immigration

Dozens of religious groups sue after Trump administration says it won’t stop immigration arrests at houses of worship

By David Crary, Associated Press

The suit says the administration's policy of allowing raids in places of worship infringes on the groups' religious freedom — namely their ability to minister to migrants, including those in the United States illegally.

Pope Francis rebukes Trump administration migrant crackdown, taking direct aim at Vance

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

"What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly," Francis wrote.

Chad Wolf breaks down Trump’s progress in reshaping America’s immigration system

By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens

President Trump spent his first weeks in office reshaping much of the American immigration system through executive actions and working to see through a campaign promise of mass deportations. Amna Nawaz discussed the developments with Chad Wolf, the former acting…

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Pentagon sends more troops to U.S.-Mexico border, bringing total to 3,600

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

A U.S. official said Friday that the order has been approved to send a logistics brigade from the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty in North Carolina.

Analysis: Who are the immigrants who come to the U.S.? Here’s the data

By Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation

Most undocumented immigrants either have lived in the country for decades or have legal protections.

WATCH: Rubio makes deal with Guatemala to accept migrants deported from other countries from U.S.

By Associated Press

Under the “safe third country” agreement announced by President Bernardo Arevalo, the deportees would then be returned to their home countries at U.S. expense.

The history and legacy of birthright citizenship in the U.S.

By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre

On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end universal birthright citizenship and limit it at birth to people with at least one parent who is a permanent resident or citizen. A federal judge put…

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What to know about the El Salvadorian mega-prison Trump has promised to send U.S. prisoners

By Marcos Aleman, Associated Press

The U.S. cannot deport American citizens and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said from Costa Rica that "we have a Constitution" but called the offer very generous.

First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay departs, U.S. official says

By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

A U.S. official says the first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart.

ACLU sues Trump administration for shutting down southern border asylum access

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

The decision outlined in one of President Donald Trump’s immigration-related executive orders is “as unlawful as it is unprecedented,” said the complaint, filed in a Washington federal court.