Immigration news this week
248 headlines from September 19, 2026 to September 25, 2026, major outlets first, plus every rule and notice the Department of Homeland Security, the courts and the State Department published in the Federal Register. Links open the outlet's own page. The edited version of the week, with each story read and summarised, is the Wednesday digest.
September 25, 2026
- Implementing the Safe Explosives Act
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") is finalizing two Department of Justice ("Department") interim final rules ("IFRs") implementing the Safe Explosives Act. This rule formally ends those rules' interim status, responds to public comments from 2003 on the IFRs, rescinds ATF Ruling 2003-5 issued in response to IFR comments, and makes certain revisions to IFR provisions in response to the comments. They clarify when federal licensees/ permittees must report changes in responsible persons and authorized employees; eliminate verifying identity of persons accepting deli
- Department of Justice; Response to Correspondence Requesting Rulemaking
This document responds to 10 submissions received by the Department of Justice ("DOJ" or "the Department") or its components that asked the Department or a component to initiate rulemaking. After reviewing these submissions, the Department declines to initiate rulemakings in response to them.
- Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza 'the biggest lie of the century'
- Poland wants EU to allow temporary suspensions of asylum applications
- ICE wasted millions of taxpayer dollars in rapid push to expand detention capacity, government watchdog finds
- UMass Dartmouth football murder suspect overstayed tourist visa, received deferred action: federal sources
- Trump revives Supreme Court immigration showdown after Hochul pardon torpedoed first case
- New Senate Bill Seeks Major US Green Card Shake-Up
- Trump Assassination Attempt Victim Dies, First-Time Homebuyers Bill, SCOTUS Faces Immigration Decision: The Bulletin, Sept. 25
- Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court as 3rd-country deportations are thrown into question
- Number of Sudanese fleeing to Chad surges 20-fold as aid runs dry, UN says
- Trump continues voter data push despite repeated setbacks
- US citizen injured after ICE agents reportedly mistook him for fugitive
- Banning H-1B teachers is a recipe for disaster
- Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown
- A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer
- Rally calls on Congress to protect healthcare workers amid Trump's immigration crackdown
- UN chief calls for end to Sudan war, voices regret that Burhan was denied US visa
- Over 55,000 Sudanese refugees flee to Chad this year: UN refugee agency
- Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations to countries with troubling human rights records
- Trump Presses Ahead With Voter Data Drive Despite Legal Setbacks
- JD Vance Warns Companies Against 'Cheap' H-1B Replacements: 'We're Not Going to Let You Lay Off American
- Poland halted asylum claims at the Belarus border and now wants Europe to follow its example
- ‘We’re not going to let you...’: JD Vance issues fresh H-1B warning to US companies
- Montpelier hosts first naturalization ceremony
- DHS Proposes Immigration Rule To End 60-Day H-1B Grace Period
- It’s now nearly impossible to get asylum in Chicago immigration court
- Getting asylum in Chicago is nearly impossible
- Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Intervention on Third-Country Deportations
- Why is ICE making arrests so close to schools? San Diego grapples with enforcement surge
- Which European passports are the strongest for visa-free travel?
- Poland halts asylum claims at Belarus border, urges Europe to follow
- Sacramento County Sheriff slams parole of convict sentenced to life terms
- Convicted rapist out on parole arrested after being found with a ‘forbidden device’
- Trump's H-1B Visa Fee Could Cost US $38 Billion Over 10 Years, Say Tech Firms | Firstpost Live
- Trump Presses DHS to Compile Voter Lists Despite Court Losses
- Top 7 Golden Visa Programs for LGBTQ+ Investors
- New six figure H-1B visa fee could cost US Treasury $38 billion over 10 years if applications fall: Study | Hindustan Times
- Steampunk Wins Two-Year ICE Visa Security Program Tracking System Support Task
- 2026 US Green Card Lottery Winners Must Act Before September 30 Deadline
- Talarico talks immigration in Austin, does not address ICE shooting at event
- Federal agents at Home Depot? Video claims men in unmarked SUV arrested day laborers on Wednesday morning.
