FILE – New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark,File) ALBANY, N.Y. — A judge has dismissed a Trump administration legal challenge to New York policies that block immigration officials from arresting people at state courthouses, saying the federal government can’t force states to cooperate with those enforcement efforts. U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino late Monday granted New York’s motion to dismiss the government’s lawsuit, one of several legal actions from the Republican administration targeting state and local policies over immigration enforcement. The lawsuit challenged a 2020 state law banning federal immigration officials from arresting people who are coming and going from New York courthouses or in court for proceedings unless they have a warrant signed by a judge. The law, called the Protect Our Courts Act, was approved in response to enforcement actions at courthouses during President Donald Trump’s first term. The law doesn’t cover federal immigration courts. In its lawsuit, the Department of Justice claimed that the New York law and two related state executive orders were unconstitutional because they obstructed the execution of federal immigration authorities. D’Agostino, though, found that New York’s decision not to participate in enforcing civil immigration law is protected by the 10th Amendment, which sets boundaries on the federal government’s powers. “Fundamentally, the United States fails to identify any federal law mandating that state and local officials generally assist or cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts. Nor could it,” the judge wrote. “No such federal laws exist because the Tenth Amendment prohibits Congress from conscripting state and local officials and resources to assist with federal regulatory schemes, like immigration enforcement.” A Justice Department spokesperson said in response to an email seeking comment that, “President Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda is a top national security and public safety priority that this Department of Justice will continue to vigorously defend whenever challenged in court.” New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat whose office argued for the lawsuit to be dismissed, said she was fighting for the “dignity and rights of immigrant communities.” “Everyone deserves to seek justice without fear,” James said in a statement. “This ruling ensures that anyone can use New York’s state courts without being targeted by federal authorities.” Stay informed and connected — subscribe to The Philadelphia Tribune NOW! Click Here Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don’t Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don’t knowingly lie about anyone or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the ‘Report’ link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We’d love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.
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States Can Now Verify Voter Citizenship Using Partial Social Security Numbers – News India Times
**USCIS Expands SAVE Program to Simplify Voter Citizenship Verification**
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an important upgrade to its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program, enabling states to verify voter citizenship using only the last four digits of a Social Security number instead of the full nine-digit number.
This enhancement is designed to reinforce the integrity of U.S. elections by allowing state officials to confirm that only U.S. citizens are casting ballots in federal elections.
“USCIS remains dedicated to eliminating barriers to securing the nation’s electoral process,” said USCIS spokesman Matthew Tragesser. “By allowing states to efficiently verify voter eligibility, we are reinforcing the principle that America’s elections are reserved exclusively for American citizens.”
### Executive Order Implementation
The upgrade is part of USCIS’ ongoing implementation of Executive Order 14248, *Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections*. Under the new system, agencies responsible for verifying voter rolls can now create a SAVE case without requiring a Department of Homeland Security identifier or the full Social Security number, streamlining the verification process.
### Extensive Use and Adoption
SAVE has already seen widespread use across federal and state agencies. State voting agencies alone have submitted more than 46 million voter verification queries. Additionally, federal agencies have processed over 110 million queries to verify eligibility for federally funded benefits.
Altogether, as of October 2025, the SAVE system has handled more than 205 million verification queries—an eightfold increase compared to 25 million queries processed in all of 2024.
Currently, 26 states have either established agreements with SAVE for voter verification or are in the process of doing so. Government officials at all levels are being encouraged to adopt the system to help prevent voter fraud and restore public confidence in elections.
For more information, visit the [SAVE Voter Registration and Voter List Maintenance Fact Sheet](#).
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*Voter Registration and Voter List Maintenance Fact Sheet*
https://newsindiatimes.com/states-can-now-verify-voter-citizenship-using-partial-social-security-numbers/
El terror que dejan en niños de Chicago las redadas migratorias: “Esto no es vida”
Un operativo federal contra inmigrantes sembró el miedo en un vecindario de Chicago cuando agentes enmascarados lanzaron gas lacrimógeno cerca de una escuela primaria, dejando a decenas de niños aterrorizados.
La agencia Associated Press informó que el hecho ocurrió en el barrio de Logan Square, una zona históricamente hispana, durante una acción de la Patrulla Fronteriza en el marco de la Operación Midway Blitz de la administración Trump.
Entre las víctimas del caos estaban los hijos de Molly Kucich, de 2 años y 14 meses, que se encontraban en un café infantil cercano. “Mi hijo solo repetía ‘mami, mami’ y no podía dejar de temblar”, relató Kucich a AP. La madre corrió desde el supermercado tras recibir la llamada de su esposo, quien mencionó “una redada” y “gas lacrimógeno”.
