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  • Lawsuit says U.S. immigration agencies illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran

    Lawsuit says U.S. immigration agencies illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran

    Jul 07, 2026 08:38 PM EDT

    ... Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and the Department of State as some of the defendants. The allegations come amid President Donald Trump's ambitious and aggressive immigration crackdown that involved over 600,000 deportations and causing roughly 1.9 million immigrants to voluntarily leave in 2025 alone, according to an announcement ...

  • How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda

    How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda

    Jul 01, 2026 02:46 PM EDT

    ... administration greater leeway with some green card holders In another 6-3 decision, the court sided with the Trump administration in giving greater power to immigration officers when deciding how to treat green card holders returning to the country from abroad. In 2012, Customs and Border Protection officers put lawful ...

  • How the birthright citizenship decision impacts Trump's immigration agenda

    How the birthright citizenship decision impacts Trump's immigration agenda

    Jun 30, 2026 10:50 PM EDT

    To discuss the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling, Amna Nawaz spoke with Amanda Frost. She is a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, and the author of “You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers."

  • Analyzing the Supreme Court decisions on immigration, gun control and Monsanto

    Analyzing the Supreme Court decisions on immigration, gun control and Monsanto

    Jun 25, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    The Supreme Court handed down major decisions on Thursday, including rulings that clear the way for the Trump administration to end deportation protections for many Haitians and Syrians. The justices also ruled that Monsanto cannot be held liable in lawsuits over Roundup and struck down a Hawaii gun law. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Supreme...

  • How the Supreme Court immigration rulings could impact asylum in the U.S.

    How the Supreme Court immigration rulings could impact asylum in the U.S.

    Jun 25, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    To discuss the impact of the Supreme Court's immigration rulings, Amna Nawaz spoke with Doris Meissner. She served as a top official at the Immigration and Naturalization Service under President Reagan and led it under President Clinton. She’s now a senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute.

  • Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center has closed, governor says

    Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center has closed, governor says

    Jun 25, 2026 05:27 PM EDT

    ... Even with the closure of the facility, Florida continues to play a key role with other detention centers and an increased role in helping with immigration enforcement, White House border czar Tom Homan said at Thursday’s news conference. “Gov. DeSantis did a good job, and he’s going to ...

  • Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy

    Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy

    Jun 25, 2026 03:07 PM EDT

    The justices, in a 6-3 decision, overturned a lower court order blocking the practice that limited the number of people who could apply for asylum each day.

  • Judge says Trump administration can't make immigration arrests at courthouses

    Judge says Trump administration can't make immigration arrests at courthouses

    Jun 24, 2026 01:53 PM EDT

    A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering an end to a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year. The Trump administration's reversal of long-standing policy against arrests at immigration court resulted "not from merely ...

  • 8 convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting sentenced to decades in prison

    8 convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting sentenced to decades in prison

    Jun 23, 2026 04:33 PM EDT

    FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer outside a Texas immigration center last July 4 was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison Tuesday, while other protesters accused of having links to antifa were given multiple decades in federal prison. Benjamin Song was convicted ...

  • Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to subpoena Walz in immigration enforcement probe

    Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to subpoena Walz in immigration enforcement probe

    Jun 22, 2026 05:26 PM EDT

    ... and Ellison have described those allegations as politically motivated and defended their efforts to combat fraud in Minnesota.Meanwhile, other legal battles related to the immigration surge continue. The federal government has suggested Minnesota prosecutors don’t have jurisdiction to investigate federal officers. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty in March ...

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