Immigration

VP Vance visits border; ‘sanctuary city’ mayors testify before Congress

Mayors appear before US Congress to defend sanctuary city policies

Before a congressional committee Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his city’s status as a “sanctuary city” — a jurisdiction that guides local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has more.

US mayors defend 'sanctuary city' laws protecting migrants in congressional hearing

Mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City, all Democrats, say restricting local officials in helping enforce federal immigration regulations make all their residents safer

ACLU sues to block migrant transfers to Guantanamo

The 10 detainees in the lawsuit are men from Venezuela, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan with final deportation orders, including some who have been threatened with transfer to Guantanamo

US to deploy more troops to southern border

The addition will bring the total number of active-duty personnel there to around 9,000

Trump introduces $5 million ‘gold card’ visa for green card

Migrant shelters in Ciudad Juarez register low influx 

Migrant arrests at US-Mexico border near record low in February

The US Border Patrol is on pace to have arrested around 8,500 migrants at the border in February as the end of the month nears

Trump $5 million 'gold card' plan sparks immigration confusion

President says proposal to allow wealthy foreigners to buy US residence permits is 'totally legal,' but immigration law experts doubt it

What is 'reverse flow' migration and what are risks of going back?

Venezuelan Adjustment Act returns to Congress

Pentagon chief tours Guantanamo Bay as more detainees arrive

Pete Hegseth visits US naval base in Cuba, receiving updates on military's efforts to support migrant deportation efforts