Immigration Reform
The latest news, analysis and debates on immigration reform and policy.
DHS secretary blames ‘corrupt’ FBI after leak about immigration sweep
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has lashed out at the FBI, blaming it for leaking details of an upcoming large-scale immigration sweep in Los Angeles.
Judges’ rulings block Trump’s ambitious agenda
President Trump emerged victorious in a D.C. courtroom when a judge shot down an attempt by the ACLU to restart a Biden-era “parole” program for unauthorized migrants. That was a lonely win in otherwise legal disasters for Mr. Trump as federal judges leap to block his aggressive agenda.
‘No threat to public safety’: Federal agents being wasted on arresting illegal immigrants, Dems say
Congressional Democrats begged the Justice Department to stop lending law enforcement agents and officers to Homeland Security to help with President Trump’s deportation push, saying it’s taking them away from “true public safety threats.”
Homan threatens to prosecute N.J. governor over harboring migrant
White House border czar Tom Homan threatened federal smuggling charges against New Jersey’s governor, who said he’s harboring a migrant at his home.
Illegal immigrant used stolen ID to vote, buy guns while hiding in Florida: Feds
An illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic has been charged with voter fraud after authorities say he stole an American citizen’s identity and voted in a federal election in Florida.
Colorado Democrat furious over reports ICE is using Space Force base to deport migrants
Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado has expressed outrage that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using the Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora to deport illegal immigrants.
Noem ends Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Venezuelans
President Donald Trump’s administration is ending protections that shielded roughly 350,000 Venezuelans from deportation, leaving them with two months before they lose their right to work in the U.S.
Trump border czar Tom Homan wants lower standards for jailing illegal immigrants
The White House’s border czar said he wants less rigorous, state-level jailing standards to apply to illegal immigrants so that local authorities can hold more migrants for deportation.
Rubio views a deportation flight in Panama as Trump prioritizes an immigration crackdown
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio viewed a deportation flight carrying 43 migrants before it took off from Panama on Monday as President Trump’s administration prioritizes stopping people from making the journey to the United States.
Trans, vegan terror cult tied to recent murder of Border Patrol agent and at least three others
The “Ziz Cult” is being blamed for a string of brutal murders and mayhem across the United States, including the recent fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont.
N.Y. county ramps up sanctuary battle in defying criminal warrant for ‘violent illegal alien’
The Justice Department unloaded Thursday on a New York county after authorities say it released a “violent illegal alien” back into the community, defying a federal criminal arrest warrant signed by a magistrate judge.
Trump signs Laken Riley Act; law pushes DHS to detain criminal migrants
President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law on Wednesday, giving Homeland Security more legal tools to take even relatively low-level criminal illegal immigrants off the streets.
Trump to send 30,000 illegal immigrants to Guantanamo Bay
President Trump said Wednesday he will sign an order directing the Defense Department to use up to 30,000 beds at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to hold illegal immigrants.
Backlash erupts against Selena Gomez sobbing over Trump deportations in now-deleted video
Superstar Selena Gomez’s tears over the deportation of illegal aliens are misplaced, as far as supporters of President Trump are concerned.
Tren de Aragua leader captured in New York City deportation raid
The Colorado leader of Tren de Aragua who joined the notorious Aurora apartment siege and introduced the American public to the Venezuelan gang was arrested during a federal immigration raid in New York City, according to a report.
GOP senators roll out ‘Wall Act,’ seek to help Trump fulfill his border vision
Republican senators are fighting to ensure President Trump puts the final touches on the “big, beautiful wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border that he failed to complete during his first term in office.
Illegal immigrant forced to drink his urine to stay alive in desert
A Chinese migrant lost in the Arizona desert said he was forced to abandon his brother and to drink his own urine to survive.
Trump holds off on tariffs after Colombia agrees to take migrant planes
President Trump was triumphant in getting Colombia to accept deportees from the United States late Sunday after the Colombian president railed against Mr. Trump’s tariff and visa restriction threats because of the rejection of migrant planes.
