immigration

Trump administration expands expedited removal across U.S.

By Associated Press

The Homeland Security Department said Monday that fast-track deportations will apply to anyone in the country illegally less than two years.

U.S. expands ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy to include dangerous part of the border

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it will implement its "Migrant Protection Protocols" in Brownsville, Texas, across the border from Matamoros, Mexico.

What Americans think of Trump’s ‘go back’ to your country tweets

By Laura Santhanam, Gretchen Frazee

In conversations with people across the nation, the PBS NewsHour found a complicated picture of how the president’s words have affected voters.

WATCH: Homeland Security head McAleenan questioned over treatment of migrants

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

McAleenan's testimony comes one week after Democrats released a report that found 18 children under 2 years old were kept from their parents for up to six months.

Analysis: Why the 2020 census doesn’t need a citizenship question to count the undocumented

By Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation

Counting 11 million undocumented immigrants is easier than you might think.

ACLU seeks to block Trump asylum rule

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

Civil liberties groups are asking for a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's effort to effectively end asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Confusion and fear reign on Mexico border with new U.S. policy

By Maria Verza, Associated Press

The new U.S. policy all but eliminates refuge claims by Central Americans and many others meant for their bids to find a better life in America amid a chaos of rumors, confusion and fear.

Some migrants allowed to cross southern border on first day of Trump’s new asylum policy

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

The administration announced the plans a day earlier, reversing decades of U.S. policy in its most forceful attempt yet to slash the number of people seeking asylum in America.

Who is affected by Trump’s new rule for claiming asylum

By Yamiche Alcindor, Amna Nawaz

The regulation would dramatically narrow who is eligible by specifically targeting immigrants who cross into the country from the southern border.

62 border employees are under internal investigation for social media posts

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

"Messages posted on a private page that are discriminatory or harassing are not protected and violate standards of conduct," said Matthew Klein, assistant commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility.