immigration

Biden says Dreamers should be granted citizenship immediately

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

The former vice president is also calling for streamlining the asylum system and spending more on electronic security at U.S. borders rather than Trump's proposed border wall.

Texas sending another 1,000 National Guard troops to border

By Clarice Silber, Associated Press

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday that he will send another 1,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border while accusing Congress of failing to take action on the growing humanitarian crisis.

Migrant children describe neglect at Texas border facility

By Cedar Attanasio, Garance Burke, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press

Lawyers warn that kids are taking care of kids, and there's inadequate food, water and sanitation for the 250 infants, children and teens at the Border Patrol station.

Judge halts immigration arrests at Massachusetts courts

By Associated Press

The lawsuit alleges the practice is scaring victims and defendants away from court and making it harder for prosecutors to hold people accountable.

Senate leaders agree on emergency border funding

By Lisa Desjardins and Associated Press

Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached a “deal in principle” for an emergency funding bill to address the surge in migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including the care of detained families and children.

Trump threatens to deport millions beginning next week

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people living in the country illegally on the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid.

Overcrowding and abuse witnessed at Mexico migrant detention center

By Maria Verza, Associated Press

Siglo XXI, said to be the largest immigration detention center in Latin America, is a secretive place off-limits to public scrutiny where cellphones are confiscated and journalists aren't allowed inside.

Mexico steps up immigration enforcement amid U.S. pressure

By Maria Verza, Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press

The National Migration Institute said 1,000 immigration agents had been deployed in the north and south of Mexico.

Trump plans to name former immigration official Tom Homan as border czar

By Associated Press

Homan had been Trump's acting ICE director since 2017 but retired from the position in 2018.

What Ken Cuccinelli brings to Trump’s hardline push on immigration

By Gretchen Frazee

President Donald Trump has selected former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinellli to head U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, adding another senior-level immigration hardliner to the administration.