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Federal agents can now arrest and detain refugees who have been in the United States for one year if they have not yet applied for a green card.

The change is part of the administration’s broad effort to target refugees and tighten pathways for immigrants to legally enter or remain in the United States.

The updated policy revokes an existing rule that said failing to obtain residency within a year of being granted entry into the U.S. was not grounds for detaining illegal refugees.

A memo dated February 18, 2026, from US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow and Acting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons signals an expansion of ICE’s ability to detain refugees who have not…

The Trump administration has ordered immigration officials to detain refugees if they do not adjust their stays within a year of arriving in the country, prompting an outrage from advocates. The memo reverses a 2010 guidance that…

Trump administration order could allow detention of refugees lawfully living in the U.S. while awaiting green cards.

‘Only after years of background checks, biometric screenings, and in-person interviews were they invited to rebuild their lives here. To now subject them to arrest and open-ended detention is a stunning betrayal of both our legal…

A new DHS memo details plan to allow federal immigration officers to detain legal refugees in the US indefinitely

Advocacy and resettlement groups slammed the order.

Refugee rights groups sued the federal government in January.

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday on whether he should extend an order that protects Minnesota refugees who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported.

By Matthew Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security is broadening federal immigration authorities’ ability to detain legal refugees who have not yet obtained green cards, citing national security concerns and the need to…

When Pierre Rutayisire arrived in Rwanda as a refugee from eastern DR Congo in 1995, his family had no source of income.

A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday on whether he should extend an order that protects Minnesota refugees who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported

Resettlement organizations said the updated guidance represents a dramatic shift in how refugees are treated after being legally permitted to enter the United States.

The Trump administration has given ICE the authority to detain refugees who entered the U.S. lawfully but don't have green cards yet, part of a bid to scrutinize the legal immigration system, according to a government memo obtained by CBS…

Coalition of refugee support groups says board’s ‘traumatic’ and ‘flawed’ processes are putting children at risk

Party withdraws all Lancashire libraries from City of Sanctuary UK programme that supports new arrivals to UK

The UN refugee agency seeks $1.6 billion to aid millions affected by the Sudan refugee crisis across seven neighboring countries amid severe funding shorta