Immigration
Border policy, asylum, enforcement, and immigration system changes.
State Department temporarily pauses visa services in Juba, Kinshasa, and Kampala
The State Department has temporarily paused visa services at U.S. embassies in Juba, Kinshasa and Kampala, citing the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the region. The move follows WHO’s emergency declaration and recent U.S. travel advisory updates.
Hegseth defends $1.5 trillion budget request as Iran war cost climbs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Pentagon’s FY2027 budget request as lawmakers questioned the cost of the Iran war and U.S. weapons stockpiles.
US mandates expanded security checks for some immigration applicants
USCIS has begun using expanded FBI background checks for immigration applicants and is holding some pending cases pending the new vetting.
White House Wire - New State Department rules would deny visas to those who fear returning home
The White House wire surfaced a new State Department visa-screening directive that could deny nonimmigrant visas to applicants who fear returning home.
New State Department rules would deny visas to those who fear returning home
Reporting says a new State Department cable tells consular officers to deny visas to applicants who say they fear returning home.
Trump officials hire new immigration judges with less training and experience
The Justice Department has expanded immigration judge hiring while shortening training and bringing in some judges with less immigration-law experience, according to reporting and official filings.
Democrats introduce bill to bar ICE from turning warehouses into detention centers
House Democrats led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib have introduced a bill that would prohibit ICE and DHS from converting warehouses into immigrant detention centers.
Immigrants seeking asylum are ordered to countries they've never been to, but end up stuck in limbo
AP reporting says more than 13,000 asylum seekers have faced third-country deportation orders, and the first group of 12 deportees has arrived in Uganda.
Activist Mahmoud Khalil wants ex-Justice Department official off panel of judges weighing his appeal
Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers asked Judge Emil Bove to recuse himself from a Third Circuit panel that could hear Khalil’s appeal in his deportation fight.