Feb. 27, 2025: Immigration & Border Highlights
Feb. 27, 2025: 11:00 p.m.:
Feb. 27, 2025: Immigration & Border Highlights
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CoreCivic has reached an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to expand detention capacity for immigrants at four facilities across Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, and Oklahoma, adding space for up to 784 detainees.
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President Donald Trump plans to introduce a “gold card” visa program, offering a pathway to U.S. citizenship for a $5 million investment, aiming to replace the existing EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.
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Migrant arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border in February 2025 are expected to reach a record low, with approximately 8,500 arrests, a significant decrease from 141,000 in February 2024.
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President Trump’s plan requires all illegal immigrants over 14 to register their fingerprints and home addresses, aiming to expedite mass deportations by imposing criminal charges for non-compliance.
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Mexico has extradited 29 drug cartel figures, including notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, to the United States amidst mounting pressure from the Trump administration to crack down on drug trafficking.