Mumps sickens hundreds of detained migrants in 19 states

Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks in the overloaded immigration system.

Policy on automatic citizenship for children born abroad to US military members changed

The children of some overseas U.S. military members and government employees will no longer receive automatic citizenship, the Trump administration said Wednesday in a policy alert. 

Immigrants in US military face new citizenship rule for kids

The Trump administration has unveiled new rules that will make it harder for children of some immigrants serving in the military to obtain citizenship.

US, Mexico widen asylum crackdown to push back migrants

A Trump administration program forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico has evolved into a sweeping rejection of all forms of migrants, with both countries quietly working to keep people out of the U.S. despite threats to the migrants' safety.

Trump administration ends protection for migrant medical care

The Trump administration has eliminated a protection that lets immigrants remain in the country and avoid deportation while they or their relatives receive life-saving medical treatments or endure other hardships, immigration officials said in letters issued to families this month.

Group hit by abuse claims to open New Mexico migrant shelter

An Arizona-based company plagued by abuse and mistreatment allegations is planning to open an Albuquerque facility to house migrant teens.

Border Patrol releases drone footage showing miles of ‘new wall system’ being built

Drone footage released by the Border Patrol over the weekend shows miles of a “new border wall system” going up at a location in Arizona near where illegal immigrants were seen streaming into America years ago.

Trump revives suggestion he'd end birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was looking "very seriously" at ending the right to citizenship for babies born to non-U.S. citizens on American soil.

Six-month-old girl in critical condition after father brings her across border illegally, officials say

A six-month-old girl is in critical condition at a Texas hospital after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents apprehended her, her father and 21 other people who illegally crossed the Rio Grande into the United States, officials said Saturday.

Construction on Arizona replacement border barrier begins

Construction crews broke ground Thursday on a small portion of the $664 million border fence project in the Arizona desert that is funded through President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration.

CBP: Man found with 2lbs of meth hidden in the groin area

Officials with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection say a 35-year-old Tucson man is arrested, after he was found smuggling meth into the country by taping them to his lower body.

Arizona extends tuition rate for students in US illegally

Arizona high school graduates living in the country illegally will get expanded access to a special tuition rate for the state's three public universities.

Trump administration moves to end limits on child detention

The Trump administration is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention, a decision that will almost certainly lead to a new court fight over the government's ability to hold migrant families until their cases are decided.

Mexico is busing asylum-seeking migrants to southern border

The Mexican government said Friday it is busing migrants who have applied for asylum in the United States to the southern Mexico state of Chiapas.

California school named after Pulitzer Prize-winning author, undocumented immigrant

When children attend a new elementary school in Mountain View, Calif. on Monday after a long summer vacation, they will be gracing a campus that is believed to be the first in the United States named after an undocumented immigrant.

Advocates already see fallout from change to immigration rule

Doctors and public health experts warn of poor health and rising costs they say will come from sweeping Trump administration changes that would deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, as well as food stamps and other forms of public assistance.

Judge allows Tucson sanctuary city vote to go forward

A judge will allow Tucson voters to decide whether their town should become Arizona's first "sanctuary city." 

Court limits order that had stopped Trump asylum limits

A federal appeals court's ruling Friday will allow the Trump administration to begin rejecting asylum at some parts of the U.S.-Mexico border for migrants who arrived after transiting through a third country.

NFL stars Norman, Davis help bail out illegal immigrant from ICE center

NFL players Josh Norman and Demario Davis on Monday helped bail out an illegal immigrant who since May had been detained at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center.