Judge orders halt on ICE courthouse arrests in Northern California

A federal judge in San Jose has ordered a halt to ICE arrests at courthouses, arguing that immigrants are between a rock and a hard place: They face either getting arrested for trying to follow the law, or are not showing up to court and facing automatic deportation. 

Texas sheriff's departments may soon have closer relationships with ICE due to SB 8

Sheriff's departments in Texas may soon have closer relationships with ICE. Senate Bill 8 goes into effect on Jan. 1, and certain counties may have to help with federal immigration enforcement.

San Francisco immigration court decimated

San Francisco's immigration court is now decimated, down to just four judges left to decide asylum cases starting Jan. 1, from a high of 21 at the start of the year. 

Trump suspends green card lottery program following Brown University, MIT shootings

President Donald Trump has suspended the green card lottery program that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States. Here’s what we know.

US Border Patrol agent shoots, kills Mexican citizen near Rio Grande City

A confrontation near the U.S.-Mexico border turned deadly last week when a Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man during a struggle in the brush, federal authorities said Wednesday.

Milwaukee County Judge Dugan trial: Live updates Tuesday, Dec. 16

A Milwaukee County judge, five federal agents and others testified Tuesday in the trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan.

Milwaukee County Judge Dugan trial: Live updates Monday, Dec. 15

Attorneys delivered opening statements and testimony began in the trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan began on Monday, Dec. 15.

South Texas migrant shelter stripped of federal funding for 6 years

Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, run by the "Pope's Favorite Nun," is accused by the Trump Administration of numerous grant discrepancies in their work to help migrants released by the CBP, reports say.

Claims of abuse at Fort Bliss ICE facility; DHS calls them ‘categorically false’

The letter, penned by the American Civil Liberty Union and other organizations, claims detainees at Camp East Montana, located at Fort Bliss, were “handcuffed and rounded up" before being loaded into vans and taken to the U.S.-Mexico border and told to go across the border into Mexico by masked officers even if the detainee did not have a removal order to the country.

Tourists may have to provide 5 years of social media history to enter US

A proposed rule would require foreign travelers who can currently visit the U.S. without a visa to submit extensive social media, email and family history to be approved.

Judge orders Trump administration to stop California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to stop deploying California National Guard troops in Los Angeles and return control of the service members to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Guilty plea leads to 5-year sentence for human smuggling and illegal firearm

A Mexican national was sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in an armed human smuggling attempt, which included illegal reentry and possessing an AR-15 style rifle near the U.S. border.