Immigration Reform
The latest news, analysis and debates on immigration reform and policy.
Judge scolds Trump administration for ‘shameful cruelty’ in trying to end TPS for Somali migrants
A federal judge took a vicious shot at the Trump administration on Tuesday, saying it was showing “shameful cruelty” in trying to speed the end of a deportation amnesty for hundreds of Somali migrants after a Supreme Court ruling earlier this summer.
Judge orders Homeland Security to restart voter registration drives at naturalization ceremonies
A federal judge in Maryland ordered the Department of Homeland Security to set aside its new policy that blocked outside groups from showing up at naturalization ceremonies to register newly minted citizens to vote.
GOP blocks Democrats’ bid to grant path to citizenship to migrants here under TPS
Republicans blocked an attempt by Senate Democrats on Wednesday to pass a bill granting full legal status to migrants here under Temporary Protected Status.
Oregon governor warns migrants to be wary of ICE impersonators
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek warned her state to be wary of ICE impersonators whom she said performed a traffic stop on a driver and roughed up the person, falsely claiming they were federal immigration officers.
Democrats revive ICE demands from shutdown as they prepare to take over House majority
Democrats forced a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year over their list of demands that included narrowing how and when ICE can arrest people, barring officers from wearing masks and imposing a stricter policy for use of force. They didn’t get any concessions then but see it as a blueprint if they win control of the House in November’s elections.
ICE nears 600,000 deportations since Trump took office
ICE is hitting its deportation stride under new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, averaging about 1,250 formal deportations a day over the last three months.
Mexican man accused of killing 2-year-old girl in Virginia
Virginia authorities on Tuesday said they charged a Mexican man in the slaying of a 2-year-old girl this month.
Gov. Abbott announces Texas crackdown on ‘birth tourism’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced his own crackdown Tuesday to try to block migrants who game the immigration system by having babies on U.S. soil, earning automatic citizenship for those children.
New Jersey finds 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote and hundreds voting
Thousands of noncitizens were added to New Jersey’s voting rolls, and hundreds of them even cast ballots in the state’s elections, Gov. Mikie Sherrill acknowledged Tuesday.
ICE wants custody of illegal immigrant charged in Utah veteran’s slaying
Federal immigration authorities said they lodged a detainer for the Salvadoran man accused of gunning down a 71-year-old military veteran at his Utah home this year.
Republicans flood Congress with bills to confront Supreme Court on birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court may have crushed President Trump’s plans to restrict birthright citizenship, but congressional Republicans are seeking legislative alternatives that could restrict it in certain cases.
Minnesota’s sanctuary policies survive DOJ challenge
A federal judge tossed out the Trump administration’s challenge to Minnesota’s sanctuary laws, ruling Monday that the state has the right to make decisions about how to use its resources, including the ability to decline to help the feds on illegal immigration.
Anti-ICE suspect arrested outside New York City federal building after lighting incendiary device
Three people, including two firefighters, were injured Monday and a suspected anti-ICE activist hauling weapons was arrested after he started a fire outside a Manhattan building that houses immigration enforcement, the FBI and other federal agencies, federal officials said.
White House confirms ICE vehicle stops to continue
The White House on Thursday confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will continue conducting traffic stops, days after reports surfaced that the tactic had been temporarily halted following two fatal shootings.
Pentagon has spent $2.64 billion on southern border since 2025: Report
The Trump administration has tapped the Defense Department to cover $2.64 billion in southern border operations.