Immigration laws

Senate approves Trump’s Homeland nominee Mullin with immigration crackdown under scrutiny

U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, tesifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

ICE agents deployed to help with security at some US airports as staff absences soar

TSA agents processing people through security lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.

Toronto mayor seeks to block US immigration agents at city’s World Cup matches

The ICE website lists five Canadian cities where the force has a permanent presence: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver and the capital Ottawa.

Judge ends asylum claim of Minnesotan boy detained by ICE, says report

ICE agents stand next to a boy, who a witness identified as Liam Conejo Ramos, a five-year-old that school officials said was detained in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 20, 2026. Rachel James/via REUTERS/File Photo

US to require $19.2k bond to visa recipients from 12 more countries

Trump’s border wall spending creates a billionaire family

Amid the Trump administration’s sweeping push to arrest and deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants, less attention has been paid to the billions that have been earmarked for a new border wall.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 16, 2026

An Iranian man stands on a wall of damaged homes following a military strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. Iran's Foreign Minister said in an interview published on March 15, that the war pitting his country against the United States and Israel will only end when Tehran can be certain it will not be restarted. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP) /

Minneapolis grapples with lingering trauma, economic damage after ICE surge

A sign showing Alex Pretti at a memorial in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans

Eswatini receives four more third-country deportees from US, government says

FILE PHOTO: Protesters hold placards as a lawyer addresses them outside the court, after the hearing was postponed, in Mbabane, Eswatini, August 22, 2025. Activists are challenging a secretive agreement with former U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to accept third-country deportees, which they argue is unconstitutional. REUTERS/Zakhele Mabuza/File Photo

Trump’s immigration crackdown hasn’t boosted employment for US-born workers

Some firms in industries employing large shares of immigrants – including construction – say it’s taking longer to find workers.

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