The heads of US immigration agencies faced heavy criticism in Congress Tuesday as they defended President Donald Trump's mass deportation drive and fielded questions about the fatal shootings of two

A new poll from Gallup released Wednesday shows that few Americans see immigration as the country's biggest problem compared with other nations where more respondents say it's an issue.

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress faces a midnight (EST) Friday deadline for a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which is in charge of immigration enforcement ‌operations that have ramped up across the United States under Trump administration policies.

Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds. Those details are contained in a document released Friday as U.S.

A new survey shows most people are OK with some of the efforts of those who have taken steps to counter the federal immigration crackdown.

Senate Democrats blocked two Republican-backed measures Thursday to keep the department open, including a short-term funding extension for two weeks as negotiations continue.

Three Idaho families are suing over an immigration raid at a horse racing track last year. They claim state and federal law enforcement used unconstitutional tactics, detaining people because they appeared to be Latino and keeping them in zip ties for hours.

"For weeks, we've been pushing commonsense reforms," Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Republican-controlled Senate, said ahead of a partial shutdown that would go into effect after midnight Frid

As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.