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.

Martinez, 38, is being held on an ICE detainer after he was allegedly caught sexually abusing a young child in Limestone County, Alabama.

The bill will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives this week before heading to President Trump to be signed into law.

Martinez, a 38-year-old illegal immigrant, was allegedly caught molesting a child younger than 12 years old over the weekend.

Trump made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign. The passage of the Laken Riley Act is the first step in his plan.

The Alabama Senator's crackdown on illegal immigrants charged with certain crimes has gained some bipartisan support in Congress.

The Senate approved a bill known as the Laken Riley Act, which is aimed at expanding the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally.

Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 308 migrants illegally living in the country Tuesday following President Trump’s first full day in

The president’s Day 1 actions included directives that fly in the face of legal limits on involving the military in domestic operations and the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship.

The Department of Homeland Security is allowing certain law enforcement components from the Department of Justice to carry out the "functions" of an immigration officer.

The U.S. House Wednesday passed legislation that greatly expands mandatory detention requirements of immigrants charged and arrested on petty crimes, among other crimes. In a 263-156 vote, 46 House Democrats voted with Republicans to send the bill,