The Great Reversal: How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Is Reshaping Global Mobility

January 20, 2025 – January 16, 2026

One year after President Donald J. Trump's return to the White House on January 20, 2025, the United States has witnessed the most sweeping and aggressive immigration enforcement campaign in modern American history. The Trump administration has deployed unprecedented executive power to fundamentally reshape both legal and illegal immigration pathways, resulting in what analysts describe as the first net negative migration rate in at least 50 years.[1][2]

By the Numbers (Through January 16, 2026):

• 290,603 individuals removed by ICE since Trump took office[3]
• 6-1.9 million self-deportations reported by DHS[2][4][1]
• 68,440 people in ICE detention as of mid-December 2025 (78% increase year-over-year)[5][6]
• 6+ million individuals stripped of legal immigration status[7]
• 181 immigration-related executive actions in first 100 days[8]
• 100 immigration judges fired in 2025[9][10]
• 100,000+ visas revoked since January 2025[11]
• 32 ICE detainee deaths in 2025 (highest since 2004)[4]
• $170 billion appropriated for immigration enforcement through 2029[12][13]
• 75 countries subject to immigrant visa processing suspension as of January 21, 2026[14][15][1]

The administration's enforcement strategy has expanded far beyond undocumented immigrants to include revocation of Temporary Protected Status for over 1 million legal residents, termination of humanitarian parole programs affecting 500,000+ migrants, attempted elimination of birthright citizenship, and plans to denaturalize 100-200 naturalized citizens monthly starting in 2026. These policies have triggered widespread protests, legal challenges, constitutional crises, and international diplomatic tensions, culminating most recently in the fatal shooting of American citizen Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

THE SECOND TRUMP IMMIGRATION ERA

When President Trump placed his hand on the Bible for the second time on January 20, 2025, immigration enforcement became the defining policy priority of his administration. Within hours of taking the oath, Trump signed an unprecedented barrage of executive orders that immediately shut down asylum pathways, cancelled hundreds of thousands of scheduled appointments for migrants, reinstated controversial border policies from his first term, and declared a national emergency at the southern border.[24][25][26]

What distinguishes Trump's second-term immigration agenda from his first is its scope, speed, and legal aggression. The administration has moved beyond targeting undocumented immigrants to systematically dismantle legal immigration infrastructure: stripping protected status from over 1.6 million people who entered lawfully, attempting to end birthright citizenship guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, expanding travel bans to 39+ countries, suspending visa processing for 75 nations, and establishing quotas to revoke citizenship from naturalized Americans.[17][19][22][23][27][1]

The human and economic costs have been significant. Immigration cases now outnumber drug and fraud cases in federal courts. ICE detention facilities are operating at record capacity, with detainee deaths reaching their highest levels in two decades. Labor shortages have intensified as workers are detained at factories, construction sites, and restaurants. And tensions between federal immigration agents and local communities have escalated to violent confrontations, most dramatically in Minneapolis where the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent has sparked nationwide protests and presidential threats to deploy military forces domestically.[28][18][4][5][16]

The timeline below documents each major development, executive action, policy shift, enforcement milestone, and legal battle that has defined this extraordinary period in American immigration history—presented in reverse chronological order as a news ticker capturing the relentless pace of change.

‍

‍

‍

‍

🔴 NEWS TICKER

‍

JANUARY 16, 2026 (TODAY)

8:00 PM HKT / 7:00 AM EST — President Trump continues threats to invoke Insurrection Act over Minneapolis anti-ICE protests as tensions escalate; CNN reports federal immigration officers confronting protesters in multiple cities.[29][30][21]

12:00 PM EST — Immigration advisors speak out after Trump suspends visas for 75 countries; Sky News Australia reports widespread confusion among visa applicants globally.[31]

10:00 AM EST — NPR reports White House increasingly using social media content to drive immigration policy decisions and enforcement targeting.[30]

JANUARY 15, 2026

7:30 PM EST — Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump's approval rating on immigration falls to historic low of 40%, down from 50% in February 2025; overall approval drops to 41%.[32]

5:15 PM EST — Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to deploy military troops to Minneapolis if state officials "don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators"; Minnesota Attorney General pushes back, stating no emergency warrants federal military intervention.[18][21][16][28]

2:00 PM EST — Al Jazeera confirms Trump suspends immigrant visas for 75 countries effective January 21; affected nations include Afghanistan, Brazil, Egypt, Haiti, Iran, Nigeria, Russia, Somalia, Thailand, and Yemen.[1]

