On the Mexican Border, a Case for Technology Over Concrete

Using surveillance equipment adapted from military use in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Border Patrol is creating what some experts call a “virtual wall.”

‘Dreamers’ to Stay in U.S. for Now, but Long-Term Fate Is Unclear

Leer en español By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and VIVIAN YEE June 16, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Trump will not immediately eliminate protections for the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as small...

39 Members of MS-13 Are Arrested, Authorities Say

The brutal gang, with roots in Central America, is thought to be responsible for 17 murders since 2016 in Suffolk County, on Long Island.

A Woman Long at Risk of Deportation Gains a Reprieve

A federal judge says Jessica Colotl, a Mexican who came to the United States when she was 11, can stay while an application to renew her protected status is reconsidered.

For Undocumented Mom, Somewhere to Shelter, but Nowhere to Run

For Undocumented Mom, Somewhere to Shelter, but Nowhere to Run By JULIE TURKEWITZ and TODD HEISLER June 5, 2017 Ingrid Latorre holding her son, Anibal, 1, as he looks out of the window of the Quaker meetinghouse whose congregants have agreed to...

Immigration Arrests Rise Sharply as a Trump Mandate Is Carried Out

By CAITLIN DICKERSON May 17, 2017 Immigration arrests shot up 38 percent in the first three months of the Trump administration compared with the same period last year, according to figures released Wednesday, one of the first clear indications that the...