U.S. Immigration

Four migrant defense groups in Mexico say they have sought court injunctions to block what they call “massive” deportations by the government.

President Joe Biden’s administration is refusing to allow lawyers who inspect facilities where immigrant children are detained to enter a Border Patrol tent in Texas where agents are holding hundreds of youths. The attorneys say they were allowed to speak to children at the facility in Donna on Thursday, but were denied the chance to see the areas where the...

A Trump administration official says a policy of stricter border enforcement imposed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak may have to stay in place even as the virus begins to ebb in the U.S. and life in the country starts to return to normal.

America’s registered child sex offenders will now have to use passports identifying them for their past crimes when traveling overseas. The State Department said Wednesday it would begin revoking passports of registered child sex offenders and will require them to apply for a new one that carries a “unique identifier” of their status. Those applying for a passport for the...

Washington state on Wednesday sued the operator of one of the largest private immigration detention centers in the United States, claiming thousands of detainees were paid $1 per day for the work they performed but should have received the state’s much higher minimum wage. State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the lawsuit claiming The GEO Group made millions of dollars...

An overview of immigration in the U.S., by the numbers.

The former seminary student admitted he tried to adopt or purchase several infants and toddlers to have sex with them, according to a plea agreement.

A facility used by the federal government to house asylum-seeking immigrant families will remain open amid a battle over its operating license.