Politics Jan 28 ‘Nobody gets a free pass’: Immigration officers operating with new sense of mission A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission.
Politics Jan 22 Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in the U.S. Refugees who'd been approved to travel to the United States before a deadline next week suspending America's refugee resettlement program have had their travel plans canceled by the Trump administration.
Politics Jan 22 Migrants can now be arrested at churches and schools after Trump administration throws out policies The move announced Tuesday reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration agencies — Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection — from carrying out immigration enforcement in sensitive locations.
Politics Jan 20 Challenges ahead as Trump seeks to remake border security A wide-ranging series of steps President Donald Trump has promised to beef up security at the southern border is beginning to take effect. Some of the promised steps include forcing asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico, cracking down on asylum access…
Politics Jan 20 Trump executive orders will remake immigration policies as immigrant communities brace for crackdown President-elect Donald Trump is going to issue a series of orders aimed at remaking America's immigration policies in his first day in office, ending asylum access, sending troops to the southern border and ending birthright citizenship.
Politics Jan 19 WATCH: Biden honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on his final full day as president Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there set him up to achieve his life's goal of being elected president…
Politics Jan 17 WATCH: Kristi Noem testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for DHS secretary Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at a confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department…
Politics Dec 10 Report urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders in wake of Trump assassination attempts The report's authors noted that the number of people the agency is tasked with protecting has “greatly expanded.” At the same time, the presidential campaign season is getting longer and more intense.
Politics Dec 09 What is birthright citizenship and could Trump end it? Any efforts to halt the policy would face steep legal hurdles.
Politics Dec 05 WATCH: Secret Service director says agency is ‘reorganizing’ at House hearing on Trump assassination attempt Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the attempt on Trump’s life pushed Ronald Rowe on Thursday about how the agency’s staffers could have missed such blatant security vulnerabilities leading up to that day in Butler, Pennsylvania.