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Appeals court judges voice doubt over Trump’s bid to deport Mahmoud Khalil
Politico 10/23/25 A panel of federal appeals court judges appeared deeply skeptical Tuesday of the Trump administration’s effort to detain and deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil using an obscure provision of immigration law. A three-judge panel from the Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from government lawyers seeking to overturn a lower court’s order releasing Khalil, a legal permanent
The federal government rolled out a longer, harder exam this month for aspiring Americans. Test your knowledge with our quiz.
Would you be able to pass a U.S. citizenship test on America’s government and history? This week, it got harder. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began using a revised civics test Monday for aspiring citizens applying for naturalization on or after Oct. 20. Applicants are asked 20 questions, chosen at random, and must get 12 correct to pass. The
The Trump administration imposed a new annual $100 fee on asylum seekers earlier this summer
But more than three months later, immigrants and their attorneys say they can’t figure out whether they owe the money or how to pay the fee.The confusion is the latest example of how the Trump administration’s efforts to curb legal pathways for immigrants have trapped people in a bureaucratic maze, according to immigration attorneys and advocates who are struggling to
María Corina Machado, Venezuela Opposition Leader, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Machado galvanized a movement that independent analysts say won last year’s election, only to have it stolen by President Nicolás Maduro. NYT 10/10/25 María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who built a powerful social movement and became the most significant threat and detested adversary to the country’s longstanding authoritarian regime, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Under Trump Policy, Bonds for Immigrants Facing Deportation Are Vanishing
New York Times 9/24/25 The president has limited immigration judges’ power to release detainees facing deportation. Immigrant rights groups say the policy is illegal. For decades, U.S. immigration judges have granted bond to immigrants in detention who the court determined would show up for future hearings and were not public safety threats. That allowed many immigrants facing deportation to live
Immigration appeals court expands mandatory detention for millions
Politico 9/8/25 A powerful Justice Department appeals panel has declared that anyone in deportation proceedings who entered the U.S. without legal authorization is not entitled to be considered for release on bond by an immigration judge.The ruling upends a decadeslong understanding of federal law and could subject millions of immigrants to mandatory detention — a loss of liberty that advocates