Immigration judges with prior immigrant defense work make up the largest share of those fired by the Trump admin. NPR identified 70 fired immigration judges. The changes have at least shifted perception of fairness in these courts My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...

Salt Lake City launches program encouraging immigrants to pursue US citizenship www.ksl.com/article/5139...

White House plans to use high-skill visa categories for a "gold card" admitting wealthy immigrants raises questions about the lawfulness of the initiative, attorneys say. It also shows the Trump administration has prioritized wealth over merit in the immigration system, observers told me.

A global food security watchdog warned this week that half of South Sudan's population faces crisis-level hunger next year. But DHS wants to send back more than 200 people from the country with Temporary Protected Status. Like in other recent TPS decisions, the agency cites public safety concerns.

Applicants for any immigration benefit would be required to submit biometric data under a DHS proposal released Friday, regardless of age or benefit sought. Data collected could include facial imagery, finger prints, ocular imagery, and DNA.

A Baltimore judge temporarily blocked US Citizenship and federal immigration courts from imposing new asylum fees amid a chaotic rollout that's caused panic among immigrants.

A Public Service Loan Forgiveness program overhaul will disqualify nonprofits "aiding and abetting violations of federal immigration laws," @courtneyrozen.bsky.social reports. The Education Department rule is the latest Trump admin attempt to link benefit programs to immigration enforcement.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to "pull the plug" on hiring of H-1B workers at universities in his state. #immigration #highered #H1Bvisa

The Trump administration is removing an automatic extension period for immigrants with pending work permit renewals, a move that promises to push tens of thousands of immigrants out of the legal workforce in the coming months #immigration #workpermits #asylum

A new CBP rule will require all immigrants and non-citizens be photographed when entering and leaving the US. In some cases, fingerprinting will be required as well. It finalizes a 2021 proposal that civil liberties groups said raised major privacy and surveillance concerns.

An agricultural industry trade group is pushing the Trump administration to designate the Labor Department's role processing H-2A workers essential during the shutdown. If the shutdown drags out "the season will be a total loss” for many US farmers, they warned in a letter this week.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers told the Trump administration Tuesday it should scrap its $100,000 fee on new H-1B workers, arguing it harms American competitiveness. The fee undermines "the very catalysts of our innovation economy—startups and small technology firms," they wrote.

A lawsuit filed by @irap.bsky.social is the latest legal challenge to terminations of Temporary Protected Status claiming unconstitutional animus motivated Trump officials. More than 6,000 Syrians in the US face the loss of work permits and legal status Nov. 21. #immigration #Syria #TPS

Workers who switch to H-1B status within the US--like F-1 student visa holders--won't be subject to the $100,000 Trump fee on the program heavily used by tech industry, according to new guidance from USCIS.

"Cook County will now prohibit the use of county owned property, resources, and personnel for civil immigration enforcement."

The US Chamber of Commerce has entered the legal fray over the Trump $100,000 H-1B fee. The group filed a lawsuit to block the fee Thursday in DC district court. #immigration #H1Bvisa #tech

Amid a broader crackdown on hiring of foreign workers, H-2A employers have racked up one win after another under Trump. New wage standards for H-2A farmworkers issued by the Labor Department this month was just the latest regulatory measure from the administration welcomed by ag employers.

New — Donald Trump officially proclaims October 14, 2025 a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk. Comes as the Trump State Department targeted at least 6 people in the US, revoking their visas, for their speech on Kirk.

This is big news for the tens of thousands of spouses of H-1Bs who have permission to work in the U.S. About 70,000 spouses of H-1Bs were approved for new or renewal work authorization documents last fiscal year.

The Supreme Court passed on a challenge to employment eligibility for spouses of H-1B visa holders. The DC Circuit had upheld the lawfulness of work permits for H-4 dependent visa holders last year. #H1Bvisa #immigration #tech

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000. nfap.com/research/new...

Michigan Avenue right now.

