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2025 Immigration Policy Shift

The 2025 shift in federal law and policy towards stricter immigration enforcement, including increased vetting, detentions, and fee hikes.

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Jan 16, 2026
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How have federal and state laws changed in 2025 regarding immigration enforcement and ID checks?

Federal law in 2025 shifted sharply toward enforcement: the administration issued proclamations and policy memoranda tightening entry restrictions and vetting, USCIS raised fees and tightened adjudica...

Jan 17, 2026

What are the most common reasons for ICE arrests in 2025?

ICE arrests in 2025 were driven by a mix of traditional criminal-history enforcement and a dramatic expansion of so‑called administrative arrests targeting people without criminal convictions, with en...