Tarrant County Sheriff: Illegal immigrant repeat offenders are ‘drunks’ who ‘will run over your children’
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn is taking some heat for comments he made at the White House.
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn is taking some heat for comments he made at the White House.
Border apprehensions drop as immigration crackdown continues
The Trump administration says it continues to see a drop in the number of people apprehended at the southern U.S. border.
The Trump administration says it continues to see a drop in the number of people apprehended at the southern U.S. border.
Trump administration to expand DNA collection from migrants at border
The Trump administration is planning to expand the collection of DNA from migrants who cross U.S. borders, and to include the information in a massive criminal database operated by the FBI.
The Trump administration is planning to expand the collection of DNA from migrants who cross U.S. borders, and to include the information in a massive criminal database operated by the FBI.
Trump administration shifting to privatize migrant child detention
On a recent day in a remodeled brick church in the Rio Grande Valley, a caregiver tried to soothe a toddler, offering him a sippy cup. The adult knew next to nothing about the little 3-year-old whose few baby words appeared to be Portuguese. Shelter staff had tried desperately to find his family, calling the Brazilian consulate and searching Facebook.
On a recent day in a remodeled brick church in the Rio Grande Valley, a caregiver tried to soothe a toddler, offering him a sippy cup. The adult knew next to nothing about the little 3-year-old whose few baby words appeared to be Portuguese. Shelter staff had tried desperately to find his family, calling the Brazilian consulate and searching Facebook.
Selena Gomez pens emotional essay about immigration crisis: ‘I feel afraid for my country’
The 27-year-old actress and singer discussed her own family’s history and voiced some of her concerns in an op-ed published by Time magazine on Tuesday
The 27-year-old actress and singer discussed her own family’s history and voiced some of her concerns in an op-ed published by Time magazine on Tuesday
Contracts awarded for 65 miles of new border wall
Three contracts have been awarded to build about 65 miles of new border wall in Texas.
Three contracts have been awarded to build about 65 miles of new border wall in Texas.
Judge blocks Trump administration's plan to fast-track deportations
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's move to vastly extend authority of immigration officers to deport people without allowing them to appear before judges, the third legal setback for its immigration agenda in one day.
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's move to vastly extend authority of immigration officers to deport people without allowing them to appear before judges, the third legal setback for its immigration agenda in one day.
Judge blocks Trump rules for detained migrant kids
A U.S. judge on Friday blocked new Trump administration rules that would enable the government to keep immigrant children in detention facilities with their parents indefinitely.
A U.S. judge on Friday blocked new Trump administration rules that would enable the government to keep immigrant children in detention facilities with their parents indefinitely.
NJ AG moves to block 2 counties' ICE cooperation
New Jersey's attorney general is ordering two counties to end cooperation agreements with federal immigration authorities.
New Jersey's attorney general is ordering two counties to end cooperation agreements with federal immigration authorities.
Trump administration proposes historically low refugee limit
The Trump administration wants to cap the number of refugees admitted into the United States to the lowest number since the resettlement program was created in 1980.
The Trump administration wants to cap the number of refugees admitted into the United States to the lowest number since the resettlement program was created in 1980.
Devon Township residents push back against plans for youth migrant detention center
Residents of a Devon township in Chester County became furious when they discovered plans are in the works to build a youth migrant detention center on the site of a former school for children with developmental disabilities.
Residents of a Devon township in Chester County became furious when they discovered plans are in the works to build a youth migrant detention center on the site of a former school for children with developmental disabilities.
Trump administration puts new asylum rule into effect
A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the Mexican border to seek refuge in the U.S. as the Trump administration began enforcing radical new restrictions Thursday on who qualifies for asylum.
A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the Mexican border to seek refuge in the U.S. as the Trump administration began enforcing radical new restrictions Thursday on who qualifies for asylum.
Same-sex couple sues U.S. State Department after daughter denied citizenship
A new lawsuit claims the U.S. State Department denied citizenship to a little girl in Maryland because her dads are gay.
A new lawsuit claims the U.S. State Department denied citizenship to a little girl in Maryland because her dads are gay.
Pentagon sidelines 127 projects to fund border wall
The Pentagon will cut funding from military projects like schools, target ranges and maintenance facilities to pay for the construction of 175 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, diverting a total $3.6 billion to President Donald Trump's long-promised barrier.
The Pentagon will cut funding from military projects like schools, target ranges and maintenance facilities to pay for the construction of 175 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, diverting a total $3.6 billion to President Donald Trump's long-promised barrier.
Trump administration weighs slashing refugee cap
Trump administration officials will meet next week to discuss whether to further restrict the number of refugees accepted into the U.S. each year, according to a senior administration official.
Trump administration officials will meet next week to discuss whether to further restrict the number of refugees accepted into the U.S. each year, according to a senior administration official.
Separated migrant children suffered trauma, US watchdog says
Migrant children who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border last year suffered post-traumatic stress and other serious mental health problems, according to a government watchdog report Wednesday. The chaotic reunification process only added to their ordeal.
Migrant children who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border last year suffered post-traumatic stress and other serious mental health problems, according to a government watchdog report Wednesday. The chaotic reunification process only added to their ordeal.
Pentagon approves $3.6B in funds from military projects to build 175 miles of Trump's border wall
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump's wall along the Mexican border.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump's wall along the Mexican border.
House Dems say Trump administration blocking visits to border sites
The House Oversight and Reform Committee is objecting to the Trump administration's decision to block committee staffers from conducting additional visits at 11 border detention facilities after visits last week revealed serious problems.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee is objecting to the Trump administration's decision to block committee staffers from conducting additional visits at 11 border detention facilities after visits last week revealed serious problems.
Mumps sickens hundreds of detained migrants across 19 states
Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks in the overloaded immigration system.
Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks in the overloaded immigration system.
Palestinian Harvard student stopped at airport, denied entry to US
A Palestinian student trying to start classes at Harvard University was denied entry to the U.S. in a case that critics of the Trump administration call emblematic of overly invasive screening at border checkpoints.
A Palestinian student trying to start classes at Harvard University was denied entry to the U.S. in a case that critics of the Trump administration call emblematic of overly invasive screening at border checkpoints.