• All detainees from immigration facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' have been transferred, DHS says

    All detainees from immigration facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' have been transferred, DHS says

    Jun 17, 2026 10:09 PM EDT

    ... main state agency responsible for its operation, did not immediately respond to an information request from The Associated Press on Wednesday. Since the facility opened, immigration advocates said the tents were never safe or humane to hold people. Federal and state officials, nonetheless, had said that it was prepared to ...

  • Federal prosecutors charge 15 people with conspiracy to impede agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown

    Federal prosecutors charge 15 people with conspiracy to impede agents during Minnesota immigration crackdown

    Jun 16, 2026 07:52 PM EDT

    Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration's massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, accusing them of coordinating efforts to block arrests and deportations as part of a conspiracy against the U.S. government. During a news conference Tuesday, Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel ...

  • Poll reveals how AAPI adults are being affected by Trump's immigration crackdown

    Poll reveals how AAPI adults are being affected by Trump's immigration crackdown

    Jun 15, 2026 05:54 PM EDT

    ... people of so many different races and different cultures that weren’t my own.” She credits that experience with making her more empathetic. Restrictions on immigration and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives leave her feeling conflicted about celebrating the country's 250th anniversary this year. “I'm proud we made ...

  • Judge acquits Democratic congressional candidate arrested at New York immigration court protest

    Judge acquits Democratic congressional candidate arrested at New York immigration court protest

    Jun 11, 2026 08:58 PM EDT

    ... obstruction charge in six months. The arrest was not the first time that Lander, who ran for mayor last year, has faced jeopardy during an immigration protest. He was arrested in June 2025 at an immigration court in Manhattan after he linked arms with a person authorities were trying to ...

  • WATCH: Trump signs the $70 billion Secure America Act for immigration enforcement

    WATCH: Trump signs the $70 billion Secure America Act for immigration enforcement

    Jun 10, 2026 02:58 PM EDT

    ... of Homeland Security funding that began with shooting deaths of deaths of two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, in January during federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. Democrats began demanding changes to immigration enforcement after the shootings, creating an impasse — and resulting in the longest agency in ...

  • WATCH: House passes reconciliation bill funding Trump's immigration enforcement agenda

    WATCH: House passes reconciliation bill funding Trump's immigration enforcement agenda

    Jun 09, 2026 02:08 PM EDT

    Negotiations had been underway with the White House to alter ICE operations as Democrats were demanding. When those negotiations failed, Republicans turned to a complicated procedural maneuver to get around the filibuster and pass the immigration funding with no Democratic votes. WATCH: Senate approves $70B immigration bill, rejects efforts to ...

  • News Wrap: Senate passes $70 billion immigration enforcement bill

    News Wrap: Senate passes $70 billion immigration enforcement bill

    Jun 05, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Friday, Senate Republicans passed a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement, Trump said he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to slash the agency’s staffing, a federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s immigration processing freeze for 39 countries, and the International Space Station experienced an air leak.

  • WATCH: Senate approves $70B immigration bill, rejects efforts to permanently ban 'anti-weaponization fund'

    WATCH: Senate approves $70B immigration bill, rejects efforts to permanently ban 'anti-weaponization fund'

    Jun 04, 2026 01:29 PM EDT

    ... and the fierce bipartisan backlash to the settlement fund. Democrats say any funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security should place restraints on federal immigration authorities, including better identification for federal officers and more use of judicial warrants, among other asks. After federal agents shot Renee Good and Alex ...

  • WATCH: Senate starts voting on legislation to fund immigration enforcement after settlement fund abandoned

    WATCH: Senate starts voting on legislation to fund immigration enforcement after settlement fund abandoned

    Jun 03, 2026 07:48 PM EDT

    ... need to make sure everybody’s there,” Scalise said. It was unclear how Trump’s comments on the settlement would affect Republicans’ votes on the immigration spending bill. In addition to defending the settlement, he also praised the Jan. 6 defendants who could get payouts, saying they had been subjected ...

  • Trump’s latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards

    Trump’s latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards

    May 27, 2026 10:05 PM EDT

    ... Dheini. “It’s going to be a very case by case specific thing," she said. Immigrants facing questions about their applications, group says The American Immigration Lawyers Association said several people in green card interviews under the new guidance faced questions Tuesday that haven’t previously been asked of applicants ...