Immigration News

Daily Immigration News Clips – October 17, 2025

10/17/25
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 17, 2025.

National

ProPublica We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
By Nicole Foy, photography by Sarahbeth Maney

Axios Exclusive: Trump immigration plan may wipe out 15M jobs by 2035, study claims
By Russell Contreras

CBS News U.S. probing immigration applicants' social media to identify "anti-American" activity that's "beyond the pale," official says
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez

CNN As aggressive ICE tactics are caught on camera, the government says agents are being smeared
By Emma Tucker

NPR Trump ties crime with immigration, blurring the lines with Guard deployment
By Kat Lonsdorf, Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

The New York Times She Self-Deported. Now She and Other Crime Survivors Are Suing ICE.
By Jazmine Ulloa

The Wall Street Journal Grocery Prices Keep Rising. Frustrated Consumers Are Trying to Adapt.
By Christopher Kuo

The New York Times Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump’s Immigration Force
By Heather Knight

Local

CNN Federal judge demands answers from Trump admin on following order to avoid violent encounters with Chicago protesters
By Andy Rose, Bill Kirkos, Josh Campbell

Associated Press Judge wants immigration agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after clashes with public
By Christine Fernando

Spectrum News With few lawyers, immigrants in upstate New York face challenges finding legal defense
By Abigail Luca

WBUR ICE arrests Afghan man with brain cancer in Methuen. Now, he’s hundreds of miles from his doctors
By Rachell Sanchez-Smith

OPB High-profile immigration arrests raise concern over surge by ICE
By Troy Brynelson, Holly Bartholomew and Conrad Wilson

Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon lawmaker floats legislative special session in response to Trump immigration crackdown
By Shaanth Nanguneri

WBUR ICE enforcement in Mass. nets 1,400 arrests in September. Less than half had 'significant' criminal background
By Simón Rios