immigration

ICE releases U.S. citizen, 18, wrongfully detained near border

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

A U.S.-born 18-year-old has been released from immigration custody after wrongfully being detained for more than three weeks.

U.S. immigration operation targeting thousands nets 35 arrests

By Colleen Long, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

President Donald Trump billed the operation as a major show of force in an effort to "deport millions" of people in the country illegally as the number of Central American families crossing the southern border has skyrocketed.

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.