The Trump Administration Is Taking New Steps To Stop Migrants From Seeking Asylum
The new step comes as the administration claims that processing asylum claims is taking up an increasing amount of US government resources.
With Sessions' Departure, Immigration Opponents Have Lost A Key Ally
The attorney general shaped immigration policy like few others in the Trump administration.
The Trump Administration Is Considering More Restrictions On Who Can Ask For Asylum
The administration proposal would add to the groups of people barred from obtaining asylum.
The Trump Administration, Again, Asks The Supreme Court To Hear A DACA Case
The last time the administration asked the court to consider DACA's legality, the court told the Justice Department it wanted to hear from the appeals court first.
Trump Said That A Change In Asylum Claims For Immigrants Is Coming — Eventually
The president spent most of his address on Thursday repeating the false claims he’s deployed at his political rallies in recent weeks.
The US Is Granting Asylum Requests At The Lowest Rate In Two Decades, New Statistics Show
The figures suggest that Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ new rulings limiting who is entitled to asylum have had a major impact on US immigration court decisions, experts say.
Critics Say The Trump Administration Hasn't Done Enough To Stop Right-Wing Extremism
"The administration bases its policies on what's the loudest and most clickable headline."
The Trump Administration Is Considering Closing The Southern Border To Migrants
The move would be a sweeping change by the Trump administration to restrict immigration as a caravan of migrants from Central America marches toward the US.
ICE Misled A Federal Court About Why Iraqi Detainees Couldn’t Be Sent Home, Documents Show
The misrepresentation kept the Iraqis in detention long after they might have been released.
How A Massive ICE Raid Changed Life In One Small American Town
O'Neill, Nebraska, had become a refuge for scores of Central Americans fleeing poverty and unrest. An ICE raid changed all that.
The Government Has Decided It Was A Bad Idea To Ask Immigration Attorneys To Submit To A Credit Check
Attorneys feared it was a way to keep immigrant minors from obtaining legal representation.
Lawmakers Are Asking For A Copy Of A Memo That DHS Secretary Nielsen Used To Justify Family Separations
DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has repeatedly denied that the administration had a policy to separate families at the border.
An ICE Memo Lays Out The Differences Between Trump And Obama On Immigration Enforcement
Among the instructions: Attorneys were told they no longer had to check the inbox where immigration lawyers emailed requests for deportation relief.
Senate Democrats Are Calling For DHS To Withdraw Its Proposal To Penalize Green Card Applicants For Using Food Stamps
The lawmakers say the rule "will cause tremendous harm to the health and well-being of thousands of children, citizen and immigrant alike."
ICE Agents Are Frustrated At How The Public Perceives Their Job
ICE officers defended their actions to a BuzzFeed News reporter invited to witness an immigration operation in Southern California.
A Proposed New Rule Would Penalize Green Card Applicants For Using Food Stamps
The government estimates that the regulation, released late Saturday, would affect roughly 382,000 people per year.
Sessions Urged Immigration Judges To Show Less Sympathy, Setting Off A Firestorm Of Complaints
The attorney general's comments were immediately criticized by the group representing immigration judges.
An Army Director Hired To A Top Immigration Post Spewed Anti-Muslim Comments On Facebook — Then He Lost The Job
Guy Sands-Pingot, who once compared Islam to the Nazi Party in a Facebook comment, was hired as a deputy director at US Citizenship and Immigration Services. He will now not fill the role.
ICE Lied About Detained Iraqis, The ACLU Alleges
A new federal filing says Iraq never intended to take back Iraqi citizens — and that ICE lied about it while keeping more than 100 Iraqis in detention for months.
An Immigration Raid On A Rural Texas Assembly Plant Was ICE's Largest At A Worksite In 10 Years
ICE agents arrested 160 suspected undocumented workers at the north Texas worksite this week.