Houston DACA recipient reacts to President Biden's immigration reform policies
Some of President Joe Biden's immigration reforms include safeguarding DACA and providing a path to citizenship for immigrants who’ve been in the US for a long time.
If Biden halts border wall, it could cost taxpayers billions, CBP chief warns
President-elect Joe Biden is promising that border wall building won't continue under his administration, but with hundreds of miles under construction, the head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is warning that shutting down construction could cost taxpayers billions.
Biden: Reversing Trump's immigration policies will take months
Biden said he’s already started discussing issues with the Mexican president and "our friends in Latin America."
Mexican president wants to restrict US agents in Mexico
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has handed another hot potato to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden
Judge orders Trump administration to accept new DACA applications
The Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects some young immigrants from deportation, a federal judge ruled Friday, in vacating a memo from the acting Homeland Security secretary that had suspended it.
Video shows how man exposed apparent human smuggling operation
The U.S. Attorney's office said in a statement that a Honduran national who was illegally residing in Houston has been charged with harboring 29 individuals.
Judge orders US to stop expelling children who cross border alone
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone, halting a policy that has resulted in thousands of rapid deportations of minors during the coronavirus pandemic.
DHS acting head Chad Wolf didn't have authority to suspend DACA, judge says
A federal judge in New York has ruled that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis's ruling invalidates Wolf’s suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which shields young people from deportation.
Immigration an early target for Biden administration
Some quick and dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration.
Harris County Commissioners vote on $2M deportation defense fund
Immigrants who are victims of crimes or apart of legal deportation cases can seek legal help in Harris County.
Immigrant pleads guilty to killing California officer in case that reiginited Trump border security debate
A Mexican immigrant in the country illegally pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors in an emotional hearing Thursday to killing a Fiji-born California police officer in a case that President Donald Trump used to bolster his call for tougher border security.
US judge blocks Trump immigration rule on public benefits
A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to the Trump administration on the eve of the election.
Parents of 545 children separated at border can’t be found
The children were separated between July 1, 2017, and June 26, 2018, when a federal judge in San Diego ordered that children in government custody be reunited with their parents.
Supreme Court to review 2 cases involving Trump administration policies at US-Mexico border
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Border Patrol arrests nearly 300 people in 18 hours
Agents with U.S. Border Patrol in Texas arrested nearly 300 illegal aliens in eighteen hours after a series of operations with other law enforcement agencies.
LA County agrees to pay $14M after sheriff holds immigrants in jail past release dates
The lawsuit alleged that between 2010 and 2014, the Sheriff’s Department routinely held people in jail for days, weeks or even months beyond the dates of their release and refused to allow them to post bail solely because of immigration detention requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Trump administration to limit skilled-worker visas citing COVID-19 job losses
The Trump administration has announced plans to sharply limit visas issued to skilled workers from overseas.
President Trump asks Supreme Court for fast action in census case ahead of January deadline
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for fast action on its effort, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to determine how many congressional seats each state gets.
Federal complaint: Questionable hysterectomies, lack of COVID-19 tests at GA immigrant detention center
A federal complaint filed Monday alleges a south Georgia detention center performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records.
Judge to order US to stop detaining migrant kids in hotels
A federal judge said Friday that she would order the Trump administration to stop detaining immigrant children in hotels before expelling them from the United States, a policy enacted during the coronavirus pandemic.