Court rules federal detention centers exempt from California ban on for-profit prisons

A California federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a law aimed at banning all privately run, for-profit prisons would not apply to federal immigration detention centers. A panel from the…

Law schools pressured to cut ties with research firms over ICE, CBP

Law students across the country are calling on their schools to sever ties with two major research firms over their work with immigration enforcement agencies. A set of protests demanding the …

Biden on track to beat Trump’s record for fewest resettled refugees

The Biden administration is on track to resettle the lowest number of refugees in the history of the program despite big promises it would revamp a system decimated under former President Trump.The…

UN agencies call for nations to ‘refrain’ from deporting Haitian migrants without ‘proper assessm...

Four United Nations agencies on Thursday called for countries to “refrain” from reporting Haitian migrants without “proper assessment of their individual protection needs.”T…

DHS stresses officer discretion in new deportation priorities

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new enforcement priorities for its border officials, continuing a focus on those with a serious criminal record while encouraging immigration officers …

Biden administration says it will again try to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Senate parliamentarian rules out Democrats’ immigration plan B

The Senate parliamentarian has nixed Democrats’ back-up plan for getting immigration reform into a sweeping spending bill, handing them a second setback.  Democrats had pitched parl…

Democrats pitch parliamentarian on immigration plan B

Senate Democrats are pitching the Senate parliamentarian on their backup plan for getting immigration reform into a sweeping spending bill.Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said that Democrats are currentl…

Thousands of Haitian migrants again moving toward US: report

Panamanian government officials have reported that approximately 4,000 migrants, most of whom came from Haiti, have passed through Panama on the Colombian border and are en route to the U…

Biden administration moves to preserve DACA after court ruling

The Biden administration on Monday announced plans to create a rule that would recreate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy after a Texas court found the Obama-era program unla…

Climate change is intensifying the US border crisis. It will only get worse | CNN

Climate migration will become more likely as the planet warms and people seek places they consider safer and more economically stable.

Contributor: Abusing migrants while on horseback? That fits with the Border Patrol's long history...

The Border Patrol's actions in Del Rio demands a congressional investigation into the agency's toxic culture, one that permits misconduct to flourish.

Biden’s Approach To Immigration Is Causing A Huge Internal Rift And Leading To A Lot Of Confusion

“Honestly, I don’t know how much longer I can stay at DHS if this continues,” one official said.

Democrats still have real options for immigration reform

Democrats wanted to give millions a path to citizenship. They still might have a chance.