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May 23, 2025 at 8:21 am

Trump administration releases people to shelters it threatened to prosecute for aiding migrants

The Trump administration has been releasing people charged with being in the country illegally to nongovernmental shelters along the U.S. border with Mexico after telling...

March 28, 2025 at 8:18 pm

US Judge temporarily halts deportations to third countries without a chance to challenge

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting people who have exhausted legal appeals to countries other than their own without first...

Volunteers working with Union del Barrio, an organization advocating for immigrant rights, gather in a parking lot before heading out to search for ICE activity in Los Angeles Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) CAJH104 CAJH104

February 28, 2025 at 5:02 am

Volunteers use bullhorns and sirens to warn immigrants when ICE is in their area VIEW

In Los Angeles and across the U.S., volunteers are trying to disrupt Immigration and Customs from carrying out President Donald Trump's promised mass deportations.

February 26, 2025 at 10:18 am

Trump sees ‘a thirst’ for his ‘gold card’ visa idea with $5 million potential path to US citizenship

President Donald Trump says he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a path to citizenship for $5 million, replacing a 35-year-old visa for...

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FILE – President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) XAB190 XAB190

February 25, 2025 at 4:37 pm

Trump says he will offer ‘gold cards’ for $5 million path to citizenship, replacing investor visas

President Donald Trump says he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a path to citizenship for $5 million, replacing a 35-year-old visa for...

President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute summit in Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) FLJE311 FLJE311

February 19, 2025 at 7:27 pm

Trump signs order aimed at ending federal benefits for some immigrants

President Donald Trump has signed an order aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.

U.S. Marines install barbed wire along the border fence Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) LA563 LA563

February 19, 2025 at 4:40 pm

Trump administration halts legal aid for migrant children, leaving some to navigate courts alone

The Trump administration has suspended a program that helped children who come to the U.S. without a parent or guardian navigate the immigration court system.

February 15, 2025 at 11:43 am

Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts

A union official says the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges without explanation amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.

February 1, 2025 at 10:43 am

With plans in the works and troops on the way, military assumes a mostly familiar role on the border VIEW

Until now, the military has limited itself to a supporting role at the border: surveilling for illegal crossings by ground and air, repairing vehicles and...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers use a chain to more comfortably restrain a detained person using handcuffs positioned in front, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) MDAB116 MDAB116

January 27, 2025 at 9:26 pm

What has changed with immigration under Trump and what is still playing out? VIEW

President Donald Trump has signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border...