Category: Dept of Homeland Security

  • Hart Research, after polling 802 reigstered U. S. voters in August 2025, reports that strong majorities reject arrests in each healthcare setting. Here are some highlights from the report: We asked about: hospitals (59% no, 32% yes), doctors’ offices (58% no -35% yes), and medical clinics (58% no -34% yes). In addition, voters object to…

  • This article describes how ICE flights (both shuffle flights within the U.S. and deportation flights) are affecting immigration inmates at the Aurora (near Denver, Colorado) Immigration Detention Center.

  • The U.S. government expects to issue over 500,000 H2A (temporary unskilled agricultural) visas this year which is a 119,000 increase over the 420,000 annual average. The administration has lowered the state-specific wage rate for H2A visa-holders and has allowed growers to charge workers for housing (when in the past the government required that the grower…

  • ProPublica reports that over 600 juveniles have been put in federal government custody during 2025 that have been apprehended during traffic stops, immigration court hearings, ICE check-ins, or home or business raids. These juveniles are kept in one of 170 Office of Refugee Resettlement (part of Health and Human Services) shelters. The average stay is…

  • The Dallas Express explains vetting deficiencies for Afghan nationals coming to the U.S. during Operation Allies Welcome after evacuating Afghanistan in 2021. Read the article here.

  • USAFacts provides this overview of how long it takes to become a US citizen based on different visa categories.

  • Here’s a 15-minute video about immigration by Jeff Ballmer, ex-Microsoft executive. It keys off 2022 data – so a bit dated – but conceptually accurate.

  • During his keynote address at a recent gala to raise money for Immigration Law and Justice of New York, Austin Kocher (a professor at Syracuse University) cites these 7 key statistics which tell the story of US immigration currently:

  • Austin Kocher writes about a new report (by Human Rights Watch and Cristosal) which confirms torture of Venezuelans who were immigrants in the U.S. until they were sent to CECOT. Read the full report here

  • This article describes a potential loophole in the Nlets database which allows data sharing with ICE. Source: NextGov.com Here’s more information about Nlets (Int’l Justice and Public Safety Network) a nonprofit created for data sharing across local, state, and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies.