Stephen Miller and Thomas Homan had critical roles in the first Trump administration and are unapologetic defenders of its policies, which included separating thousands of parents from their children at the border to deter illegal crossings.
Rep. Ritchie Torres pointed a finger at the White House's handling of the southern border in light of last week's election losses.
The president-elect is surrounding himself with advisors who support mass deportations and other hardline immigration measures.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams called the US immigration system broken and said he’d reach out to Donald Trump’s incoming administration with suggestions as the President-elect’s policy agenda takes shape.
Illinois leaders are pushing back against the Trump administration's plans to ramp up immigration enforcement, signaling they’ll stand firm on the state’s sanctuary status.
As U.S. Catholic bishops gather for their annual fall meeting this week in Baltimore, the specter of President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory will hang over the proceedings.
President-elect Donald Trump is starting to fill key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest backers during the 2024 campaign and
President-elect Donald Trump says Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as "border czar" in his incoming administration.
Tom Homan, who oversaw contentious immigration policies during Donald Trump's first administration, will become 'border czar' overseeing deportations.
Ana Pottratz Acosta, professor of law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, says the new Trump administration could use a more recent law to carry out large-scale deportations. In 1996, Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.