The writer of the book ‘The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy’ explains how most of the country’s sheriffs have aligned themselves with Donald Trump and will be key to his deportation plans
Trump’s order to halt all international aid programs has left thousands of workers in limbo and millions of beneficiaries in danger
A detailed threat sent by America First Legal, led by future homeland security advisor Stephen Miller, to 249 jurisdictions that do not cooperate on immigration matters is the first attack against one of the biggest obstacles to mass deportation
Figures on registration of children and teens on their way to the United States reflect that more families now undertake the journey together, and show a marked increase in Venezuelan nationals
Directed by Errol Morris and based on a book by journalist Jacob Soboroff, the documentary tackles the controversial separation of migrant families during Donald Trump’s first term in office, likely to be repeated on a greater scale during Trump 2.0
The number of migrants entering the United States has dropped dramatically since June and the processing of new asylum applications is virtually suspended
The academic has recently published ‘The Migrant’s Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration’, a book which gives clues about a system to detain immigrants which is already in place at a time when Trump’s mass expulsions loom large
Unidentified flying objects have been spotted in the Northeast for weeks, yet there is no official information about what they are
Shortages are a growing problem in the border state that could have devastating consequences, according to a recent study
Armed civilian groups that are already patrolling the area in search of illegal migrants are hopeful that they will be asked to officially cooperate with the president-elect’s immigration agenda
The Republican state is implementing policies straight out of the president-elect’s playbook and is emerging as a key ally of the incoming federal government, especially for the mass deportation plan
The incoming administration of the president-elect has reaffirmed its commitment to either outlaw or compel cooperation from localities that, by law, refuse to collaborate with federal immigration authorities
States and cities governed by Democrats are vowing not to cooperate with the president-elect’s immigration agenda. In response, incoming border czar Tom Homan has threatened legal challenges and cuts to federal funding
The Republican’s victory has been followed by a boost in the activity of neo-Nazis and white supremacists, although many do not consider themselves part of the Trumpist movement
The state’s agricultural industry, where most workers are undocumented, are concerned the Republican’s plan will trigger a domino effect with sweeping consequences for the country
The state’s land commissioner offers the president-elect a 1,400-acre ranch along the border to build new temporary detention centers to expel ‘violent criminals’
Arrivals are slowly increasing with an uptick in immigrant caravans, but current immigration policy means that their hopes of being able to legally enter the country are slim
The texts inform recipients that they have ‘been selected to pick cotton’ and sparks concern of a potential surge in hate crimes following the Republican’s election
After more than a century of ironclad Democratic control, Starr County in Texas has voted for a Republican president for the first time due to economic discontent and the immigration crisis
The researcher and author, an expert on migration, discusses the debate surrounding this critical election issue and believes we are approaching a moment of reckoning
An explicit set of guidelines to gain support among this key voter segment seems nonexistent, or at least inaccessible to outside observers
The journalist addresses the elusive Latino vote in the context of this year’s election and with her latest book, ‘Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America’
The process has begun in almost all states across the country with above-average early voter turnout, in a sign that habits have changed since the Covid pandemic
EL PAÍS visited Sarasota to see how residents are recovering from the double impact of Milton and Helene, which slammed into the area two weeks ago
The storm has left more than 2.8 million people without power, and tornadoes that formed ahead of its arrival have caused at least two fatalities. The greatest damage could come from flooding that is expected to be catastrophic
Races in the five border areas highlight the underlying currents that are changing voter sentiment, as immigration becomes a top concern
The successful businesswoman, television star and activist talks about the US election and her campaign to mobilize voters