immigration

Immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally are transferred to be processed at the Tucson sector of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Arizona in 2016.

Supreme Court Ruling Means Immigrants Could Continue To Be Detained Indefinitely

2:05pm February 27, 2018

The court ruled that immigrants, even those who are permanent legal residents and asylum seekers, have no right to periodic bond hearings, meaning they could be held indefinitely in some cases.

Advertisement in a metro station in Budapest in July. The Hungarian government said it would end its disputed ad campaign against Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros.

World News

Hungary's Leader Proposes 'Stop Soros' Laws Against NGOs That Help Migrants

11:45pm February 23, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Hungary's government has proposed a series of bills it says will curb illegal immigration. Critics say the motivation is to cripple NGOs linked to U.S. financier George Soros.

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People wave U.S. flags during a 2017 naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

National

America No Longer A 'Nation Of Immigrants,' USCIS Says

6:18pm February 22, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The new director of Citizenship and Immigration Services says changing the federal agency's mission statement reminds staff that they work for the American people.

African migrants leaving an Israeli government immigration office in Bnei Brak, Israel. Posters in Arabic and Tigrinya on the wall announce Israel's "voluntary departure" policy for Sudanese and Eritrean migrants.

World News

Israel Gives African Asylum-Seekers A Choice: Deportation Or Jail

12:30pm February 22, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Israel's plan to force African migrant men to choose between voluntarily leaving — with a $3,500 stipend — or be deported or jailed has sparked a backlash.

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Italian far-right party activists hold a banner reading "fatherland" during a demonstration against a government proposal to reform citizenship procedures for the descendants of immigrants living in Italy, in Rome, Nov. 4, 2017.

World News

Anti-Migrant Slogans Are Overshadowing Italy's Election Race

7:12am February 21, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Far-right parties are campaigning for the March 4 elections, and they're not the only ones heightening the rhetoric against foreigners.

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A crowd waits to cross the border into Colombia over the Simón Bolívar bridge in San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela, in July 2016.

World News

Venezuela's Deepening Crisis Triggers Mass Migration Into Colombia

5:23pm February 20, 2018

by John Otis

A downward economic spiral, food shortages and a host of other problems have driven thousands of Venezuelans to flee to nearby countries.

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National

Trump Uses MS-13 To 'Sell Draconian Overhauls Of Border Issues,' Journalist Says

2:25pm February 15, 2018

by Terry Gross

New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer says President Trump uses the notorious gang to paint a portrait of rampant criminality among immigrants — and to frame the broader immigration debate.

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives at the Capitol in Washington, in a photo from September.

White House Issues Veto Threat To Bipartisan Immigration Plan

1:14pm February 15, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

Senators have made little progress toward an immigration bill that can pass ahead of the chamber's self-imposed Friday deadline.

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Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. (left), chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a key member of the group, walk through Statuary Hall at the Capitol last September. Meadows says a vote on immigration will be a "defining m

Politics & Government

Conservatives Warn Speaker Ryan To Hold The Line On Immigration

5:53pm February 14, 2018

by Susan Davis

Members of the Freedom Caucus warned of political consequences for House Speaker Paul Ryan if he brings an immigration bill to the floor that they believe breaks promises made by President Trump.

Led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., senators are beginning debate on immigration legislation on Monday. It's anyone's guess what the outcome will be.

Immigration Debate Starts As A Jump Ball In The Senate

6:43pm February 12, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is launching an unpredictable process Monday, affording lawmakers the chance to bring any ideas to the floor. "Whoever gets to 60 [votes] wins," he said.