Immigration laws

For children of deported parents, lonely journeys to a new home

Across the United States, cities with large immigrant communities are primary targets of Trump’s virulent anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric.

‘Pins on a map’: How Chicago students are tracking ICE raids

FILE PHOTO: Federal agents stand guard as community members gather near a car crash site where agents detained a man on Chicago?s South Side, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 14, 2025, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo

Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B visa fee draws legal challenge from US states

The H-1B programme allows US employers to hire foreign workers in specialty fields.

ICE threatens family separation, indefinite detention to satisfy Trump deportation goal

Ms Kelly Vargas with her six-year-old daughter Maria Paola at the place they are staying after being deported from the US.

Trump launches gold card programme for expedited visas with nearly $1.3m price tag

The website allows interested applicants to ‍pay a US$15,000 (S$19,400) fee to the Department of Homeland Security for speedy processing.

Fact-check group ‘deeply concerned’ over US visa curbs

The US State Department reportedly instructed staff to deny visas to people who have worked in fact-checking and content moderation.

Democrats want probe of Trump officials and immigration deals

Immigration enforcement has been central to US President Donald Trump’s second term so far.

Trump administration sued over removal of app used to track ICE agents’ whereabouts

The immigration enforcement tracking app enabled users to report ICE agent sightings in real time.

How Biden ignored warnings and lost Americans’ faith in immigration

Then US President Joe Biden had pledged to treat immigrants lacking legal status more humanely than Mr Donald Trump.

Iran awaits second plane of nationals deported from US

U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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