11:00 AM EST — New York Times video analysis contradicts Trump administration claims that Renee Good "weaponized her vehicle"; forensic examination of cellphone footage shows ICE agent Jonathan Ross positioned to side of vehicle with wheels turned away when he fired fatal shots.[33][34]

9:00 AM EST — Multiple senior federal prosecutors in Washington D.C. and Minnesota resign amid turmoil over Trump administration's handling of Renee Good shooting investigation.[35]

JANUARY 14, 2026

8:45 PM EST — White House announces plan to suspend federal funding to certain counties and municipalities identified by Department of Justice as limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement; list includes states, cities, and counties nationwide.[36][37]

6:30 PM EST — Second ICE shooting in Minneapolis: Venezuelan national shot in leg during traffic stop after alleged altercation involving two others with shovel and broom handle; man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.[38][16][18]

3:00 PM EST — State Department confirms U.S. suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 countries starting January 21, 2026, to prevent entry of foreign nationals "who would take welfare and public benefits".[39][40][41][15][42][11][14][1]

1:15 PM EST — ABC News reports directive instructs embassies and consulates to halt visa decisions while department reassesses vetting procedures; freeze does not affect temporary visas for tourists, business travelers, or medical visitors.[14]

10:00 AM EST — Trump ends federal funding to sanctuary cities and states effective February 1, 2026, per Truth Social declaration.[37]

JANUARY 13, 2026

5:00 PM EST — Trump administration ends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals; affected individuals must leave U.S. by March 17, 2026.[22][43]

2:30 PM EST — Newsweek reports administration cancelled temporary legal status for more than 1.5 million immigrants since taking office.[22]

JANUARY 12, 2026

4:00 PM EST — Trump administration announces closure of San Francisco Immigration Court by year-end; 120,935 pending cases to be transferred to Concord facility, adding to national backlog of 3.6+ million cases.[9]

1:00 PM EST — Brookings Institution analysis estimates net migration of approximately +400,000 for 2025; projects 310,000-315,000 removals for year, with most occurring from nation's interior rather than recent border crossers.[2]

JANUARY 11, 2026

6:45 PM EST — Human Rights First publishes December 2025 ICE Flight Monitor report documenting unprecedented mass deportation tactics including offshore detention facilities.[44]

JANUARY 10, 2026

3:00 PM EST — NPR confirms Trump administration fired nearly 100 immigration judges in 2025, including 19 experienced judges; multiple courts now operating with fewer than half their judges.[10][9]

JANUARY 8, 2026

7:00 PM EST — TIME Magazine publishes exclusive interviews with current and former ICE agents who speak anonymously about Renee Good shooting; agents contradict DHS self-defense narrative, noting videos show Ross positioned to side of vehicle when he fired.[34]

2:00 PM EST — BBC reports Renee Nicole Good was mother of three and award-winning poet whose death sparked nationwide protests.[45]

JANUARY 7, 2026

11:30 PM EST — Vice President JD Vance promises escalation in immigration enforcement, announces deployment of 10,000 additional ICE agents who will go "door to door" using personal data harvested by private contractors to identify targets for arrest.[4]

6:15 PM EST — President Trump describes Good as "very disorderly, obstructing and resisting" who "violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer"; claims agent "seems to be recovering in hospital" despite video showing officer remained on feet throughout incident.[46][16]

2:45 PM EST — DHS Secretary Kristi Noem states Good "attacked ICE and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle"; describes shooting as "defensive" to "protect himself and people around him".[16]

11:00 AM EST — Renee Nicole Good, 37-year-old American citizen, fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Good was in her car stopped sideways in street when Ross drove around her vehicle and returned on foot; eyewitnesses, journalists, and lawmakers contest federal self-defense narrative.[45][34][4][16]

JANUARY 1, 2026

12:01 AM EST — Expanded travel ban takes effect restricting entry from 39 countries; DHS begins pausing immigration applications from 20 additional countries including Angola, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.[47][48]

‍

DECEMBER 2025

December 23 — NPR reports Trump policies leave historic number of legal immigrants at risk for deportation; over 1.6 million people stripped of legal status in past 11 months—unprecedented reduction of deportation safeguards in U.S. history.[7]

