illegal immigration

The conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge Senate Bill 4, the 2023 law that lets state police arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally.

Community members and advocates gathered outside the Oklahoma County jail for a candlelight vigil honoring people who have died while in ICE custody.

That's according to surveys of Texas businesses by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

A plaintiff in the case called Thursday's decision a "powerful step" toward protecting early education access.

An enrollment drop could cost the Texas economy hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the reports.

The immigrant-supporting group Advocates for Immigration Rights and Reconciliation confirmed Thursday night that at least two of the up to 12 people detained in raids the day before had been released.

An immigration advocacy group says the raids were carried out by Homeland Security Investigation agents about midday on Wednesday at El Toro Loco restaurants in Lenexa and Kansas City, Kansas.

As some of Oklahoma's older privately owned prisons are eyed as opportunities for expanding federal immigration detention capacity, one Oklahoma think tank aims to remind residents why more privatized incarceration is a bad deal for them and the state.

The GOP tax and spending bill raises the child tax credit from $2,000 to $2,200, adjusts it annually for inflation, and enshrines it permanently into U.S. tax code. However, another provision requires that the child and both parents all have Social Security numbers.

The Trump administration wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to raid worksites in the agriculture and hospitality industries, despite an initial reprieve this month. Experts say the policy could hurt businesses that rely on immigrant workers.