Immigration
Border policy, asylum, enforcement, and immigration system changes.
Judge denies Kennedy Center request to pause Trump-name removal order
A federal judge refused to pause his order requiring Donald Trump's name to be removed from the Kennedy Center, keeping a Friday deadline in place and leaving intact a separate block on a planned renovation shutdown.
World Cup collides with Trump's America First agenda
New reporting adds concrete visa and entry fallout around the 2026 World Cup: AP says Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub was denied a U.S. visa to attend the tournament, while the Guardian reports Somali referee Omar Artan was blocked from U.S. entry under the travel ban despite holding a valid visa. FIFA says it cannot override government visa rules, and Wired reports the U.S. will require foreign influencers creating monetized World Cup content to use work visas.
Trump signs $70 billion immigration enforcement bill funding ICE through 2029
President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act on June 10, 2026, locking in nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement through September 2029, including $38 billion for ICE and $26 billion for Border Patrol.
Trump signs $70B immigration enforcement bill after Congress passes it
President Donald Trump signed a roughly $70 billion immigration enforcement package into law on June 10, after Congress passed it in a narrow vote the day before.
Trump signs bill giving nearly $70B to his immigration enforcement agenda through end of his term
Trump signed a nearly $70 billion immigration enforcement package into law on June 10, 2026, giving a major funding boost to ICE, Border Patrol and DHS through the rest of his term.
U.S. judge blocks Trump immigration policy affecting 39 countries
A federal judge on June 5 vacated USCIS policies that had restricted immigration benefit decisions for people from 39 countries, including asylum, work permits, green cards and citizenship cases.
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.