Melania Trump makes rare appearance to welcome new US citizens

The location of the ceremony was notable. The National Archives is part of one of the criminal cases pending against her husband, former President Donald Trump.

US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entries

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said on Tuesday it's seeing “increased levels of migrant encounters at the Southwest Border, fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals and encourage migration."

Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

The Biden administration announced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.

10,000 migrants a day head to US border, Mexico's president says

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the surge of migrants reaching Mexico’s northern border with the United States is partly due to about 6,000 migrants per day crossing into Mexico from Guatemala over the past week.

Judge again declares DACA unlawful, issue likely to go before Supreme Court

A federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

Community advocates say Florida's new immigration law already putting strain on state

Florida’s new immigration law is already making waves one month in, and the state agriculture commissioner said in a recent podcast that there could be unintended consequences of the law.

Pentagon pulling 1,100 troops from U.S.-Mexico border mission

The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepared for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic.

Honduran migrant throws 1-year-old girl in the Rio Grande, authorities say

A Honduran migrant tossed his young daughter into the Rio Grande while trying to illegally cross the southern border from Mexico into Texas, authorities said.

Dozens protest in Tampa ahead of Florida's toughest immigration law going into effect

Dozens of families protested in Tampa Friday, the day before Florida’s toughest law on immigration goes into effect, saying it targets the immigrant community. 

Town hall on immigration law going into effect July 1

The League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC) hosted a town hall meeting to discuss Florida’s immigration law (SB 1718) that goes into effect on July 1.

Hispanic civil rights organization hosting town hall about new immigration laws

The League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, is hosting a town hall meeting Thursday to answer questions about Senate Bill 1718 from the community. 

US military offering fast-track to citizenship for migrants who enlist

The military has had success in recruiting legal immigrants, particularly among those seeking a job and a quick route to becoming an American citizen.