Category Archives: Immigration

Sandi Bachom, an American filmmaker and journalist, has been documenting the divisive political and governance climate of the United States since the first Trump administration. In October 2025, Bachom was at Immigration Court 25 at Federal Plaza in New York City, where she filmed an interaction between masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and …Read More

Statistics released by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency indicate 59,207 foreigners were in detention centers across the country as of September 2025. According to a report issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in August, the number of unauthorized migrants had decreased from 15.8 million to 14.2 million, but DHS Secretary …Read More

In September 2025, United States President Donald Trump signed a proclamation introducing a new H-1B visa fee of $100,000. By signing the “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” proclamation, Trump directed the Department of State to implement the exorbitant fee for new H-1B applications, which are filed by American employers on behalf of skilled …Read More

The increased operational pace of federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which has been crucial in advancing the anti-immigration policies espoused by President Donald Trump, has drawn widespread condemnation and protests. Street rallies in Southern California turned violent as protesters clashed with ICE agents in June 2025, prompting Trump to deploy National Guard …Read More

The immigration policies implemented by President Donald Trump since returning to the White House are creating widespread concern and consternation. Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have been very active since January 2025. They’re also coordinating raids and detentions with the Border Patrol and …Read More

When President Donald Trump arrived at the Oval Office to begin his second term on January 20th, his advisors had prepared 26 executive orders for his signature. At least eight of the orders signed on that day enacted new immigration policies, including Executive Order 14159, “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.” Like other orders in …Read More

Since the second inauguration of United States President Donald Trump, the perennially controversial topics of immigration and governance have again become political powder kegs. Through a flurry of executive orders, Trump has been targeting millions of immigrants across the country with threats of detention and deportation. The disheartenment provoked by the new anti-immigration policies makes …Read More

On the day after taking office for a second term, United States President Donald Trump praised a directive announced by the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Benjamine Huffman. The directive eliminated some immigration enforcement restrictions enacted by the previous administration under former President Joe Biden. Specifically, the DHS in the new …Read More

The ongoing wave of mass deportations ordered by United States President Donald Trump has been generating news headlines and prompting concerns among many foreigners. The Trump administration has sensationalized the situation by ordering the Air Force to conduct deportation flights at considerable expense to American taxpayers. At White House press conferences, part of the grandstanding …Read More

The prospect of another round of mass deportations promised by United States President Donald Trump is once again generating concerns about detention procedures. One of Trump’s first executive orders signed in January 2025 declared a national emergency along the two major land borders with Canada and Mexico. This declaration paved the way for his “border …Read More