How Trump used COVID-19 to shut U.S. borders to migrant minors
Public health officials at the CDC objected to an order that has authorized the expulsions of thousands of migrant children without court hearings or asylum screenings.
Texas facility now holding soon-to-be expelled migrant families
The families are being processed under an emergency COVID-19 policy that authorizes their swift removal from the U.S. without a court hearing or asylum interview.
New documents reveal chaos behind Trump's family separation policy
"We had a shortage last night of beds for babies," one official wrote as migrant children were being separated from their mothers as early as 2017.
DHS chief claims some deported parents "have chosen to separate" from their kids
Wolf was asked about a recent court filing that said 545 parents who were separated from their children at the southern border have yet to be located.
DHS employees urge leadership to rescind "illegal gag order" on leaks
One employee was "deeply disturbed" by a department directive to report colleagues suspected of leaking: "That's something that autocracies foster."
ICE moves to quickly deport more immigrants without court hearings
The Trump administration has instructed deportation agents to expand a policy that had long been limited to border areas.
Hundreds of parents separated from kids at the border remain "unreachable"
Advocates are on the ground in Central America looking for the "unreachable" parents of 545 children who could be eligible for court-mandated reunifications.
Supreme Court to hear case over congressional seat count
President Trump wants to exclude undocumented immigrants from the count used to award each state seats in Congress.
He's fighting deportation, while his wife battles COVID-19 as a nurse
The U.S. citizen wife of a Pakistani immigrant is imploring ICE to halt his imminent deportation.
Border arrests rise for fifth consecutive month
Citing a little-known public health law, the Trump administration has carried out more than 204,000 expulsions of unauthorized migrants during the pandemic.
U.S. unveils restrictions on H-1B foreign work visas
Experts and officials say it is the broadest overhaul of a program that the Trump administration says displaces U.S. workers.
ICE billboards of immigrants denounced as "wildly inappropriate"
ICE placed "WANTED" billboards in Pennsylvania, a 2020 battleground state, denouncing local authorities for limiting cooperation with the agency.
U.S. stops holding migrant children in hotels
Some of the 8,800 unaccompanied migrant children U.S. border officials have expelled during the pandemic were held in hotels.
Trump administration sets refugee cap at 15,000, a record low
The Trump administration said it is planning to take in no more than 15,000 refugees in fiscal year 2021.
Trump-Biden race to dictate fate of U.S. immigration for generations
Biden has pledged to dismantle the president's restrictive immigration policies. But former DHS officials say that could be a long and arduous effort.