Immigrants

The Trump administration has ordered U.S. consulates abroad to ask temporary visa applicants whether they have suffered harm or fear returning home, a new screening policy that critics say could shut out people who might have qualified for protection in the United States less than two years ago.

The libertarian think tank the Cato Institute found that immigrants paid more in taxes than they received in government benefits every year from 1994 through 2023, generating nearly $10.6 trillion more in federal, state, and local tax revenue than they received in government spending.

New York is facing a potential loss of $74 million in federal funding as the government pressures state officials to revoke certain commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants, escalating a growing clash over immigration enforcement and state authority.

According to Alma David, a U.S. attorney representing one of the deportees, the Congolese government plans to keep them in the country for a limited period. All 15 deportees are believed to have legal protections from U.S. judges preventing their return to their home countries.

The Trump administration and Republican lawmakers have defended the measure as a way to reduce federal spending and limit benefits for noncitizens

On March 24, the state's Commission of Licensing and Regulation unanimously approved a change that officials say will help identify fraud, labor exploitation, and human trafficking.

In addition to fatal encounters, at least seven cases have been recorded in which people were wounded after being shot by immigration agents.

Nativity scenes in the Boston and Chicago areas are using their yearly nativity scenes to protest the actions of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Trump administration.

Before ICE increased arrests in immigration courts, one immigration judge that spoke to Border Report estimated that roughly 85 percent of people appeared for their hearings. Once courthouse detentions spread nationwide, she said attendance fell to about 30 percent.

The high cost of legal representation, combined with the uncertainty created by shifting immigration rules under President Donald Trump, has led fewer migrants to seek help from attorneys.

New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco concluded that immigration has become essential to sustaining the size of the U.S. labor force, and that recent drops in net migration could limit its growth in the years ahead.

The Consulate General of Mexico in Phoenix has issued a public advisory informing Mexican nationals that the Pinal County Sheriff's Office is collaborating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Queen Creek and San Tan Valley

This is the first time I've seen so many pregnant people in [ICE] detention," said Tania Wolf of the National Immigration Project to The Intercept

The Miami Herald reported that by late August about 800 detainees no longer appeared in ICE's database, while another 450 were listed with no location

A 4-year-old boy born in Louisiana under the pseudonym Romeo, battling stage 4 kidney cancer, was deported by ICE to Honduras.

A Texas airline contracted by the Trump administration to deport migrants will cut back flights months after activists called for a boycott of the company.

Remittances to El Salvador rose 14% from January to March compared to the same period last year. In Honduras they saw a 20% increase and in Guatemala they rose by 21%

Florida lawmakers and social media reports alleged 30 detainees share a cell and use the same area for drinking, brushing their teeth, and using the restroom, claims Noem denied.

A TikToker created a website touting fake tours of the Trump administration's new "Alligator Alcatraz," which redirects visitors to resources for migrant aid.

Pres. Trump shared a new proposal that would allow farmers unveiled a new proposal that would allow migrant farmworkers facing deportation to remain in the U.S.

As Florida officials rush to open Alligator Alcatraz to detain migrants in the Everglades, the state's Republican Party premiered a line of branded merchandise.

Authorities who discovered the trailer on June 27, 2022, found 64 migrants inside. Forty-eight were already dead, and 16 others were taken to hospitals, where five later died.

ICE is arresting noncriminal immigrants on the streets at historically high rates, with arrests of such individuals soaring by nearly 1,100% since 2017.

The Trump administration now has the authority to deport migrants to any country without prior notice or a hearing thanks to a ruling by the Supreme Court.

A Marine veteran witnessed his wife being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while attending a meeting for her green card application.

ICE detained NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander at 26 Federal Plaza.

Florida police arrested dozens—including a U.S. citizen—under a blocked immigration law, resulting in ICE detentions despite a judge's order halting enforcement.

The Trump administration made the comment while working to deny asylum to a Guatemalan man who survived two homophobic attacks in his home country.

The Latino singer-songwriter embraced the concept of his first hit for his new album, "Eterno". In an interview with The Latin Times, Prince Royce talked about his bicultural life, his mom, his music and getting ready for the end of the world.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is reportedly backing a reality TV show where immigrants would compete in challenges for expedited citizenship.