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.”

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.

Barack Obama cautions Democratic hopefuls on tacking too far left

Former President Barack Obama on Friday warned the Democratic field of White House hopefuls not to veer too far to the left, a move he said would alienate many who would otherwise be open to voting for the party's nominee next year.

Trump administration proposes tougher rules on work permits for asylum-seekers

The Trump administration is proposing to make it tougher for asylum-seekers to obtain permission to work in the U.S. while their immigration cases are pending.

White House to set up cameras to livestream border wall construction: report

President Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner and other White House officials are planning to set up web cameras to livestream construction along the border wall, according to a report.

Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA

Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed ready to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections that permit 660,000 immigrants to work in the U.S., free from the threat of deportation.

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.