$8 million large-scale marriage fraud scheme arranged 600 fake weddings for green cards: USDOJ
Four Los Angeles residents have been sentenced in connection with a large-scale marriage fraud scheme.
California bill would extend legal aid to illegal immigrants convicted of violent felonies
The Representation, Equity and Protections (REP) for all Immigrants Act would remove restrictions on grant funds to provide immigration-related legal services to those convicted of violent or serious felonies, according to the official summary of the bill.
Katie Britt defends use of Bush-era sex-trafficking story in SOTU response
Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, who gave GOP response to Biden’s State of the Union address, gave a harrowing account of a young woman’s sexual abuse that happened several years before Biden took office.
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily halted a new Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally and set up another legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration.
New California bill would make illegal immigrants eligible for first time homebuyer loans
A California Democratic assemblymember's new bill states that an individual's immigration status can't disqualify an applicant from the program.
US Border Patrol shoots, kills bandit robbing migrants in California
Bandits have been entering the U.S. and robbing migrants turning themselves in for processing, before fleeing back into Mexico.
Biden, Trump visit southern border cities, highlighting immigration as key election issue
Biden made a rare visit to the southern border Thursday on the same day that Trump is made his own visit. Here's what to know.
Biden weighs new executive action to limit asylum at the border
The Biden administration is looking into options to manage illegal border crossings President Joe Biden could use without congressional approval after Republicans blocked a bipartisan border bill.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says migrants will get $13 a day on prepaid credit card: Here's the breakdown
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is clearing up reports on how much migrants will actually receive on their prepaid cards.
US House vote to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas fails
The roll call fell just a few votes short of impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, stalling the Republicans’ drive to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border.
Senators release long-awaited border security deal, pair with Israel and Ukraine aid
The bill would alter the asylum system at the border with faster and tougher enforcement and provide substantial military aid to Israel and Ukraine.
House Republicans take party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment with border becoming 2024 campaign issue
The Homeland Security Committee voted after midnight Wednesday to recommend the two articles of impeachment to the full House. But Alejandro Mayorkas argues the GOP should instead be working with the Biden administration on U.S.-Mexico border issues.
California voters overwhelmingly say US border is 'not secure,' poll finds
Nearly two-thirds of surveyed California voters said they believed the border was not secured in a new LA Times and Berkeley poll.
California benefits from immigration: report
A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau said California benefits from immigration.
Mexico's increase in immigration enforcement results in drop in illegal border crossings into US
Mexico has increased immigration enforcement in recent weeks. U.S. officials say that has contributed to a sharp drop in illegal border crossings.
New York City suing charter bus companies for transporting migrants from Texas
New York City is suing more than a dozen charter bus companies for their role in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s operation to send tens of thousands of migrants to urban areas.
New California laws 2024: health insurance for undocumented residents
Under this new law, undocumented Californians of any age will be eligible for Medi-Cal insurance starting in 2024.
US delegation meets with Mexico's government for talks on surge of migrants at border
Mexican immigration officials are moving to clear a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande river, as U.S. officials met with Mexico’s president to press for measures to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
ICE nabs more than two dozen illegal immigrant sex predators, some with child sex offenses, in LA
Those arrested include child sex offenders.
Immigration drives 2nd consecutive year of US population growth, Census Bureau reveals
The number of immigrants to the U.S. jumped to the highest level in two decades this year, driving the nation’s overall population growth.