U.S. extends border restrictions with Canada and Mexico
The United States, Canada, and Mexico have agreed to extend the border restrictions on non-essential travel between the nations through September 21.
Border Patrol seizes $2 million in narcotics hidden inside bus
When agents from the U.S. Border Patrol inspected a commercial passenger bus arriving from Mexico, they found nearly 200 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine hidden inside the vehicle.
Shipments of nearly 20,000 fake driver's licenses seized at Chicago airport
Most of the shipments came from Hong Kong and mainland China, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Border Patrol seizes nearly $1 million in cash hidden inside SUV
Agents found 65 plastic-wrapped bundles of cash inside a vehicle.
Biden says border wall construction will stop if he is elected
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that while he won’t tear down President Trump’s much-touted wall along the United States’ southern border with Mexico, he also won’t continue construction of the barrier if he’s elected president in November.
Border tunnel appears to be 'most sophisticated' in U.S. history
An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Arizona to Mexico appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history," authorities said.
Taiwanese man in ICE custody for 6 months dies
A 51-year-old man who had been in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since January died this week.
Undocumented families face immense challenges as virtual school year looms
There unforeseen challenges for those who don’t have the proper paperwork to live in this country and for those whose socioeconomic levels are at the bottom rung.
Border Patrol finds dozens of migrants in stolen pickup truck in Arizona
The agents found 30 Mexican nationals, including children, crammed onto the Ford F-250 truck.
Official: Ending census early is 'political ploy' to hurt NYC
Julie Menin of the NYC Law Department called the Census Bureau's move "absolutely unconscionable."
US to raise naturalization application fees by $500
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a dramatic increase in fees for several immigration and work applications, including naturalization and asylum applications.
Supreme Court denies request to halt construction of the border wall
A number of groups, including the ACLU and Sierra Club, had asked the high court to get involved again after the justices last year cleared the way for the administration to use military funds for construction while the case played out in the courts.
Trump administration is not accepting new DACA applications
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will reject new applications and shorten renewal periods for an Obama-era program that shields young people from deportation, taking a defiant stance after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to let it be scrapped completely.
Trump administration won't accept new DACA applications
The Trump administration says it will deny new applications for so-called “Dreamer” immigrants and limit renewals to one year instead of two.
Cuomo slams Homeland Security chief for 'illegal' Global Entry ejection
Cuomo on Friday called it an illegal act of political abuse by Trump administration officials. Cuomo called for investigations by Attorney General William Barr and congressional Democrats.
Migrant kids held in US hotels, then expelled
The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels before deporting them to their home countries.
Immigration advocates: Trump memo on congressional reapportionment is unconstitutional
Immigration advocates and attorneys say what the president is doing is unconstitutional.
US Border Patrol thwarts alleged human smuggling attempt at US-Mexico border
Customs and Border Protection officers rescued a Mexican national from the undercarriage of a vehicle attempting to enter the United States.
Trump administration rescinds rule barring foreign students from online-only classes
Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.
Two teens busted trying to smuggle nearly two dozen people into U.S.
A pair of teenagers were arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly two dozen illegal aliens into the U.S. in a semi-tractor-trailer.