Illegal crossings at the southern border were lower in December 2024 than in December 2020, Border Patrol data showed.
President Trump issued a raft of executive orders that effectively block migrants from entering the United States and applying for asylum, closing off major legal channels for immigration.
President Donald Trump declined to say if he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but threatened to impose "massive tariffs" on Russia to end the war with Ukraine, in the second part of an Oval Office interview that aired Thursday night. The interview was conducted by Fox News' Sean Hannity.
President-elect Donald Trump has arrived at the White House in advance of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Monday.
Advocates say Trump entered office for his second term more prepared to implement hardline immigration policies.
The national emergency declaration will allow the Trump administration to deploy armed forces and National Guard members to the border. Trump said troops will "repel the disastrous invasion of our country." It's unclear how many troops will be sent to the border.
President Trump's Department of Homeland Security finds "an actual or imminent mass influx" of illegal immigrants at the southern border.
Yesterday, a Department of Homeland Security, Acting Secretary Benjamine Huffman, expanded the group of federal law enforcement officers who can investigate and apprehend the immigrants. It wasn't immediately clear how many officers would be reassigned to immigrant enforcement.
President Donald Trump said Friday his administration is considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office for the second time Monday during an inauguration ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda. The swearing-in marked the culmination of a four-year journey for Trump,
During the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States, the CBP One mobile application, a tool used by thousands of migrants to schedule appointments at the border, ceased to be operational.