Trump administration pushes to fast-track migrant family cases
A Trump administration pilot program in 10 cities from Baltimore to Los Angeles aims to fast-track court hearings to discourage migrants from making the journey to seek refuge in the United States.
ACLU: More than 900 children split at border since 2018 court order
More than 900 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their parents at the border in the year after a judge ordered the practice be sharply curtailed, the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday in a legal attack that will invite more scrutiny of the Trump administration's widely criticized tactics.
Democratic debate: Liberals duke it out with moderates over health care, immigration
Liberal Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizbeth Warren clashed with the more moderate slew of candidates over Medicare for All and immigration during the first night of the Democratic debates in Detroit.
Arizona lawmaker faces backlash for saying US might look like South America
A veteran Arizona legislator is apologizing while defending herself from criticism for comments she made on immigration and birth rates.
Teen US citizen says he lost 26 pounds in border detention
An 18-year-old American citizen says he lost 26 pounds because he wasn't given enough food during the more than three weeks he was wrongfully held by U.S. border agents.
US, Guatemala sign agreement to restrict asylum cases
The Trump administration signed an agreement with Guatemala that will restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America.
Judge blocks Trump asylum restrictions at US-Mexico border
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop denying asylum to anyone who transits through another country to reach the U.S. border, marking the latest legal defeat for a president waging an all-out battle to stem the flow of migrants entering from Mexico.
By the numbers: Migration to the US-Mexico border
An unprecedented number of families have been coming to the southern border over the past year, straining government resources and resulting in dangerously overcrowded detention facilities.
As Trump expands deportation powers, immigrants prepare
A sweeping expansion of deportation powers unveiled this week by the Trump administration has sent chills through immigrant communities and prompted some lawyers to advise migrants to gather up as much documentation as possible - pay stubs, apartment leases or even gym key tags - to prove they've been in the U.S.
Judge won't block Trump asylum restrictions at southern border
A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump administration can enforce its new restrictions on asylum for people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border while lawsuits challenging the policy play out.
Attorney: Texas-born US citizen released after being detained by CBP, ICE for nearly a month
A Texas teen who is a U.S. citizen was released on Tuesday after being detained for nearly a month due to a mix-up of his documents, according to his attorney.
Trump extends fast-track deportation authority across US
The Trump administration announced Monday that it will vastly extend the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them to appear before judges, its second major policy shift on immigration in eight days.
Newly opened US holding facility for migrant children to close
The U.S. government's new holding facility for migrant youth will close as early as this week, less than one month after it was opened in response to the squalid conditions in which children were being detained by the Border Patrol, according to the nonprofit operating the facility.
US hotels caught in fight over housing detained migrants
There's a new target in the clash over immigration: hotels.
Oreland man facing deportation after living in area for over 10 years
An Oreland man who spent over 10 years in the Philadelphia area and built a family is facing deportation to Ireland after his immigration paperwork lead to years of legal disputes.
Florida representative wants El Chapo's money to build the wall
A Bay Area congressman says he wants to use a Mexican drug king's $12-billion fortune to fund the president's border wall.
UN refugee agency 'deeply concerned' about US asylum curbs
The U.N. refugee agency says it's "deeply concerned" about new U.S. restrictions on asylum, saying it will put vulnerable families at risk.
AP Explains: Questions and answers on new US asylum ban
A major immigration policy shift took effect Tuesday to deny asylum to anyone who shows up on the Mexican border after traveling through another country.
62 border employees under internal investigation amid posts
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Monday that 62 current and eight former Border Patrol employees are under internal investigation following revelations of a secret Facebook group that mocked lawmakers and migrants.
1st grader starts lemonade stand to help detained migrant families
The politics are hotly debated, but the emotion associated with seeing children in detention facilities is pretty much universal.