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You get a phone call. The voice sounds exactly like your immigration lawyer — same accent, same name, same tone. They say your green card application is in danger and you must wire money today. It's not your lawyer. It's an AI-generated voice clone, and scammers are using this technology to target immigrants across the US right now.

Facing deportation due to criminal charges? Learn your legal options, key defenses, and step-by-step actions to fight removal in U.S. immigration court.

Were you smuggled into the US and arrested? Learn your rights as a trafficking or smuggling victim and how to avoid deportation legally.

Learn how to protect your identity as a domestic violence victim in U.S. immigration court. Steps, legal tools, and expert advice explained.

Victor Sumba was released after a misdemeanor arrest in Nassau County — then ICE detained him at work and deported him to Ecuador before his next court date. In October 2026, a Nassau County District Court judge refused to issue a bench warrant against him, ruling that punishing a defendant for a missed appearance caused entirely by government deportation raises fundamental fairness concerns, and ordered both sides to explore video hearings instead.

California passed a law requiring plainclothes federal agents to show ID during immigration arrests — and the Ninth Circuit blocked it on October 14, 2026. The three-judge panel ruled that California's No Vigilantes Act violates the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause, which bars states from regulating federal operations. For immigrants in California, this means ICE agents can conduct enforcement without displaying identification.

Sofiqul Islam came to the United States as a lawful permanent resident in 2009, married a U.S. citizen, and raised two American children. A misdemeanor guilty plea in 2022 ended all of that. The Third Circuit ruled in October 2026 that his New York conviction for second-degree sexual abuse qualifies as an aggravated felony under federal immigration law — making him deportable and ineligible for asylum, regardless of what the state called the offense.

USCIS and the Department of Justice filed denaturalization cases against 17 naturalized U.S. citizens, accusing them of lying during the citizenship process — about criminal histories, fake identities, and fraudulent marriages. If federal courts rule against them, each person could lose their citizenship entirely. The cases, filed across more than a dozen federal districts in recent months, signal that USCIS is actively reviewing past naturalization records for fraud.

Learn how the 287(g) program lets local police work with ICE, what it means for your immigrant rights, and what steps to take if you are detained.

Know your ICE arrest rights if detained. Learn what to say, what forms matter, and how to protect yourself during immigration enforcement.

Learn what an ICE detainer is, how sanctuary cities respond, and what steps to take if you or a loved one is affected. Expert immigration guidance.

Jenyfer Fajardo-Rivas fled Honduras after her husband was kidnapped and her brother-in-law was murdered by a gang — then received death threats calling her a snitch for going to the police. The Board of Immigration Appeals twice refused to reopen her asylum case. In October 2026, the Fourth Circuit ruled the BIA was wrong and sent the case back, in a decision that could help other asylum seekers whose new evidence was dismissed too quickly.

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled in October 2026 that federal courts cannot review the expedited removal of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Lebanese H-1B visa holder deported from Boston Logan Airport in March 2025 after CBP officers found photos of Hezbollah figures on her phone. Her H-1B visa was revoked and she faces a five-year bar on reentry — with no court able to intervene.

You are a naturalized US citizen and a sitting member of Congress — and federal agents are searching your home over immigration paperwork your father filled out when you were a child. On October 12, 2026, Homeland Security officers searched the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born naturalized citizen, in what Democrats called a politically motivated raid weeks before midterm elections. No charges have been announced.

What if the crackdown you voted for is now closing the restaurant where you eat, raising your grocery bill, and leaving your local hospital short-staffed? Two years into Donald Trump's second term, mass deportations and ICE raids have moved far beyond immigration policy — they are reshaping the US economy and threatening the legal status of hundreds of thousands of workers with temporary protected status (TPS).

How recent immigration enforcement policy changes affect asylum seekers and immigrants — your rights, key steps, and what to do now.

Can immigrants vacate a criminal conviction to avoid deportation? Learn post-conviction relief options, legal steps, and key deadlines under U.S. immigration law.

Learn if your ICE detainer is lawful and how to challenge it under the Gonzalez v. ICE class action settlement. Step-by-step guide for detained immigrants.

Missed the asylum one-year deadline? Learn the two legal exceptions, qualifying conditions, and exact steps to file Form I-589 late.

Learn how mixed-status families can protect themselves from deportation: key rights, legal strategies, critical documents, and expert tips.