Fact Check: The Trump Administration’s Argument for a Border Wall

In anticipation of a debate over a proposed wall along the Mexican border, rhetoric about threats facing the United States has escalated.

Fact Check: The Trump Administration’s Argument for a Border Wall

In anticipation of a debate over a proposed wall along the Mexican border, rhetoric about threats facing the United States has escalated.

Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Withhold Money From Sanctuary Cities

By VIVIAN YEE April 25, 2017 A federal judge in California on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to withhold funding from cities that limit their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, another setback for...

Detained Immigrants May Face Harsher Conditions Under Trump

By CAITLIN DICKERSON April 13, 2017 For more than 15 years, jails that hold immigrants facing deportation have had to follow a growing list of requirements: Notify immigration officials if a detainee spends two weeks or longer in solitary confinement. Check...

Trump Plan Would Curtail Protections for Detained Immigrants

As the administration tries to find jail space for its crackdown on illegal immigration, it is moving to curtail rules regarding the health and safety of detainees.

‘Don’t Open the Door’: How Fear of an Immigration Raid Gripped a City

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and JESS BIDGOOD April 6, 2017 BROCKTON, Mass. — For days, it was the only topic of conversation. Immigration agents were said to be planning a raid. They could come any minute. In this fraying, blue-collar city,...