Even before Donald Trump was elected president, California's immigrant rights advocates were bracing for his return. They plan to ask Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers for $15 million during a special session to "protect California values.

President-Elect Donald Trump’s immigration policy and deportation plan has many in Connecticut scared for their lives.

Allies of President-elect Trump are taking aim at Denver Mayor Mike Johnston over his pledge to protect undocumented immigrants from possible mass deportations under the incoming administration. Why it matters: Colorado already had a target on its back in the wake of exaggerated claims of Venezuelan gang activity in Aurora — where Trump has vowed to start his deportations — and Johnston's recent defiance may make that bull's-eye even

America's population could plunge as much as 32% if the US were to completely close its borders, one Brookings projection found.

Top colleges have issued travel advisories urging students and staff to return to the US before inauguration day.

The Biden administration is loosening key immigration restrictions ahead of President-elect Trump’s second term, opening door for thousands more illegal immigrants to enter the country.

The big picture: The U.S. immigration system's backlog of 3.7 million court cases will take four years to resolve at the current pace — but that could balloon to 16 years under President-elect Trump's mass deportation plan, according to an Axios analysis.

On Sunday, Lt. Chris Olivarez with the Texas Department of Public Safety posted a video of an unaccompanied girl from El Salvador who told an agent that she was two years old. According to Texas DPS, she was brought here by smugglers holding a piece of paper with a phone number and a name.

President-elect Donald Trump's relatively strong showing among voters of color has been one of the most striking takeaways from the 2024 election. According to data from AP VoteCast, the Associated Press's next-generation spin on the traditional exit poll, Trump's share of the Black and Latino vote increased by 8 points each between 2020 and 2024.

Avula will become Richmond’s first Indian American and immigrant mayor. And, in a city often defined by a white-Black dichotomy, Avula will be the first Richmond mayor who is neither.