President Donald Trump said he would rather focus efforts on the U.S. southern border than the northern Syria border in a Monday tweet.
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Immigration Court Cases Continue to Overwhelm US Government Resources
The federal agency tasked with processing migrant asylum claims completed the second-highest number of cases in history, but the tremendous backlog is still overwhelming the U.S. immigration system.
Read MoreMexican National Guard Stopped, Turned Back Migrant Caravan Headed For US: Report
Mexican authorities stopped a caravan of about 2,000 migrants heading north for the United States, the latest action by their government to crack down on illegal immigration.
Read MoreJudge Blocks Trump Admin Rule That Makes It Easier to Deny Green Cards to Poor Immigrants
A federal judge blocked a Trump administration rule just days before it was due to go into effect and make it harder for low-income migrants to obtain green cards, dealing a serious blow to the president’s immigration agenda.
Read MoreThe Trump Administration Wants 450 Miles of Border Wall By 2020
The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection said in a speech about the current immigration crisis that the Trump administration plans to build hundreds of miles of new border wall by the close of 2020.
Read MoreSouthern Border Arrests Totaled Nearly 1 Million in Fiscal Year 2019, CBP Chief Says
The Customs and Border Protection acting commissioner said Tuesday nearly 1 million “enforcement actions” took place on the southern border in fiscal year 2019.
Read MoreJulian Castro Leads LGBT Migrants to US Border
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro traveled to Mexico to escort a group of LGBT migrants to the U.S. border, an attempt to showcase how the Trump administration’s immigration policy hurts vulnerable immigrants.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Encouraging Illegal Immigration Is Protected Speech
The Supreme Court will decide whether a federal law that makes it a crime to “encourage or induce” someone to enter the country illegally violates the First Amendment.
Read MoreThe Trump Administration Will Expand DNA Collection of Migrants
The Trump administration is moving forward with its plan to dramatically expand DNA testing of illegal migrants at the southern border, a move intended to help control the immigration crisis.
Read MoreObama Judge Issues Preliminary Ruling Against Indefininte Family Detention
A federal judge has issued a tentative order against the Trump administration’s plan to detain migrant families for the entire duration of their court proceedings.
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