Supreme Court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature

The high court said it was too soon to rule on the legality of Trump's plan because it's not yet clear how many people he would seek to exclude and whether the division of House seats would be affected.

South Carolina man sentenced for trafficking meth into US from Mexico

During an inspection of the man's vehicle, a US Customs and Border Patrol officer found seven plastic bladders containing over 70 kilograms of liquid meth in the vehicle's gas tank.

FOX 7 Discussion: ICE targeting immigrant in sanctuary with hefty fines

Solveij Rosa Praxis with the Austin Sanctuary Network joins Mike Warren to talk about the new fine Hilda Ramirez received over the week of Thanksgiving.

US fully restores protections for DACA applicants

The Trump administration has fully restored the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for immigrants brought to the U.S. as young people, complying with a federal judge’s order.

Judge orders Trump administration to accept new DACA applications

The Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects some young immigrants from deportation, a federal judge ruled Friday, in vacating a memo from the acting Homeland Security secretary that had suspended it.

U.S.-Canadian border closure extended through Dec. 21

The U.S.-Canadian border will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least another month through Dec. 21 as Covid-19 cases surge across America. 

Border Patrol agents arrested 15 on Florida shore

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 15 people who made shore in Palm Beach in what authorities called a “maritime smuggling event.”

DHS acting head Chad Wolf didn't have authority to suspend DACA, judge says

A federal judge in New York has ruled that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis's ruling invalidates Wolf’s suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which shields young people from deportation.

Inmate firefighter injured battling California blaze now set to be deported to Laos

Bounchan Keola has asked for a pardon from his prison sentence, showing that he has changed for the better and that his service to the state battling wildfires should count for something.

Immigration an early target for Biden administration

Some quick and dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration.

US judge blocks Trump immigration rule on public benefits

A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to the Trump administration on the eve of the election.

Eric Holder suggests child abuse investigation into migrant family-separation policy

During an interview with FOX 13 political editor Craig Patrick, former Attorney General Eric Holder suggested the Trump Administration could be investigated for child abuse.

One killed in shooting by Border Patrol agent in Laredo

U.S. Border Patrol officials say an agent fatally shot a person driving a vehicle as part of a suspected human smuggling operation.

Parents of 545 children separated at border can’t be found

The children were separated between July 1, 2017, and June 26, 2018, when a federal judge in San Diego ordered that children in government custody be reunited with their parents.