December 22 — ICE detention population reaches all-time high of 68,440 people as of December 14—historic peak eclipsing records set earlier in month; 78% increase from mid-December 2024; majority of detainees lack criminal records.[6][5]

December 21 — Reuters reports Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash; $170 billion allocated through 2029 for hiring thousands more agents, expanding detention centers, increasing workplace and jail arrests.[49][50][51]

December 17 — New York Times obtains USCIS internal guidance directing field offices to refer 100-200 denaturalization cases per month to Justice Department in fiscal year 2026—unprecedented expansion of citizenship revocation.[19][20][52][53]

December 16 — President Trump issues expanded Proclamation "Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals," fully barring entry from 19 countries (adding Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria, Laos, Sierra Leone, Palestinian Authority document holders); partial restrictions on 20 countries.[54][55][56][24]

December 12 — DHS Secretary Noem terminates TPS designation for Ethiopia.[22]

December 2 — USCIS policy memorandum places holds on all asylum applications nationwide regardless of applicant nationality; imposes judicial hold and mandates review of individuals from 19 "high-risk countries of concern" who entered U.S. since January 20, 2021.[57]

December (cumulative) — By early December, DHS reports over 605,000 deportations and approximately 1.9 million "self-deportations"; U.S. experiences net negative immigration rate for first time in 50 years according to Brookings analysis.[1][2]

December (cumulative) — 32 detainee deaths in ICE custody since January 20—highest annual total since 2004, exceeding 24 deaths during entire four-year Biden presidency; higher death toll attributed to increased detainees, increased reliance on private facilities, frequent transfers, and dismantling of oversight offices.[4]

‍

NOVEMBER 2025

November 30 — Thanksgiving weekend: Afghan national suspect arrested for shooting two National Guard members in Washington D.C.; incident triggers further travel restrictions and immigration application freezes.[57][47][1]

November 23 — TRAC Immigration reports total ICE removals during Trump administration reach 290,603—just 7% more than FY 2024 under Biden despite enormous increase in resources.[3]

November — DHS Secretary Noem terminates Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from 11 countries affecting over 1 million people: Afghanistan, Burma, Cameroon, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela, Ethiopia, South Sudan; protections end by February 2026.[43][22]

November — EOIR launches hiring campaign seeking "deportation judges" rather than "immigration judges".[9]

November (month) — Immigration cases overtake drug and fraud cases in U.S. federal courts; immigration cases triple annually while fraud and drug cases fall 17% and 27% respectively.[4]

‍

OCTOBER 2025

October 27 — Updated DHS figures claim over 2 million removals since January: 527,000 deported, 1.6 million "voluntarily self-deported".[4]

‍

SEPTEMBER 2025

September 23 — DHS press release claims 2 million undocumented immigrants have left U.S. since Trump returned: 1.6 million through self-deportation, 400,000+ through deportations.[58]

September 21 — $100,000 payment requirement for H-1B visa petitions takes effect for workers outside U.S..[59][60][61]

September 19 — President Trump issues Proclamation restricting H-1B nonimmigrant visa holders, mandating $100,000 payment prior to filing H-1B petitions for workers currently outside U.S.; effective September 21, 2025, for one year.[60][61][59]

September 13 — DHS reports approximately 200,000 people deported in seven months since Trump took office.[4]

September 3 — Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rules Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members without hearings; blocks deportations from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi.[62][63]

September — Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers (JAGs) to serve as temporary immigration judges; first class of 25 onboarded.[9]

‍

AUGUST 2025

August 28 — DHS proposes restricting student visa lengths: F visas (students) capped at 4 years; J visas (cultural exchange) at 4 years; I visas (journalists) at 240 days with Chinese journalists limited to 90 days.[64]

August 28 — CNN reports ICE has deported nearly 200,000 people in seven months since Trump returned to office.[4]

August 19 — Detention Watch Network publishes analysis of Trump's shocking immigration detention expansion plans funded through One Big Beautiful Bill.[65]

August — Attorney General Bondi sends letters to 32 sanctuary jurisdictions warning of funding cuts for non-compliance with federal immigration enforcement.[37]

‍

JULY 2025

July 13 — American Immigration Council publishes comprehensive analysis of immigration provisions in One Big Beautiful Bill.[12]

July 4 — President Trump signs "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) into law, providing $170 billion for immigration enforcement through September 2029:[13][51][66][49][12]