September 24, 2026
- ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on ‘uninformed’ detention projects, report finds
- US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive and tried to arrest him
- Federal Court Weighs Immigration Detention Without Hearings
- Due Process & the Courts
- US visa restriction policy on birth tourists: United States take action on pipo wey dey engage in birth tourism and odas
- Track UK's latest migration numbers - net migration, visas, asylum and small boats
- Trump administration urges Supreme Court to revive third-country deportation policy
- What we know after officials say ICE detained a US citizen and left him injured in Chicago suburb
- DHS Overestimated Revenue In H-1B Fee Immigration Rule By $6.1 Billion
- Former DOJ official warns of ‘gamesmanship’ as immigration detention battle reaches Supreme Court
- Palestinian president, again denied a visa to speak at U.N., addresses leaders on prerecorded video
- Guatemalan man dies in crash during attempted ICE traffic stop
- H-1B Visa Fee Could Cost US $38 Billion Over 10 Years: Tech Firms
- Supreme Court Faces New Immigration Decision After Trump Admin Plea
- GAO finds ICE ‘wasted’ millions of dollars in deportation push
- Australia agrees priority visa processing for vital farm workers, industry group says
- Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene to allow third-country deportations
- Trump administration again urges justices to allow deportations to third-party countries
- Trump officials ask supreme court to allow third-country deportations
- ICE has wasted tens of millions to carry out Trump’s mass detention agenda – report
- Democrats demand answers after man dies in car crash during ICE traffic stop in Michigan
- Homan: ICE isn’t ‘going anywhere’ amid immigration enforcement scrutiny
- Xi comes bearing gifts: 2 giant pandas and 100,000 student visas
- Trump Administration Scrambles to Stop Third-Country Deportations After Court Ruling
- Asylum seekers thought they had a haven in the U.S. Then Trump returned.
- Republican who backs immigration crackdown says his family member shouldn’t be deported
- ‘We will not leave our homeland’: Palestinian leader addresses U.N. remotely after denied visa
- Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas addresses UN remotely after US denied visa for second year
- US to seek Supreme Court relief after court blocks third-country removals
- 'I feel kidnapped': Latino immigrants say they're in legal limbo after being deported to country in Africa
- Administration asks Supreme Court to allow swift deportations to 3rd countries
- Here's a list of the individuals, including James Comey, targeted by the Trump administration
- ATM users could get money from proposed $167 million Visa, Mastercard settlement
- Ho Yin Mo: San Francisco Assemblymember Catherine Stefani's aide, former KTSF reporter, detained by ICE; faces deportation
- Sudan’s Burhan denied US visa to attend UNGA
- From Vietnamese refugee to Australia’s first Asian bishop: Vincent Long on faith, migration and synodality
- District Court Grants Order Prohibiting ICE from Detaining Immigrants in Abusive Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza
- AMA: H-1B visa fee increase threatens patient access to care
- USA: Amnesty International Calls for ICE to Be Abolished
- UN Palestine refugee agency remains target of 'political assassination’: Jordan
September 23, 2026
- Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program
- Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
- Will another village 'roar' over asylum plans?
