Joel Rose

The Trump administration plans to begin collecting DNA samples from asylum-seekers and other migrants detained by immigration officials, according to a filing Monday from the Justice Department.

The White House wanted sweeping changes on legal immigration. Congress didn't bite. Now critics say the administration is using "backdoor" rules and regulations to keep low-income immigrants out.

The Trump administration has ended "catch and release" by sending migrants to Mexico while their asylum cases are pending in the U.S. Opponents argued in court Tuesday that the program is illegal.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched an unusual public relations campaign. They say agents are threatened and harassed for doing their jobs. But critics say they have every right to speak out.

Employers in Mississippi and other states use the E-Verify system to determine if new hires are eligible to work. Recent ICE raids at poultry plants raise questions about the law's effectiveness.

Will the U.S. welcome Bahamians fleeing their country after Hurricane Dorian? And, the number of migrants apprehended at the southern border dropped in August for the third month in a row.

For a lot of North Carolina, Hurricane Dorian felt like a near miss. But for those in its path, the storm felt like a direct hit.

Hurricane Dorian is still threatening the North Carolina's Outer Banks. Overnight it hit coastal areas with high winds and heavy rain. Emergency responders have been surveying the damage since dawn.

The Trump administration has tried every tool at its disposal to tighten the nation's immigration policies. But many of its efforts have run into opposition from Congress, courts and local critics.

Trump officials say a new policy on citizenship for children born abroad affects only a small fraction of U.S. service members and government workers. But the change touched off a major backlash.

This week the Trump administration published rules that would allow the indefinite detention of migrant children with their parents. Critics say family detention centers have a bad track record.

On Thursday, the Trump administration released the final text of proposed regulations that would allow the government to detain migrant children and families indefinitely.

The "public charge" rule would limit the ability of immigrants to get green cards if they are likely to use government benefits, such as SNAP or housing aid.

President Trump flew from Dayton, Ohio, to El Paso, Texas, Wednesday to meet with victims of the mass shootings in those two cities. In Dayton, protesters took issue with his inflammatory rhetoric.

Following the shooting in Dayton this weekend, the focus is on whether school officials and police could have done more to prevent the tragedy.

Authorities have said little about the gunman who killed nine people and wounded dozens more in Dayton, Ohio. But former classmates say he was well known for keeping a "kill list" in high school.

The candidates in the second night of Democratic presidential debates took turns attacking front-runner Joe Biden's record Wednesday.

The Trump administration is expanding fast-tracked deportations used for an area along the borders to the rest of the country. Advocates say thousands of immigrants could be deprived of due process.

The immigration enforcement operation touted by President Trump that targeted roughly 2,000 migrant family members has resulted in 35 arrests so far, the acting ICE director said on Tuesday.

As migrants are returned to Mexican border cities, the government says it makes exceptions for those who are "vulnerable" to stay in the U.S. But advocates say that's not happening consistently.