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    Unaccompanied Minor Wellness Checks

    May 2, 2026

    This article, in the Guardian, describes the DHS wellness checks on unaccompanied minors that MVM. a firm in Ashburn Virginia, has been conducting in order for ICE to locate unaccompanied minors The MVM firm had been used at the border to transport children separated from their parents. They have been accused of torture as well as inhumane and degrading treatment.

    Sharadsroom substack reports this information about MVM :

    MVM Inc., headquartered at 44620 Guilford Drive in Ashburn, Virginia. CEO Kevin Marquez

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    Asylum Statistics

    May 1, 2026

    This article summarizes the current situation in immigration courts regarding asylum denial and acceptance rates – TRAC analysis using government data – which vary by judge. Also, in this article, a good map of the # of immigration judges by location. And shows 3.7 million backlogged cases in immigration courts.

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    Texas judges ask to be involved with Border Wall decisions

    April 29, 2026

    Interesting article here

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    DOJ exploits loophole to keep detainees locked up in detention despite habeas petitions

    April 28, 2026

    Read this article, at Slate.com, where a lawyer laments the lack of consistency across Immigration Judges’ decisions regarding habeas.

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    Houston City Council caves to allow more cooperation with ICE

    April 24, 2026

    Texas put its foot down when Houston limited to 30 minutes the time police needed to wait for ICE to arrive to pick up unauthorized travelers once they’d been reported. With a fear of losing budget money as well as money for the World Cup security, the Houston City Council reversed it’s original decision. Read here.

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    Texas Sheriffs speak out against the wall

    April 24, 2026

    Bi-partisan rationale for why a border wall in Texas is not a good idea.

    Read here

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    Massachusetts Legal Aid supports immigants

    April 23, 2026

    Read this article to learn how Massachusetts has allocated $5 million to provide free legal aid to immigrants in removal and a hotline for those immigrants needing representation. Read more about the process and capacity constraints.

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    Immigrants pay more taxes

    April 21, 2026

    The CATO Institute’s recent report shows that immigrants pay more taxes than the average American.

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    Immigration Data – First Year of Trump Administration

    April 21, 2026

    The Deportation Data Project provides this report from the first year of the Trump administration based on data published by the federal government

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    Texas threatens Dallas and Houston funding if they don’t comply with ICE detainers

    April 17, 2026

    Read the Dallas Express article here

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