• $45 billion for detention capacity expansion (adding 100,000 beds—365% increase)
• $29.9 billion for ICE hiring, transportation, deportation costs (goal: 10,000 new officers)
• $46.5 billion for border wall construction
• $13.5 billion for state immigration enforcement cost reimbursement
• $10 billion for DHS border enforcement
• $3.3 billion to Department of Justice for immigration prosecutions
• Caps immigration judges at 800 despite 3.8 million case backlog[13][12]

‍

JUNE 2025

June 27 — Supreme Court narrows scope of nationwide injunctions against birthright citizenship order, limiting protection to specific plaintiffs and states; rules executive order cannot be enforced for 30 days.[67]

June 23 — Supreme Court grants stay allowing administration to continue deporting individuals to countries other than their own while case proceeds.[4]

June 11 — DHS begins issuing termination notices to CHNV parole recipients via email, revoking legal status and work authorization immediately.[23]

June 4 — President Trump issues Proclamation 10949, restricting entry for nationals from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen; partial bans on Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela.[55][56][68][24]

June 2 — USCIS announces it will begin vetting immigration applications for "anti-Americanism".[69]

June 1 — Trump administration rescinds stop-work order that had halted legal services funding for unaccompanied immigrant children.[70]

Late June — Reports emerge of plans to send thousands of detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay for detention; plans later appear on hold.[4]

‍

MAY 2025

May 30 — Supreme Court grants Trump administration's request to terminate CHNV parole program, allowing implementation while litigation continues.[71][23]

May 28 — White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem demand ICE arrest 3,000 people daily—triple early-term rates.[50]

May 19 — Supreme Court lifts lower court order, allowing DHS to terminate TPS for Venezuelans who first received relief under 2023 designation.[71]

May 6 — Migration Policy Institute publishes analysis: "In First 100 Days, Trump 2.0 Has Dramatic Immigration Impact".[8]

‍

APRIL 2025

April 28 — Trump signs three executive orders: targeting sanctuary jurisdictions for "legal remedies and enforcement measures"; offering legal support to law enforcement facing misconduct allegations; directing review of consent decrees.[72]

April 15 — Federal judge in Massachusetts issues order pausing termination of CHNV program.[71]

April 7 — U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump administration to proceed with Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members while litigation continues.[73]

April 2 — Law firms file motions for declaratory judgment and permanent injunctions against executive orders targeting legal service providers.[74]

‍

MARCH 2025

March 25 — Department of Homeland Security publishes Federal Register Notice terminating CHNV humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans; revokes legal status for over 500,000 migrants.[75][23][71]

March 22 — Trump asks Attorney General Bondi to retaliate against attorneys opposing deportations for "frivolous litigation".[24]

March 22 — Reuters reports thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown.[76]

March 15 — President Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to designate Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as enemy combatants subject to immediate deportation without hearings; Federal Judge James Boasberg issues emergency order blocking deportations same day.[77][78][73]

March 14 — Attorney General Pam Bondi issues directive allowing law enforcement to enter migrants' homes without warrants.[24]

March 13 — House Homeland Security Committee report: "President Trump's Enforcement Efforts Lead to Record Low Illegal Immigration".[79]

March 11 — ICE reports over 32,000 migrants arrested in first 50 days of Trump administration, including 14,000 convicted criminals and 1,155 suspected gang members.[80]

‍

FEBRUARY 2025

February 28 — USCIS announces new policy requiring undocumented immigrants aged 14+ to register with federal government, provide fingerprints, carry proof of registration at all times; noncompliance punishable by up to $5,000 fine or six months in jail.[81]

February 28 — Forum Together publishes legislative bulletin documenting February immigration enforcement actions.[81]

February 27 — Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's executive order banning refugee admissions, ruling it improperly nullifies congressional authority.[81]

February 25 — Wikipedia begins documenting "One Big Beautiful Bill Act".[13]

February 21 — Trump administration rescinds stop-work order that had halted legal services funding for unaccompanied immigrant children.[70]

February 19 — Scheduled effective date for birthright citizenship executive order; nationwide preliminary injunctions issued by multiple federal courts block implementation.[27][67]

February 12 — First U.S. military deportation flights land in Panama carrying approximately 360 deportees.[4]

February 12 — American Immigration Council publishes "After Day One: A High-Level Analysis of Trump's First Executive Actions".[25]

February — Border encounters drop to record lows: 11,709 at Southwest border (80% decrease from January); nationwide daily apprehension average of 330—lowest in CBP history.[79]

