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PA HB 734, amending the Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 to further provide for landlord's duties and tenant relocation, was re-referred to Appropriations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
The Extreme Heat Eviction Protection Amendment Act of 2025 (DC B 26-0177) is Law L26-0108, effective Apr 16, 2026, published in DC Register Vol 73 Page 006780.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Moussa Diawara says Ghanaian officials forced him onto a flight to Mali within five days of being deported from the U.S., which a U.S. immigration judge ruled he could not be deported to.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
East Elmhurst residents in Queens report an ICE operation.
Source: El Diario NY (eldiariony.com)
A 60 Minutes investigation reveals the Trump administration is removing people to countries they are not from, and some third countries are forcing deportees back to the nations they fled.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
ICE affirms there are no plans to build a detention center in Newport, and the federal government agreed to a month's notice before environmental permitting in a settlement through Aug. 1, 2027.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Hundreds lose access to food after ICE arrested Bronx food pantry leader Aleksander Nilaj, who has been detained at Delaney Hall; community leaders and elected officials have called for his release.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
CBS News reports an ICE crackdown is prompting some Texas Latinos to turn away from Trump; one man says he regrets his votes for Biden and Trump.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit backs Trump on the constitutionality of detentions and curtails judges' ability to free undocumented immigrants.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Virginia SB 349, on the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and pre-tenancy fees, was continued from last session on 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA HB 79, Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act: duties of landlord, mold remediation, civil penalty; latest action 2026-07-21, continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Virginia HB 1409, on the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and prohibited provisions in rental agreements, was continued from last session, latest action 2026-07-21.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Truthout reports at least 59 people have died in ICE custody since the start of Trump's second term; GEO Group announced DHS purchased two immigration jails in Adelanto, California, for $950 million.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
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Per-country cap reform: green card backlog bill An immigration advocacy group explains proposals to end per-country green card caps, estimating more than 1.2 million people are stuck in the employment-based backlog. Source: FWD.us fwd.us/news/green-card-backlog-bill/ (link to fwd.us)
Links: fwd.us
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How will Trump’s mass deportation agenda shape the US midterm elections? Your questions answered With ICE arrests and detentions at their highest levels, a questions feature asks how Trump's mass deportation agenda will shape the US midterm elections. Source: The Guardian US theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/21/immigr… (link to theguardian.com)
Links: theguardian.com
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Pete Hegseth reportedly authorizes DHS to test ‘heat ray’ at US-Mexico border US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth reportedly signed a memo permitting DHS to test the Active Denial System 'heat ray' for potential use at the US southern border. Source: The Guardian US theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/heat-ray-me… (link to theguardian.com)
Links: theguardian.com
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S. 5690: Renewing the Dream Act S. 5690, Renewing the Dream Act, was ordered read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (2026-10-15). Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/56… (link to congress.gov)
Links: congress.gov
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As Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones DHS is intimidating a border tribe with surveillance, masked agents and drones as Trump's wall closes in, per ProPublica. Source: ProPublica propublica.org/article/tohono-oodham-nation-ari… (link to propublica.org)
Links: propublica.org
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Banishing the Elders: How Southern México Has Become Part of the U.S. Deportation Regime The United States is deporting Cuban seniors by the hundreds to southern México, where they have little hope of return. Source: The Border Chronicle theborderchronicle.com/banishing-the-elders-how… (link to theborderchronicle.com)
Links: theborderchronicle.com
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Will green card caps for Indians be removed? Looks at efforts to lift per-country green card limits after the FY2026 EB-2 allotment for Indian applicants was exhausted. Source: NewsBytes newsbytesapp.com/news/world/will-green-card-cap… (link to newsbytesapp.com)
Links: newsbytesapp.com