Month: August 2026

ICE

Uptake of ICE Arrests at U.S. Airports

The New York Times reported twenty-five arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at more than a dozen U.S. airports. This is part of new ICE strategy targeting foreign nationals with expired visas at airports specifically. Initially, ICE operations at airports targeted individuals with court-approved removal orders. This new plan

Birthright Citizenship Appeal Deadline Passes

AP News reported the twenty-five-day grace period elapsed on July 28, 2026. This means the Supreme Court won’t reconsider its decision regarding birthright citizenship. This was despite a promise by the U.S. government in the wake of the original Supreme Court’s original decision. Background On January 20, 2025, the White

Asylum Rates Impacted by U.S. Government Policy

The U.S. government made claiming asylum increasingly difficult over the course of the past eighteen months. According to NPR, these changes further complicate an already stressful system with more than one million pending cases. In its most recently proposed change, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would refer certain asylum