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Michelle Hackman

ARTICLES BY MICHELLE HACKMAN

US President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump is increasingly frustrated with his homeland security secretary

4 min read . 08 Aug 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Airlines push back against ICE enforcement at airports

5 min read . 06 Aug 2026

President Trump

US weighs bond of $100,000 for some green-card applicants abroad

4 min read . 16 Jul 2026

On January 24, federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse. The fatal shooting has reignited accusations that federal agents enforcing US President Donald Trump's militarized immigration crackdown are inexperienced, under-trained and operating outside law enforcement norms. (File Photo: AFP)

The 48 hours that convinced Trump to change course in Minnesota

6 min read . 27 Jan 2026

Protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) march through the streets of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The American city that found itself at war with the US government

11 min read . 26 Jan 2026

Starting January 21, the US State Department will halt visa issuance to people looking to permanently immigrate, typically through marriage, family ties or work sponsorship. (File Photo: Reuters)

US State Department to pause visa processing for 75 countries

1 min read . 15 Jan 2026

Other countries the Trump administration has already subjected to full or partial bans include Afghanistan, Iran and Haiti. (AFP)

Trump administration expands travel ban to additional countries

2 min read . 17 Dec 2025

In the past week, Trump has called for a broad “reverse migration” of legal immigrants in the U.S., including from countries such as Afghanistan. (Bloomberg)

Trump tightens work permits for migrants

3 min read . 05 Dec 2025

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump pushes for ‘reverse migration’ as he seeks to widen crackdown

2 min read . 29 Nov 2025

Senior officials at companies who depend on the H-1B visa most heavily, including several Silicon Valley tech giants, said they hadn’t been informed of the coming change. (REUTERS)

Inside Trump’s chaotic overhaul of the H-1B visa

5 min read . 24 Sept 2025

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (AP)

What to know about changes to the H-1B visa program

5 min read . 23 Sept 2025

Masked law-enforcement officers arriving at an immigration court in Phoenix earlier this year. Photo: Caitlin O’Hara/Reuters

Agency that issues visas and green cards is hiring armed agents

1 min read . 04 Sept 2025

The latest directive builds on the agency’s April announcement that it would screen immigrants’ social media for evidence of antisemitism. (AFP)

Trump administration to screen immigrants for ‘anti-American’ views

1 min read . 20 Aug 2025

A Cuban man in San Antonio being processed by ICE agents and law enforcement officers after being arrested last month while driving his children to school. Photo: Danielle Villasana for WSJ

The White House marching orders that sparked the LA migrant crackdown

10 min read . 10 Jun 2025

New U.S. Travel Ban Expected to Better Withstand Legal Challenges

New US travel ban expected to better withstand legal challenges

3 min read . 06 Jun 2025

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student who played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests at the university, is detained by US federal immigration agents in New York, (Family of Mahmoud Khalil/Handout via Reuters)

What US green card and visa holders need to know about recent deportations

3 min read . 19 Mar 2025

Noor Abdalla, wife of Mahmoud Khalil, holds a photograph of their wedding day. (Reuters)

The Trump administration says this law allows it to take away green cards

3 min read . 16 Mar 2025

President Trump is expected to invoke the law through a presidential proclamation.

Trump to invoke a seldom-used wartime law from 1798 to speed up deportations

1 min read . 14 Mar 2025

Migrants try to enter the US undetected through a hole in a section of the US-Mexico border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico, US. (REUTERS)

Trump sows fear among migrants with shock-and-awe deportation campaign

3 min read . 29 Jan 2025

Trump plans to declare a national emergency soon after taking office, which could unlock additional money taken out of the Pentagon’s budget for projects such as border-wall construction. (Photo: Reuters)

The five biggest roadblocks to Trump’s immigration agenda

6 min read . 01 Jan 2025