Immigration

Trump allies, including Elon Musk, vigorously defended the program to other MAGA adherents this week.

The battle over immigration enforcement in San Diego County has drawn national attention, as President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration – and his promise of mass deportations – draw closer.

Prominent figures close to President-elect Donald Trump are taking aim at the county board’s new policy that looks to end any transfers into ICE custody. NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer reports.

Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and consulates if they think they are about to be detained by U.S. immigration officials.

The claims came after Elon Musk was involved in a public feud with some Republicans over immigration.

The H1-B program allows American employers to sponsor visas for highly skilled workers from overseas who cannot be easily found in the American workforce.

A multiday firestorm has erupted over comments made by two incoming advisers to President-elect Donald Trump about H-1B temporary worker visas.

Tom Homan, whom President-elect Donald Trump has chosen to oversee immigration and border security, said using detention centers for migrant families is still being discussed.

The President-elect’s priorities could run into the realities faced by agents focused on enforcement and removals: The number of people already on its lists eclipses the number of officers available to do the work.

Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, California Sen. Alex Padilla is among those urging President Joe Biden to take action to protect undocumented immigrants, particularly so-called DACA “Dreamers,” before leaving office.

Increased deportation flights, including on weekends, and streamlined travel procedures for people sent to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador fueled the increase, ICE said.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was following the orders of an immigration judge and the parents decided for the infants to go to Mexico with her.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed the measure to end the use of any county resources for immigration enforcement by a vote of 3-1.

The County Board of Supervisors passed a measure this week aimed at ending transfers to ICE.  But the sheriff says she won’t enforce it, leaving major questions about what’s next.  NBC7’s Shelby Bremer explains where things stand.

The incoming Trump administration intends to rescind a long-standing policy that has prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from arresting undocumented people at or near so-called sensitive locations.

A federal judge in North Dakota blocked a Biden administration rule that allowed DACA recipients to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and other high-level posts have been outsiders, often with Fox News appearances as key qualifications. But to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Trump went a different route.

United States and Guatemalan authorities have announced the arrest of six people charged with human smuggling linked to a semi-trailer truck crash in Mexico in 2021 that killed more than 50 migrants.

Plans were unveiled, Saturday afternoon, for a future housing development and cultural hub specifically serving immigrants and refugees. NBC 7’s M.G. Perez reports. 

Plans were unveiled, Saturday afternoon, for a future housing development and cultural hub specifically serving immigrants and refugees.