- Democratic U.S. rep. for Chicago Delia Ramirez introduces bill to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE
- ‘I’m a f**king US citizen’: Man left injured after ICE mistakenly detained him, officials say
- New videos show ICE agents in a car chase with Venezuelan man before shooting
- Sons, mothers of people killed by ICE agents demand answers: ‘We still have so many questions’
- ICE detained Kentucky State basketball player from Senegal as she prepared to travel to tournament
- ICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'
- Trump is on voters' minds in the midterms — and they're not happy, poll shows
- Marco Rubio begins yanking visas of birth tourism enablers: ‘Sending a clear message’
- Major Visa Update as Trump Admin Targets Birth Tourism 'Fixer' Ahead of Xi Visit
- Civil society groups urge Malaysia to stop deporting Rohingyas
- Trump administration brings immigration disputes to SCOTUS
- Trump pushes to admit 17,500 White Afrikaners from South Africa in 2027 refugee cap
- ICE Mistakenly Detains U.S. Citizen in Chicago Area, Leaving Him Injured
- What We Know About the ICE Shooting in Austin, Texas
- Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer needs surgery to remove the bullet, U.S. Rep. Greg Casar says
- A Miami Republican faces backlash after publicly giving Trump immigration advice
- ICE officer in Texas shooting was recruit not using a body camera
- They won the diversity visa lottery. Now their American dream is on hold
- Paid an ATM fee? You could be owed part of a $167.5M settlement
- Federal immigration agents have shot at least 21 people during Trump's 2nd term
- Haitian who just graduated high school dies by suicide after losing TPS status, advocacy group says
- Longtime WeHo resident from Brazil remains in limbo 6 weeks after detention during ICE check-in
- Only half of people with new Arizona immigration court cases have a lawyer
- AHA asks DHS to make healthcare workers exempt from proposed H-1B visa fee subject to statutory caps
- Why I gave up on getting an H-1B visa
- Sudan asks UN to intervene as US reportedly withholds army chief’s visa over 90-day ceasefire plan
- Canada’s Mexico visa requirements limit country’s tourism potential, says tour operator
- DHS proposes ending H-1B grace period amid university hiring
- US EB-5 Concurrent Filing: What F-1, OPT and H-1B Applicants Need to Know
- Dallas woman facing deportation after traffic stop arrest
- What to Know About Djibouti’s Refugee Crisis
- $20 billion H-1B fraud? Trump administration alleges there was foreign labor fraud, warns ‘handcuffs are coming’ | Hindustan Times
- President Trump Extends $100K H-1B Entry Payment Requirement Through 2027
- King Co. and Seattle sue Trump administration over Green Card benefits
- ICE detains California assemblymember's staffer
- Waco man sentenced to life in prison without parole in sexual abuse of young relative
- Trump Renews the $100K H-1B Fee to 2027, but a Court Says No One Pays It Yet
- ICE Crackdown Hits Home for Republican Paul LePage: Former Maine Governor Says Family Member With Work Permit Faces Deportation
- Last year, President Trump set in motion a change that would throw the H-1B visa application process into disarray. His proposed $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions changed the immigration landscape for employers, employees, and visa hopefuls alike. Indi
September 22, 2026
- ICE officer who shot Venezuelan man in Texas wasn't wearing a body camera, sources say
- A Venezuelan man was shot by ICE in Austin while doing deliveries. Here’s what we know
- Haitian pastor’s green-card bid denied; faith leaders hold vigil for detained Pompano mom
- Empty pews, growing needs: Haitian pastors in Miami face fallout after end of TPS
- Amid looming election questions, silence on TPS, Haiti hires Trump operative to lobby
- Poll: Voter priorities on immigration shift amid Trump crackdown
- Video shows injured man on the ground after ICE mistakenly targets him
- Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Texas says he’s in pain and still has bullet in his back
- EXCLUSIVE: US ties Sudanese army leader's UN visa to ceasefire plan, sources say
- Trump administration to admit primarily Afrikaners under new refugee proposal
- Two North Korea members of Asian Games seek asylum in Japan, report says
- Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent hospitalized for paralysis treatment, returned to detention, lawyer says
- Trump administration takes important immigration question back to the Supreme Court
- The ICE Officer in Austin Wasn’t Wearing a Body Cam
- Wasp spider seen in north of England latest ‘climate refugee’ amid global heating
- Democrat says ICE restricted her oversight visit to country’s largest detention camp
