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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 19h

President Trump’s surprise proclamation slapping new H-1B workers with a $100,000 fee jolted the tech industry.

The first legal challenge to the fee though didn’t come from Silicon Valley, but a coalition of healthcare, education, and religious employers.

#H1Bvisa #immigration #healthcare #tech

H-1B $100,000 Fee Lawsuit Signals Labor Disruptions Beyond Tech

The first legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B workers was launched by a coalition of employers well outside of Silicon Valley, showcasing the effects the steep new co...

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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 19h

The suit shows how the fee would squeeze businesses well outside of the tech sector that don’t have other options beyond the visa program to meet critical labor needs.

H-1B $100,000 Fee Lawsuit Signals Labor Disruptions Beyond Tech

The first legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B workers was launched by a coalition of employers well outside of Silicon Valley, showcasing the effects the steep new co...

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 18h

Immigration Arrests in the Interior of the United States: A Primer

Sharing this Congressional Research Service report on immigration arrests in case helpful:

www.congress.gov/crs_external...

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 18h

someone is in the US unlawfully & is a flight risk.

The judge also extended the settlement agreement to Feb. 2 & ordered ICE officials to begin making monthly disclosures of how many warrantless arrests agents make each month until the agreement’s new expiration date

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 18h

in March over the arrests of 26 people in the Midwest—including 1 US citizen—during the opening days of Trump’s second term in January.

They claimed that such arrests violated a 3-year consent decree banning warrantless arrests unless agents have probable cause to believe...

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 18h

An immigration court case to watch:

Federal agents illegally arrested nearly 2 dozen people earlier this year without warrants in violation of a 2022 consent decree, a federal judge in Chicago ruled late Tuesday.

Immigration & civil liberties advocates sued federal authorities

Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 20h

A federal judge in Chicago says ICE violated a consent decree with warrantless arrests. blockclubchi.co/4nGUOQ8

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 20h

A federal judge in Chicago says ICE violated a consent decree with warrantless arrests. blockclubchi.co/4nGUOQ8

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 1d

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. it appears to justify an open-ended war against a secret list of groups, giving the president power to designate drug traffickers as enemy combatants and have them summarily killed without legal review.”

@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The militarization of American cities isn’t happening with a parade of tanks. It’s a slow drip of troop deployments that are probing courts’ willingness to give unlimited deference to the commander in chief — and testing workarounds when they don’t.

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 1d

Featuring comments from my @migrationpolicy.bsky.social colleague @ruizags.bsky.social

Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 1d

Unlawful crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2025 plummeted to the lowest annual level since the early 1970s, amid the Trump administration's sweeping clampdown on illegal immigration, internal federal statistics obtained by CBS News show.

www.cbsnews.com/news/illegal...

Illegal crossings along U.S.-Mexico border plummet to lowest annual level since 1970

Unlawful crossings on the southern border have hit a 55-year low, according to figures obtained by CBS News — as President Trump cracks down on illegal immigration.

www.cbsnews.com

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

Social media clips of ICE arrests "have kept up the appearance of an ever-expanding campaign," Nick Miroff writes. But "ICE’s own data show that the agency’s buildup stalled over the summer":

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Stalled This Summer

Immigration arrests have declined and jail overcrowding is worse despite billions in new funds.

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Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: ICE got $$$ in the BBB, but its own data show Trump crackdown lost momentum over the summer despite social media videos from Chicago, DC etc.

Corey Lewandowski told me private detention companies tried to take advantage of DHS, ICE expansion back on track www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Stalled This Summer

Immigration arrests have declined and jail overcrowding is worse despite billions in new funds.

www.theatlantic.com

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 2d

The number of international students arriving in the US in Augugst fell 19% this year compared with last year, the largest decline on record outside the pandemic

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

www.nytimes.com

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 2d

A coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others sued Friday over the $100,000 H-1B visa fee

apnews.com/article/immi...

Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others fi...

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 2d

10 more deportees from the US arrive in the African nation of Eswatini

Tin Thanh Nguyen, the U.S.-based lawyer, said he represents two Vietnamese nationals who were on the flight

apnews.com/article/eswa...

10 more deportees from the US arrive in the African nation of Eswatini

A group of 10 migrants deported from the United States have arrived in the African nation of Eswatini.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 4d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

After layoffs, it's unclear how many people are policing civil rights violations inside the Department of Homeland Security, even as the Trump administration ramps up ICE detention.

Civil rights jobs have been cut. Those ex-workers warn of ICE detention violations

After layoffs, it's unclear how many people are policing civil rights violations inside the Department of Homeland Security, even as the Trump administration ramps up ICE detention.

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 2d

Docket link: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71275...

Make The Road New York v. Kristi Noem, 25-5320 - CourtListener.com

Docket for Make The Road New York v. Kristi Noem, 25-5320 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.

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Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 2d

There's so much going on in immigration news right now, but quick reminder that the DC Appellate Court will hear arguments at 2pm ET today about one of the Trump administration's most potent deportation tools--expanded expedited removal

We wrote about the authority for @migrationpolicy.bsky.social

Trump Administration’s Expansion of Fast-Track Deportation Powers Is Transforming Immigration Enforcement

The Trump administration has expanded its use of expedited removal in unprecedented ways, transforming what previously had been a somewhat limited authority into a potent tool to assist with its mass ...

www.migrationpolicy.org

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