November 26, 2025

2 entries on this date.

Nov 26

ICE detained a father at a routine check-in and placed his 6-year-old son in unaccompanied-minor custody

On November 26, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Fei Zheng and his 6-year-old son, Yuanxin, during a scheduled check-in at ICE's office in Lower Manhattan, the third time the pair had been detained since crossing the border together in April 2025. ICE sent Zheng to the Orange County Correctional Facility while the Office of Refugee Resettlement took custody of Yuanxin as if he were an unaccompanied minor, despite his father's availability.

Denial of due process in immigration enforcement

Nov 26

USCIS indefinitely halted all Afghan immigration requests—asylum, green cards, SIVs—hours after D.C. shooting

On November 26, 2025, USCIS announced it was immediately and indefinitely pausing processing of all immigration requests from Afghan nationals, covering asylum seekers, green-card applicants, work-permit renewals, family petitions, and Special Immigrant Visa applicants, many of whom aided U.S. forces during the war in Afghanistan. The agency imposed the halt by announcement with no rulemaking, no end date, and no individualized review, citing security-vetting concerns in the hours following an alleged shooting by an Afghan national near the White House.