Immigration

Associated Press (AP) — Mayors from four major cities are set to testify Wednesday in Congress as Republicans take aim at “sanctuary cities," arguing that they impede the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda and protect people who are in the United States illegally. Mayors Michelle... Read More

WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress just hours away, White House border czar Tom Homan called out lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, saying they need to “step up” and provide more money... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to scrap the fraud-plagued EB-5 visa program and replace it with a “Gold Card” program in which the cards cost $5 million each. “It’s going to be somewhat like a... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting troops along the U.S.-Mexico border Friday to assess the military’s progress in fortifying sections of the wall, coming as the Pentagon rapidly expands its border mission... Read More

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrants, warning that the forceful removal of people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and “will end badly.”... Read More

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge who already questioned the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order is set to hear arguments Thursday over a longer-term pause of the directive, which aims to end citizenship for children born to parents... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to send up to 30,000 “high-priority criminal aliens” to detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. “Most people don’t even know that we have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the... Read More

Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools would be required to provide proof of their child's U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposal aimed at helping President Donald Trump's immigration policies. The proposed rules, which Oklahoma's education board was... Read More

A federal judge in Seattle is set to hear the first arguments Thursday in a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents' immigration status. U.S. District Judge John... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is preparing to send about 1,500 additional active-duty troops to the U.S. border with Mexico, two days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to make homeland security a core mission... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many U.S. adults are on board with the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some targeted deportations, according to a new poll. But as President Donald Trump begins his second term with... Read More

“Is it okay for me to travel, or do I need to return before Inauguration Day?” That’s a question I’ve received recently from clients who have green cards. There’s no risk for them to travel since they are permanent residents... Read More

WASHINGTON — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to extend temporary residency protections for Ecuadorian migrants ahead of the arrival of the incoming Trump administration. The mechanism for doing so is called... Read More

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have set a Friday deadline for a response from the Department of Homeland Security about how a suspected ISIS terrorist was able to enter the United States as part of a plot for an Election Day... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish completely." Yet most mainstream economists say Trump’s policy proposals wouldn't vanquish inflation. They’d make it worse. They warn that his plans... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a practice that's about as American as apple pie — accusing immigrant and minority communities of engaging in bizarre or disgusting behaviors when it comes to what and how they eat and drink, a kind... Read More

It’s an interesting time to be an American. For us immigration lawyers, the tumultuous political climate adds further complexity. From the nonstop coverage of the southern border, you might think that helping new arrivals fills our days. However, as immigration... Read More

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his administration will offer potential citizenship to any  immigrant without legal status who has lived in the country for 10 years and been married to a U.S. citizen for an extended period... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday placed significant new restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico, announcing that consideration of requests will temporarily cease once the number of encounters tops 2,500 between official ports of... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday expanded access to Affordable Care Act coverage to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients. Starting in November, DACA recipients — individuals who were brought into the U.S. illegally as children by a parent... Read More

MIAMI (AP) — The social media company founded by former President Donald Trump applied for a business visa program that he sought to restrict during his administration and which many of his allies want him to curtail in a potential second term. Trump Media... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans, while Democrats continue to see a broad range of... Read More

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to begin enforcing a state law that effectively allows officials to deport undocumented immigrants, despite objections from the Biden administration, which argued only the federal government has authority over immigration... Read More

CHICAGO (AP) — Seven people living at a Chicago shelter for migrants have tested positive for measles since last week, prompting the arrival of a team with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to guide city and state officials'... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to resume cutting for now razor wire that Texas installed along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border that is at the center of an escalating standoff between the Biden administration and... Read More

I was sitting in church a few Sundays ago and, as is often the case, during a quiet moment, my mind turned to work. Then, the congregation stood up and we began singing the hymn, “I’ll Fly Away.” The line... Read More

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican's latest aggressive tactic to try to stop migrants from crossing into the U.S. from... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday revived immigration guidelines set by the Biden administration that prioritized the arrest and deportation of individuals known to pose a national security risk to the nation or “egregious threats to public safety” over... Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials were investigating Tuesday whether Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border and flew them — apparently without their knowledge — to California's capital, even as faith-based groups scrambled... Read More