Testigos dijeron a AP que los agentes federales actuaron desde una camioneta blanca sin identificación. Videos, señaló la agencia de noticias, muestran cómo el gas se dispersó en medio del tráfico y alcanzó a peatones y escolares. Padres desesperados condujeron por las aceras para rescatar a sus hijos.
La propietaria del Café Infantil Luna y Cielo, Vanessa Aguirre-Ávalos, contó que las niñeras escondieron a los niños en una habitación trasera mientras se escuchaban gritos y bocinas. “Una de ellas me rogó que si se la llevaban, me asegurara de que los niños llegaran a casa”, narró la mujer a AP.
### El DHS defiende el operativo migratorio
El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional defendió el operativo y alegó que los agentes “fueron obstaculizados por manifestantes”, según una declaración citada por la agencia. Sin embargo, vecinos y maestras afirmaron que no hubo aviso previo ni advertencias antes del uso del gas.
La maestra Liza Oliva-Pérez, ciudadana estadounidense, contó que vio cómo un hombre enmascarado lanzaba las bombas lacrimógenas mientras ella almorzaba frente a la escuela. “Me trataron como si fuera una criminal”, dijo a AP. “Tuve que fingir que no pasaba nada para no asustar a mis alumnos”, añadió.
Niños pequeños asocian las sirenas con agentes de inmigración y padres consultan terapeutas para manejar la ansiedad de sus hijos.
Las calles de Logan Square, según constató AP, ahora lucen vacías, con carteles que dicen: “ICE lanzó gas lacrimógeno en este vecindario. Nadie está a salvo hasta que todos lo estemos”.
Aguirre-Ávalos, quien abrió su centro para enseñar español a niños, dijo que considera mudarse: “No nos quieren aquí. Siempre seremos blanco de ataques”.
Mientras tanto, familias de ciudadanos y migrantes —legales e indocumentados— viven con un temor constante. “Esto no es vida”, dijo una de las niñeras entrevistadas por AP. “Ya huimos una vez de la guerra, y ahora parece que la guerra volvió a alcanzarnos”, expresó.
https://eldiariony.com/2025/10/29/el-terror-que-dejan-en-ninos-de-chicago-las-redadas-migratorias-esto-no-es-vida/
Homan: La administración Trump va camino de deportar a 600,000 inmigrantes ilegales este año, además de los 1.6 millones que ya se autodeportaron
OAN Staff
Blake Wolf
Viernes, 24 de octubre de 2025
El responsable de la frontera, Tom Homan, afirma que la administración está en camino de deportar a aproximadamente 600,000 inmigrantes indocumentados para finales de año, además de los 1.6 millones que ya han salido voluntariamente de Estados Unidos. Esto eleva el número total de deportaciones y salidas voluntarias a más de 2 millones desde que el presidente Trump asumió el cargo.
En su intervención en la Cumbre sobre el Futuro de la Defensa de Axios el miércoles, Homan hizo el anuncio, destacando el enfoque proactivo de la administración Trump en la aplicación de la ley migratoria. “Si estás en Estados Unidos ilegalmente, no estás descartado”, declaró Homan. “Si te encontramos, te arrestaremos”.
En una entrevista con un reportero de Axios, Homan explicó que el 70% de los inmigrantes ilegales detenidos por agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos fueron clasificados como extranjeros delincuentes, mientras que el 30% restante fueron identificados como amenazas a la seguridad nacional sin antecedentes penales.
En cuanto a las personas sin antecedentes penales, Homan también indicó en una entrevista el mes pasado que, por lo general, tienen menor prioridad para la aplicación de la ley, a menos que sean cómplices de otros inmigrantes indocumentados.
McLaughlin también enfatizó que la cooperación federal conjunta ha dado lugar a un “progreso histórico [en el cumplimiento] de la promesa del presidente Trump de arrestar y deportar a los inmigrantes indocumentados que han invadido nuestro país”.
“Los inmigrantes indocumentados están escuchando nuestro mensaje de que se vayan ahora o asuman las consecuencias. Los migrantes ahora incluso están regresando antes de llegar a nuestras fronteras”, añadió.
A pesar del progreso de la campaña de deportación masiva, la administración Trump ha enfrentado desafíos legales persistentes, con jueces liberales intentando repetidamente bloquear la construcción de centros de detención temporales para inmigrantes, un componente crítico para albergar a inmigrantes ilegales antes de la deportación.
