Mexico denies a request from the United States to allow a military aircraft deporting migrants from the U.S. to land in Mexico. 2025-01-24
U.S. homelessness hits a record high in 2024, increasing by more than 18% in the past year, primarily due to high housing costs, natural disasters, and an increase in migration to major cities. 2024-12-28
Citing jobs and the ongoing pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump announces he will sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United States. 2020-04-20
The Donald Trump administration says it is preparing to broadly expand DNA collection from migrants in U.S. detention. 2019-10-2
U.S. President Donald Trump proposes a new immigration plan based on merits such as college degrees and skilled trades and less on family ties. 2019-05-16
Liberian warlord Mohammed "Jungle Jabbah" Jabbateh is sentenced to 30 years in prison in the United States for immigration offences. Jabbateh lied to authorities about his role in the Liberian Civil War. 2018-04-20
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order which allows U.S. to resume its refugee program, with a 90-day review period for 11 countries identified as "high risk". 2017-10-24
United States President Donald Trump, together with Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, unveils the RAISE Act, a plan that would, if passed, reduce legal immigration to the U.S. by half each year, and implement a "merit-based system" prioritizing skilled workers, instead of the current family-based chain migration system. 2017-08-2
A judge in Michigan halts the possible deportation of over 100 Chaldean Iraqi Christians. 2017-06-22