President Trump's Department of Homeland Security finds "an actual or imminent mass influx" of illegal immigrants at the southern border.
The Trump administration is empowering law enforcement agents across the Department of Justice (DOJ) with immigration enforcement authorities. A new
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman on Thursday deputized agents and officers at the Justice Department to help in making immigration arrests, creating a force multiplier as President Trump seeks to carry out his promise of mass deportations.
The directive allows federal law enforcement agents to carry out immigration-related enforcement actions that are usually reserved for officials under DHS.
The Department of Homeland Security issued two memos late Monday to repeal limits on federal immigration enforcement, and demanding a review on parole use.
Civil society, industry, and policymakers must take action to hold DHS accountable and protect the rights and privacy of people nationwide.
President Trump issues six executive orders covering immigration policy decisions. A summary of these executive orders follows.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman has canceled a Biden-era policy that blocked agents and officers from arresting unauthorized immigrants near “sensitive” locations such as hospitals,
Tom Homan, the new “Border Czar,” has made clear before and after Trump’s inauguration that worksite enforcement will be a key piece of Trump’s immigration reform actions.
Here's what we know so far about ICE enforcement operations in the wake of several immigration-related executive orders Trump signed.
The Trump administration rescinded two major Biden-era immigration initiatives Tuesday, further cementing the White House’s dedication to tougher enforcement policies.
Just a day after Trump issued a slate of executive orders aimed at restricting immigration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was rescinding protections for “sensitive zones” where undocumented immigrants were protected from deportation.