Para superar estos obstáculos y ampliar la capacidad, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) ha solicitado la ayuda de la Marina para construir centros de detención en todo el país. Según un informe de CNN, el DHS ha asignado 10,000 millones de dólares a la Marina para acelerar estas obras.
Esta iniciativa conjunta, liderada por el Departamento de Guerra de los Estados Unidos y el DHS, utiliza el Comando de Sistemas de Suministro de la Marina para contratar empresas de construcción y mantenimiento.
Esta nota fue traducida al español por Eduardo Flores de una versión en inglés.
Public Schoolteacher Faces DOJ Probe Over ‘Unhinged’ Threat Toward ICE
The Department of Homeland Security history teacher Ron Gochez stated during a Tuesday press conference denouncing ICE raids that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents “are not the only ones with guns” and that “people have every right to defend themselves” against them.
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin responded to Gochez’s comments, telling the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) that such remarks endanger agents’ lives and “look criminal.”
“Calling for violence against law enforcement is un-American and beneath the conduct of someone teaching the next generation of Americans,” McLaughlin said. She added that the DHS will refer Gochez to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
“Our law enforcement officers are already facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them including terrorist attacks, cars being used as weapons, and rocks thrown at them,” McLaughlin continued. “Words have consequences and this type of rhetoric is going to get one of our officers killed.”
Neither LAUSD, Gochez, nor the DOJ responded to DCNF’s requests for comment.
Gochez led the press conference on behalf of activist group Unión del Barrio (UDB), which also did not respond to a request for comment.
In his remarks, Gochez maintained that he was not “calling for violence” by suggesting that anti-ICE agitators carry guns, though he praised rioters who threw bricks at federal agents.
“This is South Central Los Angeles. They are not the only ones with guns in this city. They’re not the only ones and don’t forget that,” Gochez told his audience.
“And I don’t say that because we’re calling for violence, I’m saying that because the people have every right to defend themselves against masked, unidentified gunmen with AR-15s and other military rifles.”
“The people have every right to defend themselves,” he continued. “That’s not violent, that’s intelligent.”
Gochez also boasted that rioters had effectively reduced ICE raids in California, mentioning those who threw hard objects at federal agents in Paramount after mass protests began in June.
“They caught some bricks. Y’all remember Paramount? They caught those bricks,” Gochez said. “This is Los Angeles and this is South Central. The people will fight back.”
Earlier this year, UDB received a letter from Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism Chair Josh Hawley of Missouri announcing an investigation into the group’s possible ties to California’s anti-ICE riots.
In response, UDB stated that it “has not organized, aided, abetted, financed, or engaged in any illegal activity.”
The DCNF previously reported that Gochez was seen telling an audience at a UDB-led press conference to resist ICE “by any means necessary” just one day after riots broke out.
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Jamaican diaspora adapts to new charitable donation regulations
Most Caribbean immigrants are known for their generosity, often taking pride in giving back to causes in their homelands. For many Jamaicans in particular, supporting their communities is a vital part of their lives, whether through indirect fundraising efforts or directly contributing to their alma maters.
### Fundraising Efforts Before 2010
Before 2010, local Jamaican organizations led fundraisers benefiting specific schools back home. These schools were usually personally significant to at least one member of the organization. The funds raised were typically used to purchase much-needed supplies which were then shipped to schools in Jamaica. Beyond educational support, some organizations also solicited donations from local hospitals to send medical supplies to hospitals in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean.
### The Establishment of the National Education Trust (NET)
In 2010, a significant shift occurred with the establishment of the National Education Trust (NET) in Jamaica. NET is a registered charitable organization and a Government of Jamaica agency dedicated to mobilizing financial and quality resource investments in the education sector. Collaborating closely with the Jamaican diaspora and other local and international stakeholders, NET aims to bring transformative impact to underserved areas within the education system, ultimately increasing access to education and learning opportunities.
### New Charitable Donation Requirements
Since its inception, it has become a requirement that all charitable donations—whether financial or “in kind” (non-monetary contributions such as goods, services, or other assets)—be processed through NET. This change is in line with the Charities Regulation (2022), which ensures compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations on combating money laundering and terrorism financing worldwide.
These regulations are designed to strengthen the governance, accountability, and integrity of charitable organizations, while mitigating risks related to financial crimes.
### Community Outreach and Education
To raise awareness of these new requirements, Michelle Tulloch-Neil and her team recently invited Keisha Johnson, Director of Donor and Partnership Management at NET, to lead a Zoom meeting with many community leaders in attendance.
