Immigration

The latest news on the Trump administration's immigration policy, and the border.


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8 people convicted over Texas immigration detention center shooting

The trial was closely watched beyond the courtroom as some legal experts and critics called it a test of the lengths the government can go to punish protesters.
People hold signs in the street.
People hold signs in the street.
4d ago

Immigration

Immigration

Asylum-seekers face detention while their cases proceed, in a departure from the past

Asylum-seekers with no criminal records are being detained around the country in a major departure from previous practice.
An aerial view of dozens of detainees wearing orange prison uniforms on a basketball court, arranging their bodies to spell SOS.
An aerial view of dozens of detainees wearing orange prison uniforms on a basketball court, arranging their bodies to spell SOS.
4d ago

ICE detained a boy with severe autism for more than 80 days, leaving him disoriented and afraid

The Trump administration has detained more than 900 children for longer than the 20-day limit allowed under a decades-old legal settlement.
Vilma Bautista and her son, Kenek Lopez; The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley;
Vilma Bautista and her son, Kenek Lopez; The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley;
5d ago

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Immigration

Fort Bliss detention center to get new operator after scrutiny

DHS is hiring a new contractor to run the center, the nation's largest, after three recent deaths and outbreaks of tuberculosis and measles.
Immigration Detention Conditions
Immigration Detention Conditions
5d ago

Immigration

Immigration

Kansas town allows immigration detention center in shuttered prison after yearlong fight

The Leavenworth City Commission approved a three-year permit for private prison operator CoreCivic.
Immigrant Detention Leavenworth
Immigrant Detention Leavenworth
6d ago

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Trump goes after Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky congressman's district

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., won her primary yesterday and will face off against Democrat Scott Colom in November.
Attendees at a Trump rally cheer as he pumps his fist toward them with his back to the camera
Attendees at a Trump rally cheer as he pumps his fist toward them with his back to the camera
7d ago

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Georgia voters advance Trump's pick and a Democratic candidate to House special election runoff

Voters in the district that sent Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a fierce defender of Donald Trump, to Congress will cast ballots again in the April runoff, NBC News projects.
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
7d ago

Immigration

Immigration

Federal judge in Oregon restricts use of tear gas on ICE protesters

The preliminary injunction was in response to a lawsuit the ACLU of Oregon filed on behalf of protesters and freelance journalists.
Law enforcement spray tear gas at protesters.
Law enforcement spray tear gas at protesters.
8d ago

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Trump amps up push for revised SAVE America Act while hosting House Republicans in Miami

President Donald Trump is pressing lawmakers to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and eliminate most mail-in voting.
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
8d ago

Immigration

Immigration

Champion high school mariachi musician and family released from immigration detention after growing outcry

Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, was held in a separate facility from his parents and siblings, who were sent to a family detention center in Dilley, Texas.
Antonio, third from left, and Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar, hold a trophy surrounded by their brother, mother and father.
Antonio, third from left, and Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar, hold a trophy surrounded by their brother, mother and father.
11d ago

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Obama, Biden and Clinton speak at funeral for Jesse Jackson; Trump says Cuba 'is going to fall pretty soon'

The former presidents are among those speaking at the civil rights leader's funeral in Chicago.
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a public memorial service to celebrate the life of civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson in Chicago on March 6, 2026.
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a public memorial service to celebrate the life of civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson in Chicago on March 6, 2026.