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.
Judge refuses to second-guess family separations at border
A U.S. judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration is operating within its authority when separating families stopped at the Mexico border, rejecting arguments that it was quietly returning to widespread practices that drew international condemnation.
Trump administration considering dramatic expansion of travel ban
The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Trump.
Texas governor to reject new refugees, first state to do so under Trump administration
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will reject the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order.
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.
New Jersey passes bill letting those without documents get licenses
New Jersey lawmakers have passed legislation to allow immigrants who cannot prove they're in the country legally get driver's licenses.
DoD watchdog investigating $400M border wall contract
The Defense Department's internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple Fox News appearances to push for the job.
Whistleblower says ICE denied healthcare to migrants: Report
A whistleblower report provided to BuzzFeed News alleges ICE has “systematically provided inadequate medical and mental health care” to detained migrants, leading to complications that included the removal of part of an 8-year-old boy's forehead.
Watchdog urges shutdown of immigrant detention center in Berks County
A Pennsylvania fiscal watchdog says his staff has been repeatedly refused a tour of an immigrant detention center in Berks County. Now, he is urging local officials to shut down the facility.
ICE set up fake university, then arrested 250 people granted student visas
Federal agencies are pushing back against criticism that they entrapped immigrants who enrolled in a fake school the agencies opened in an effort to fight visa fraud.
Nativity scene outside Claremont church portrays Holy Family separated at the border
A photo of a display taken outside Claremont United Methodist Church which shows the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph separated at the border is going viral.
Report: Guatemalan teen who died in US custody was unresponsive for hours
A flu-ridden 16-year-old boy from Guatemala was unresponsive for hours before he was found dead, according to video footage released Thursday.
Death toll put at 20 for Mexico cartel attack near US border
Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, putting the overall death toll at 20.
Group of undocumented immigrants rescued from sewage tunnel near U.S.-Mexico border
Ten undocumented immigrants were hospitalized for hypothermia after a large group was rescued from storm waters inside a drain near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.
Federal judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
A U.S. judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration rule that would require immigrants to show proof of health insurance to get a visa.
‘I will be fine telling the truth’: Lt. Col. Vindman issues moving statement at impeachment hearing
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, one of four witnesses who testified in the impeachment hearings Tuesday, issued a moving opening statement and mentioned how his father inspired his “sense of duty and service.”
'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.”
Tents, stench, smoke: Health risks gripping migrant camp
A humanitarian crisis is worsening each day at the camp across the border. As many as 2,000 immigrants are waiting for U.S. court hearings amid deteriorating medical and sanitary conditions.