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 pay for housing for visa holders).
Example: North Carolina’s new wage rate is $11.09/hour, last year was $16.16
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 6 months.
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.
An interview with the Brennan Center’s Margy O’Herron describes troubling issues with the current immigration system including the firing of 14% of the career immigration judges, the increased price to appeal an immigration case, SCOTUS allowing profiling, lack of due process and diverting cases to expedited removals.
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 celebrates the various projects that Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante has achieved which facilitate support and inclusivity for immigrants there.
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.
Immigration Insight 