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USCIS Limits Green Card Adjustments to Extraordinary Circumstances
US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that it will grant adjustment of status applications only in extraordinary circumstances. The policy change may require many applicants to process their cases from outside the United States.
The GuardianICE Arrested US Citizen at Home and Posted Video to Social Media
Christian Cerna attended a neighborhood protest against ICE raids in June 2025 and was accused of punching a border patrol agent. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault but denies striking the officer. ICE officers arrested him days later in front of his family while filming th…
The GuardianUS Citizen Pleads Guilty to Assault on Border Patrol Agent After Protest Confrontation
A federal judge described ICE's June 2025 arrest of Christian Cerna as a 'vindictive effort' to impose extrajudicial punishment after the carpenter protested immigration raids. Cerna, 28, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor following the confrontation. The case included high-profile…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewTwo Ghanaian brothers and US woman indicted in romance fraud ring targeting elderly
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio returned an indictment charging Ghanaian nationals Michael Nii Armah and Prince Nii Armah Kpobi along with US citizen Tawana C. Edwards for their roles in a criminal network that used fake online personas to defraud elderly Am…
Substrate placeholder — needs review19 Killed, Including Two US Citizens, in Philippine Military Raid on Negros Island
Two American nationals died alongside 17 others in a firefight during a government raid in the Philippines. The incident occurred on April 19, 2026, in a remote area, prompting a rights commission probe. All 19 were identified as members of the New People’s Army insurgent group.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewMinnesota Officials Investigate ICE Arrest of US Citizen as Potential Kidnapping
Officials in Ramsey County, Minnesota, are reviewing the January 18 arrest of 56-year-old US citizen ChongLy “Scott” Thao by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The incident involved agents entering his home without a warrant and detaining him in freezing weather while he…
NewsweekMan Deported to Mexico After Texas Traffic Stop Despite Claims of US Citizenship
Brian Morales, a 25-year-old man born in Denver, was deported to Mexico by US Border Patrol agents on April 7 following a traffic stop near Fredericksburg, Texas. Morales stated he is a US citizen and offered to provide his birth certificate and Social Security number.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewUS Citizen Deported to Mexico by DHS Despite Citizenship Claims, Report States
A 25-year-old US citizen born in Denver was deported to Mexico after a traffic stop in Texas, according to a Univision report. The man, Brian Morales, informed Customs and Border Protection agents of his citizenship and offered to provide proof from home, but was threatened with…