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The Migrant Congressman Who Won't Say the Word "Dreamer" Anymore
Juan Ciscomani built his career on his own immigration story. Now he won't answer whether other people get to keep theirs.
 • Pablo Manríquez
Five Immigration Moves Washington Made Last Week While Nobody Was Watching
From a green-card rule that punishes poverty to a work permit that stopped working overnight, here's what federal agencies did in the shadows this week…
 • Pablo Manríquez
BREAKING: DHS Loses Bid to Dodge Blame for Dangerous Conditions at Adelanto
A three-judge panel unanimously rejected the government’s bid to pause a court order over dangerous conditions at Adelanto — and taxpayers, not GEO, are…
 • Pablo Manríquez
Questions?
My first ‘Mail Bag’ post at Migrant Insider .
 • Pablo Manríquez
The ICE Agent Six Members of Congress Now Want the FBI to Investigate
Martin Lagunas pointed his gun at a Virginia mother. DHS sources confirmed his name to Migrant Insider — and lawmakers gave the FBI until Aug. 31 to…
 • Pablo Manríquez
The Fight Begins Over Student Workers
While ICE raids dominate headlines, the administration is quietly building a case to gut OPT — the visa program powering Silicon Valley's talent…
 • Arjun Singh
EXCLUSIVE: Two DHS Sources Confirm to Migrant Insider — The ICE Agent Who Pointed His Gun at a U.S. Citizen in Virginia Is Martin Lagunas
The Chicago-based agent was already identified on social media and by Unraveled Press. Now, two Department of Homeland Security sources have confirmed…
 • Pablo Manríquez
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Trump Just Made Leaving the Country Another Trap. Here are the Week’s Immigration Scoops the Big Outlets Missed.
Five under-covered developments — from a precedent that could blow up DACA travel plans to a quiet rule that could lock rural migrants out of the system…
 • Pablo Manríquez
No-Bid Contract Puts Pain-Compliance Gloves on ICE Agents Arresting Migrants With No Criminal Record
DHS wants $2500 gloves that jolt migrants through skin contact, deployed by March 2027, with no competitive bidding and no public safety testing.
 • Pablo Manríquez
Aisha Wahab’s Father Told Supporters to “Call ICE” on Her Opponent. Wahab Still Won’t Say He Was Wrong.
With her father’s own name attached to the comment — and the profile scrubbed the moment press came calling — the state senator has offered two…
 • Pablo Manríquez
Greg Cunningham Calls Two U.S. Citizens Killed by ICE “Collateral Damage”
The GOP nominee for New Mexico’s 2nd District, who is campaigning on his roots in Albuquerque’s heavily Hispanic South Valley, says bystanders killed in…
 • Pablo Manríquez

July 2026

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