Feb 12 WATCH: Minnesota officials, federal immigration leaders testify before Senate Homeland panel By Associated Press Federal authorities say the sweeps focused on the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area have led to the arrest of more than 4,000 people. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Border czar Tom Homan announces end to immigration crackdown in Minnesota By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press “I have proposed and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” border czar Tom Homan said Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 7:23 Mother recounts weeks in immigration custody with her U.S. citizen children By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Amalia Huot-Marchand The Trump administration has said its immigration crackdown targets the worst of the worst, but many people without criminal records are getting swept up and detained — some of them along with their families. Lisa Desjardins spoke with one of… Continue watching
Feb 10 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as fallout from Epstein files continues on Capitol Hill By Associated Press The briefing comes as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces calls for his resignation from lawmakers in both political parties amid revelations of his ties to Epstein. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 6:14 Reporter details life for children and families detained in Texas migrant facility By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant Since it reopened in March 2025, the ICE family detention center in Dilley, Texas, has held around 3,500 people, with more than half of them being children. As reports of contaminated food and the spread of measles have made national… Continue watching
Feb 07 Here's what to know about the constitutional right to record immigration agents in public By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact Recording on-duty immigration agents in public is a First Amendment right, but obstructing agents’ work is a crime. Whether something constitutes as obstruction can be subjective. Here’s what legal experts say you should know. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 11:15 Trump administration's visa freeze upends work and life for many U.S. families By Liz Landers, Maea Lenei Buhre This week, the Trump administration was sued for a sweeping pause of immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries. The freeze, which began last month, comes on top of full or partial travel and visa restrictions on citizens from… Continue watching
Feb 06 Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts By Mike Schneider, Associated Press This decision follows the Trump administration's failed attempt to add such a question to the 2020 census. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:23 How public opinion shifting against ICE may affect the DHS funding showdown in Congress By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura As immigration crackdowns spread to new cities across the country, Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Lisa Desjardins joins William Brangham to discuss how public opinion is… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 7:09 Immigration agents' surveillance tools and tactics raise questions about civil liberties By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant Federal immigration enforcement officials are using a growing arsenal of surveillance tools to track immigrants and protesters, including facial detection apps and databases, cellphone trackers and drones. William Brangham speaks with 404 Media investigative journalist Joseph Cox for more on… Continue watching