The Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on illegal immigration, is set to clear the House and land on Trump’s desk on just his third day in office.
The bill would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes.
More is coming, but many directives will take time to be implemented or will face political, legal or practical obstacles.
Justice Department career officials were reassigned to advance Donald Trump's immigration agenda, an official familiar with the matter told USA TODAY.
BERLIN—German police detained an Afghan man suspected of stabbing two people to death, including a two-year old, putting immigration back at the center of the campaign for next month’s election. Armed with a kitchen knife,
President Trump signed executive orders that will fundamentally change how the nation handles immigration, beefing up enforcement and deportations.
President Trump has signed several executive orders making sweeping changes to the immigration system. Immigration was one of voters’ top issues in the election, with many supporting Trump’s message that the current system is broken.
A new change ends a policy that mostly prohibited agents from making immigration arrests at schools and other spots where children gather.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday issued a flurry of executive orders and directives as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on matters ranging from energy to criminal pardons and immigration.
Philadelphia City Council held its first "Trump preparedness hearing" Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed sweeping executive actions on immigration.