Daily Immigration News Clips - September 2, 2026

National

Forbes Employment-Based Immigration Backlog Exceeds 1.2 Million People
By Stuart Anderson

Scripps News DHS memo shows Trump administration explored using National Guard in immigration enforcement
By Kadia Tubman

NBC News ICE arrests 50,000 people in August, continuing record pace
By Julia Ainsley, Laura Strickler

Reuters US may ask parents to prove citizenship or immigration status to get passports for their children
By Kristina Cooke and Nate Raymond

News From The States Immigration activity is taking a toll on children's health, doctors say
By Nada Hassanein

NPR ICE detainee dies just hours after he was admitted into detention
By Vanessa Romo

NPR ICE says it has enough body cameras now, after series of deadly shootings
By Ximena Bustillo

Local

The New York Times U.S. Announces Thousands of Arrests in New York Immigration Operation
By Dionne Searcey and Madeleine Ngo

The Oregonian Federal immigration authorities increasingly targeting people without criminal records in Oregon, across country

Virginia Mercury Federal judge blocks new Virginia limits on existing local ICE agreements
By Markus Schmidt

AL.com Nearly $24 billion in Alabama tax money to be spent on deportations. Here's what it could buy instead
By Diane Mwai

Louisville Public Media Immigrants jailed in Kentucky won in court, but many still can't be freed on bond
By Morgan Watkins