California becomes 1st state to offer health benefits to immigrants in country illegally
California has become the first state to offer taxpayer-funded health benefits to young adults living in the country illegally.
California has become the first state to offer taxpayer-funded health benefits to young adults living in the country illegally.
Activists worry about potential abuse of face scans for ICE
Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver's license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers' knowledge or consent.
Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three states have scanned millions of driver's license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers' knowledge or consent.
Pope: Migrants are people, not just a social issue
Pope Francis has prayed for migrants in a special Mass, saying they are people and not just a social issue.
Pope Francis has prayed for migrants in a special Mass, saying they are people and not just a social issue.
Justice Department presses for census citizenship question
The Justice Department says it will press its search for legal grounds to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census, hours after President Donald Trump said he is "very seriously" considering an executive order to get the question on the form.
The Justice Department says it will press its search for legal grounds to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census, hours after President Donald Trump said he is "very seriously" considering an executive order to get the question on the form.
President Trump says he’s mulling executive order on Census citizenship question
President Donald Trump said Friday he is "very seriously" considering an executive order to try to force the inclusion of a citizenship question as part of the 2020 Census.
President Donald Trump said Friday he is "very seriously" considering an executive order to try to force the inclusion of a citizenship question as part of the 2020 Census.
Trump administration issues notices of $500K fines for immigrants in US illegally
Immigrants living in the United States illegally and who were issued removal orders by the Trump administration could be fined half a million dollars for failing to leave the country.
Immigrants living in the United States illegally and who were issued removal orders by the Trump administration could be fined half a million dollars for failing to leave the country.
2020 Census to be printed without citizenship question
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday started the process of printing the questionnaire without the controversial query.
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday started the process of printing the questionnaire without the controversial query.
Undocumented immigrants face thousands in fines for not leaving US, reports say
Undocumented immigrants who received removal orders or agreed to leave the country voluntarily face thousands in fines because they failed to leave the country, according to multiple reports.
Undocumented immigrants who received removal orders or agreed to leave the country voluntarily face thousands in fines because they failed to leave the country, according to multiple reports.
Images show migrants pleading for help in ‘dangerous’ overcrowded Texas DHS detention facilities
A “management alert” with images of detained migrants pleading for help in South Texas was released Tuesday from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General.
A “management alert” with images of detained migrants pleading for help in South Texas was released Tuesday from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General.
43-year-old El Salvador migrant dies in US border custody
A 43-year-old El Salvadoran man who crossed into the U.S. with his daughter collapsed at a border station and later died at a hospital, officials said Saturday.
A 43-year-old El Salvadoran man who crossed into the U.S. with his daughter collapsed at a border station and later died at a hospital, officials said Saturday.
Supreme Court blocks census citizenship question
The Supreme Court is forbidding President Donald Trump's administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census for now.
The Supreme Court is forbidding President Donald Trump's administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census for now.
Democrats discuss health insurance, immigration in first night of debate
The debate, which is split between two nights because of the number of candidates running, took place in Miami and was hosted by NBC News.
The debate, which is split between two nights because of the number of candidates running, took place in Miami and was hosted by NBC News.
Wayfair workers protest over contract with migrant detention center
Employees for online furniture retailer Wayfair walked out Wednesday to protest the company’s sale of beds to migrant detention facilities that have come under fire for holding children in substandard conditions.
Employees for online furniture retailer Wayfair walked out Wednesday to protest the company’s sale of beds to migrant detention facilities that have come under fire for holding children in substandard conditions.
House passes emergency funding bill for migrant care crisis
It took last-minute changes and a full-court press by top Democratic leaders, but the House passed with relative ease Tuesday a $4.5 billion emergency border aid package to care for thousands of migrant families and unaccompanied children detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
It took last-minute changes and a full-court press by top Democratic leaders, but the House passed with relative ease Tuesday a $4.5 billion emergency border aid package to care for thousands of migrant families and unaccompanied children detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Border official steps down as outrage grows over children
The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday he is stepping down as his agency is under siege over the discovery of dozens of children in filthy conditions at one of its stations in Texas.
The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday he is stepping down as his agency is under siege over the discovery of dozens of children in filthy conditions at one of its stations in Texas.
More than 100 migrant kids moved back to troubled facility
U.S. government officials say they've moved more than 100 kids back to a remote border facility where lawyers reported detained children were caring for each other and had inadequate food, water, and sanitation.
U.S. government officials say they've moved more than 100 kids back to a remote border facility where lawyers reported detained children were caring for each other and had inadequate food, water, and sanitation.
4 border deaths in Texas could be preview of summer
Two babies, a toddler and a woman were found dead near the U.S.-Mexican border, overcome by the sweltering heat in a glimpse of what could lie ahead this summer as record numbers of migrant families try to get into the United States.
Two babies, a toddler and a woman were found dead near the U.S.-Mexican border, overcome by the sweltering heat in a glimpse of what could lie ahead this summer as record numbers of migrant families try to get into the United States.
White House threatens to veto aid bill for migrant families
The White House is threatening to veto a $4.5 billion House bill aimed at improving the treatment of migrant families detained after crossing the U.S. southern border, saying the measure would hamstring the administration's border security efforts and raising fresh questions about the legislation's fate.
The White House is threatening to veto a $4.5 billion House bill aimed at improving the treatment of migrant families detained after crossing the U.S. southern border, saying the measure would hamstring the administration's border security efforts and raising fresh questions about the legislation's fate.
Government moves 300 children out of Texas Border Patrol station after AP report
The U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 children were detained there, caring for each other with inadequate food, water and sanitation.
The U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 children were detained there, caring for each other with inadequate food, water and sanitation.
Biden: Congress should immediately make 'Dreamers' citizens
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, unveiling his immigration policy outline ahead of the first 2020 debates, is calling for Congress to grant citizenship immediately to more than 800,000 U.S. residents who were brought to the country illegally as children.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, unveiling his immigration policy outline ahead of the first 2020 debates, is calling for Congress to grant citizenship immediately to more than 800,000 U.S. residents who were brought to the country illegally as children.