Immigration Reform
The latest news, analysis and debates on immigration reform and policy.
7.6 million known illegal immigrants at large in U.S.; number doubled under Biden
Homeland Security is supposed to be tracking more than 7.6 million illegal immigrants who have been caught and released into the country over the years, according to the latest numbers that show a department struggling to monitor them all, much less make new arrests inside the country.
American men drop out of economy as immigrants claim jobs: Study
Americans clamoring for more immigrants to fill out the workforce are ignoring a labor source already here — men who have given up on the economy, according to a new study.
Trump says he’s open to amnesty for Dreamers; criminals at top of deportation list
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday revived the idea of an amnesty for illegal immigrant “Dreamers,” saying the time has come to offer them more permanent protections in the U.S.
Illegal immigrants have a friend in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Illegal immigrants might have an unexpected ally amid the upcoming Trump administration’s expected crackdown: Mormons.
Appeals court blasts sanctuary policy that blocked ICE from using airport
The administration has won a significant legal victory over a sanctuary jurisdiction after a federal appeals court ruled against a Seattle-area policy that barred Homeland Security from using local airports to detain and deport immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.
Migrant facing hate crime charges in shooting of Jewish man found dead in Chicago jail cell
Chicago authorities said an illegal immigrant who was charged with hate crimes after shooting a Jewish man hanged himself inside his jail cell over the weekend.
DHS deportation officer arrested migrant as a favor to fraudster, say federal prosecutors
A Homeland Security deportation officer arrested a migrant to try to deport him to prevent exposure of a $10 million bank fraud scheme, federal prosecutors charged.
Texas has right to build razor wire border wall, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Biden administration overstepped when it tried to dismantle Texas’ razor-wire border fence.
Mexico’s president agrees to stop migration into U.S. after tariff threats, Trump says
President-elect Donald Trump said Mexico has agreed to stop the flow of migrants north into the U.S.
Honduran migrant charged in Fairfax County rape was let out of jail early for good behavior
A Honduran migrant with a lengthy criminal history charged last week with rape in Fairfax County had been released from jail days earlier — apparently for good behavior.
Immigrants rush to burrow into the U.S. before Trump’s inauguration
Inauguration Day is shaping up to be an unofficial deadline for immigrants who are rushing to beat what they fear will be a draconian Trump crackdown.
Incoming border czar Tom Homan to sanctuary cities: ‘Don’t test us’
Incoming border czar Tom Homan delivered a new stern warning to sanctuary cities Tuesday and proclaimed Texas a model for how the rest of the country should approach border enforcement.
Senate’s new oversight chief to force votes to tighten U.S. asylum laws, probe COVID-19 origins
Sen. Rand Paul, who will chair the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee beginning in January, said that on Day One, lawmakers will vote on his bill to block migrants from seeking asylum if they enter the U.S. illegally.
GOP ponders second Mayorkas impeachment to block him from future office
Republican staffers on Capitol Hill are discussing a second impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as a way of blocking him from holding office in the future, The Washington Times has learned.
