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Paola Clouatre with her husband | Associated Press

Immigration

Wife of Marine Corps Veteran Released After 2 Months in ICE Detention

Paola Clouatre had no previous convictions and was detained immediately following a green card interview.

Autumn Billings | 7.31.2025 10:08 AM

Demonstrators protesting the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil | Probal Rashid/Sipa USA/Newscom

Trump Administration

First They Came For…

Plus: Democrats' filibuster hypocrisy, Trump bombs Yemen, March Madness, and more...

Eric Boehm | 3.17.2025 9:30 AM

President Donald Trump signs executive orders on January 20, 2025 | Jim LoScalzo - Pool via CNP/Polaris/Newscom

Trump Administration

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Doesn't Just Apply to Undocumented Immigrants

Children could be denied citizenship even if their parents are here completely legally.

Fiona Harrigan | 1.21.2025 1:20 PM

Roshan Taroll (left) is seen with his brother | Illustration: Lex Villena; Photo courtesy of Roshan Taroll

Immigration

He Immigrated to the U.S. as a Child. He Was Just Kicked Out—Despite Coming Here Legally.

"Documented Dreamers" continue to have to leave the country even though this is the only home many have ever known.

Billy Binion | 7.8.2024 6:00 AM

An American flag sits behind red tape | Illustration: Lex Villena

Immigration

Green Card Process 'Utterly Failing' To Help Immigrants 'Pursue the American Dream in Lawful and Orderly Ways'

A new Cato Institute report reveals that just 3 percent of those who have applied for green cards will get permanent status in the U.S. in FY 2024.

Fiona Harrigan | 2.21.2024 2:10 PM

A man's silhouette in front of a U.S. visa | Illustration: Lex Villena; Doomko

Immigration

Vague Visa Rules Leave Laid-Off Twitter Worker Unable To Return to U.S.

Foreign-born tech workers in the U.S. have been especially vulnerable as tech giants lay off large shares of their work forces.

Fiona Harrigan | 3.25.2023 6:00 AM

zumaamericasthirtythree794194 | Karen Focht/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Immigration

The Feds Wasted 66,000 Green Cards in the Middle of a Worker Shortage

The immigration bureaucracy is worsening one of the tightest labor markets in recent American history.

Eric Boehm | 4.14.2022 11:30 AM

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Coronavirus

Biden Lectures Businesses About Vaccines While Fully Vaccinated Feds Stay Home From Work

The entire federal workforce is required to be vaccinated. So why is the federal bureaucracy still operating as if routine public interactions are a public health threat?

Eric Boehm | 8.26.2021 11:30 AM

topicsimmigration | Stadtratte/iStock

Immigration

It's Time To Fix Green Card Quotas

Current law caps the number of employment-based green cards that can be granted each year at 40,000, which doesn't meet demand.

Shikha Dalmia | 1.19.2021 6:00 AM

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