President Trump’s surprise proclamation slapping new H-1B workers with a $100,000 fee jolted the tech industry. The first legal challenge to the fee though didn’t come from Silicon Valley, but a coalition of healthcare, education, and religious employers. #H1Bvisa #immigration #healthcare #tech

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A. ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why. A judge has ordered his immediate release. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The Supreme Court let the Trump administration strip more than 300,000 Venezuelans of the right to temporarily live and work in the US, a decision that opens a new category of migrants to the prospect of arrest and deportation

The first legal challenge to President Trump’s $100,000 H-1B entry fee was filed in San Francisco Friday. Read the complaint: aboutblaw.com/bjLp #immigration #H1B #tech

Republicans claim Democrats are shutting forcing a shutdown over healthcare for unauthorized immigrants. But the GOP is about to cut coverage from 1.4 million immigrants with lawful status in the US, @erincdurkin.bsky.social reports #immigration #shutdown #healthcare

JUST IN: Over Trump DOJ objection, judge dismisses w/prejudice federal case against man accused of assaulting two MS national guardsmen in DC. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan sees "improper purpose"/potential "prosecutorial harassment" in courthouse shuffle. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

The Trump administration's ideological driven deportation campaign targeting international students over pro-Palestinian advocacy is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Boston found.

DHS plans to begin accepting new #DACA requests after a multi-year freeze on new applications. While Texas residents can only seek deferred action, immigrants in the rest of the country who qualify for the program elsewhere will also be able to apply for work permits. #immigration #dreamers

Have questions about the White House H-1B proclamation or the proposal to overhaul the annual visa lottery? I’m doing a #RedditAMA on H-1B changes at 12 ET today. Link here: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme... #h1b #immigration #tech #visas

Teamed up with Ellen Gilmer @bgov.com to look at how Trump's proposed H-1B lottery overhaul reignites legal disputes from his first term over executive powers to pick participants in the visa program. #immigration #tech #employment #H1Bvisas

Days after a White House proclamation took effect slapping a $100,000 entry fee on H-1B workers, major questions remain about it will be carried out.

The Trump administration has released a proposal to replace the current H-1B visa lottery with a weighted selection process favoring higher wages and skill levels. #H1B #visas #immigration #tech

In April, authorities raided what they say was a Tren de Aragua gathering. Attendees say it was a birthday party. Among those detained included a homeless barber/DoorDash driver, and three people who fled Venezuela years ago *because of* that gang 🧵 www.texasobserver.org/officials-tr...

Hi! We made a show for you about what’s been happening at immigration court: www.thisamericanlife.org/868/the-hand...

After a White House proclamation Friday night left H-1B workers scrambling to make it back to the US before Sunday, the Trump administration says a new $100,000 entry fee doesn’t apply to current visa holders. #H1B #tech #immigration

An H-1B travel ban? The White House issued a proclamation Friday using the same legal authority behind the Trump travel ban to impose a new $100,000 entry fee for H-1B workers. But attorneys say the measure flouts the Immigration and Nationality Act and invites immediate legal challenges.

President Trump plans to sign a proclamation as soon as Friday requiring a $100,000 fee for H-1B applications, @bloomberg.com reports. The proclamation will assert that the H-1B visa has displaced US workers and restrict entry under the program without the payment.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers are renewing efforts to protect children of immigrant workers who may age out of legal status while their parents are stuck in green card backlogs.

Marco Rubio’s promise to revoke visas over statements about the death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is the latest instance of the Trump administration using visa policy in furtherance of its political agenda.

The Ninth Circuit denied an emergency request from DHS to pause restoration of temporary protections for half a million Venezuelans in the US. A three-judge panel found the Trump administration had pointed to no evidence of irreparable harm from staying termination of Temporary Protected Status.

The number of local law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania that have signed agreements to help ICE enforce immigration laws has nearly quadrupled, from 10 in mid-May to 39 early this month (w/ @jeffgammage.bsky.social): www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

The Trump administration notched a win in the legal battle over termination of parole for half a million immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Read the First Circuit opinion here: aboutblaw.com/bjvT #CHNV #parole #DHS

Ukrainians who fled to the US from the war in their home country are seeing their lawful status and work authorization lapse—a problem that supporters say will affect thousands in the coming months.

The federal raid on the Hyundai plant in Georgia has put a new spotlight on short-term B-1 business visitor visas as well as the Visa Waiver Program. Both programs allow for a limited range of business activities although not employment for a US company. #ICE #Hyundai #immigration

The State Department is ending third-country processing for nonimmigrant visa applicants, a move that could pose huge challenges for athletes and touring artists as well as H-1B workers from India. #statedepartment #visas #H1Bvisa

Judge Edward Chen's order restored protections for some 350,000 Venezuelans. DHS began drafting plans to terminate TPS within days of Trump's inauguration, supporting arguments the decision was predetermined, he found.

DHS terminations of Temporary Protected Status for several hundred thousand immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti were unlawful, a San Francisco court ruled Friday Read the opinion here: aboutblaw.com/bjq4 #TPS #Venezuela #Haiti #immigration