More white South African refugees allowed in US, while all others remain blocked

The Trump administration will continue blocking refugees from entering the U.S., unless they’re white and from South Africa. President Trump said 10,000 more white South Africans will be allowed this year.

ICE will 'be out there every day' during World Cup, DHS chief says

ICE officials said they will be focused on public safety, not broad immigration sweeps, during the World Cup, but it’s unclear whether ICE agents will avoid all immigration enforcement during the event.

Bank activity of non-citizens faces heightened review under Trump order

President Donald Trump’s new executive order calls for financial institutions to scan for indicators of people without legal status opening bank accounts or obtaining loans.

Could an ICE detention center come to South Bay? Local leaders vow to fight it

Santa Clara County leaders say they have seen documents suggesting a site east of the Gilroy outlet malls could become a federal immigration detention center.

'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's controversial immigrant detention center, to close: reports

Florida has spent over $1 million a day to run its "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center in the Everglades. It's still waiting on $608 million in reimbursement from the U.S. government.

Canadian American pleads guilty to human smuggling after family dies crossing into New York

A Canadian man who also held American citizenship pleaded guilty to his role in a human smuggling attempt across the two nations’ border that resulted in the deaths of a Romanian family, which included two children under three years old.

Six people found dead in train boxcar near Texas-Mexico border

Authorities in South Texas are investigating a grim discovery after six people were found dead Monday inside a rail car near the U.S.-Mexico border.

What is denaturalization? DOJ moves to revoke US citizenship for 12 people accused of crimes

Denaturalization was used in only about a dozen cases a year between 1990 and 2017, but the Trump administration has made good on its promise to use it as a tool for increasing deportations.

Concord immigration judge sues DOJ over termination

A Concord immigration judge is suing the Department of Justice over her termination, alleging that she wasn't kept on past her probationary period because she is a Democrat, a woman over 40, fluent in Spanish, and previously advocated for immigrants. 

Anti-ICE signs popping up on public places in Los Angeles

Los Angeles city leaders have installed more than 450 signs declaring public property off-limits for federal immigration enforcement, citing Executive Directive 17.