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FILE – Surveillance technology used by various law enforcement sit on a tower at the border wall, July 28, 2025, in Douglas, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Trump administration’s $46 billion ‘smart wall’ races ahead on the US-Mexico border

July 2, 2026 at 8:15 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a “smart wall,” a combination of 30-foot-tall steel fencing and an array of sophisticated technology like sensors, cameras and...

Activists celebrate the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling outside of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump’s immigration agenda

July 1, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration looked to the Supreme Court to greenlight its sweeping hard-line immigration agenda and, by and large, it got the backing it was looking for with one...

Tom Morello, left, and Bruce Springsteen perform during the “Land of Hope and Dreams” tour at Madison Square Garden on Monday, May 11, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces ‘Power to the People’ festival outside Washington

May 28, 2026 at 4:59 p.m.

Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews and Joan Baez will headline a protest festival near Washington, D.C., shortly before the midterm elections.

FILE – An information packet and an American flag are placed on a chair at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office on Aug. 17, 2018, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

President Donald Trump’s latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards

May 27, 2026 at 6:48 a.m.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country.

A person walks past a mural promoting Guadalupe, Ariz., May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Trump won over more Latino voters in 2024. Can he keep them?

May 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

As Republicans gear up for midterms this fall and look ahead to presidential elections in 2028, all eyes are on whether they can hold on to that key support or...

FILE – Federal officers stand guard after detaining people outside of Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Jan. 13, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

After major enforcement operations, the Trump administration is recalibrating its immigration crackdown

May 2, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

The Republican administration appears to be recalibrating its approach to a centerpiece policy that helped bring Donald Trump back to the White House, moving in many ways away from aggressive,...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens

March 23, 2026 at 7:43 p.m.

The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi Noem.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., arrives before Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin presents President Donald Trump with a bowl of shamrocks during a St. Patrick’s Day event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Markwayne Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament

March 18, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.

Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, appears before senators on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing.

A group of undocumented migrants is deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, Friday, March 13, 2026. Dozens of migrants from countries including Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, China, Guatemala and El Salvador were handed over to Mexican authorities. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Trump’s mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads with the Homeland Security shake-up

March 16, 2026 at 8:26 a.m.

The Department of Homeland Security will soon be under new management, an opportunity to reset President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda or to double down on his signature campaign promise to...

FILE – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain a person, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

As President Trump pushes deportations, immigration data becomes harder to find

March 15, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

For all the boasting, the administration has been releasing less reliable, carefully vetted data than its predecessors on a signature policy that has become one of the most contentious of...

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