Immigration Insight

Travel Ban Explainer

January 7, 2026

Read this Travel Ban Explainer by Immigration Monitor (a credible guide to global immigration).

This lists countries with full and partial travel bans that affect various kinds of immigration and non-immigration visas – and the rationale for restricting travel and visas from these countries. Some exceptions make be available for some people with these reasons: (1) their residency/citizenship is in the national interest, (2) they would otherwise suffer undue hardship, (3) the pose no security risk.

The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists

January 2, 2026

The CATO Institute wrote this article, The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists, and describes incidents that have taken place throughout the country where ICE agents have threatened to arrest people for filming, following or observing ICE arrests.

Over 80K migrants to be housed in ICE warehouses throughout US

December 27, 2025

This article refers to a Washington Post article that describes the DHS/ICE plan to establish a new network of warehouses to hold and process people who will be deported during 2026 :

15 small processing center warehouses (holding 500-1500 persons) in these locations:

Los Fresnos, Texas
El Paso, Texas
Hagerstown, Maryland
Highland Park, Michigan
Jefferson, Georgia
Jupiter, Florida
Merrillville, Indiana
Merrimack, New Hampshire
Oklahoma City
Port Allen, Louisiana
Roxbury, New Jersey
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
Tremont, Pennsylvania
Woodbury, Minnesota

7 larger holding center warehouses (housing 5,000 – 10,000 persons) in

Stafford, Virginia
Hutchins, Texas
Hammond, Louisiana
Baytown, Texas
Glendale, Arizona
Social Circle, Georgia
Kansas City, Missouri

Mass Deportations will rely on Authoritarian Surveillance

December 21, 2025

This is a good summary article about what has been happening at the border and throughout the US on surveillance and how it related to immigrant deportations. Written by POGO (Project on Government Oversight)

State Legislation for immigration

December 19, 2025

This summary of state-specific legislation was created by AMICA, in Washington DC to summarize existing state-specific pro-immigrant legislation.

ICE is opening shuttered prisons

December 19, 2025

This aricle, ICE is Opening Shuttered Prisons as Detention Centers, (written and podcast of Morning Edition from NPR) describes the nationwide effort to create more detention space (counted as “beds”) throughout the country. This is to hold more immigrant detainees who are unauthorized and/or under consideration for deportation.

After Chicago Blitz – where is everyone

December 17, 2025

This report, After the Blitz – What our Chicago Neighbors are facing in ICE Detention, by the National Immigrant Justice Center, describes what has happened to those people who were detained in the Chicago area, where they are being detained, and what has happened to them since their arrest.

Military Bases for Immigrant Detention

December 17, 2025

This report, ICE Detention Expansion under Trump 2.0 – Military Bases, from Detention Watch Network, describes the increased use of military bases for immigrant detention during 2025.

PRRI Survey (Aug/Sept 2025)

December 14, 2025

The American Values Survey conducted by PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) of 5543 adults during 8/15/25 – 9/3/25 shows eroding support for Turmp’s immigration practices.

Watch the video introducing the highlights of the survey here.

The report, entitled The New Immigration Crackdown: Where Americans Stand, can be read here.

ICE admits 400 children detained longer than the recommended limit

December 10, 2025

Since 1997, the Flores Agreement established a 20-day limit on the time a minor can be held in detention. A recent report from ICE indicated at over 400 children were detained for more than this 20-day limit. Read the article here.

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