Immigration

A federal appeals court ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of military money to build sections of the U.S. border wall with Mexico.

A senior administration official says the ban will stay in effect until the end of 2020 in an effort to free up jobs.

The president said Friday he will renew his administration's effort to end legal protections for young immigrants after the Supreme Court blocked the first try.

Joe Biden formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Friday, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented backdrop of a pandemic, economic collapse and civil unrest.

The $125 million fund for undocumented immigrants in the state is up and running, but some are struggling to obtain the funds as organizations work to answer tens of thousands of calls daily.   

"I'm very happy that I found work," Jose said in Spanish through a translator. "I now have money to send to my family. This is very important." 

A coalition of attorneys that included the San Francisco public defender’s office and the ACLU filed a lawsuit in April calling on ICE to release inmates from Mesa Verde and Yuba County Jail.

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., unveiled legislation Tuesday that would force the government to deport all illegal immigrants held in the U.S. when a national emergency is declared because of a communicable disease -- the latest call for tougher border and immigration restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The president made the announcement in a tweet on Monday.

Marcos Saul Aurora Gonzalez is undocumented and therefore, ineligible for any of the federal stimulus money, up to $1,200 per adult,  that is supposed to be arriving soon to roughly 60 million Americans.

A 19-year-old Guatemala woman, who was 8-months pregnant, died after falling over a section of the border barrier near El Paso.