March 4, 2020 Court to halt Trump administration's ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy in Arizona, California After temporarily blocking and unblocking the Remain-in-Mexico policy, a federal appeals court said it will in its own jurisdiction halt the immigration policy next week to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for their court hearings in the U.S.
February 15, 2020 NY State Sheriff's Association President: Green Light Law restricts information law enforcement needs New York State's controversial "Green Light Law" prevents federal law enforcement agencies from doing their job, New York Sheriff's Association President Sheriff Jeffrey Murphy said Saturday.
November 7, 2019 Louisiana the new go-to spot for ICE detainees Louisiana has quickly become a go-to spot for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to plant detainees in its custody. The federal agency has signed contracts to convert at least eight former jails or prisons around the state into ICE detention centers within the last year.
October 16, 2019 Mississippi senator pushes for E-verify upgrade following ICE raids As congress considers permanently instituting the federal E-verify program, flaws in the system cause some to call to question how effective E-verify is when it comes to ensuring companies are hiring authorized workers.
September 17, 2019 Ken Cuccinelli: This Constitution Week, America welcomes 34,000 new legal citizens Across the country this week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) will welcome over 34,000 new citizens at more than 300 special naturalization ceremonies in celebration of Constitution Week.
August 22, 2019 Bus companies reject calls to ban immigration agents from boarding Despite calls for bus companies to refuse to allow federal immigration officials onboard, several coach companies say they will continue to cooperate.
June 21, 2019 Officials: Agents in impending ICE raid shouldn't expect cooperation from local authorities Federal immigration agents can expect pushback from some public officials when they begin a mass roundup of migrant families with deportation orders, an operation slated to begin Sunday at the direction of President Trump.
April 19, 2019 New Mexico militia detains migrants at gunpoint until Border Patrol arrives: report An armed right-wing militia group operating along the U.S.-Mexico border posted several videos to social media this week, including one in which they held about 200 asylum-seeking migrants at gunpoint near Sunland Park, NM until U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived, according to a report.
April 17, 2019 Barr rules to keep asylum seekers in detention during deportation proceedings Attorney General William Barr has ruled that asylum seekers facing removal who show they have a “credible fear” of being returned to their homeland will no longer be eligible for release on bond -- meaning they will have to remain in detention while their cases are pending.
March 19, 2019 Supreme Court hands Trump administration a victory in immigration battle The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Trump administration a victory in its battle to clamp down on illegal immigration by making it easier to detain immigrants with criminal records.