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Latest immigration news

Today

  1. Exjueza de Wisconsin será sentenciada por ayudar a un inmigrante a evadir al ICE - AP News AP Noticias, Inmigración
  2. Border wall construction materials arrive at Big Bend National Park despite local pushback - Washington Examiner Washington Examiner (Giaritelli) May require subscription
  3. BIA States the Obvious: Admitting You Lied in the Past Doesn’t Make You Credible Today - Center for Immigration Studies Center for Immigration Studies
  4. Will the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling Take a Bite Out of President Trump’s H-1B 100 Grand Entry Bar? - Center for Immigration Studies Center for Immigration Studies
  5. Europe’s New Entry/Exit System Is a Mess, and It’s Not Going Away - The New York Times New York Times, Immigration May require subscription

Yesterday

  1. Former Wisconsin judge to be sentenced after conviction in obstructing arrest of Mexican immigrant - AP News Associated Press, Immigration
  2. MATUL-IXCATCOY, ET AL. V. BLANCHEBoard of Immigration AppealsAgencyGould, Ronald M., Friedland, Michelle T., Mendoza, Salvador, No. 21-1115 (9th Cir. 2026) - Justia Law Justia Daily Opinion Summaries
  3. TORRES DIAZ V. BLANCHEBoard of Immigration AppealsAgencyFriedland, Michelle T., Forrest, Danielle J., Desai, Roopali H., No. 25-2519 (9th Cir. 2026) - Justia Law Justia Daily Opinion Summaries
  4. ICE officer fatally shoots Mexican man in Houston during traffic stop - The Washington Post Washington Post, Immigration (Sacchetti) May require subscription
  5. ICE detention center to pay $100K settlement in landmark California case - CalMatters CalMatters (Immigration)
  6. Judge Orders D.H.S. to Restore 4 States’ Access to Citizenship Data - The New York Times New York Times, Immigration May require subscription
  7. Agente del ICE mata a tiros a ciudadano mexicano en Houston durante operativo, dicen autoridades - AP News AP Noticias, Inmigración
  8. Immigration agent fatally shot a man in Houston during an enforcement operation, authorities say - AP News Associated Press, Immigration
  9. WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Multiple Pedophiles, Violent Assailants, and Other Public Safety Threats - Homeland Security (.gov) Department of Homeland Security
  10. El Paso Sector warns rideshare drivers of human smuggling risks - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (.gov) U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  11. ICE Investigation Leads to Arrest of Australian Alien Who Illegally Voted in Multiple Federal Elections - Homeland Security (.gov) Department of Homeland Security
  12. ‘I Would Not Spend One More Dime’: Arkansas Dem Senate Candidate Calls To Defund ICE Washington Free Beacon
  13. DHS buys two California immigrant detention centers for $1.5 billion - Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times (Immigration)
  14. What’s the Alternative? Instead of Detention Centers, Use Warehouses for Communities - National Immigration Law Center National Immigration Law Center
  15. Matter of R-A-N-, 29 I&N Dec. 739 (BIA 2026) - Department of Justice (.gov) EOIR / DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review
  16. DMV could revoke thousands of California licenses due to mysterious testing ‘anomalies’ - Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times (Immigration)

Earlier this week

  1. Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds - CalMatters CalMatters (Immigration)
  2. What Did ICE's Enforcement Surge Cost Minneapolis? A Live Conversation with Human Rights Watch Austin Kocher (Substack)
  3. Santa Monica man pleads guilty to doxing ICE lawyer - ICE | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (.gov) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  4. Teaching Immigrants the Bill of Rights The Free Press