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.
Undocumented immigrant living in Montgomery Co accused of sexually assaulting woman in car, police say
An undocumented immigrant living in Montgomery County is facing decades in prison after being accused of rape.
Montgomery County says it will work with ICE on human trafficking
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich was clear — the county will not hold people longer than necessary in order to appease Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE lodged detainer on rideshare driver accused of rape in Montgomery County
Earlier this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers say they lodged a detainer on a rideshare driver accused of rape in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County addresses allegations that it's not cooperating with federal immigration authorities
Montgomery County Council members say President Trump, the White House, and conservative news outlets are spreading false information about the county and how it deals with ICE and illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes.
Frederick County Sheriff defends immigration enforcement
The sheriff in Frederick County Maryland is defending his cooperation with federal officials to enforce immigration laws.
Separated migrant children suffered trauma, US watchdog says
Migrant children who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border last year suffered post-traumatic stress and other serious mental health problems, according to a government watchdog report Wednesday. The chaotic reunification process only added to their ordeal.
Pentagon approves $3.6B in funds from military projects to build 175 miles of Trump's border wall
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump's wall along the Mexican border.
Retired US Army veteran and wife fight to keep adopted daughter from deportation
A retired U.S. Army veteran and his wife are fighting to stop the deportation of their adopted daughter after he missed the deadline to make her a naturalized U.S. citizen while he was deployed in Afghanistan.
Man in US illegally accused of sexually abusing two children in Montgomery County: police
Another man in the country illegally is accused of sex crimes in Montgomery County. That makes six arrests in just the last months, a string of cases that’s prompted national scrutiny about the county's sanctuary status.
Mumps sickens hundreds in migrant detention facilities in 19 states
Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks in the overloaded immigration system.
Trump administration ends protection for migrant medical care
The Trump administration has eliminated a protection that lets immigrants remain in the country and avoid deportation while they or their relatives receive life-saving medical treatments or endure other hardships, immigration officials said in letters issued to families this month.
Border Patrol releases drone footage showing miles of ‘new wall system’ being built
Drone footage released by the Border Patrol over the weekend shows miles of a “new border wall system” going up at a location in Arizona near where illegal immigrants were seen streaming into America years ago.
ICE lodges detainer with Montgomery County on man accused of violently attacking woman in Silver Spring
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officers lodged a detainer with the Montgomery County Detention Center Tuesday on a 26-year-old man who police say violently attacked a woman in Silver Spring last week.
Mayor Bowser takes emergency action to block planned shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in DC
D.C.'s Mayor Muriel Bowser has taken emergency action to block a planned Department of Health and Human Services shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in the District.
US agency defends DC shelter for unaccompanied migrant kids
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has defended its plan to house unaccompanied migrant children in Washington, D.C.
Statue of Liberty poem is about Europeans, Trump official says
A top Trump administration official says that the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about "people coming from Europe" and that America is looking to receive migrants "who can stand on their own two feet."