Daily Immigration News Clips – December 22, 2025

National

The Independent The Trump administration spends $3,500 every time an immigrant self-deports. The true cost could be far greater
By Kelly Rissman 

NPR NPR analysis shows skyrocketing number of 'no-shows' in immigration court
By Ximena Bustillo and Rahul Mukherjee

Associated Press Federal judge to decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should return to immigration custody

Reuters Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash
By Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke and Jeff Mason

Axios Trump's new crackdown: Collective punishment for legal immigrants
By Brittany Gibson

Local

Denver 7 Immigration judge calls Jeanette Vizguerra case "extremely complicated," will issue written decision on bond
By Colette Bordelon

OPB Under Trump, Northwest immigration detainees are traveling further from families, legal help
By Troy Brynelson

WHYY ‘La migra llevó a mi papa’: How immigration enforcement is affecting Delaware students long before the school bell rings
By Johnny Perez-Gonzalez

El Pais The Florida Keys tourist paradise is besieged by immigration agents: ‘We’ve never seen anything like this’
By Abel Fernández