Politics Sep 18 Trump administration begins building border wall in Big Bend region of Texas The start of construction marks an important milestone in the administration's $46 billion plan to line the border with walls, barriers, roads and technology as it seeks to make good on a key campaign promise by Trump to finish the…
Nation Sep 14 Texas landowners ask courts to block Trump's Big Bend border wall plans Landowners, ranchers, and business owners in Texas are suing to stop the Trump administration's border wall plans in the Big Bend region.
Politics Sep 13 Federal judge rules Homeland Security plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful The issue of the FEMA staffing was part of a much larger lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees and other labor groups, pushing back on efforts by the Trump administration to slash the federal workforce.
Nation Aug 25 ICE arrests jump to nearly 50,000 in July, highest monthly total of Trump's crackdown Texas and Florida accounted for nearly 20,000 of the July arrests. The agency has been bolstered by billions of dollars from Congress and has hired 12,000 new deportation officers and agents.
Politics Aug 17 Trump administration pauses border construction project in Big Bend National Park The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.”…
Politics Aug 06 WATCH: Trump signs executive orders imposing new limits on birthright citizenship President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship was rejected…
Nation Jul 20 Senators demand ICE answers and body cameras after deadly shootings in Maine and Houston Dozens of Democratic U.S. senators and Maine's Independent senator are demanding more details from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about vetting practices for new agents.
Nation Jul 17 Maine shooting and officer's background raise new questions about ICE's rapid hiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been rapidly expanding its workforce, hiring thousands of new officers as part of the Trump administration's attempt to ramp up immigration arrests and deportations.
Politics Jul 15 ICE should continue traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says on social media Trump wrote that "we must be strong, tough and smart and we CANNOT give up one of ICE's most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!"…
Politics Jul 14 Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after deadly shootings The suspension is not absolute and there's room for exceptions when executing a criminal warrant or working with partner agencies.