This legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass the Senate in nearly three decades.
Two bills prefiled in the Alabama legislature would enhance sentencing of illegal immigrants, and give local police powers to enforce immigration law.
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
The administration wants to increase the number of arrests from a few hundred per day to at least 1,200 to 1,500, increasing the chances that non-criminals will be detained.
President Donald Trump ran on a promise of mass deportations and tougher measures at the southwest border, with his border czar Tom Homan promising an increase in ICE activity as soon as the president returned to the White House. Despite potential large-scale raids in Chicago and New York City this week, smaller operations took place instead.
Here's what we know so far about ICE enforcement operations in the wake of several immigration-related executive orders Trump signed.
Alabama Senator Katie Britt, chair of Senate Homeland Security Appropriations, believes Noem is committed to securing the U.S.-Mexico border after successful confirmation vote Saturday.
Federal officials say ICE arrested 308 people the day after Trump's 2025 inauguration - but that number was comparable to recent years.
Martinez, 38, is being held on an ICE detainer after he was allegedly caught sexually abusing a young child in Limestone County, Alabama.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Atlanta announced on social media its involvement in the efforts alongside other federal law enforcement partners.
A top Department of Justice official and President Trump’s “border czar” were in Chicago overseeing “immigration enforcement efforts,” according to officials. “The DEA, along with our
The sheer number of federal agencies involved showed Trump’s willingness to use federal law enforcement beyond DHS to carry out his long-promised mass deportations.