Politics Apr 30 Inspectors hold asylum seekers at U.S.-Mexico border, saying facility is out of space U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan announced that the San Ysidro border crossing, the nation's busiest, had "reached capacity" for people without legal documents and that asylum-seekers may need to wait in Mexico temporarily.
Nation Apr 29 Buses carrying Central American migrants roll to U.S. border Hundreds of Central American migrants arrived at the U.S. border Sunday for a rally, to be followed by a planned mass attempt to apply for asylum.
Nation Apr 28 Asylum-seekers in Mexico snub warnings of stern U.S. response U.S. immigration lawyers are telling Central Americans in a caravan of asylum-seekers that traveled through Mexico to the border with San Diego that they face possible separation from their children and detention for many months.
Politics Apr 06 National Guard’s last border deployments offer clues to the future The U.S. National Guard faces a vastly different environment than it did on its last two deployments to the border with Mexico, with far fewer illegal crossings and more Central Americans than Mexicans coming. Still, its role is shaping up…
Politics Mar 12 Ahead of Trump’s wall tour, there’s little change on the U.S.-Mexico border So far, Trump hasn't gotten Mexico or Congress to pay for a new wall.
Politics Feb 01 ICE issues directive to make deportation arrests at courthouses Federal immigration authorities formalized a policy Wednesday to send deportation agents to federal, state and local courthouses to make arrests, dismissing complaints from judges and advocacy groups that it instills fear among crime victims, witnesses and family members.
Politics Jan 06 AP report: Trump seeks $18 billion to extend border wall over 10 years The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico.
Politics Jan 05 Sessions orders review of judges’ handling of immigration cases Attorney General Jeff Sessions launched a review of a widely used practice of immigration judges closing cases without decisions, potentially reshaping immigration courts and putting hundreds of thousands of people in greater legal limbo.
Politics Sep 05 AP FACT CHECK: What the Trump administration said about DACA Here is a look at the claims made by the administration and the facts.
Nation Aug 01 Homeland Security will waive environmental reviews, other laws to build U.S. border wall It will mark the sixth time that the department has exercised that authority since 2005 and the first time since 2008.