Immigration and Emigration

• As Trump Deepens Immigration Crackdown, Exceptions Disappear for Afghans and Others - President Trump’s latest changes to the immigration system affect communities that traditionally have been considered special cases.
• Trump’s Crackdown in Wake of Shooting Blocks Legal Pathways for Migrants - The new measures represent some of the most significant changes to immigration policy since President Trump returned to the White House.
• College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving - Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.
• Fed Up With the Taliban, Pakistan Expels Masses of Afghans - Labeling Afghans a national security threat, Pakistan has forced out about a million this year, depriving them of a haven from Afghanistan’s turmoil.
• How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch - Prosecutors say members of the Somali diaspora, a group with growing political power, were largely responsible. President Trump has drawn national attention to the scandal amid his crackdown on immigration.