The Latest Breaking News from Immigration

Trump administration's efforts to expand immigration detention capacity and combat illegal immigration through increased funding and deployment of troops.

"Decisions should be guided by law, not fear," said an immigration lawyer to The Latin Times when asked about the proliferation of self-deportations

Justice Department directive halting legal support for immigrants impacts access to crucial assistance, hindering defense against deportation.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used his seventh State of the State speech Wednesday to urge the Republican-controlled Legislature to enact a wide range of Democratic priorities they have rejected in the past, including numerous gun control measures just a month after a school shooting not far from the state Capitol

Trump tried to pull funding from sanctuary cities during first term

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act, a key Trump-era immigration policy that marks shifts in Washington politics as 12 Senate Democrats voted in support.

The deployment is part of Trump’s executive action to declare a ‘national emergency’ at the US’s southern border.

ANALYSIS: Analysis: Several Democrats backed Republicans to give the new president a big first win on immigration as their own party tries to forge its own narrative on the issue, writes Eric Garcia

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s immigration enforcement push.