Illegal immigration

Immigration helped Trump win the White House - now tactics could hurt Republicans in midterms

FILE PHOTO: People take part in a protest in solidarity with Minneapolis and against U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in New York City, U.S., January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

US population growth slows sharply due to less immigration

US President Donald Trump has scaled up efforts to deport undocumented immigrants and limit legal immigration.

Explainer: What do US Democrats and Republicans want in fight over ICE operations?

A federal agent walks while immigration enforcement continues after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good on January 7 during an immigration raid, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Leah Millis

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Minnesota becomes ground zero for Trump’s America First

A woman holds a placard with an upside down American flag in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan 25, 2026, as the backlash against an immigration crackdown grows across the country. PHOTO: AFP

Minneapolis shooting: Federal agents’ actions raise serious questions from the start, say experts

In the moments leading up to the shooting of Alex Pretti, federal agents had acted in ways that raised serious questions among policing experts.

Minneapolis shooting: Alex Pretti’s friends and family denounce ‘sickening lies’ about his life

Mr Alex Pretti’s friends and family said he was calm and generous with others.

Alex Pretti killing: Minneapolis locals pay respects to man shot by US agents

A handmade sign left in memory of Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by federal agents, near the spot where it happened the previous day, in Minneapolis, Jan. 25, 2026.

Woman, boy drown off Greece after migrant boat sinks

Migrants at the port of Agia Galini in Crete, Greece, on Dec 19, 2025. According to the UN refugee agency, 107 people died or went missing in 2025 off the Greek coast.

Thousands defy ICE, frigid weather to protest against US immigration crackdown and child’s detention

A person holds a "No Kings" sign as people march during the "ICE out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom" protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Jan 23, 2026.

UN human rights chief slams ‘routine abuse’ of migrants in US

Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, attends the Human Rights Council at the UN European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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