Ximena Bustillo
Stories
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Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004
Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.
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One year later: Mahmoud Khalil remains in limbo but ready to fight
Khalil, who was detained last March, sits at the vanguard of a battle over immigrants' due process and civil rights pit against the Trump administration's mass-detention and deportation policies.
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Trump fires Kristi Noem as head of DHS, names Oklahoma senator as her replacement
President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday and said he wants Republican Sen. Markwayne {mark-wayn} Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her.
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Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief, names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her
Stepping in as acting secretary is GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma who Trump said had "Wisdom and Courage required to Advance our America First Agenda."
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U.S. has a quarter fewer immigration judges than it did a year ago. Here's why
The continued drain of personnel from the already strained immigration court system has contributed to depleted staff morale, mounting case backlogs — and floundering due process.
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Refugees in the U.S. could be arrested under a new immigration memo
The move is another Trump administration effort to limit legal pathways to migration or resettlement, after already curbing the number of admitted refugees and re-reviewing those admitted under the Biden administration.
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Top Trump administration immigration spokesperson is leaving
Tricia McLaughlin has become the public face defending the Trump administration's mass deportation policy and immigration tactics over the past year.
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Immigration enforcement will remain largely uninterrupted by the government shutdown
Immigration enforcement will continue through a Department of Homeland Security shutdown thanks to a separate pool of funding.
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5 things to know about the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security
The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
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ICE conducted 37 investigations into officer misconduct in last year
The disclosure from the agency's acting director came after immigration officers shot two U.S. citizens, intensifying questions about ICE officers' tactics, training and use of force.