The majority of questions raised by participants centered around a revised NET form that now requires donors to provide a “declaration of funds” and “proof of identity.” Johnson offered clear reassurances that satisfied and engaged attendees.
“Any government-issued identification is proof of your identity,” she explained. Regarding the “declaration of funds,” she continued, “receipts from purchased items, screenshots of electronic donations to your organization, and financial statements showing money being transferred into your organization’s bank account are all acceptable.”
### Understanding the Charities Regulation of 2022
When asked whether people were aware of the Charities Regulation of 2022, Johnson responded:
“Most of our donors were made aware of the Charities Regulation through NET. In the spirit of full transparency, NET has outlined the rationale for these changes during the rollout of the new requirements to ensure donors understand their purpose. Generally, donors assume that NET complies fully with governing laws, regulations, and policies necessary to operate. This compliance allows donors to benefit from the concessions and benefits NET provides to facilitate donations to the education sector.”
She emphasized that donors can take confidence in NET’s status as a Registered Charitable Organization in Jamaica.
### Mixed Reactions to the New Regulations
Johnson noted that responses to the changes brought about by the Charities Regulations of 2022 and the Charities Policy of the Department of Cooperatives and Friendly Societies (2025) have been mixed.
“Most donors accept the requirements, which aim to verify their identity, confirm the source of donations, and ensure legitimate approval for contributions,” she said. “The few instances of pushback have come from a handful of repeat donors suspicious of the intent behind these requirements. However, after engaging in dialogue to address their concerns, they appreciated that the regulations align with global standards that guarantee transparency, safety, and integrity in the charitable sector, and they have proceeded with the donor registration process.”
### Ongoing Sensitization and Future Outlook
NET has launched a sensitization campaign targeting the global diaspora, sharing information through social media platforms and participating in diaspora events to encourage open dialogue.
While the full impact of these regulations on donor giving is still uncertain, there has been no decline in donations due to the new requirements so far. The hope is that the sensitization campaign will continue to inform and guide donors accurately, addressing any fears or concerns within the diaspora about compliance.
Open dialogue remains crucial to minimizing misinformation and fostering confidence among donors.
For more information, individuals can contact the Department of Charities and Friendly Societies or consult resources from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
https://www.phillytrib.com/caribbean_currents/jamaican-diaspora-adapts-to-new-charitable-donation-regulations/article_7b0cbdbd-1de9-4fc2-9aca-7cf59c68b43a.html
ACLU asks judge to find that immigrants who are arrested have right to bond
When a Border Patrol agent arrested a 24-year-old Venezuelan man in Brunswick last month, the officer said he had to detain him under a law that immigration lawyers say has traditionally been used for people after they’ve just crossed the border. But the man has been in Maine for two years and was allowed to work while he seeks asylum, according to court records. Federal agents have been using the law to arrest more immigrants who they say are in the country illegally and seeking admission, which, according to the Department of Justice, means they are not entitled to a bond hearing or conditional release. In several cases recently considered by a federal judge in Maine, immigrants who have been detained say they have lived and worked in the United States for several years. Many have applied for asylum and some have children who are U. S. citizens. Their lawyers have argued that the federal government is ignoring decades of precedent, in which immigration authorities have used a different law to arrest people who have been in the country for years. That law allows detainees to request bond, as long as they’re not found to be dangerous to the community or a flight risk. The man arrested in Brunswick is one of many immigrants challenging their arrests in the U. S. District Court of Maine. The American Civil Liberties Union, including several of its New England chapters, has also filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge in Boston to deem the practice of “systematically misclassifying” immigrant detainees as unconstitutional. ACLU of Maine lawyer Max Brooks said the issue comes down to bond hearings. Brooks, whose clients have included asylum seekers, has filed a handful of petitions seeking the release of people who he says were detained under the wrong law. “It’s extremely difficult to prove your asylum case, to prove the persecution that you suffered, when you’re locked up in a detention facility with very minimal access to the outside world,” Brooks said in an interview Wednesday. Attorneys for the Department of Justice have said the law allows them to detain and deny bond to anyone in the country illegally and that it doesn’t matter if people “have successfully evaded U. S. Border Patrol and effected an unlawful entry into the interior of the United States,” according to their response to the ACLU case in Boston. “The crux of this dispute is one of statutory interpretation,” federal attorneys wrote. “And, under the plain text, the resolution of this case is neither close nor difficult.” The Board of Immigration Appeals, which is overseen by the Department of Justice, upheld the practice in a decision