US judge mulls competency of Mexican man who shot Kate Steinle

The case against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate on federal gun charges has been pending since U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria raised “serious concerns” about his mental capacities back in January.

Border Patrol seizes a ton of marijuana at U.S.-Canada border

Over a ton of marijuana was seized by U.S. Border Patrol agents inside of a commercial shipment at the Port of Buffalo on October 15.

Border Patrol arrests nearly 300 people in 18 hours

Agents with U.S. Border Patrol in Texas arrested nearly 300 undocumented immigrants in eighteen hours after a series of operations with other law enforcement agencies.

LA County agrees to pay $14M after sheriff holds immigrants in jail past release dates

The lawsuit alleged that between 2010 and 2014, the Sheriff’s Department routinely held people in jail for days, weeks or even months beyond the dates of their release and refused to allow them to post bail solely because of immigration detention requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

De Blasio asks ICE to ban officers from identifying as NYPD

Mayor Bill de Blasio wants federal immigration authorities to ban its officers from portraying themselves as local police.

ICE arrests more than 100 people across California's sanctuary cities

The "sanctuary op" was immediately criticized by immigrant rights activists and Democrats as a fear-mongering publicity stunt and a dangerous move in light of putting more people in detention during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Hundreds of migrants continue journey towards U.S. despite threats

Despite threats from the Guatemalan government, hundreds of migrants continued trudging Friday toward Mexico, and eventually, they hope, the United States.

NYC earmarks millions to help immigrants with Trump's 'heartless hurdles'

City Council members say President Trump is trying to hurt immigrants. So they have stepped in with funding to help immigrants with the challenges they face.

40 miles of new border wall to be built in Texas

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that it has awarded two contracts to build roughly 40 miles of new border walls in Webb County, Texas.

Federal judge extends 2020 Census deadline

A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at month's end and suspended a year-end deadline for delivering the numbers needed to decide how many seats each state gets in Congress.

NYPD cop accused of spying on Tibetan immigrants for China

A New York City police officer is accused of being an "intelligence asset" for the Chinese government. 

Demonstrators arrested at Times Square protest against ICE, NYPD

Demonstrators were arrested Saturday in Times Square while protesting federal immigration officials and the NYPD, authorities said.

Nurse questions medical care at immigration jail in Georgia

An immigration detention center in Georgia performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records, according to a nurse quoted in a complaint filed Monday.