Immigration

Protesters gather at a news conference in Atlanta, decrying conditions at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga., Sept. 15, 2020.

ICE to End the Use of Georgia Facility at Center of Hysterectomy Allegations

DHS will end the use of two of its facilities, including the Georgia detent...

DHS will end the use of two of its facilities, including the Georgia detention center facing allegations of gynecological abuse.

Former President Donald Trump stands alongside angel families at the White House complex on June 22, 2018.

Exclusive: Trump Created an Office That Highlighted Immigrant Crime. Biden's DHS Plans to Keep It

In January 2017, one of Donald Trump's first moves as President was to crea...

In January 2017, one of Donald Trump's first moves as President was to create a new office that highlighted crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. For four years, the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement office, known...

Young children are housed inside a pod at the Department of Homeland Security holding facility run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on March 30, 2021 in Donna, Texas.

The Number of Unaccompanied Children Arriving at the U.S.-Mexico Border Doubled From February to March

Officials at the U.S.-Mexico border saw a 100% increase in the number of mi...

Officials at the U.S.-Mexico border saw a 100% increase in the number of migrant children arriving alone from February to March, data shows.

Young unaccompanied migrant children, ages 3-9 sit inside a play pen in the Department of Homeland Security holding facility on March 30, 2021 in Donna, Texas.

What to Know About What's Happening to Unaccompanied Minors at the Border

Here's what to know about the unaccompanied migrant children arriving at th...

Here's what to know about the unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and how the government has responded.

The hands of asylum seeking migrant children from Central America are seen holding the border wall as they await to be transported to a processing center by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Penitas, Texas, on March 17

How Foster Families Are Stepping Up to House Unaccompanied Children Arriving at the U.S.-Mexico Border

The rise of unaccompanied migrant children at the border is a challenge for...

The rise of unaccompanied migrant children at the border is a challenge for agencies having to rebuild gutted systems to shelter them

Xiomara plays with her baby in the nursery of the San Juan Apóstol migrant shelter. After fleeing gang violence in El Salvador, she arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border pregnant with her fourth child hoping to claim asylum. She gave birth in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, with the help of volunteers.

Pregnant Asylum-Seekers Needed Help at the Border. Inside the Program That Provided Care—and Community

Xiomara was already having labor pains when she presented herself to U.S. B...

Xiomara was already having labor pains when she presented herself to U.S. Border Patrol officials to make a claim for asylum. She had fled gang violence in El Salvador six months earlier, working under the...

A Salvadorian girl sits near a Biden-Harris campaign poster inside a camp for asylum seekers on Feb. 7, 2021 in Matamoros, Mexico.

Cautious Hope for Vulnerable Asylum Seekers Under 'Remain in Mexico' As the Biden Administration Announces Processing of Cases

The Biden Administration plans to begin processing asylum seekers stuck in ...

The Biden Administration plans to begin processing asylum seekers stuck in Mexico under Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy starting Feb. 19.