Biden Has Rescinded A Trump Order That Made Nearly Every Undocumented Immigrant A Priority For Arrest
Under Trump, the proportion of immigrants with no prior criminal convictions who were being arrested and placed into deportation proceedings shot up.
US Officials Admitted They Violated A Court Order When They Expelled 32 Immigrant Children To Guatemala
After BuzzFeed News reports on how the hectic day unfolded, government attorneys say they will work to bring the children back to the US as soon as possible.
The DHS Has Signed Unusual Agreements With States That Could Hamper Biden’s Future Immigration Policies
“This is just another last-ditch effort to try and ingrain a reckless hyper enforcement system," one legal expert said.
Top Justice Department Officials Pushed To Separate Immigrant Families Despite Knowing It Would Be Hard To Reunite Them
"We need to take away children."
ICE's Latest Leader Has Resigned After Just Two Weeks On The Job
"We haven’t been bothering to learn the names of the political appointees for months now, anticipating that they will all be short-term," one ICE official said.
Trump's Controversial Leader Of The Department Of Homeland Security Has Resigned
"I am saddened to take this step, as it was my intention to serve the Department until the end of this Administration," Chad Wolf said in an email to staff Monday.
A New ICE Policy As Trump Is About To Leave Office Could Make It Harder For Immigrant Children To Get Asylum
“If implemented aggressively, this policy could significantly decrease the number of children who ultimately receive asylum in the United States,” one expert said.
Trump Announced He Withdrew The Nomination Of Chad Wolf To Run DHS After He'd Criticized The Capitol Riot
White House officials said the withdrawal, taking place two weeks before the end of Trump's term, was not connected to Wolf's statement.
Biden's Team Warned That He Won't Be Able To Change All Of Trump's Immigration Policies Overnight
The presidential transition team laid out several priorities, such as revising who can make an asylum claim first and ending what they call artificial capacity limits that restrict how many immigrants can be processed at the border.
A 51-Year-Old Man Died In ICE Custody This Week
The man from the Bahamas appeared to be the first person to die in ICE custody this fiscal year, which began Oct. 1.
DHS Inspectors Found ICE Detainees Who Were Kept In Solitary Confinement For 300 Days
Inspectors also found that nearly a dozen immigrants detainees were kept in solitary confinement for more than two months.
Secret Emails Show The Dramatic Moment A Top ICE Lawyer Tried — And Failed — To Get Deported Children Flown Back To The US
ICE emails show officials scrambling to decide what to do after a plane carrying 32 immigrant children landed in Guatemala — right around the same time a judge blocked the controversial Trump administration policy that allowed them to be deported.
The Trump Administration Has Finalized An Agreement To Send Asylum-Seekers To El Salvador To Seek Protection
News of the plans comes at the tail end of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restrict asylum at the southern border.
ICE’s Controversial Leader Plans To Resign After Five Months On The Job
Tony Pham, a refugee from Vietnam, oversaw an effort to plaster billboards with the faces of immigrants along highways in Pennsylvania.
The Trump Administration Has Backed Down From Its Subpoena Demanding BuzzFeed News Divulge Its Sources
“The media outlet subsequently declined to provide details regarding the sources of the unauthorized disclosure,” ICE said in a statement. “ICE will not enforce the summons.”
How ICE Became The Face Of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown And Where It Goes From Here After Biden Is In Charge
"ICE put their MAGA hat on. They’re gonna try to take it off come January, but I don’t know how successful that will be."
The Trump Administration Is Trying To Force BuzzFeed News To Divulge Its Sources With A Subpoena
“This is embarrassing for ICE,” the former acting director of the agency said. “When you’re trying to intimidate the press, you cross a line.”
The 12 Best Episodes Of TV In 2020
From a wedding in Schitt's Creek to an out-of-this-world episode of Lovecraft Country, here are our picks for the best TV show episodes of 2020.
ICE Expelled 32 Immigrant Children Back To Guatemala After A Judge Said They Couldn't
“It is unconscionable that they are leaving the kids there and that they did not immediately bring them back,” one immigration analyst said.
Biden Has Picked A Cuban Immigrant And Former Obama-Era Official To Lead DHS
"When I was very young, the United States provided my family and me a place of refuge. Now, I have been nominated to be the DHS Secretary and oversee the protection of all Americans and those who flee persecution in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones."