It's the first measure that President Donald Trump likely will sign into law and gives more weight to his plans to deport ...

In a 64-35 vote, the Senate passed an immigration bill that mandates the detention of undocumented individuals accused of ...

In a 64-35 vote, 12 Democrats joined Republicans to send the bill, S. 5, known as the Laken Riley Act, back to the House for ...

Immigration advocates say unverified reports of immigration raids in Sonoma County are part of a flurry of misinformation ...

WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require the detention of migrants accused of theft and violent ...

The Senate approved a bill known as the Laken Riley Act, which is aimed at expanding the federal government's mandate to ...

One of the first bills that could be sent to President Donald Trump after he is inaugurated Monday would vastly expand immigration detention and make it easier for states to influence immigration ...

To carry out mass deportations, the next Trump administration will need to greatly expand the U.S. immigration detention system. There were more than 39,000 immigrants in the custody of ...

The Senate voted on Friday to invoke cloture on the Laken Riley Act, a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain non-citizens charged with theft-related offenses in the ...

Non-citizens convicted of crimes like robbery, theft and shoplifting are already subject to mandatory immigration detention under existing laws. This new law would expand mandatory detention to ...

is actively considering proposals to expand its immigration detention capacity in at least eight states, including Michigan, California, Kansas, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington ...