Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump administration to deploy Border Patrol to sanctuary cities to help ICE catch undocumented immigrants
The Trump administration is deploying border patrol agents to sanctuary jurisdictions across the U.S. to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) track down and detain illegal immigrants freed by left-wing cities and states.
Department of Justice targets NJ, Seattle county over 'sanctuary' policies
The Justice Department is filing suit against the state of New Jersey and King County, Washington — home to the city of Seattle — over “sanctuary” policies that hinder federal immigration officers, Attorney General William Barr said Monday.
Virginia lawmaker pushing for undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses
A traffic stop is not just a traffic stop if you’re an undocumented immigrant — it could lead to deportation and in Virginia, a bill is moving forward that would grant undocumented immigrants driver's licenses.
DHS suspends Global Entry, Trusted Traveler Programs for New York residents in response to sanctuary law
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf exclusively told Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday that DHS was immediately suspending Global Entry and several other Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) for all New York state residents -- a dramatic move in response to the liberal state's recently enacted sanctuary "Green Light Law."
Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule
The new policy can be used to deny green cards to immigrants over their use of public benefits including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, as well as other factors.
Trump administration imposes visa rules for pregnant women on 'birth tourism'
The rules printed in the Federal Register on Thursday say applicants will be denied tourist visas if they're determined by consular officers to be traveling to the U.S. primarily to give birth.
Department of Homeland Security seeks Pentagon funds for 270 miles of border wall
Defense officials say the Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to fund the construction of 270 miles of border wall this year as part of a counter-drug effort.
Appeals court lifts block on $3.6B in military construction funds for border wall
Wednesday’s ruling lifted a lower court’s order blocking the Trump administration from using the funds along the southern border.
U.S. Border Patrol begins collection of DNA samples
The U.S. Border Patrol has started collecting DNA samples of people in custody at the border.
First DC-area undocumented immigrant marks one year inside sanctuary church
It’s been 381 days since Rosa Gutierrez Lopez was ordered to go back to her native county of El Salvador. It’s also 381 days since she’s decided to live inside a sanctuary church.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from using military construction funds for border wall
A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from using military construction funds for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Mexican teen found stuffed in car's dashboard compartment trying to cross border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting a physical search of a vehicle entering the Calexico West port discovered a teenager hiding inside a dashboard compartment.
Is ICE trolling Montgomery and Prince George’s counties?
An online campaign is now targeting both Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, calling on the two jurisdictions to transfer multiple suspects arrested for serious crimes before they can potentially be released. ICE is calling on more agencies to work with them – something area lawyers are now suing over.
Prince George's County Council votes to bar county agencies from working with ICE
The Prince George's County Council has voted unanimously to ban all county agencies from engaging in immigration enforcement, the Washington Post first reported Tuesday.
'Migration is beautiful': Bay Area butterfly project heads to Washington, D.C.
On Tuesday, a group of 40 children and adults head to Washington, D.C., with the with the message that "migration is beautiful.”
US held record number of migrant children in custody in 2019
The nearly 70,000 migrant children who were held in government custody this year - up 42 percent from 2018 - spent more time in shelters and away from their families than in prior years.
Federal judge blocks Trump's health insurance rule for immigrants
A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas.
Tarrant County Sheriff: Illegal immigrant repeat offenders are ‘drunks’ who ‘will run over your children’
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn is taking some heat for comments he made at the White House.
ICE officers arrest undocumented immigrant charged with rape in Montgomery County
An undocumented immigrant wanted for second-degree rape in Montgomery County has been arrested.