The Trump Administration was busy this Thanksgiving drafting a new Policy Advisory titled, Additional National Security Measures for Immigrants Including Consideration of Country-Specific Factors. The details of the new policy are in the Policy Alert: Impact of INA 212(f) on USCIS’ Adjudication of Discretionary Benefits (PA-2025-26). Countries Impacted: Afghanistan, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Republic of Congo, … Read more
An ICE Prosecutor was exposed as the operator of a white supremacist Twitter account a couple of weeks ago. The Texas Observer broke the story on February 19, 2025, and it was their investigation that brought this information to light. I strongly recommend you read it for all the details. A complaint has now been … Read more
Alien Registration Requirement On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued the Protecting the American People Against Invasion executive order which directed the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that aliens comply with their duty to register with the government under section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1302), and ensure that failure to comply … Read more
A 44-year-old citizen of Ukraine in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was pronounced dead by doctors at HCA Kendall Hospital in Miami, Florida, on February 20, 2025, according to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). A hospital physician reported the preliminary cause of death … Read more
An investigation from the Texas Observer found that an ICE attorney in Dallas has been running a racist X/Twitter account with the handle @GlomarResponder. The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through … Read more