Immigration an early target for Biden administration

Some quick and dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration.

Eric Holder suggests child abuse investigation into migrant family-separation policy

During an interview with FOX 13 political editor Craig Patrick, former Attorney General Eric Holder suggested the Trump Administration could be investigated for child abuse.

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.

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.

Nurse questions medical care at immigration jail in Georgia

An immigration detention center in Georgia performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records, according to a nurse quoted in a complaint filed Monday. 

Federal judges block Trump order to exclude undocumented immigrants from Census count

Federal judges have blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from the process of redrawing congressional districts.

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.

Fear, language barriers hinder immigrant COVID-19 contact-tracing

The crucial job of reaching people who test positive for the coronavirus and those they’ve come in contact with is proving especially difficult in immigrant communities because of language barriers, confusion and fear of the government.

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.

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.

Migrant kids held in US hotels, then expelled

The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels before deporting them to their home countries.

Trump excluding those in US illegally from reapportionment

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism and promises of court challenges.

US Border Patrol thwarts alleged human smuggling attempt at US-Mexico border

Customs and Border Protection officers rescued a Mexican national from the undercarriage of a vehicle attempting to enter the United States.

Foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas

International students worried about a new immigration policy that could potentially cost them their visas say they feel stuck between being unnecessarily exposed during the coronavirus pandemic and being able to finish their studies in America.

Harvard, MIT sue US government over new ICE rule for international students

Harvard University and MIT are suing the Department of Homeland Security over a new ICE rule that makes international students leave the U.S. if they're enrolled at colleges that will be online in the fall because of coronavirus, the schools announced on Wednesday.