5th Migrant Child Dies After Detention by Border Patrol
The agency says the teenager was found unresponsive Monday morning during a welfare check at the agency's Weslaco, Texas, station. The teenager's cause of death is unknown.
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Trump Denies Plans to Fly Migrants From Border to Florida
After the plan was attacked by local leaders last week, federal officials initially said the flights were only being considered and nothing was happening immediately.
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump on Ending DACA
A federal appeals court ruled Friday the Trump administration acted in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner when it sought to end an Obama-era program that shields young immigrants from deportation. However...
Justices Seem Ready To OK Asking Citizenship On Census
Despite evidence that millions of Hispanics and immigrants could go uncounted, the Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to uphold the Trump administration's plan to inquire about U.S. citizenship on the 2020 census in a case that could affect American elections for th…
Trump Makes New Threat To Send Soldiers To US-Mexico Border
President Donald Trump is making a new threat to send armed soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border.
GOP Lawmakers, Sheriffs Weigh In On Driver's License Issue
Several Republican elected officials are voicing their opposition to a proposal in the Democrat-controlled New York state Legislature to issue driver's licenses to immigrants in the country illegally.
NY Courts: No ICE Arrests In Courts Without Judicial Warrant
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents looking to make arrests inside courthouses in New York can't do so without judicial warrants or orders, according to a directive from the New York State Office of Court Administration that took effect Wednesday.
Asylum Seekers Who Show Credible Fear Not Eligible For Bond
Detained asylum seekers who have shown they have a credible fear of returning to their country will no longer be able to ask a judge to grant them bond.
AP Source: Officials Consider New Penalty For Visa Overstays
Top administration officials have been discussing ways to increase pressure on countries with high numbers of citizens who overstay short-term visas, as part of President Donald Trump's growing focus on immigration heading into his re-election campaign.
Trump Drops Border Shutdown Threat And Proposes Auto Tariffs
Abandoning his threat to immediately seal the southern border, President Donald Trump warned instead that he'd slap tariffs on cars coming to the U.S. from Mexico unless the Mexicans do more to stop the flow of migrants and drugs to the U.S.