By: Mary Campbell The White House is reportedly preparing to cap the U.S. refugee admissions at 40,000 for fiscal year 2026, with a striking three‑quarters of these slots—approximately 30,000 places—earmarked specifically for white South Africans, particularly Afrikaners. This represents not only a sharp reduction from the 100,000 refugees admitted under the Biden administration in fiscal […]
On August 13, the Department of State took steps to impose visa restrictions on African, Cuban, and Grenadian government officials, and their family members, for their complicity in the Cuban regime’s medical mission scheme in which medical professionals are ‘rented’ by other countries at high prices and most of the revenue is kept by the […]
By: Maribel Hastings| America’s Voice | Editorial credit: aaronschwartzphoto / Shutterstock.com Washington, DC: The militarization of immigration policy is in full swing, and the Trump administration has announced that it is speeding up construction of the largest detention center in the United States, logically on a military base, Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas. Although […]
By: Haidee Chu and Gwynne Hogan| thecity.nyc | Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com On a recent morning in Lower Manhattan, immigration Judge John Siemietkowski spoke to three people in his courtroom while masked federal officers waited just outside. “I’m sure you can see with your own eyes what’s going on in our courthouse,” Siemietkowski said. “You […]
By: Sam Poyer |americanimmigrationcouncil.org | Editorial credit: Mamunur Rashid / Shutterstock.com A new decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) will make it harder for people fleeing gender-based violence to gain asylum in the United States. On July 18, the BIA published its decision in Matter of K-E-S-G-, finding that people persecuted solely on account of […]
Photo courtesy: Rep Goldman Office Prison Notorious for Violence and Understaffing is Being Used by ICE to House Over 100 Detainees, Many of Whom Lack Any Criminal Records Members Condemn Lack of Transparency, Demand Immediate Termination of ICE Contract BROOKLYN, NY — Congressmembers Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) today were […]
By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: Brian Jason / Shutterstock.com A federal judge in San Francisco has issued a sweeping ruling that blocks the Trump administration’s move to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of immigrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Key Ruling Details – U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson, a […]
By: Americasvoice.org Washington, DC — As the Donald Trump/Stephen Miller mass deportation crusade marches on, America’s Voice continues to ask, “At what cost” to the American economy is the Trump administration willing to go to purge America of immigrants? As key industry and economic voices highlight below, the costs of mass deportation include the vitality of key […]
Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com Despite ICE denials, video shows people detained for days in inhumane conditions with no change of clothes or showers Raw video available here, social video available here New York, NY—Today, newly released video shows what immigrant New Yorkers have been telling their families and attorneys for months: the 10th Floor of 26 Federal Plaza is […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a voluntary recall of more than 67,000 cases of Power Stick roll‑on deodorants produced by A.P. Deauville, LLC, initially announced on July 10. Affected Products The recall spans three Power Stick variants sold at Walmart, Dollar Tree, Amazon, and other major retailers: Power Stick for Her Roll-On Antiperspirant […]