- From the Records of Asylum Patients, a Conjuring of Past Lives
- Federal Judge Sets Hearing for Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE in Austin
- Detained migrants: Five Texans’ stories about ICE crackdown
- After ICE shooting, Venezuelan man’s quick release from Austin hospital raises questions
- Immigrants with final deportation orders disappear from ICE detainee locator
- Man shot by ICE says he was put in detention with bullet lodged near spine
- Trump administration tells Congress it will admit 17,500 white South African refugees
- Costa Rican immigrant died while in ICE custody, agency says
- Lyle and Erik Menendez will argue for freedom at parole hearing in 2027
- As H-1B Costs Top $100,000 and India Rewrites Its Labour Codes, US Companies Are Turning to EOR Hiring for Speed and Certainty
- White House proclamation renews $100,000 H-1B visa fee; executive order further scrutinizes employers
- Trump H-1B Order Puts Layoffs Under Microscope: BGOV Labor
- White House H-1B Order Puts Employer Layoffs Under Microscope
- US visa restrictions leave Uganda with five-member delegation at UN General Assembly
- US withholds visa for African army chief to attend UN after he resists its 90-day ceasefire plan in a war that has killed tens of thousands
- Trump Order Signals Increased H-1B Enforcement Scrutiny
- The BOE publishes two rulings from the Supreme Court that partially uphold appeals against the Immigration Regulation.
- Austin ICE shooting: Judge blocks removal for man shot
- California lawmaker calls for release of staffer detained by ICE
- Time for H-1B Revenge?: Indian-american Voters Hold a Key Midterm Test for Trump | Firstpost America
- Mamdani confronts Trump with 'all the members of the press', hours after CNN, MS NOW, Politico suit
- Bloomberg Law: White House H-1B Order Puts Employer Layoffs Under Microscope
- H-1B Employers Face Closer Scrutiny Under New Executive Order
- H-1B Fee Extended Through September 2027: What It Means for Employers
September 21, 2026
- Man shot by ICE in Austin being held in detention center with bullet in his back, lawyer says
- Trump Enacts New Immigration Policies Against H-1B Visa Holders
- ICE officer shoots Venezuelan man delivering food in Austin, lawyer says
- Man shot by ICE in Austin held with a bullet still in his back, attorney says
- The Deportation Project: Major Stories from Partners
- ICE agent wounds man in Austin, Texas, shooting, city officials say
- The Northern Passage
- Freedom oppressed: the journalists caught up in Trump’s ICE crackdown
- Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals
- Illinois authorities investigate possible ICE wounding of US citizen
- Venezuelan shot by ICE seeks medical care as lawyer says bullet lodged in back
- What is Trump’s third-country deportation policy and whom does it target?
- Monday briefing: Inside Trump’s deportation machine – ‘Your fate is out of your control’
- Salazar: Trump ‘very receptive’ to warning about Hispanic voters
- At Least 24 People Have Been Shot At by Federal Immigration Agents Since Last Year
- Man Shot by ICE Agent Says His Car Was Struck Twice Before He Was Shot
- Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin said he tried to pull over before officers fired at him
- How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation
- I'm a new US citizen. Here's what people miss in immigration debate.
- Evanston, IL ICE incident: Man hurt, wrongly identified by federal agents near Howard Street, Dodge Avenue; police investigating
- United States | President Trump issues orders targeting H-1B oversight and entry restrictions
- American teen who posted ‘ICE raid’ videos sees mother deported
- They planned their lives around the H-1B dream. A year of turmoil has some looking beyond America.
- US: Immigration News Update – September 21, 2026
- Trump extends push for $100,000 H-1B visas by another year
- Immigration Advisors Warn Of Impact Of Trump’s New Order
- Trump’s immigration policy is choking business: ‘There’s nobody to work’
- U.S. citizen injured during mistaken ICE detention in Evanston
- Protesters gather after ICE shooting in Austin
- City reacts to ICE-involved shooting
- Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Austin
- Texas lawmakers speak about ICE shooting in Austin
- New US Visa Rules for Indians: H-1B Restrictions Extended and Social Media Checks Expanded
- North Austin ICE shooting draws large protest as tensions escalate
- Vacant Davenport houses renovated into homes for refugee families
- Immigration Update - September 21, 2026
- Trump escalates H-1B visa crackdown with fee extension and layoff scrutiny
- ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
- How high is current immigration to the United States in historical perspective?
