Leaders of local law enforcement agencies are clear on one thing when it comes to investigating crimes — a person’s immigration status should not be a factor. Donald Trump’s second term as president ...

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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of homeland security, got some heat for rattling off ...

Noem repeated a falsehood that Trump shared during the 2024 presidential campaign. There are not more than 13,000 murderers ...

As Senate confirmation hearings begin, here's the latest on who in the Trump administration has, will or doesn't need to be ...

Legal experts and researchers say incoming President Donald Trump's promised mass deportations could actually end up undermining goals of public safety and national security.

The new administration could use the existing system of federal agents, local police and jails to funnel more people into the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Over the past half-decade, the state of Texas has been pushing an evolution in the administration and enforcement of immigration law. Stepping into a traditional federal role, state ...

(TNND) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ... was convicted in June 2023 of two counts of second-degree sexual assault and conspiracy to tamper with evidence, according to ICE.

The new administration promises to dramatically increase immigration enforcement and deport millions of undocumented people ...

Republicans’ prized immigration bill, the Laken Riley Act, is apparently too expensive to implement, according to U.S.

Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls filed the Justice for Jocelyn Act, named after a 12-year-old Houston ...