Border security1 hour agoAs border numbers increase, CBP chief says US faces 'full-blown crisis' if Trump-era policies endThe Trump administration announced Monday that 70,000 migrants were apprehended at the southwest border in November, a 64 percent increase compared to 2019 -- and a sign of a possible surge that Trump officials say could become a full-blown crisis if recent policies are ended.
IMMIGRATION1 day agoFlashback: Biden praised ‘constant,' 'unrelenting’ stream of immigration into USPresident-elect Joe Biden, during the Obama administration, said the U.S. benefits from a “constant” and “unrelenting” stream of immigration -- and that those with white European heritage becoming a minority in the U.S. is "a source of our strength."
CRIME2 days ago6 injured by car during NYC protest, officials saySeveral people were injured when a car plowed into a street protest in midtown Manhattan on Friday, the New York City Police Department said.
CRIME3 days agoFormer Bin Laden subordinate released after judge agrees he's too obese to survive coronavirusA former Osama bin Laden henchman convicted in two deadly 1998 bombings is free and living in the U.K. this week after being released early — thanks to a Manhattan federal judge who agreed the terrorist was way too obese to survive the coronavirus behind bars.
IMMIGRATION3 days agoActing ICE director Tony Pham to step down by end of yearActing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tony Pham is stepping down from the agency by the end of the year, having led a series of operations against illegal immigrants across the country since taking control in August.
Texas4 days agoBorder agents, ICE seize more than 100,000 counterfeit N95 masks in Texas warehouseFederal agents in Texas seized more than 100,000 counterfeit medical masks near the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this month -- a shipment that was intended for U.S. hospital workers on the East Coast, authorities said Wednesday.
Illegal Immigrants4 days agoHonduran migrant caravan heading to US: reportsHundreds of Hondurans formed a caravan bound for the U.S. on Wednesday after two hurricanes wrecked and flooded areas of Central America last month, according to a report.
IMMIGRATION5 days agoIllegal immigrants freed from detention after court order have been re-arrested for sex, drug crimes: ICEA number of illegal immigrants who were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention in October after a court order due to COVID safety have since been re-arrested for crimes including child sex and drug offenses, according to the agency.
OPINION5 days agoAli Noorani: Restoration of DACA benefits US and Dreamers — now we need immigration law reformThe Trump administration action this week complying with a court order to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is an important first step to reform America’s immigration system.
RussiaDecember 7ICE deports Russian national convicted in wire fraud scheme on attempted murder chargeImmigration authorities on Thursday deported a Russian national who has been convicted for his role in a $4.5 million wire fraud scheme and is wanted in his home country for attempted murder.