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The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to use the federal SAVE database to verify the citizenship status of voters. The decision allows state officials to cross-check voter registration records against the immigration database, a move long sought by proponents of stricter election verification and opposed by voting rights groups who warn it could lead to eligible voters being wrongly flagged or removed from rolls.

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill providing roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement. The legislation would fund measures such as expanded border security, detention capacity and deportation operations, advancing one of the Republicans' key immigration priorities. Details on the Senate's next steps and the vote breakdown were not immediately available in the coverage.

A judge has ordered the Canadian government to release classified records concerning Nazi war criminals who settled in Canada after the Second World War. The decision, reported by the Ottawa Citizen, could shed light on how many war criminals entered the country and how authorities handled their cases, renewing debate over Canada's postwar immigration record and transparency about government archives.

The Guardian reports that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is arresting more people than ever after changing tactics. Following public backlash against highly visible 'siege'-style operations, the Trump administration adopted what is described as 'soft feet' operations, making agents less conspicuous. The report says ICE is now, in effect, everywhere, and that immigrants are being detained within roughly 90 seconds of being stopped.

A group of immigrants is asking the US Supreme Court to leave in place a lower-court ruling that prevents the Trump administration from deporting them to third-party countries. The filing asks the justices not to disturb protections that currently keep them from being removed to nations other than their home countries while the case continues.

Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court for upholding birthright citizenship, saying 'too bad' about the decision, and is now pushing Congress to pass legislation ending the practice. The comments renew a long-running fight over the 14th Amendment, which has repeatedly been interpreted as guaranteeing citizenship to anyone born on US soil. Lawmakers and legal experts are weighing whether such a bill could pass or survive court challenges.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to buy robot dogs, according to ABC News. The robotics platforms could be used for surveillance or patrol tasks in ICE operations. The news is drawing attention over the use of advanced robotics in immigration enforcement and questions about privacy and the role of autonomous machines in policing.

A Wall Street Journal reporter returned to Miami to gauge how Hispanic voters there feel about President Trump and his immigration policies. The piece explores whether loyalty to Trump among Cuban-American and other Latino communities is shifting as enforcement measures touch more people, in a city long seen as a bellwether for Hispanic political attitudes.

Attention is turning to how the large rise in immigration during Joe Biden's presidency shaped the US economy. Commentators are weighing its effects on labour supply, growth, wages and public finances, with debate over whether the influx boosted output or strained services and local resources.

The Trump administration has abandoned a proposal to use a New Jersey military base to hold detained immigrants, according to a report. The plan had drawn scrutiny over the use of military facilities for immigration enforcement. The decision ends speculation about the base becoming a detention site, though officials have not detailed what alternative arrangements will be made for immigrant detainees in the region.

Pennsylvania Democrats are trying to convert frustration with President Trump's immigration policies into Latino voter support. With the state a key electoral battleground, party officials and organizers argue that workplace raids, deportation threats and tougher border enforcement are galvanizing Latino communities, and they hope that anger translates into turnout and votes for Democratic candidates.

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has signalled a possible rethink of migrants' right to remain, according to BBC News. The reported shift suggests the government may reassess how long migrants must wait or under what conditions they can secure settled status in Britain. The announcement lands amid ongoing political debate over immigration policy and pressure on the government to reduce migration numbers.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is experiencing a record number of firings and resignations, according to a USA Today report outlining what is known about the departures and their causes. The article explains the scale of the staff losses and what they could mean for the agency's operations, though specific figures and reasons are not detailed in the available coverage.

Italy has banned burqas and niqabs in schools and introduced caps on the number of foreign students allowed per class. The move comes as Italy, a frontline country for migration into Europe, debates integration policies. With a general election due next year, immigration remains a central campaign issue, and the measures have drawn widespread attention and reaction.

Angela Rayner, the UK Labour politician and Deputy Prime Minister, is a top search term in Britain. The evidence points to a Times report in which she condemns Labour's migrant visa crackdown, putting her publicly at odds with government immigration policy. Posts on the topic focus on this apparent split within Labour over migration policy, though the volume of searches suggests wider interest in her position. Beyond this report, the posts do not make clear why interest has spiked right now.

Dairy farmers in Idaho are voicing concern that President Trump's immigration enforcement campaign, which has so far largely left agricultural workplaces alone, could soon extend to farms. Dairy work depends heavily on immigrant labor, and producers say a shift in enforcement would threaten their operations and milk production.

Church leaders are pressing Catholics to keep helping immigrants even as the government defends its deportation policies. The appeal underscores an ongoing tension between religious institutions and immigration authorities, with clergy framing aid to migrants as a moral duty while officials stand by enforcement of removals.

A large migrant caravan is moving toward the United States border, drawing heavy attention from US media outlets. Coverage, particularly from Fox Business, frames the caravan's advance as rapid and consequential, fueling debate over border security and immigration policy.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is calling on the DC Circuit to vacate a federal drone flight restriction that effectively criminalized aerial recording of immigration enforcement agents. The group argues the restriction blocks First Amendment-protected documentation of federal operations. The case is drawing attention amid heightened public scrutiny of immigration enforcement tactics across the United States.

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to restart removing migrants to countries other than their own homeland without first giving them a chance to raise human rights concerns. The court said it will hear full arguments in the case later this year, meaning the policy can operate in the meantime. The ruling renews a contested immigration enforcement practice and is expected to draw legal challenges from human rights advocates over the treatment of those deported to third countries.

The Cato Institute's immigration analyst Alex Nowrasteh reports that legal immigration from majority-Muslim countries has fallen by 96% since 2024. The finding points to a sharp collapse in green cards and other lawful admissions from those nations under current US policy. The figure is drawing attention in debates over the scope and targeting of recent immigration restrictions.