Immigration

Under the newly announced policy, some 500,000 undocumented spouses will be shielded from deportation and given a pathway to citizenship

About half a million people could be shielded from deportation under the new measure

Same as many other such initiatives put forward by Republican-led states, the law will be on hold while it makes its way through the courts

Concerns from advocates and state Democrats come after a 2023 ruling that allowed a private immigrant jail in New Jersey to remain open

Annunciation House representatives have called the accusations "utter nonsense"

Sonora, south of Arizona, is seeing many arrivals. Others in Texas and California have not felt the pressure yet, according to The Associated Press

The official said the government has "limited capacity" to process requests given through the app

The plan would only reach those married to U.S. citizens, according to CBS News

El Tren de Aragua is a transnational criminal gang that originated in a Venezuelan prison. Rumors allege they are now operating in the U.S.

About three dozen organizations signed a memo Wednesday to expand a communications program.

"They will be returned to their home countries and will not be allowed into the United States for five years," said Ken Salazar

Since the new strategy was implemented, crossings from the southern border have decreased 40% from their all-time high in December 2023

Georgia's Jon Ossoff sent a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the conditions in the center in El Paso, which is operated by a private company

Department of Homeland Security officials said the decision to release people answers to a lack of viable alternatives

The suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which had already anticipated its willingness to do so

In a joint effort with WLRN, the fact checking site went deep into several sources to determine the veracity of the statement

Texas DPS Chief Steve McCraw testified before the Senate Border Security Committee.

The proposal was leaked after the White House implemented a crackdown on asylum-seekers entering the country unlawfully last week.

The DOJ and civil rights groups coalition argue SF2340 is unconstitutional, but Iowa says it is within their rights to enforce laws

The former sheriff is known for tactics such as holding immigrants in tent cities in the heat and having male immigrant detainees wear pink underwear

Also known as SB1718, the law was signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a year ago

Annunciation House helped migrants find shelter when they first came to the U.S. for several decades. Now, state officials are contesting them as "stash houses"

Servando Trejo Duran Jr. was wanted for violating his parole in connection with his original crime, murder with a deadly weapon

The bill, HCR2060, allows law enforcement to detain people they believe entered the country illegally, even in schools, hospitals and houses of worship

Border Patrol said they died as a result of "heatstroke and dehydration." Temperatures in southern Texas reached 106 °F last week

"Our intent is to really change the risk calculus of individuals before they leave their countries," said the DHS secretary in an interview

Minors and victims of human trafficking are among those spared by the executive order

Migrants in Seattle are camping out in hopes to find solutions to their shelter issue. They are asking for permission to occupy a county-owned motel.

California and Florida are also in the top 10 states that need the most support due to their sharp increase in migrant influx

He did not specify the size of tariff he would impose in such a scenario but did call out China in his remarks