Immigration

In 1994, attorney Susan Gzesh wrote in a report that Mexico was not a safe third country. Has anything changed?

A new study finds that immigrants from our neighbor to the south are learning English and regularly interacting with non-Mexicans at higher rates than in previous decades.

The agency won't say how many employees have been disciplined or warned in the ongoing scandal over offensive social media posts.

Trump will meet with Guatemala's president next week, and a "safe third country" agreement is reportedly on the table.

New arrest numbers highlight the difficulties experts encounter in interpreting migration patterns.

Officials say the new plan is built to address backlog issues. But advocates say it will result in fewer people getting asylum.

The information is being provided through a new "fusion" intelligence-gathering center in El Salvador that is funded by the Department of State.

Advocates fear that a new policy on visa certifications will further discourage survivors from reporting crimes.

The government's own internal report confirms some of the claims made by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others this week.

The "Remain in Mexico" plan promised humanitarian visas and work permits. But asylum seekers are being sent back to dangerous living conditions.

The 2020 candidate's plan focuses on executive actions that could happen with or without Congress getting on board.

It's the latest sign that the agency is finding ways to get around a state law restricting immigration detention, a trend that concerns immigration advocacy groups.

Biden went after Trump for denying detained children beds, blankets, and toothbrushes. But the Obama administration did the same thing, albeit in different circumstances.

All of the 2020 Democrats want immigration reform, but so far only a few of them have described what that would entail.

Detention centers on the border are notorious for being "black boxes," and outside monitoring is rare.

Federal statute protects the most basic of children's rights—but advocates say the government is still trying to find loopholes.

Under President Barack Obama the agency was under the microscope for reform, but under the Trump administration any progress toward that goal has been halted.

A new law will give the state the strictest limits on private detention facilities in the nation.

We've collected highlights from our coverage of displaced people around the world.

These are concentration camps, and denying as much merely prepares the way for worse atrocities to come.

The announcement likely has to do more with Trump's re-election campaign than an actual ICE operation. But that won't stop it from spreading fear through immigrant communities.

While conspiracy theorists blame the spread of the disease on the migrants themselves, research indicates that severe overcrowding in U.S. detention facilities and shelters on the Mexican side of the border are causing outbreaks.

The make-up of the country's undocumented population is changing. Can white Americans' preconceived notions keep up?

Hackers got access to photos of border crossers and their license plates this week, raising questions about border authorities' plans to collect reams of sensitive biometric information.