Local officials and community leaders had urged residents to stay safe as they braced for increased immigration enforcement actions.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he will reverse some of President Donald Trump's restrictive immigration policies should he win in November, but the dizzying number of changes could take months or years to undo,

A federal judge has dismissed a move by the Trump administration to overturn New York State law blocking efforts by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest or detain "any alien" appearing or attempting to appear for hearings at state courthouses.

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux has settled a $10 million lawsuit lodged against his predecessor that stemmed from a violent altercation inside the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention

President Donald Trump's push to crack down on illegal immigration and overhaul the legal immigration system was at the heart of the Republican's 2016 campaign and remained at the forefront of his White House agenda.

A Board of Immigration Appeals decision makes it easier for federal officials to toss thousands of asylum cases and send applicants to a “third country” where they have never lived. But the mechanism is being used inconsistently.

The attorney general's lawsuit names as defendants Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and each of the county's four elected commissioners — including Tom Ramsey, the lone Republican and a dissenting vote on the legal defense funding.