40 miles of new border wall to be built in Texas
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that it has awarded two contracts to build roughly 40 miles of new border walls in Webb County, Texas.
Federal judge extends 2020 Census deadline
A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at month's end and suspended a year-end deadline for delivering the numbers needed to decide how many seats each state gets in Congress.
Wounded in stabbing, Border Patrol agent kills attacker, officials say
The agent was on foot patrol when he confronted and arrested a group of people suspected of being in the country illegally.
NYPD cop accused of spying on Tibetan immigrants for China
A New York City police officer is accused of being an "intelligence asset" for the Chinese government.
Border Patrol uses drones to arrest 26 people in one day
The U.S. Border Patrol agents used drones to help to make 26 arrests in a single day.
Demonstrators arrested at Times Square protest against ICE, NYPD
Demonstrators were arrested Saturday in Times Square while protesting federal immigration officials and the NYPD, authorities said.
Federal complaint: Questionable hysterectomies, lack of COVID-19 tests at GA immigrant detention center
A federal complaint filed Monday alleges a south Georgia detention center performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records.
Nurse questions medical care at immigration jail in Georgia
An immigration detention center in Georgia performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records, according to a nurse quoted in a complaint filed Monday.
'I want to be with my family': Central American refugees delayed by Trump, then by COVID-19 pandemic
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, only about 338 of the 2,700 Central Americans approved to come to the U.S. through a small refugee program have been able to travel.
Roughly 8,800 unaccompanied children expelled at US border under pandemic-related measure
The Trump administration has also expelled more than 7,600 people who came in families since the public health emergency order took effect in March.
Feds seize thousands of knock-off Apple AirPods at JFK
Every year, CBP confiscates tens of thousands of shipments of counterfeit brand-name products coming into the United States.
Thousands of fake driver's licenses seized at Cincinnati-area port
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers inspecting cargo at the Cincinnati Port have seized 2,233 counterfeit driver's licenses so far in 2020.
Remains of endangered primate found in shipment bound for New York
Agriculture specialists inspecting bags of dried chili peppers imported from Thailand also found dried frogs, dried insects, and turtle bones.
Federal judges block Trump order to exclude undocumented immigrants from Census count
Federal judges have blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from the process of redrawing congressional districts.
DHS official claims pressure to alter Homeland Security intelligence reports in whistle-blower complaint
Brian Murphy says in a whistle-blower complaint that he was pressured by agency leaders to make his intelligence reports reflect the priorities of the Trump administration.
Judge to order US to stop detaining migrant kids in hotels
A federal judge said Friday that she would order the Trump administration to stop detaining immigrant children in hotels before expelling them from the United States, a policy enacted during the coronavirus pandemic.
ICE operations nab more than 2,000 illegal immigrants, many with criminal charges, convictions
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday announced that it had arrested more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from 20 countries in a series of operations in July and August -- with the vast majority of those arrested having criminal charges or convictions.
Steve Bannon's trial on border wall scam charges set for May 2021
Bannon appeared via audio before U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres.
Feds: Man who ambushed cops was interested in ISIS and other terror groups
Dzenan Camovic was indicted on state charges including attempted aggravated murder and federal charges including theft and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, 3 others, indicted for fraud
The leaders of an online fundraising campaign to raise money to build the border wall have been indicted for wire fraud and money laundering.