Hope, worry, lawsuits as NY enacts immigrant license law
A new law allowing New Yorkers to get driver’s licenses without having to prove they are in the country legally is set to take effect Monday, though immigrants might still face hurdles in some parts of the state.
A new law allowing New Yorkers to get driver’s licenses without having to prove they are in the country legally is set to take effect Monday, though immigrants might still face hurdles in some parts of the state.
$400M border wall contract under investigation
The Defense Department's internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple appearances on Fox News to push for the job.
The Defense Department's internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple appearances on Fox News to push for the job.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from using military construction funds for border wall
A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from using military construction funds for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from using military construction funds for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
11 Chinese migrants found hidden inside furniture
Six men and five women were taken into custody by US Customs and Border Protection officers after they were found hiding inside furniture in a moving truck at the border crossing in San Diego.
Six men and five women were taken into custody by US Customs and Border Protection officers after they were found hiding inside furniture in a moving truck at the border crossing in San Diego.
Border agents find another underground cross-border tunnel
U.S. and Mexican authorities closely examining the ground along the border fence in Arizona found yet another cross-border tunnel.
U.S. and Mexican authorities closely examining the ground along the border fence in Arizona found yet another cross-border tunnel.
Report: Guatemalan teen who died in US custody was unresponsive for hours
A flu-ridden 16-year-old boy from Guatemala was unresponsive for hours before he was found dead, according to video footage released Thursday.
A flu-ridden 16-year-old boy from Guatemala was unresponsive for hours before he was found dead, according to video footage released Thursday.
Border patrol finds 1/2 pound of meth in woman's vagina
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found more than a half-pound of methamphetamine in a woman's vaginal cavity.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found more than a half-pound of methamphetamine in a woman's vaginal cavity.
Border Patrol finds underground cross-border tunnel
The U.S. Border Patrol and Mexican police uncovered an incomplete cross-border tunnel running underneath the streets of Nogales, Arizona.
The U.S. Border Patrol and Mexican police uncovered an incomplete cross-border tunnel running underneath the streets of Nogales, Arizona.
Around half of 2020 class of Rhodes Scholars from US are first-generation Americans
Around half of the class of Rhodes Scholars from the U.S. who will study at Oxford University in England next year are first-generation Americans and a majority are minority candidates.
Around half of the class of Rhodes Scholars from the U.S. who will study at Oxford University in England next year are first-generation Americans and a majority are minority candidates.
Group of undocumented immigrants rescued from sewage tunnel near U.S.-Mexico border
Ten undocumented immigrants were hospitalized for hypothermia after a large group was rescued from storm waters inside a drain near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.
Ten undocumented immigrants were hospitalized for hypothermia after a large group was rescued from storm waters inside a drain near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.
Officers find teen in car's dashboard attempting to sneak into U.S.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found a teenager inside of the dashboard of a car trying to sneak into the country from Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found a teenager inside of the dashboard of a car trying to sneak into the country from Mexico.
Federal judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
A U.S. judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration rule that would require immigrants to show proof of health insurance to get a visa.
A U.S. judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration rule that would require immigrants to show proof of health insurance to get a visa.
Mexican teen found stuffed in car's dashboard compartment trying to cross border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting a physical search of a vehicle entering the Calexico West port discovered a teenager hiding inside a dashboard compartment.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting a physical search of a vehicle entering the Calexico West port discovered a teenager hiding inside a dashboard compartment.
U.N. expert corrects claim on kids in U.S. migration detention
An outside expert working with the U.N. human rights office has corrected a figure he cited claiming that over 100,000 children are being held in migrant detention in the United States.
An outside expert working with the U.N. human rights office has corrected a figure he cited claiming that over 100,000 children are being held in migrant detention in the United States.
Teen uses remote-controlled car to smuggle meth over border
U.S. Border Patrol agents in California arrested a 16-year-old who they say was using a remote-controlled car to transport methamphetamine across the border from Mexico.
U.S. Border Patrol agents in California arrested a 16-year-old who they say was using a remote-controlled car to transport methamphetamine across the border from Mexico.
‘I will be fine telling the truth’: Lt. Col. Vindman issues moving statement at impeachment hearing
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, one of four witnesses who testified in the impeachment hearings Tuesday, issued a moving opening statement and mentioned how his father inspired his “sense of duty and service.”
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, one of four witnesses who testified in the impeachment hearings Tuesday, issued a moving opening statement and mentioned how his father inspired his “sense of duty and service.”
'Migration is beautiful': Bay Area butterfly project heads to Washington, D.C.
On Tuesday, a group of 40 children and adults head to Washington, D.C., with the with the message that "migration is beautiful.”
On Tuesday, a group of 40 children and adults head to Washington, D.C., with the with the message that "migration is beautiful.”
Supreme Court hearing Long Island immigrant’s case for DACA
Eliana Fernandez, 31, came to America from Ecuador at the age of 14. The mother of two was granted protected under, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA in 2012, a program that protected her and nearly 700,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation and allowing them to work in the U.S. legally.
Eliana Fernandez, 31, came to America from Ecuador at the age of 14. The mother of two was granted protected under, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA in 2012, a program that protected her and nearly 700,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation and allowing them to work in the U.S. legally.
Long Island immigrant walks to Washington, D.C. to defend DACA
Eliana Fernandez is one of nearly 700,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. as children who were shielded from deportation due to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Now, the program's future is in question as the Supreme Court decides whether the Trump administration's plan to end it followed federal law.
Eliana Fernandez is one of nearly 700,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. as children who were shielded from deportation due to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Now, the program's future is in question as the Supreme Court decides whether the Trump administration's plan to end it followed federal law.
Trump administration seeks to drastically raise cost of various citizenship applications
The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a substantial price hike in the cost of citizenship, prompting some application fees to go up as much as 83 percent.
The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a substantial price hike in the cost of citizenship, prompting some application fees to go up as much as 83 percent.