The detention and deportation of long-term residents to Honduras is causing family separations and irreperable psychological and physical harm to children, according to a new report by Physicians for ...

Illegal border crossings and apprehensions in February saw continued record declines and the lowest number so far this year. Nationwide apprehensions totaled 26,963 in February, according to the ...

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A man from Mexico faces smuggling charges for allegedly transporting an infant and two adults into the U.S.

The president says the election security bill 'will guarantee the midterms' for Republicans. Available data is far less clear cut. Here's why.

Officials say Franklin Ulises Rodriguez-Rivas is a member of Tango Blast, a Texas prison-based gang with ties to Mexican ...

In Milwaukee, the family of a woman detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) joined local activists in pleading for her release. Elvira Benitez, who was born in Mexico, has never been in ...

A Trump administration attorney conceded it needs immigrant farmworkers in federal court as she defended a policy that would cut their pay.

February drug seizures were the most in over 4 yearsWASHINGTON— The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday, March 20, their ...

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas have filed 251 new immigration-related criminal cases, targeting human smugglers and illegal aliens with past convictions, according to ...

Markwayne Mullin offers changes in immigration policy if confirmed to lead Homeland Security but White House says enforcement agenda isn't changing.