In a decision this week, a federal judge said the tactic violated the Fourth Amendment. Rather than blocking the practice altogether, he barred ICE's LA office from using it.
The nearly 2,000-mile river that divides Texas and Mexico, Texas deputy solicitor general Lanora Pettit told the judges, is no more than “a creek with an excellent publicist.”
The Biden administration is taking increasingly restrictive measures to dissuade people from coming to the U.S.-Mexico border.
CBP One, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection app, aims to digitize migrants' path towards asylum. Advocates say its long wait times put already vulnerable people in danger.
A new law in Iowa makes it a state crime for noncitizens to reenter the United States after being removed. Violators could face deportation or up to 10 years in prison.
Opponents of the concurrent resolution say it will encourage police to rely on racial profiling to enforce the law.
Republican lawmakers were lukewarm on legislation providing a pathway to citizenship, arguing that Congress should focus first on securing the Southwestern border.
While it may help Biden boost his appeal at a crucial time among Latinos, the move prompted criticism among conservatives about the president's border and migrant policies.
The European Union is providing Lebanon with $1 billion in aid with the goal of stopping the crisis-hit eastern Mediterranean country from turning into a new route of migrants into Europe.
Opponents warn the law will turn local law enforcement into immigration police, making immigrants less willing to report crime and work with officers.
The government said it plans to deport 5,700 asylum-seekers to Rwanda this year, a week after Parliament passed a law giving the controversial measure a green light.