- Trump renews $100,000 H-1B fee for another year
September 20, 2026
- ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, sparking demands for full investigation
- Man shot by ICE moved from hospital to detention center ‘with a bullet in his back,’ lawyer tells CNN
- Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
- ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
- Salazar says she spoke with Trump after campaign ad on his immigration crackdown
- AfD surge in eastern Germany makes some immigrants question whether they still belong
- House Republican doubles down on jab at Trump’s immigration enforcement
- Hispanic voters’ support for Trump wanes over economy and immigration
- ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan man at traffic stop in Austin, Texas
- Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives
- Report: Immigration officer shoots, injures man in Austin
- Man shot by ICE speaks out, says bullet is still in him
- What would you do to escape?
- Move to bring chess to 5,000 refugee children
- ‘Loopholes are closing’: US targets fake H-1B employers, sham jobs and visa mills in fraud crackdown | Hindustan Times
- RELEASE: Congressman Casar Demands Immediate, Independent Investigation Into ICE Shooting in Austin
- Man shot by ICE in Austin says he has a bullet lodged in his back and was denied medical care
- LULAC, congressmen, family attorney speak out for man shot by ICE
- Watch Live: Attorney for the man wounded in an ICE shooting in Austin holds press conference
- Trump admin flags H-1B abuse; Puts employers on notice for US worker layoffs; Renews $100,000 visa fee
- Executive Order Calls for Interagency Review of Employer Layoffs in H-1B Filing Process
- White House Highlights Greenland Security Deal, Drug Pricing and H-1B Actions
- Trump orders scrutiny of H-1B employers
- Starting September 18, new Green Card rules coming into effect: Full list of categories that are subject
- Reynolds said Seck may have missed a student visa …
- $11m passport penalty - Government ordered to pay as Supreme Court rules confiscation of passport violated businesswoman’s rights
September 19, 2026
- Dispersal and face-cover bans in place for protest
- FBI warned immigration authorities about fake tradwife dating profiles
- The clues in ICE’s mass detention court losses that point to a win at SCOTUS
- Millionaire Activist James Chambers Seeks Asylum in Spain
- Mexican green card holder arrested in Texas over alleged illegal vote
- Wife of active-duty Army sergeant deported amid Trump's immigration campaign
- New H-1B Order Targets Employers With Recent Layoffs
- Trump extends $100,000 H-1B fee for another year: What it means for Indian professionals | India News
- EU presses Washington to reverse visa ban on Palestinian UN delegation
- Appeals Court Smacks Down Trump’s Third-Country Removal Policy
- Pawan Khera flags H-1B fee extension, warns of impact on Indian IT talent
- Trump extends $100,000 H-1B visa fee: What it means for Indian workers
- What does Trump's new order on layoffs mean? How is it going to impact H-1B Indians?
- US tightens H-1B scrutiny: Employers with layoffs face closer checks
- Trump extends $100K H-1B visa fee until Sept 2027 but court stay remains: White House cites plunge in fil
- H1-B visa price hike gets extension till September 2027: How this will impact Indian engineers, technicia
- Wage mismatch: Why did USCIS revoke an H-1B petition in Florida? Here's what happened
- US student who 'visa-hopped' in Australia ready to leave after immigration crackdown
- Djibouti refugee crisis worsens as more than 2,700 Yemenis arrive
- Christy Kinahan's UAE Residence Visa Cancelled
- Gov. Hochul Pardons Felon Over Immigration Politics
- New Jersey Has Taken Trump Administration to Court About 75 Times Since He Returned to Office in 2025
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