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Federal agents and local police arrested multiple child predators in Kansas City ahead of the 2026 World Cup. The operation, led by Homeland Security Investigations, targeted people trying to exploit minors and disrupt trafficking networks. For immigrants in the area, knowing your rights — and the protections available to trafficking victims — has never been more important.

The Trump administration has a simple answer for immigrants worried about their future: leave on your own. But what sounds like a choice may actually be a removal order in disguise — one that can bar you from returning to the US for 10 years. Before you sign anything or use the CBP Home app, here is what the law actually says.

Calling a city office or scheduling a doctor's appointment can feel impossible when you don't speak English well. But thousands of immigrants in New York City don't know they have a legal right to free interpreter services — at hospitals, housing offices, and government agencies. Here is exactly how to use that right.

Many immigrant parents in New York do not know they can ask the government for child support — without showing any immigration documents. The city's Office of Child Support Services explicitly serves all parents regardless of status. Here is how the process works and what you need to do.

Fifteen of the 45 largest immigration detention facilities in the United States had not been inspected in over a year as of late June 2026 — and five had no inspection record at all. If you or a family member is detained by ICE, you may have no way of knowing whether that facility meets basic safety standards. Here is what the latest reports reveal and what you can do.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had lived in the United States for 35 years. He was driving to work on a Tuesday morning in Houston when ICE agents stopped his white van and shot him. He was not their target — and now he is dead.

ICE says it has removed or returned nearly 900,000 people from the United States since January 20, 2025. The agency reports that roughly 70% of people it arrests have criminal histories — but that still leaves hundreds of thousands of cases involving people without serious convictions. If you or someone you know is in removal proceedings, understanding how ICE sets its priorities right now could be critical.

Hamza B. thought his fight was with Alaska's child welfare office. Then immigration status entered the picture. A July 2026 Alaska court decision in Hamza B. v. State of Alaska, Office of Children's Services puts a spotlight on one of the most painful collisions in US law: what happens when immigration enforcement and child custody proceedings hit the same family at the same time.

You have a green card and a years-old Texas conviction you thought was behind you. Now a July 2026 Texas court decision in Thomas Steljes v. the State of Texas is raising new questions about how state criminal rulings affect immigrants. For non-citizens in Texas, the stakes could not be higher.

You are fighting deportation, and you have been doing everything right — showing up to hearings, filing paperwork, waiting. In July 2026, a federal court issued a decision in Hernandez v. Noem that could change the legal ground beneath cases just like yours. Here is what happened and what it means for people in removal proceedings right now.

You got a notice from ICE, and you are not sure whether the government had the legal right to come after you. A federal lawsuit called Oystacher v. Rubio is asking that same question — and the answer could affect how immigration enforcement works for people across the country. Here is what you need to know right now.

A man who murdered a woman in Kansas in 2005 then fled to El Salvador spent nearly 20 years as a fugitive — until HSI agents tracked him down, extradited him, and put him behind bars for life. The case closed on January 20, 2026, with a conviction for premeditated first-degree murder. It is a stark reminder that fleeing the US after a crime does not mean escaping US justice.

Yanghao Lu walked into a Brooklyn courtroom in handcuffs on June 11, 2026 — and walked out with a chance to go home. After 28 years behind bars for a 1990s Chinatown kidnapping, a judge cut his sentence and set him free. Now he is in ICE custody, waiting to be deported to China.

More than 50 people died — including unaccompanied children — when a tractor-trailer packed with over 160 migrants crashed in southern Mexico in December 2021. In July 2026, two more men admitted their role in that tragedy. The case shows how human smuggling networks operate and what dangers they create for the very people they claim to help.

A court issued its decision in Mashatti v. Lyons in July 2026, addressing rights in deportation defense cases. For immigrants already facing removal proceedings, rulings like this one can mean the difference between staying in the US and being deported. Here is what you need to know.

A federal court issued its decision in Wazir v. Sanders in July 2026 — a case centered on an immigrant's fight against removal from the United States. The ruling could affect how courts handle deportation defense for others in similar situations. If you or someone you know is in removal proceedings, this decision may matter to your case.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican immigrant who had lived in the US for over 30 years, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston on Tuesday morning while driving to a construction job. His family learned about his death from news reports — not from ICE or local officials. Now his family, civil rights groups, and elected officials are demanding answers.

A former Wisconsin judge was convicted of a felony for helping a Mexican immigrant avoid ICE agents inside her own courtroom — and then received only a $5,000 fine instead of prison time. The case is the first of its kind in Wisconsin and sent a clear message: ICE can arrest immigrants at courthouse hearings, even when a judge tries to stop it. If you have an upcoming court date, this ruling directly affects your safety.

A near-collapse at a Manhattan skyscraper on July 7, 2026 exposed years of ignored safety warnings at one of New York City's biggest construction projects. Behind the crisis is a subcontractor with a long record of worker deaths, safety fines — and a federal lawsuit for stealing wages from immigrant employees. For immigrant construction workers across the city, the story raises an urgent question: do you know your rights?

An ICE officer shot and killed a Mexican man in Houston, a Supreme Court ruling on TPS left dozens of Haitian immigrants in Vermont suddenly out of work, and DHS spent $1.5 billion buying two of California's largest immigrant detention centers. This week's immigration news is moving fast — and the stakes for immigrants across the US could not be higher.