federal court “settlement” struck down Oklahoma’s 22-year-old law that allowed certain undocumented immigrants to […]
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. […]