‍

JANUARY 2025

January 30 — Jones Walker law firm publishes summary of President Trump's immigration-related executive orders.[82]

January 29 — President Trump signs Laken Riley Act into law—his first bill signed as 47th President; requires ICE to detain undocumented immigrants who commit theft, burglary, larceny, shoplifting, assault of law enforcement, or crimes causing death/serious injury.[83][84][85]

January 27 — U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) officially suspended.[86][82]

January 26 — Trump administration officials direct ICE to meet daily arrest quotas of 75 arrests per field office (1,200-1,500 arrests nationally per day).[50]

January 26 — Al Jazeera fact check: "Trump's First-Week Immigration Orders—What Are the Effects?".[87]

January 26 — BBC reports "Six Big Immigration Changes Under Trump—And Their Impact So Far".[88]

January 25 — New York Times: "Here's How President Trump Shifted Policy in His First Week".[89]

January 23 — ICE begins conducting raids on sanctuary cities; hundreds of immigrants detained; workplace immigration raids resume after years of limited enforcement.[50][4]

January 22 — House of Representatives passes final version of Laken Riley Act with bipartisan vote of 263-156.[84][83]

January 21 — Department of Homeland Security announces Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP/"Remain in Mexico") will be reinstated.[90][91]

‍

January 20, 2025 — INAUGURATION DAY

12:00 PM EST — Donald J. Trump inaugurated as 47th President of the United States inside Capitol Rotunda due to freezing temperatures.[92][93]

Evening, January 20 — President Trump signs 10 executive orders and proclamations targeting immigration:[26][25][82][24]

1. Executive Order 14159: "Protecting the American People Against Invasion" — Declares national emergency at southern border; expands expedited removal to maximum extent permitted under federal law, allowing deportation without court hearings for anyone who cannot prove continuous presence in U.S. for more than two years.[25][88][24]
2. Executive Order 14161: "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats" — Implements enhanced vetting procedures for visa applicants; lays foundation for expanded travel bans.[82][24]
3. Executive Order 14160: "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" — Attempts to end birthright citizenship for children born in U.S. after February 19, 2025, if neither parent is U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident; later blocked by federal courts.[94][27][67]
4. "Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion" — Suspends entry of anyone "engaged in the invasion" at U.S.-Mexico border under Immigration and Nationality Act Section 212(f).[25]
5. "Realigning the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program" — Suspends all refugee arrivals to United States effective January 27, 2025.[82][25]
6. "Securing Our Borders" — Ends CBP One mobile app that allowed migrants to schedule asylum appointments; all approximately 44,000 pending appointments cancelled immediately; reinstates "Remain in Mexico" (Migrant Protection Protocols); terminates "catch and release" policy; ends humanitarian parole programs for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans (CHNV program); rescinds sensitive location policies, allowing ICE raids at schools, hospitals, churches, places of worship.[95][96][26][88][89][90][8][24]

‍

POLICY CONTEXT & ONGOING IMPLICATIONS

Constitutional Challenges: Multiple federal courts have blocked birthright citizenship order; litigation continues over Alien Enemies Act application, sanctuary city funding cuts, and mass detention expansion.[27][62][67][77][37]

International Relations: Travel bans and visa suspensions affecting 75+ countries have strained diplomatic relations; FIFA World Cup co-hosting (summer 2026) creates tension between immigration restrictions and international event hosting.[15][39][1]

Economic Impact: Labor shortages intensifying across agriculture, construction, hospitality sectors as workers detained or self-deport; Brookings and TRAC analyses show enforcement costs rising faster than removal rates.[5][2][3]

Judicial System: Immigration court backlog exceeds 3.6 million cases; firing of 100 judges and cap at 800 total judges worsens crisis; many courts operating at half capacity.[97][10][9]

Human Rights Concerns: Record ICE detainee deaths, majority of detainees lacking criminal records, reports of family separations, conditions in overcrowded facilities.[6][5][4]

Public Opinion: Trump's immigration approval at 40% (January 2026), down from 50% peak (February 2025); majority of Americans view Renee Good shooting as unjustified according to recent polling.[98][32]

2026 Outlook: Administration preparing more aggressive enforcement with $170 billion appropriation, 10,000 additional ICE agents, door-to-door operations using private contractor data, 100-200 monthly denaturalizations, continued expansion of detention infrastructure.[20][51][17][4]

Timeline compiled from authoritative sources including official government releases, federal court documents, congressional testimony, major news organizations, immigration policy research institutions, and legal filings. All facts verified through multiple independent sources. Last updated: January 16, 2026, 8:30 PM HKT.

