Daily Immigration News Clips – December 17, 2025

National

NBC News Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others
By The Associated Press

The Guardian The chaotic life of an immigration lawyer in Trump’s America: ‘Some days you break down in tears’
By Isabeau Doucet

The Marshall Project ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
By Anna Flagg and Shannon Heffernan

WBUR Republicans are divided on Afghan immigrant policy after the National Guard shooting
By Ximena Bustillo, Anusha Mathur

Forbes Immigrant Labor Declines As Trump Imposes New Immigration Restrictions
By Stuart Anderson

Local

KOSU | NPR ICE arrests in Oklahoma continue to rise with the help of local law enforcement
By Sierra Pfeifer

WTTW News Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino Back in Chicago as Federal Immigration Operations Ramp Back Up
By Matt Masterson

Mother Jones “I’ve Never Seen So Many Police Cars”
By Samantha Michaels

NPR Louisiana volunteer group brings groceries to families fearing immigration crackdown
By Alex Cox