In a statement, the parents of Jakelin Caal said the girl had been given food and water and appeared to be in good health as she traveled through Mexico with her father, disputing the account given by the U.S. Border Patrol. Read More
Nearly 70 former judges from 23 states said in a letter sent to Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Ronald Vitiello that courthouse arrests are disrupting the criminal justice system. Read More
Trump's comments came as he opened a contentious meeting with Democratic Senate and House leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. Read More
Demonstrators were calling for an end to detaining and deporting immigrants and showing support for migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum seekers. Read More
The number of people arrested or denied entry along the Mexico border reached a new high for the Trump presidency in November, according to Homeland Security figures released Thursday, as arrests of juveniles and parents with children continued to rise. Read More
Data show the Trump administration separated 81 migrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border since a June executive order that stopped the general practice amid a crackdown on illegal crossings. Read More
Proposed immigration rule changes would broaden the range of public programs that may lead to immigrants who use them being denied permanent resident status or citizenship. Read More
A federal investigation is ongoing into whether the judge and other court staff helped a man evade immigration officials who believe he's in the country illegally. Read More
While migrants everywhere face risks, the Mexico route holds the added danger of drug trafficking and gang violence. Read More
Mexican authorities have begun moving Central American migrants from a crowded, increasingly unsanitary encampment to a government-run shelter farther from the U.S.-Mexico border, raising fears among members of a migrant caravan that their dreams of seeking asylum in the United States will be dashed. Read More
Bundy’s message Tuesday may be another sign that Trump’s border policy is isolating him from many who are usually fully tuned in to his messaging. Read More
The Justice Department filed a notice Tuesday saying it will appeal the order to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It also asked the judge to stay his order pending the appeal. Read More
The three members of the Vermont congressional delegation said Tuesday that they were concerned by a U.S. Border Patrol plan to set up immigration checkpoints in the interior of the state, far from the Canadian border. Read More
The Trump administration announced in June it would open a temporary shelter for up to 360 migrant children in this isolated corner of the Texas desert. Less than six months later, the facility has expanded into a detention camp holding thousands of teenagers — and it shows every sign of becoming more permanent. Read More
Do it, Congress. Do it now. Read More
Critics denounced the border agents' action as overkill, but Trump kept to a hard line. Read More
On Sunday, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents fired the chemical agent at mostly Honduran migrants attempting to cross at Tijuana — an unusual escalation of lobbing weapons over an international border at unarmed civilians seeking refuge, drawing condemnation from Democrats. Read More
A peaceful march devolved into mayhem Monday when U.S. agents fired tear gas into Mexico to stop some migrants who tried to breach the international line. Read More
