Immigration Reform
The latest news, analysis and debates on immigration reform and policy.
Antifa activist who called for ‘armed’ resistance to ICE asks Supreme Court for release
A self-professed antifa agitator who called for outing and harassing ICE officers “at the barrel of a gun” asked the Supreme Court on Friday to order his release from pretrial detention, telling the justices he’s not a real threat to society.
Border travel safety bill honors fallen veteran
Rep. Eli Crane is pushing a bill aimed at informing travelers of dangerous areas or routes along the U.S.-Mexico border — a legislative measure aimed at honoring one veteran’s life after he was gunned down at an unauthorized cartel-controlled highway checkpoint in Mexico.
Supreme Court revives DHS’ database letting states check voters’ citizenship
The Supreme Court issued an order allowing the Department of Homeland Security to keep using a database that lets states scour their voter lists for ineligible noncitizens, saying the system appears to be lawful.
ICE rushed to buy 11 warehouses for detention. Now it’s trying to sell 7 of them
ICE’s effort to rapidly build its detention capacity has wasted millions of dollars as the Trump administration took a spend-first, ask-questions-later approach, the Government Accountability Office said in a withering audit Thursday.
Sanctuary clash: Virginia county shields drunk drivers from deportation, report shows
Arlington County prosecutors cut breaks to illegal immigrants facing drunk driving charges with the hope that a lower charge could help them avoid deportation, according to a congressional report that labels the left-leaning jurisdiction a sanctuary.
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow DHS detention of pro-Palestinian scholar
President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to hear a case involving a Georgetown University scholar who was targeted for deportation last year after a government artificial intelligence tool flagged his social media posts as too pro-Palestinian.
Judge rules against ICE on construction site raid; says agents also detained U.S. citizen too long
A federal judge issued an order Monday blocking ICE from raiding private construction sites without a warrant and from indiscriminately detaining people, saying both of those practices are likely unlawful.
Border wall construction begins in the Big Bend region of Texas
The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a west Texas section of the Big Bend region, marking the first major construction in an area of the U.S.-Mexico border where the administration’s plans have met heavy opposition.
ICE says stun gloves would be less harsh than Tasers, pepper spray
ICE said its pursuit of electrified shock gloves is meant to be a less violent option for officers and agents seeking to gain control of unruly individuals, reducing the need to use a Taser, baton or pepper spray.
Texas shuts down company that coached Chinese on birthright citizenship
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that his lawsuit has shut down a “birth tourism” company that specialized in helping Chinese women game the immigration system and travel to the U.S. to have babies for automatic citizenship.
Trump pulls nomination of Schroyer as ICE director
The White House has pulled its nomination of Lance Schroyer to be the new head of ICE, marking the latest in a long line of failed nominees for the position.
ICE agent who fought extradition now in custody in Minnesota
Christian Castro, the ICE officer whom authorities have accused of assaulting a migrant and lying about it, has been taken into custody in Minnesota.
Florida GOP congresswoman scolds Trump on immigration in stunning campaign ad
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar has released a campaign ad declaring that President Trump went “too far” with his mass deportations, warning him he’s losing Hispanic voters who put him back in the White House.
Ohio’s GOP senators push bill to block illegal immigrant licenses
Ohio’s Republican senators introduced familiar legislation that would prohibit illegal immigrants from obtaining “drive-only” licenses by withholding federal funds from states that issue them to those who cannot provide proof of citizenship.
Hitman who dismembered bodies for cartel slapped with terrorism charge
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced terrorism charges against a Mexican hitman who admitted he was a go-to man when the Gulf Cartel needed to dispose of a body.
Border czar Tom Homan confirms ICE is probing Rep. Ilhan Omar for immigration crimes
White House border czar Tom Homan has confirmed that ICE is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar to see if she obtained her U.S. citizenship through fraud.
Florida’s former ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ kept migrants in metal cages: DHS inspector general
Some illegal immigrants were kept in small metal cages for up to two hours while being detained at “Alligator Alcatraz,” according to a federal inspector general’s report on Monday.
DOJ boots Afghan woman in first Alien Terrorist Court deportation
The Trump administration said it has successfully used the Alien Terrorist Removal Court to secure the deportation of an Afghan whose relatives plotted an attack to disrupt the 2024 election.
Body camera video offers a rare look inside an immigration raid at a N.Y. factory
The sprawling snack-food factory in upstate New York appeared to be closed when a small army of immigration officers arrived after 9 a.m. Following a brief discussion of whether to force their way inside, a manager opened the front door.