last month. ACLU lawyers say their argument is supported by “decades of settled immigration practice,” as well as several recent decisions from federal judges in Maine and Massachusetts. Last month, Maine U. S. District Judge Stacey Neumann ordered the release of three Ecuadorian men, who she agreed had been detained under the wrong law. During a hearing Tuesday, while considering the case of the Brunswick man arrested by Border Patrol, Neumann told two assistant U. S. attorneys that she was “frustrated” to see them raising the same defense, despite her previous rulings. “The government agency continues to act in a way that the court has said is illegal,” Neumann said during the Zoom hearing. She ordered on Thursday that the federal government give the man a bond hearing. ‘CREATES A LEGAL CONUNDRUM’ The Board of Immigration Appeals was recently asked to consider the case of a Venezuelan man, who was arrested in Washington by immigration officials as someone “seeking admission” and not entitled to bond. While the man admitted to crossing the southern border in 2022 without encountering Border Patrol, he also said he had been living in the United States for almost three years. He was granted temporary protected status in 2024, but that expired a year later. The board said this “creates a legal conundrum,” and that the man “provides no legal authority” to show why people accused of being in the country illegally are eligible for bond hearings “after some undefined period of time residing in the interior of the United States.” “If he is not admitted to the United States (as he admits) but he is not ‘seeking admission’ (as he contends), then what is his legal status?” the board stated. In a Sept. 5 decision, the board agreed that people arrested under the law in question are not entitled to a bond hearing. Brooks, with the ACLU of Maine, described the difficulties immigrants who have been arrested endure while locked up. He said facilities can record calls to friends and family, and can charge detainees for the calls. In Maine, where Border Patrol agents are carrying out many of these arrests, the agency recently has been holding people in small stations. In some petitions filed in Maine’s U. S. District Court, immigration lawyers have said their clients were sleeping on cots on the floor, surrounded by several other detainees while in Border Patrol facilities. “It’s inherently harder to prepare for your case if you’re locked up, can’t see people in person, are stressed out,” Brooks said. Because of a 1st U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision four years ago, it’s easier for immigrant detainees in New England to get approved for bond. Since President Donald Trump took office, immigration advocates say the administration has been transferring more ICE detainees to facilities in the south, to prisons in Texas and Louisiana, where they’re far away from their communities and it’s harder to request bond. CLASS ACTION CASE The ACLU lawyers in the Boston case have asked for class action status, so that anyone who a judge believes is being detained under the wrong law can be released or given a bond hearing. The federal government argued that this kind of process would be illegal and that federal judges can only weigh each case individually. U. S. District Judge Patti B. Saris in Massachusetts was still considering the ACLU’s request on Thursday, according to court records. The ACLU attorneys shared almost 30 petitions with Saris that have been filed this year in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. They all involve immigrants who were arrested by Border Patrol and ICE and who said they’re being held under the wrong law and should be eligible for bond. The cases include a 37-year-old Ecuadorian man who was arrested by Border Patrol in Maine on Sept. 10 after being involved in a car accident in Waterville. A police officer called Border Patrol because the man didn’t have identification and wasn’t fluent in English, according to court records. Neumann, the judge in Maine, ordered the federal government on Sept. 30 to release him and give him a bond hearing “for the same reasons as I have enumerated in detail in previous cases.” If the ACLU wins class action status for the lawsuit, Brooks said it could save Maine’s federal court from a surge in individual petitions. While all of the cases in Maine have varied slightly, based on each petitioner’s circumstances and the details of their arrest, Brooks said they all deal with legal misclassification and the denial of bond hearings. “That’s why it makes so much sense to do this as a class action,” Brooks said. “Basically, all of this stuff is flowing from . this broad policy decision to require illegal misclassification, and a court can address that in one fell swoop.”.
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/10/16/aclu-asks-judge-to-find-that-immigrants-who-are-arrested-have-right-to-bond/
Tensions rise outside Broadview ICE facility
Officials continue to clash with protesters outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, Illinois.
CBS News correspondent Ash-har Quraishi reports on the ongoing situation, highlighting the tensions between law enforcement and demonstrators.
Stay tuned for further updates as the events unfold.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tensions-rise-outside-broadview-ice-facility/
Chris Hansen Shares What He Saw After ICE Ride-Along Targeting Illegals Who Threaten Children
Chris Hansen, host of the investigative series “Takedown,” appeared Wednesday alongside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), highlighting the agency’s active efforts to remove “criminals out of this country.” Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has prioritized cracking down on illegal immigration and conducting mass deportations.
