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Kamala Harris Laughs When Asked if She Has Plans to Visit the Border

Vice President Kamala Harris let out a laugh after answering "not today" to a reporter, who asked her if she had plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border.

Biden Admin Weighs Flying Migrants to Canadian Border

Mar 20, 2021 12:08 AM EDT By Mary Anne Webber

As the U.S. faces the biggest migrant surge in 20 years, the Biden administration is eyeing flying Latin American migrants to states near the Canadian border.

Texas Man Sebastian Tovar Charged in Crash That Killed 8 Migrants

Texas Man Charged in Crash That Killed 8 Mexican Migrants

Mar 19, 2021 01:10 AM EDT By Mary Anne Webber

Sebastian Tovar, a man from Texas, has been charged with "transporting illegal aliens resulting in death" after a deadly head-on crash left eight migrants dead.

Texas Authorities Are Searching for 100 Illegal Immigrants Who Fled From a Refrigerated Truck

Feb 19, 2021 10:46 PM EST By Mary Anne R.

Texas authorities are conducting a manhunt for at least 100 illegal immigrants who fled from a refrigerated truck. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Thursday that his office received a call of illegal immigrants being smuggled into the U.S.

Asylum Seekers Fill Tent Camps As Part Of U.S. “Remain In Mexico” Policy

Biden Administration Reopens Texas Detention Center for Foreign Children at Border

Feb 05, 2021 01:04 AM EST By Dana Cruz

The administration of President Joe Biden has expressed intent to reopen a Texas detention center to accommodate an increase in unoccupied foreign children at the southern U.S. border.

Judge Orders Restoration of DACA, Directs Officials to Open Immigration Program to New Applicants

Dec 04, 2020 11:55 PM EST By Mary Anne R.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) that protects eligible immigrant youth who came to the United States when they were children from deportation.

ICE Arrests More Than 150 Immigrants in Nationwide Operation 'Broken Promise'

Nov 21, 2020 08:07 AM EST By Madelaine D.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Thursday that they arrested more than 150 illegal immigrants in recent weeks across the United States.

New US Citizenship Test Requires Immigrants to Answer More Questions

Nov 14, 2020 08:30 AM EST By Madelaine D.

Immigrants who are seeking to become U.S. citizens will soon be required to answer more questions.

ICE Holds Immigrants At Adelanto Detention Facility

250 Immigrants With Criminal Histories Released by ICE

Oct 28, 2020 04:39 AM EDT By D. Cruz

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday that it released 250 immigrants with criminal histories.

ICE Implementing New Policies Fast-Tracking Deportation of Immigrants

ICE Implements New Policies Fast-Tracking Deportation of Immigrants

Oct 22, 2020 03:37 AM EDT By Mary Anne R.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is applying new rules that allow its agents to fast-track immigrants' deportation process created by a 1996 law.

ICE Raids Aim To Gather Undocumented Immigrants

Los Angeles to Pay $14 Million to Illegally Detained Immigrants

Oct 14, 2020 06:54 AM EDT By Dana Cruz

Los Angeles County leaders have agreed to pay $14 million to thousands of illegally held immigrants by the sheriff's department.

New Stimulus Bill Includes Stimulus Checks for Illegal Immigrants, Protections From Deportations

Oct 01, 2020 04:59 AM EDT By Mary Anne R.

The new stimulus bill proposed by House Democrats includes an expansion of stimulus checks and protection from deportations for illegal immigrants.

ICE Facility: Claims of Unwanted Hysterectomies Lead to Investigation

Sep 18, 2020 05:41 AM EDT By Mary Anne R.

Members of Congress are pushing the administration for further inquiries after the Department of Homeland Security announced this week it is investigating the claims of abuses on immigrant women.

Trump Can End Temporary Legal Status of 300,000 Immigrants, Court Rules

Sep 15, 2020 01:28 AM EDT By Dana Cruz

The Trump administration can end temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, an appeals court has ruled Monday.

Phoenix Sued Over Immigrants Not Receiving COVID-19 Relief Funds

Jul 30, 2020 07:34 AM EDT By Neil P.

Two nonprofit groups in Arizona have sued the city of Phoenix in the federal court for not including some immigrants in the recent COVID-19 relief aid.

LA Hospitals Overwhelmed, Undocumented Workers Struggle as Coronavirus Cases Surge

Jul 04, 2020 09:47 AM EDT By Neil P.

As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases rapidly increased in Los Angeles, hospitals in the county are now struggling to cope with the number of patients they're getting, while the undocumented immigrants continue to find it hard to survive this pandemic.