Many travelers to the U.S. are now subject to a new $250 “visa integrity fee,” part of the tax cuts and spending law signed by President Trump on July 4. The fee is effective in the current federal fiscal year, which began on Oct. 1, 2024, and ends on Sept. 30, 2025, according to the…
A 38-year-old father was arrested by immigration officials outside his child’s preschool in Oregon on Tuesday, officials said. Mahdi Khanbabazadeh, a citizen of Iran, was arrested for overstaying his visa, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson told CBS News on Friday. The spokesperson said ICE officials attempted to arrest Khanbabazadeh during a traffic stop…
Florida lawmakers got their first tour of the new migrant detention facility in the Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz. Democratic lawmakers had been asking for a tour for weeks after detainees claimed there were “inhumane” conditions inside the facility. A group of the lawmakers had sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to be allowed in. On…
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is considering revoking comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship, a dramatic escalation of Trump’s threats to use the executive branch to target his opponents. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her…
On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York. For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless. “I cannot describe the…
A worker prepares orders at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment centre in Dartford, UK, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Amazon.com’s big Prime Day summer sale kicks off Tuesday. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Daphnee Poteau, a Haitian who came to the U.S in 2023, began working for Amazon last year at a returns center in Indianapolis….
Tennessee lawmaker files bill to ban ICE agents from wearing masks – CBS News Watch CBS News A Democratic lawmaker in Tennessee is pushing for legislation that would ban immigration enforcement officials from wearing masks, forcing them to show their faces. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…
Reverend Alberto Rojas, Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino Ordaining Prelate and Principal Celebrant, leads the Ordination to the Priesthood mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Chino Hills on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Will Lester | Medianews Group | Getty Images A Catholic bishop in California has issued a rare decree…
10 charged for roles in cop shooting outside Texas ICE facility – CBS News Watch CBS News Ten people have been charged in the shooting of a police officer at a Texas ICE facility last Friday. An Alvarado, Texas, police officer was responding after graffiti was sprayed on vehicles and a guard structure at the…
Washington — President Trump will be paying a visit Tuesday to a new immigration detention center in South Florida that state officials are calling “Alligator Alcatraz.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the plans Monday and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later confirmed it, saying DeSantis, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Republican…