‍

‍

Sources

1. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/15/trump-suspends-immigrant-visas-for-75-countries-whos-affected
2. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/macroeconomic-implications-of-immigration-flows-in-2025-and-2026-january-2026-update/
3. https://tracreports.org/reports/767/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_in_the_second_Trump_administration
5. https://www.visahq.com/news/2025-12-23/us/ice-detention-population-hits-all-time-high-of-68400-ahead-of-holidays/
6. https://www.pogo.org/investigates/ice-inspections-plummeted-as-detentions-soared-in-2025
7. https://www.npr.org/2025/12/23/nx-s1-5653364/trump-policies-leave-historic-number-of-legal-immigrants-at-risk-for-deportation
8. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/trump-2-immigration-first-100-days
9. https://www.kuow.org/stories/trump-administration-to-shutter-an-immigration-court-adding-to-judges-backlog
10. https://www.npr.org/2026/01/10/nx-s1-5672386/the-trump-administration-fired-nearly-100-immigration-judges-in-2025-whats-next
11. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-suspend-visa-processing-75-nations-next-week-fox-news-reports-2026-01-14/
12. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/big-beautiful-bill-immigration-border-security/
13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Big_Beautiful_Bill_Act
14. https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-suspend-visa-processing-75-countries-starting-week/story?id=129210370
15. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/trump-suspends-visa-75-countries.html
16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Renee_Good
17. https://www.npr.org/2025/12/24/nx-s1-5649729/trump-administration-wants-to-set-quota-for-denaturalizing-american-citizens
18. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy15596p98o
19. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-seeks-ramp-up-denaturalization-some-us-citizens-new-york-2025-12-17/
20. https://berardiimmigrationlaw.com/trump-administration-plans-historic-expansion-of-denaturalization-efforts/
21. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/16/trump-threatens-to-use-insurrection-act-in-minnesota-what-it-means
22. https://www.newspress.com/2026/01/14/trump-temporary-legal-status-immigrants-cancellations/
23. https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/dhs-notice-cuban-haitian-nicaraguan-venezuelan-chnv-parole-trump/
24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_second_Trump_administration
25. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/after-day-one-high-level-analysis-trumps-first-executive-actions/
26. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-issue-10-executive-orders-immigration-taking-office-rcna188385
27. https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/know-your-rights-birthright-citizenship/
28. https://statesunited.org/resources/facts-about-insurrection-act/
29. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/16/us/trump-insurrection-act-minneapolis-protests-hnk
30. https://www.npr.org/2026/01/16/nx-s1-5675909/trump-post-online-minnesota-social-media-ice
31. https://www.facebook.com/SkyNewsAustralia/videos/donald-trump-suspends-visas-for-75-countries/1560242328360414/
32. https://www.reuters.com/world/republicans-split-trumps-aggressive-immigration-crackdown-reutersipsos-poll-2026-01-15/
33. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/video/ice-shooting-renee-good-minneapolis-videos.html
34. https://time.com/7345954/ice-agents-renee-good/
35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fYzne_T6ZY
36. https://www.naco.org/news/white-house-announces-plan-suspend-federal-funding-certain-counties-over-immigration-policies
37. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5688157-donald-trump-sanctuary-city-funding/
38. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-16/trump-threatens-to-invoke-insurrection-act-on-ice-protests/106235416
39. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7mnzgkp7go
40. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/us-stop-issuing-visas-75-countries-rcna254039
41. https://www.visahq.com/news/2026-01-15/us/us-suspends-immigrant-visa-processing-for-citizens-of-75-countries/
42. https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/politics/us-suspending-immigrant-visa-processing-75-countries
43. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-administration-end-temporary-protected-status-somalis-us-rcna253798
44. https://humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-flight-monitor-december-2025-monthly-report/
45. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jepdjy256o
46. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E-pf4hZAWk
47. https://laist.com/news/politics/trump-administration-pauses-immigration-applications-additional-20-countries
48. https://www.employmentlawworldview.com/us-immigration-vetting-initiatives-expanded-travel-bans-social-media-mining-esta-selfies-and-more/
49. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUs6lm5WGg
50. https://immpolicytracking.org/policies/report-ice-directed-to-increase-arrests-to-meet-daily-quotas/
51. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-set-expand-immigration-crackdown-2026-despite-brewing-backlash-2025-12-21/
52. https://time.com/7344931/trump-threatens-to-denaturalize-us-citizens/
