The steep fines are part of an aggressive push to get immigrants in the US illegally to leave. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Wendy Ortiz was surprised to find out she was being fined by U.S. immigration authorities for being in the country illegally ...

Orders to Leave the Country — Some for US Citizens — Sow Confusion Among ... “I just thought it was absurd,” the Austin, Texas, immigration attorney said. It was an apparent glitch in ...

When immigration attorney ... Targets included U.S. citizens. Timothy J. Brenner, a Connecticut-born lawyer in Houston, was told April 11 to leave the US. He said: “I became concerned that ...

The United States Department of State’s June 2025 Visa Bulletin maintains largely unchanged Final Action Dates for Indian ...

Some context: With World War I in full swing, US lawmakers who drafted and passed the Immigration Act of 1917 characterized it as necessary for the country’s security. The Office of the ...

Ortiz, 32, who earns US$13 an hour in her ... received the notices also included spouses of U.S. citizens, who were actively trying to legalize their immigration status. Rosa, a U.S. citizen ...

“I just thought it was absurd,” the Austin, Texas, immigration attorney said ... Targets included U.S. citizens. Timothy J. Brenner, a Connecticut-born lawyer in Houston, was told April ...