Immigration Reform
The latest news, analysis and debates on immigration reform and policy.
Illegal immigration animates Republican voters in New Hampshire, giving Trump a leg up on rivals
Republican voters preparing for the first-in-the-nation primary say they want a president who will secure the borders and control the flood of migrants entering the country illegally.
Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared
As one of the worst heat waves on record set in across much of the southern United States this summer, authorities and activists in South Texas found themselves embroiled in a mystery in this arid region near the border with Mexico.
Sinema rips Democrats on immigration ahead of Biden visit to Arizona
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is furious with the Biden administration and congressional Democrats’ immigration policies, and she is not biting her tongue ahead of President Biden’s upcoming trip to Arizona.
Appeals court allows Biden asylum restrictions to stay in place
An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to stay in place. The decision is a major win for the Biden administration, which had argued that the rule was integral to its efforts to maintain order along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Federal funds will pay to send Iowa troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, governor says
About a hundred Iowa National Guard troops will be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border for the month of August in a federally funded operation, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday.
Body spotted near Texas’ floating barriers in Rio Grande, Mexico says
The Mexican government said Wednesday that a dead body has been spotted along the floating barriers that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed recently in the Rio Grande river, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.
Activists urge colleges to use immigration to diversify schools after end of racial preferences
A group of university presidents and immigration activists said Wednesday that colleges should turn to immigration to pursue their diversity goals as they struggle with the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down affirmative action in school admissions.
ICE arrests, deportations must clear high hurdles; officers see ‘excuse for us not to do our job’
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement rekindled its policy that limits the illegal immigrants whom officers are allowed to arrest and deport, moving after the Supreme Court shot down a legal challenge to the policy.
Man plows SUV into migrants in North Carolina; all 6 victims hospitalized
Police in North Carolina believe that a man intentionally drove into a crowd of migrants Sunday, sending all six victims to the hospital.
Cartels thrive under Biden’s new policy; smugglers demand higher pay with lower numbers at border
Miguel Angel Salazar-Estrada, who rafted over the Rio Grande, told Border Patrol agents that his family paid $17,000 for his smuggling from Guatemala.
GOP tees up vote to cancel Biden’s new border policy
Senate Republicans announced legislation Thursday that would erase President Biden’s new border policy that allows unauthorized migrants to enter the U.S. as long as they first schedule an appointment with Homeland Security.
Chinese-born U.S. citizen admits helping bring illegal immigrants from China
A naturalized U.S. citizen of Chinese origin has pleaded guilty to charges of migrant smuggling conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy, the Justice Department announced.
Court weighs Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gun-makers over cartel violence
A federal appellate court is considering whether gun manufacturers should enjoy immunity from lawsuits brought by foreign governments in a case dealing with weapons trafficked across the U.S.-Mexico border to criminal organizations.
DHS secretary tells Congress he’s ‘not smiling’
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas wanted the public to know he wasn’t smiling Wednesday as he faced intense criticism from Republicans over his job performance.
Judge punches hole in Biden border policy by blocking new asylum limits
A federal judge blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to impose stricter rules on asylum-seekers, blunting the stick in the government’s new carrot-and-stick approach to illegal immigration.
Biden’s DOJ sues Texas to remove water wall from Rio Grande
The Biden administration filed a lawsuit Monday asking a judge to order Texas to remove the floating barrier the state put into the Rio Grande to try to block illegal immigration, saying the water wall amounts to illegal construction.
