The changes include a pause on all asylum decisions, c Green Card vetting, and a halt on all visas for Afghans.

The Immigrant Welcome Center in Indianapolis says the consistent changing immigration policies makes its work challenging.

Minnesota has been a magnet for Somali immigrants for decades and now has America’s largest population of people of Somali descent.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video explaining immigrants' right to refuse to speak to or comply with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The Trump administration formally halted immigration applications from 19 countries deemed to be a high risk for producing terrorists and other national security threats — hours after a

This policy update, effective December 5, 2025, marks another step in the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on immigration. The reduction in work permit validity is designed to enable more frequent background checks for immigrants,

If you are not indigenous, you are an immigrant. We are a country of immigrants. The immigration issue could be solved very quickly by fixing the immigration process. It shouldn’t take years and thousands of dollars to become a U.S. citizen.

Mayra Pineda, head of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana, said she worries that “Swamp Sweep” will go beyond targeting criminal immigrants and would involve the arrests of workers, parents and others in the Hispanic community who might not have their paperwork in order, or whose immigration status remains pending.

An Afghan man, Jaan Shah Safi, was arrested in Waynesboro, Virginia, by ICE agents. Safi entered the U.S. in 2021 under Operation Allies Welcome, a program for vulnerable Afghans. The arrest follows a separate incident where another Afghan refugee was charged with shooting two National Guard members.

More than 40% of those brought to the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome were eligible Special Immigrant Visas because they worked with the U.S. in some way over the prior two decades, or were related to someone who did. Others were allowed to resettle in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons, according to the Department of Homeland Security.