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The Trump administration’s $1 billion immigration swindle | Luis F. Carrasco
Hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants find themselves in limbo, many losing their jobs and risking deportation, after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services refuses to process their cases.

Green card applicants hit by Trump travel ban got two legal wins this week
A judge found that USCIS’s indefinite pause on applications from immigrants from travel-ban countries was unlawful.

Stuck in limbo: millions of professionals risk losing legal status under Trump pause
Their experiences — of sudden financial insecurity, months of unemployment, and crippling anxiety — come as the administration seeks to restrict legal migration and boost mass deportation.
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NewsThe Trump administration’s $1 billion immigration swindle | Luis F. Carrasco
Hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants find themselves in limbo, many losing their jobs and risking deportation, after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services refuses to process their cases.
Inquirer.com · May 11, 2026
NewsHow Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Hurting America
The Trump administration has repeatedly boasted it is arresting and deporting “the worst of the worst,” and that its draconian immigration policies are ridding our country of violent criminals. In truth, the majority of people held in ICE detention have no prior criminal record and Trump’s immigration policies are actually hurting the best and the brightest. For … Continue reading "How Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Hurting America"
thewellnews.com · May 9, 2026
NewsDoctors From Countries Under Travel Ban Now Allowed to Stay in U.S.
In a reversal, the Trump administration has exempted foreign physicians from a visa application freeze that was pushing many out of jobs in underserved areas.
The New York Times · May 3, 2026
NewsDelays in visa program threaten placement of hundreds of doctors in underserved areas
Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn't rapidly process their visa waiver applications, immigration attorneys say.
cbsnews.com · May 1, 2026
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Judge rejects Trump administration pause on immigration applications
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday determined that President Trump’s halt on processing immigration applications for citizens of countries listed under his travel ban was unlawful, granting an injunction on a policy she determined was unfairly leaving thousands in limbo.
The Hill · May 1, 2026
NewsGreen card applicants hit by Trump travel ban got two legal wins this week
A judge found that USCIS’s indefinite pause on applications from immigrants from travel-ban countries was unlawful.
Newsweek · Apr 30, 2026
NewsStuck in limbo: millions of professionals risk losing legal status under Trump pause
Their experiences — of sudden financial insecurity, months of unemployment, and crippling anxiety — come as the administration seeks to restrict legal migration and boost mass deportation.
NPR · Apr 28, 2026
NewsOPT Application Pause Leaves Students in Limbo
As the spring semester winds down, soon-to-be graduates from the 40 countries and territories on the Trump administration’s travel ban list may lose their chance to work in the U.S.
Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs · Apr 27, 2026
NewsBroad Coalition of Immigrant Service Organizations and Labor Unions File Lawsuit to Block Trump-Vance Administration Policies Targeting Immigrants Based on Country of Origin
Providence, R.I. — A coalition of immigrant service organizations and labor unions filed a lawsuit today challenging a series of sweeping new discriminatory policies by the U.S.
Democracy Forward · Mar 5, 2026