A federal judge in California ruled that the Trump administration overstepped its legal authority when it forced asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.
Author: Alan Gomez, USA TODAY
Who is Kevin McAleenan, Trump’s acting Homeland Security chief after Kirstjen Nielsen leaves?
Kevin McAleenan, who becomes acting DHS secretary when Kirstjen Nielsen leaves, has carried out Trump’s most controversial efforts at the border.
U.S. aid to Central America: What it does, why Trump cut it and why that may not end the migration crisis
President Trump says aid cuts will punish Central American governments for failing to stem migration. Critics say the cuts could worsen the problems.
Cutting aid and closing ports: Here’s what’s happening at the southern border
President Trump makes a series of dramatic moves, including plans to cut aid to Central American nations and threats to seal the border, to slow down illegal immigration.
Border Patrol struggling to hire, keep agents, but may never get 5,000 Trump ordered
President Trump signed an order to hire an additional 5,000 Border Patrol agents, but two years later, the agency has only hired 118. Here’s why.
Confused by terms in the immigration debate? Here are some popular ones defined
With immigration comes a host of terms, some of which might be unfamiliar. Here’s a way to brush up on what they mean.
Third migrant dies in Border Patrol custody in as many months
A migrant man died in Border Patrol custody on Monday, following the deaths of two Guatemalan children in the agency’s custody in December.
Trump administration officials admit mistakes while trying to tie terrorism to southern border
Trump’s own team is acknowledging that they’ve used misleading statistics to push for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Supreme Court turns down Trump request to restart asylum ban
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow his asylum ban to go into effect during legal wrangling, but the court rejected the request.
New Trump administration policy requires asylum seekers to remain in Mexico, bans US entry
The U.S. has long allowed asylum seekers to remain here pending an immigration judge’s decision on their application. They now must remain in Mexico.