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Nation Jan 22
U.S. to impose visa restrictions for pregnant womenThe rules would make it more difficult for pregnant women to travel on a tourist visa.
Politics Jan 22
D.C. sues Trump inaugural committee over alleged abuse of nonprofit fundsThe District of Columbia is suing President Donald Trump's inaugural committee and two companies that control the Trump International Hotel in the nation's capital.
Nation Dec 31
DHS reviews how DMV laws affect immigration enforcementThe acting secretary of Homeland Security is taking aim at new laws in New York and New Jersey that allow immigrants to get driver's licenses without proof they are in the U.S. legally. Chad Wolf is directing his enforcement agencies…
Nation Dec 21
DHS watchdog finds no wrongdoing in deaths of 2 migrant kidsThe Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog found no wrongdoing or misconduct by immigration officials in the deaths of two migrant children last December.
Nation Dec 18
U.S. seeks to bar asylum for immigrants convicted of certain crimesImmigrant advocates and humanitarian groups have criticized Trump's hard-line policies as inhumane and have said the U.S. is abdicating its role as a safe haven for refugees.
Nation Dec 12
Pentagon watchdog investigating $400 million border wall contractPresident Trump campaigned on a promise to build a “big beautiful wall” between the U.S. and Mexico," said Mexico would pay for it.
Politics Nov 22
The Trump impeachment hearings highlight immigrants’ storiesSeveral witnesses who testified in the House impeachment inquiry this week chose to highlight their immigrant backgrounds, sharing their families’ stories in highly personal opening statements.
Nation Nov 21
Federal judge temporarily halts first federal execution in 16 yearsExecutions on the federal level have been rare. The government has put to death only three defendants since restoring the federal death penalty in 1988.
Nation Nov 14
Chad Wolf takes over as acting head of Homeland SecurityKen Cuccinelli, the acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has also been named as the new DHS deputy.
Politics Nov 12
Supreme Court weighs whether family of slain Mexican teen can sue in U.S.The high court on Tuesday heard arguments in a 2010 case where Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr. fired into Mexico, killing Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca. The unarmed boy was playing a game with friends.