Appeals court: Trump wrongly diverted $2.5B for border wall

A federal appeals court ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of military money to build sections of the U.S. border wall with Mexico.

Justices rule for Trump administration in deportation case

The justices ruled in the case of man who said he fled persecution as a member of Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority, but failed to persuade immigration officials that he faced harm if he returned to Sri Lanka. The man was arrested soon after he slipped across the U.S. border from Mexico.

Trump says he will renew effort to end DACA protections

The president said Friday he will renew his administration's effort to end legal protections for young immigrants after the Supreme Court blocked the first try.

Border Patrol agent, 26, found dead along New Mexico trail

A U.S. Border Patrol agent on duty in a remote part of New Mexico was found dead last week, federal authorities confirmed Saturday.

Largest yet: $1.3 billion contract awarded for border wall

Trump has promised to build 450 miles of wall along the border with Mexico by the end of the year. So far, the government has awarded millions of dollars in contracts for construction of 30-foot-tall barriers, along with new lighting, technology, and infrastructure. The Trump administration says it has already built 187 miles of wall. Some of it is new, but most is replacing old, much shorter barriers that officials say were not sufficient.

'Cartels are scrambling': Coronavirus snarls global drug trade

"The godfathers of the cartels are scrambling," said Phil Jordan, a former director of the DEA's El Paso Intelligence Center. 

Federal judge orders immediate release of 22 ICE detainees in Pennsylvania

“We can only expect the number of positive COVID-19 cases to increase in the coming days and weeks,” the judge wrote. "And we cannot leave the most fragile among us to face that growing danger unprotected."

Lawyers, judges push to close immigration courts amid virus

The Trump administration is resisting calls from immigration judges and attorneys to stop in-person hearings and shutter all immigration courts.

Trump moves forward with cutting off funds to sanctuary cities

President Trump on Thursday said his administration is moving forward with withholding funding from sanctuary cities.

Appeals court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

A federal appeals court temporarily halted a major Trump administration policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts.

Court sides with President Trump in 'sanctuary cities' grant fight

The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday in a decision that conflicted with three other federal appeals courts.

Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses

Greyhound said it would provide its drivers and bus station employees updated training regarding the new policy, and that it would place stickers on all its buses clearly stating that it does not consent to the searches.

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.

New Jersey, Trump administration square off over immigration

New Jersey has become the latest venue for a legal fight over immigration and sanctuary policies, pitting the Trump administration against self-styled progressive Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

Human Rights Watch: At least 138 deported from US to El Salvador were killed

At least 138 people deported to El Salvador from the United States in recent years were subsequently killed, Human Rights Watch says in a report.

Trump curbs immigrants from 6 countries in election-year push

The Trump administration announced Friday that it was restricting immigrants from six additional countries that officials said failed to meet minimum security standards.