US plans permanent visa bond rule affecting mostly African countries

The State Department is making permanent a program requiring applicants from mostly African countries to pay a bond to secure a visa.

ICE detains Southwest Airlines flight attendant at work

Supporters and labor organizations are rallying to raise awareness after ICE agents detained a Southwest Airlines flight attendant following a work flight. Lorenzo Thompson, a Jamaican national, was taken into custody on July 14 at Nashville International Airport.

ICE officers to wear body cams during vehicle stops

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will now be required to wear body cameras when making vehicle stops. 

Trump administration may charge $100K bonds for green-card applicants: reports

Some green-card applicants would have to pay a $100,000 bond for lawful permanent residence in the U.S. under a new policy proposed by the Trump administration.

USCIS to scrap Biden-era 'public charge' policy that could deny green cards for immigrants

For many immigrants, the dream of coming to America is often shaped by images of sweeping butte filled Western landscapes, bustling cities or sunny coastal beaches. But for some hoping to make the United States their permanent home, that dream could become more difficult to achieve.

ICE traffic stops 'important,' Trump posts after reported policy shift

President Donald Trump posted his support Wednesday for ICE agents conducting traffic stops after reports surfaced about a policy shift.

ICE to immediately cease most vehicle stops, federal sources says

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been instructed to suspend most vehicle stops nationwide during immigration enforcement operations, according to federal sources.

Maine ICE shooting: Man who was killed was not the target of warrant, Sen. Angus King says

The motorist killed by ICE officers in a Maine shooting Monday was not the target of the warrant the officers were executing, Sen. Angus King said Homeland Security Secretary Mullin told him.

New poll reveals how Americans view immigration

A broad majority of Americans believe immigration is a good thing for the U.S., though support has dropped from a record high last year, according to a new Gallup poll. 

Florida federal judge orders DHS to restore voter database access to 4 states: Reports

A federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to continue giving four Republican-led states access to a voter citizenship verification database, defying a previous order originally blocking access.

Man sues DHS after scathing email led ICE agents to his doorstep

A New York man has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging that an email he sent to the agency’s acting director prompted federal authorities to visit his home.

Appeals court rules ICE must allow bond hearings after 90 days of detention

A federal appeals court ruled that immigrants detained by ICE for more than 90 days must have an opportunity to seek release through a bond hearing.

Birthright citizenship: Supreme Court rejects Trump crackdown

The Supreme Court has ruled President Trump’s crackdown on birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, rejecting his executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

Trump to nominate former Oklahoma state trooper as ICE director

A onetime Oklahoma state trooper and former U.S. Marine is getting the nod to lead the nation’s immigration enforcement agency, President Donald Trump announced Saturday. 

Supreme Court rules Trump administration can revive restrictive immigration policy

In a ruling issued Thursday, the Supreme Court cleared the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Federal judge in San Jose blocks immigration courthouse arrests

A federal judge in San Jose has thrown out a Trump administration policy that allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to make mass arrests inside immigration courthouses.

All ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees moved out of Florida Everglades facility

“Alligator Alcatraz," the controversial immigrant detention facility nestled in the Florida Everglades, sits empty of all detainees Wednesday after they were transferred to other facilities, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed.