Immigration

California Governor Gavin Newsom is not holding his breath for the Trump administration to follow through on reopening Alcatraz Island as a federal prison.

The Trump administration plans to use Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey to detain undocumented immigrants

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said that the U.S. Department of Justice has threatened him with potential federal charges if his office does not comply with requests to share information on undocumented inmates held in local jails.

The United States has reportedly arranged for El Salvador to transfer Venezuelan detainees to Caracas in exchange for the release of ten individuals held by the Venezuelan government

After 11 Republican lawmakers backed the Dignity Act of 2025, multiple GOP members reaffirmed their opposition to amnesty, insisting migrants should be deported instead.

The Department of Homeland Security used an image of E.T. to continue pushing migrants to self-deport

Migrants attempting to leave the U.S. voluntarily under the Trump administration's "Project Homecoming" report that the CBP Home app—the main tool for self-deportation—often leaves them stuck in legal limbo

A new bill seeks to prevent ICE from detaining or deporting U.S. citizens.

A preschool in Beaverton, Oregon, was placed on lockdown after ICE agents arrested an Iranian father outside the school as he dropped off his child.

A group of immigrants filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop arrests at immigration courthouses, an increasingly popular tactic.

A federal judge in Los Angeles last week ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops in California over racial profiling concerns

Eswatini announced on Wednesday that it will repatriate five migrants deported there by the United States

George Retes, an Army veteran, who was wrongfully detained by ICE last week, is speaking out on his experience, warning Americans of the pain he endured.

More than 70% of all migrants deported by the Trump administration between the beginning of the year and late June had criminal convictions, according to ICE data. However, most were traffic or immigration offenses

ICE more than doubled the arrests of people without criminal convictions in early June, clocking in at 47%, according to a new report

A federal judge blocked the deportation of a non-binary American, citing fears of persecution under the Trump administration in a "precedent-setting" ruling.

Three current and former Louisiana police chiefs have been charged with taking bribes in exchange for producing crime reports that would allow migrants to seek visas allowing them to stay in the U.S.

Homeland Security's Tricia McLaughlin defended requesting tenant records, stating that ICE has authority to issue administrative subpoenas and warned of potential legal penalties for noncompliance

Despite some gains in opposing specific Republican proposals, such as cuts to Medicaid, the party continues to search for cohesion

The Trump administration has directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain immigrants who entered the country illegally without offering them bond hearings

As California works to recover from some of the most destructive wildfires in its history, a new report by The New York Times highlights how immigration enforcement operations are impeding cleanup and reconstruction efforts across the state.

"They're talking about creating a militarized environment for anyone in this country they believe to be worthy of deportation" said an analyst consulted by The Hill

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has announced a new initiative to provide direct cash assistance to families impacted by recent federal immigration raids.

Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) is co-sponsoring new bipartisan immigration legislation in the House that would offer legal status to certain undocumented immigrants

A California professor was arrested for allegedly throwing a gas canister at ICE officials during a raid on a marijuana farm last week

An Irish tourist who briefly overstayed his visa earlier this year ended up being held for some 100 days

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.

Migrant advocates are threatening with a two-day strike in Southern California to protest ongoing immigration raids carried out by the Trump administration

The rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC) is demanding that DHS remove a recent video which features their recording of "God's Gonna Cut You Down."

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%