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Voluntary Departures Top 80,000 Since 2025, Most From Detention

DHS touts the spike as tougher enforcement, with advocates blaming detention pressure.

Hochul Orders ICE Agents to Unmask as New York Moves to Curb Local Cooperation

Chip Roy Unveils ‘MAMDANI’ Bill to Deport and Denaturalize Over Socialist or Islamist Links

ICE Arrests Top 1,000 a Day as Southern Field Offices Lead and Big-City Surges Recede

CBP Denies ICE Custody After Family Says Chicago-Area U.S. Citizen Was Held 30–43 Hours

DHS Post Targets Moulton’s State of the Union Guest, Prompting Early Exit From House Gallery

DHS Proposes Rule Freezing Asylum Work Permits When Processing Times Exceed 180 Days

Bondi Assails Judges as Courts Largely Block Trump’s No‑Bond Detention Policy

White House Cites CCJ Report to Claim Trump Policies Drove Record 2025 Homicide Drop

Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Calls for ICE To Be Defunded and Disbanded After Two Minneapolis Killings

DHS Raises Self-Deportation Stipend to $2,600 With Free Flights and Fine Forgiveness

DHS Ends One-Year Abroad Requirement for Religious Workers After R-1 Visa Limit

U.S. Expands Visa Bond Requirement to 38 Countries Including Cuba and Venezuela

DHS Begins Nationwide Biometric Entry and Exit Checks for All Non-Citizens

Report: Suspected Brown University Shooter Found Dead of Apparent Suicide

DHS Ends Family Reunification Parole for Seven Countries, Sets January 2026 Cutoff

USCIS Pause Halts Oaths for Nationals of 19 Countries as Some Boston Ceremonies Proceed

USCIS Cuts Work-Permit Validity to 18 Months, Adds One-Year Cap for TPS and Parole

U.S. Expands Social-Media Vetting to All H‑1B and H‑4 Visa Applicants Starting Dec. 15

U.S. Reentry Guidance Emphasizes SB-1 Requirement After Year Abroad for Green Card Holders