immigration

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for 25 states are going before a federal judge in Texas to argue for a rollback of President Barack Obama's expansive executive actions to spare nearly 5 million people living in the U.S. illegally from deportation.

"If you've been in America for more than five years; if you have children who are American citizens or legal residents; if you register, pass a criminal background check, and you're willing to pay your fair share of taxes, you'll be able to apply to stay in this country temporarily without deportation. You can come out of the shadows, and get right with the law."

Some Democrats on Capitol Hill say they’re open to legislation that would expedite the process of deporting illegal minors arriving in droves from Central America.

PENITAS, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol continues testing aerostats along the Texas-Mexico border that were originally used for surveillance by the Department of Defense.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A study finds the number of immigrants crossing the border illegally into the U.S. appears to be on the rise again after dropping during the recession.

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The head of the U.S. Homeland Security Department is to meet with federal border security personnel in McAllen on the way to meetings in Mexico.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress tried to pass sweeping immigration legislation a fierce public backlash shut it down. This time, as a Senate committee prepares to begin voting Thursday on a bill to boost border security and offer eventual citizenship to an estimated 11 million people living here illegally, comparable opposition has yet to surface...