Author: Anna Giaritelli Washington Examiner

Some Democrats are trying to cut ties between local police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as a record-high number of cities and states have stepped up to help federal police track down illegal immigrants in their communities. As President Donald Trump prepares to begin his second year in office, three House Democrats have reintroduced legislation…

EXCLUSIVE — The Department of Housing and Urban Development has sent federal employees into Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, to investigate federally administered aid programs following the discovery of a massive welfare fraud scheme believed to have been carried out by Somali immigrants. A HUD spokesperson told the Washington Examiner that the department is the latest…

1-in-5 immigration judges have left their posts since President Donald Trump retook office in January, largely the result of firings by the executive branch. This past week, the Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York, one of whom are suing for alleged discrimination. Roughly 700 judges sat on the bench at the start of 2025,…

The U.S. Border Patrol is in a rare position to get its back-of-house in tip-top shape while illegal immigration at the southern border is at historic lows. Current and former senior Border Patrol agents, as well as a U.S. congressman who represents the largest district on the U.S.-Mexico border, shared their top recommendations for how…

The Trump administration has dramatically reduced the number of refugees it will admit into the country in the coming year, from 125,000 last year to 7,500 this year. The federal government published an announcement in the Federal Register on Thursday that disclosed it would cap refugee admissions at 7,500 in fiscal 2026, which began in…