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ICE Agents Deployed to Airports as TSA Staffing Shortages Grow

Union warns untrained ICE agents will create more problems than they solve at security checkpoints.

Immigration Officers Deployed to U.S. Airports Amid Shutdown

Agents to assist TSA as budget impasse frustrates travelers and screeners

Trump Threatens to Deploy ICE Agents to Airports Over Funding Impasse

President says agents will provide 'security like no one has ever seen' if Democrats don't agree to fund airport safety.

Trump Threatens to Deploy ICE Officers to Airports Amid Shutdown

President says he'll order immigration agents to assist with security unless Democrats agree to fund Homeland Security.

Sen. John Kennedy Slams Biden Immigration Policy

Republican senator accuses administration of allowing "millions" of illegal border crossings.

US to Require Visa Bonds of Up to $15,000 for 12 More Countries

The State Department is expanding a program that requires citizens of certain countries to post bonds when applying for US visas.

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Ending Protections for Migrants from Haiti, Syria

The court declined to immediately lift the protections for hundreds of thousands of people, allowing them to live and work in the U.S. legally amid the administration's wider crackdown on immigration.

Supreme Court to Review Bid to Revoke Deportation Protections

The high court will hear arguments on the Trump administration's bids to strip Temporary Protected Status from Haitian and Syrian immigrants.

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Ending Legal Protections for Haitian, Syrian Migrants

The administration seeks to lift court decisions blocking the end of temporary legal status for hundreds of thousands of people.

Trump Administration Restricts Access to Immigration Data

Researchers and advocates struggle to hold the administration accountable as key immigration enforcement metrics become harder to find

Trump Administration Restricts Access to Immigration Data

Public data tracking deportations and enforcement dries up as administration pushes aggressive immigration policies

Trump Blames Assailants' Genes for Violence Across US

President's remarks follow shootings at Virginia university and Michigan synagogue

State Department Slashes Fee to Renounce US Citizenship by 80% to $450

The new $450 fee is the same as it was when the State Department first started charging Americans to formally renounce their citizenship in 2010.

Poll Shows Supermajority Support for Fair Worksite Enforcement of Immigration Laws

Majority of Americans want employers to comply with federal immigration laws, according to new poll

Anti-Indian Rhetoric Online Triples During Immigration Debate

Study finds coordinated digital attacks amplified by influencers and algorithms, endangering immigrant communities and free discourse.

GOP Pushes Bill to Jail Officials Who Block ICE

Proposed legislation would criminalize sanctuary policies and allow federal prosecution of state and local officials.

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Deportation Protections for Haitian Immigrants

The administration seeks to rescind Temporary Protected Status for over 350,000 Haitians in the U.S.

Massachusetts Congressman Brings Alleged Juvenile Assault Suspect to SOTU

Rep. Seth Moulton faces backlash for inviting undocumented immigrant with alleged ties to juvenile investigations to State of the Union address

UN Panel Cites Racist Hate Speech by US Leaders

Experts say Trump and others' rhetoric has led to human rights violations

Trump Administration Fights Court Rulings Slowing Immigration Agenda

The administration is appealing to the Supreme Court to allow it to more quickly end temporary protected status for migrants from multiple countries.

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