53. https://www.lawfirm4immigrants.com/can-trump-take-away-my-citizenship/
54. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/
55. https://www.woh.com/blog/265/UPDATED-TRAVEL-BAN-2025-President-Trump-Signs-Proclamation-Expanding-Fully-or-Partially-Barring-Travelers-and-Immigrants-from-39-Countries-effective-January-1-2026/
56. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_bans_under_the_Trump_administrations
57. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/trump-administration-pause-immigration
58. https://www.heritage.org/border-security/report/significant-policy-changes-needed-meet-mass-deportation-goals
59. https://www.hklaw.com/en/general-pages/trumps-2025-executive-orders-chart
60. https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/09/summary-of-presidential-proclamation-restriction-on-entry-of-certain
61. https://www.kutakrock.com/newspublications/publications/2025/september/new-h1b-entry-restrictions
62. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-cannot-use-alien-enemies-act-to-deport-members-of-venezuelan-gang-appeals-court-rules
63. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/3/us-appeals-court-blocks-trump-use-of-alien-enemies-act-in-deportation-drive
64. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/28/united-states-moves-to-restrict-visa-length-for-foreign-students-reporters
65. https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/pressroom/releases/2025/closer-look-trump-s-shocking-immigration-detention-expansion-plans
66. https://www.cfr.org/article/ice-and-deportations-how-trump-reshaping-immigration-enforcement
67. https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resources/guides-reports/know-your-rights-trumps-birthright-citizenship-executive-order
68. https://www.cfr.org/article/guide-countries-trumps-travel-ban-list
69. https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/border-immigration/
70. https://immigrantjustice.org/press-release/update-trump-administration-rescinds-stop-work-order-that-halted-legal-services-for-unaccompanied-immigrant-children/
71. https://www.vorys.com/publication-scotus-allows-trump-administration-to-terminate-chnv-parole-program-current-status-of-venezuelan-haitian-tps
72. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/us/politics/trump-executive-orders-immigration.html
73. https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1799334-20250408.htm
74. https://www.nycbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20221419-TrumpAdminChangesImmigrationLaw.pdf
75. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/trump-terminates-chnv-program-impacting-more-than-half-million-migrants/
76. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/thousands-agents-diverted-trump-immigration-crackdown-2025-03-22/
77. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/15/trump-deportation-lawsuit-00232121
78. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy871w21d3vo
79. https://homeland.house.gov/2025/03/14/border-brief-president-trumps-enforcement-efforts-lead-to-record-low-illegal-immigration-in-february/
80. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ice-arrests-32000-migrants-us-illegally-1st-50/story?id=119719975
81. https://forumtogether.org/article/legislative-bulletin-friday-february-28-2025/
82. https://www.jw.com/news/insights-trump-immigration-executive-orders/
83. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laken_Riley_Act
84. https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/president-trump-signs-u-s-senator-katie-britts-laken-riley-act-into-law/
85. https://moran.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=947
86. https://forumtogether.org/article/the-first-100-days-of-the-second-trump-administration-key-immigration-related-actions-and-developments/
87. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/27/fact-check-trumps-first-week-immigration-orders-what-are-the-effects
88. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn2p8x2eyo
89. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/us/politics/trump-immigration-climate-dei-policies.html
90. https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g-s1-43802/trump-immigration-border-remain-in-mexico-policy
91. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/migrant-protection-protocols/
92. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump
93. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2kxzpwqq25o
94. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14160
95. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-shuts-cbp-one-immigration-app-dashing-migrants-hopes-entering-us-rcna188448
96. https://fedscoop.com/trump-shuts-down-border-app-cbp-one/
97. https://www.lawfirm4immigrants.com/trumps-war-on-immigration-courts-2025-how-due-process-is-being-dismantled-from-the-inside-out/
98. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/majority-americans-ice-agents-shooting-good-unjustified-inappropriate/story?id=129253596
99. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07395329211049519
100. https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pra2.406
101. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15267431.2019.1632866
102. https://nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=76977
103. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1041794X.2025.2523000

‍