“In the last month, we have caught 45 predators seeking to exploit children. Seven of those were for a new investigative series we have going on with ICE ERO [Enforcement and Removal Operations],” Hansen said. “They go out after these people who are here illegally but have also been convicted of crimes against children.”
Hansen recounted a case involving a convicted sex offender from Mexico who lived next to a daycare facility and just three blocks from a school. “And as we’re doing this, anti-ICE protesters are rallying outside ICE headquarters with no idea as to what we just did,” Hansen added.
Fox’s Jesse Watters noted, “The activists don’t like ICE outside of schools.” Hansen responded, “But it’s OK to have a registered sex offender next door to a daycare facility.”
Under Trump’s push for mass deportations, ICE has conducted raids in major cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City—areas often known as “blue cities.” Despite voters in 2024 ranking the border crisis as a top concern under the Biden administration, Democrats have criticized the deportations and defended some illegal immigrants.
In April 2024, Democrats rallied behind alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, demanding the administration bring him back to the U.S. after he was deported to El Salvador. While some Democrats showed support for Garcia on social media, others, including Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, took taxpayer-funded trips to visit him in El Salvador before his return to the United States.
Watters asked Hansen about his experience in the field with ICE and whether agents shared any insights. Hansen said, “They are very happy to have their hard work shown. These are dedicated men and women who are trying to get criminals out of this country. We’re not talking about somebody who didn’t check a box here. We’re talking about criminals.”
He continued, “We watched in New Mexico one early morning as they arrested a man under investigation for sexually assaulting children in the home at the time. And this guy is in the country illegally.” Hansen emphasized the role of ICE agents in protecting children, “the most innocent asset we have in this society,” and noted their pride in the work they do.
Concerns about migrant children under the leadership of former President Joe Biden increased in summer 2024 after whistleblowers such as Tara Rodas testified against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Rodas brought attention to issues within the Office of Refugee Resettlement, including the vetting of sponsors for migrant children.
In September 2024, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General released a report stating that ICE could not “monitor all unaccompanied migrant children” released from the custody of DHS and HHS amid the ongoing border crisis.
Human trafficking experts, including Ali Hopper, President and founder of GUARD Against Trafficking, have continued to raise concerns with lawmakers about missing migrant children and sex trafficking risks in the U.S. In July 2024, Hopper testified before Congress, revealing that the Biden administration allegedly missed 65,000 calls from migrant children to a hotline established to report safety concerns.
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https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/16/chris-hansen-ice-ride-along-targeting-illegals-threaten-children/
Just 500 TCS employees are on H-1B visas in US
**Just 500 TCS Employees Are on H-1B Visas in the US**
*By Dwaipayan Roy | Oct 13, 2025, 01:33 PM*
**Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)**, India’s largest IT services company, has announced a significant reduction in its reliance on H-1B visas for its workforce in the United States. According to the company, only about 500 of its employees currently hold H-1B work permits to work in the US.
This move reflects TCS’s strategic shift to localize its workforce in the US and adapt to evolving immigration policies under the Donald Trump administration.
### TCS’s Past Reliance on H-1B Visas
TCS has historically been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the H-1B visa program among Indian IT firms. As of September 2025, the company had received approximately 5,505 H-1B visas, according to data from Moneycontrol.
However, during a recent post-earnings call, TCS’s Chief HR Officer, Sudeep Kunnummal, noted, “We have significantly localized our workforce in the US.” This signals a clear intent to reduce dependence on visa-based employees and increase the presence of local talent.
### Adapting to Changes in Immigration Policy
Kunnummal further emphasized, “We believe our business model will be able to adapt quickly to any changes in immigration policy.” His comments come just a month after the US government announced an increase in the annual H-1B visa fee, a decision that sparked concerns about potential short-term disruptions in workforce deployment for IT companies operating in the US.
### Proposed Overhaul of the H-1B Visa System
In addition to the fee hike, the US Department of Homeland Security has proposed changes to the current lottery-based H-1B visa system. The new proposal aims to implement a wage-based selection process that prioritizes higher-paid and higher-skilled applicants.
This overhaul is part of the US government’s broader effort to ensure that H-1B visas are allocated to the most qualified candidates.
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TCS’s shift toward localizing its US workforce and adapting to these regulatory changes highlights the company’s proactive approach in navigating the evolving landscape of international work visas.
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/business/h-1b-visa-tcs-reduces-its-dependence-to-just-500-employees/story