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 undocumented immigrants in eighteen hours after a series of operations with other law enforcement agencies.
Border patrol agent's hunch pays off in second-largest methamphetamine bust ever
Truck supposedly containing medical supplies carried methamphetamine, fentanyl and other illegal substances: report
Illinois will soon provide Medicaid-like health care coverage to low income immigrants
Low income immigrants will be able to apply for the new health care coverage in December. They will also get retroactive benefits that will cover their health care bills from the past year. The program will cost Illinois $5 million/year.
ICE arrests more than 100 people across California's sanctuary cities
The "sanctuary op" was immediately criticized by immigrant rights activists and Democrats as a fear-mongering publicity stunt and a dangerous move in light of putting more people in detention during the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 8,300 bongs seized by Customs and Border Protections officers
Customs and Border Protection officers seized thousands of marijuana water pipes during an inspection at Dulles Airport in suburban Washington.
VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused: report
The vice president, who had taken over the Trump administration’s response to the growing pandemic, called Dr. Robert Redfield, the CDC’s director, and told him to use the agency’s special legal authority in a pandemic anyway.
Border Patrol arrests nearly 50 undocumented immigrants in Phoenix
Helicopter video showed dozens of people being lined up in an alleyway and taken into white vans near 27th Avenue and Indian School Road.
Roughly 8,800 unaccompanied children expelled at US border under pandemic-related measure
The Trump administration has also expelled more than 7,600 people who came in families since the public health emergency order took effect in March.
Mexican cartels are finding more unusual ways to smuggle the drugs, Customs and Border Protection officers say
Officers say meth seizures have nearly doubled this year; criminals are getting more creative in the ways they smuggle drugs across the border and fear the problem will only get worse. FOX's Stephanie Bennett reports.
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.
Protesters clash with federal agents in Portland outside US immigration building
People in a group of about 100 late Thursday and before dawn Friday sprayed the building with graffiti, hurled rocks and bottles at agents and shined laser lights at them, Portland police said in a statement.
10-year-old Yemeni girl once stranded in Egypt reunited with family in San Francisco
Raghad’s mothers and siblings’ visas were set to expire on in early July, and so they were forced to leave the 10-year-old behind with their neighbors.
US: Border tunnel found appears to be ‘most sophisticated’
The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from San Luis, Arizona, to a Mexican neighborhood and had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system, and extensive reinforcement, federal officials said Thursday.
Biden says border wall construction will stop if he’s elected president
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that while he won’t tear down President Trump’s much-touted wall along the United States’ southern border with Mexico, he also won’t continue construction of the barrier if he’s elected president in November.
US to raise naturalization application fees by $500
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a dramatic increase in fees for several immigration and work applications, including naturalization and asylum applications.
Supreme Court denies request to halt construction of the border wall
A number of groups, including the ACLU and Sierra Club, had asked the high court to get involved again after the justices last year cleared the way for the administration to use military funds for construction while the case played out in the courts.
Suburban Chicago woman pleads guilty to labor trafficking
A suburban Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to a federal labor charge for helping several people from Guatemala enter the U.S. and then forbidding them from leaving her home until they paid off their debt to her.
Trump administration won't accept new DACA applications
The Trump administration says it will deny new applications for so-called “Dreamer” immigrants and limit renewals to one year instead of two.