WGN 9by: Andrea Medina, Ashlyn WrightPosted: Mar 8, 2026Outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Broadview on Sunday, Sarah Afzal spoke on behalf of her 28-year-old sister, Sundas Naqvi, who goes by Sunny.Elected officials, family members and Sunny’s attorney stood alongside her, sharing their accounts of what they say happened after Sunny returned to Chicago.Afzal says Sunny, a U.S. citizen born in Evanston, was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport while returning from Turkey on Thursday.“Detained with no cause. All she was told was that there was curious travel history,” said Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison.
Big Brother is watching you!
They have seized electronic devices from U.S. citizens, last December...
Houston ChronicleBy Julián Aguilar,Dec 11, 2025A U.S. citizen detained last summer at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport is suing the Department of Homeland Security, alleging that federal agents violated his constitutional protections against illegal search and seizure.Wilmer Chavarria was detained for hours by Customs and Border Protection agents in July after a visit to his native Nicaragua. Chavarria came to the United States in 2008 as a college student and has been a naturalized U.S. citizen since 2018. He is a school superintendent in Vermont.The lawsuit argues that Chavarria and other U.S. citizens do not have to surrender their electronic devices to federal agents without a warrant. It challenges yearslong policies that federal agents have relied upon to perform warrantless searches of electronic devices.Pacific Legal said in a summary of the case that Chavarria was told he wasn’t protected under the Fourth Amendment, and agents ordered him to turn over his electronic devices for inspection.
This lawsuit will not go far... the courts in the past have ruled that crossing a boarder they can search electronic devices. But now that ruling is being stretched.
Then we have legally issued passports with a "X" on them are getting more scrutiny by ICE CBP!
Customs and Border Protection implemented rule this week, sending Americans with ‘X’ marker into panicThe GuardianHannah Harris GreenSat 18 Oct 2025US Customs and Border Protection implemented a rule this week that will require airlines to disregard “X” sex markers on passports and input an “M” or “F” marker instead, sending those people with an “X” marker into panic.“X” markers became available to US passport holders in 2022, in an effort to allow people with gender identities other than male and female to obtain more accurate travel documents.Now, the new CBP rule has many people on social media and beyond worried that they will no longer be allowed to fly internationally.“It’s a little bit too soon to say how this is going to practically work out,” said Andy Izenson, senior legal director at the Chosen Family Law Center.Passports with “X” markers should still be considered valid travel documents; the US district court of Massachusetts issued an order in June ensuring that they would remain valid after the Trump administration attempted to ban them under executive order 14168, titled Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.
But that sure doesn't mean that you will not be hassled...
While the courts have continued to prevent the Trump administration from outright banning a third gender marker, this week’s rule can still serve to make the lives of trans and non-binary people more difficult, Izenson says.
“I would suggest the intent is to ensure that any individual person who’s acting under color of law or as an agent of the state has as much leeway to act out their personal bigotry as they want, without any concern about consequences,” Izenson said.
Fragoman writes that...
By: Brian L. SimmonsFebruary 3, 2026The 2026 FIFA World Cup arrives amid rapidly evolving US immigration and security policies driven by a series of executive actions, expanded travel bans and tightening visa rules. While many of these restrictions primarily affect immigrant visas or long‑term entry, some directly impact short‑term visitors, including potential World Cup attendees, particularly those from countries subject to bans or partial suspensions.
There is a lot of nail biting in the FIFA now with another World War! Several governments have issued travel advisories or warnings related to stricter immigration enforcement and protests including; France, Germany, Ireland, Canada, and the United Kingdom!
AP NewsBy GRAHAM DUNBARMarch 2, 2026Iran’s place at the men’s World Cup in three months was put in doubt Monday amid an escalating Middle East conflict sparked by the soccer tournament’s co-host the United States.Iran is due to play its three group stage games in the U.S. — two in Inglewood, California, then in Seattle — from June 15-26. Cities in Canada and Mexico also will host some of the 104 games.The U.S. and Israel have targeted Iran in coordinated attacks since Saturday that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens more senior officials.It provoked an Iranian response that aimed missiles at U.S. allies including 2022 World Cup host Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which FIFA has picked to stage the 2034 edition.“What is certain is that after this attack, we cannot be expected to look forward to the World Cup with hope,” said Iran’s top soccer official Mehdi Taj, a vice president of the Asian Football Confederation.
Iran’s place in the tournament is now in doubt following coordinated attacks by the U.S. and Israel. I bet many at FIFA have their heads on their arms crying!. This World Cup is shaping up to be a disaster. You want to bet that many star players will be barred from even entering the U.S.?
That you Donald!
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