At the peak of the crackdown, carloads of masked immigration officers were a common sight in the streets of Minneapolis, while thousands of people were being arrested every week in Texas, Florida and California.

The Trump administration has announced new immigration restrictions following the shooting of two National Guard members by a suspect who is an Afghan national.

The Trump administration plans to review all refugees admitted during the Biden years, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

Expected changes to a six-year-old lawsuit in Texas against DACA could mean the federal government will resume taking new applications for the program that offers people without legal immigration status two-year, renewable permits to live and work in the U.S. legally.

Federal prosecutors say three activists opposed to President Donald Trump’s immigration raids in Los Angeles have been indicted on charges of illegally “doxing” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

A new U.S. immigration rule allows scrutiny of “anti-American” views when applying for green cards or benefits.

Immigration authorities are pressuring landlords to share tenant information, including leases and IDs.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says the Trump administration will immediately start considering “antisemitic activity” on social media and physical harassment of Jewish people as grounds for denying immigration benefits.

Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the federal government of failing to provide citizenship data for registered voters, even as he acknowledged that the vast majority of the people on the rolls are lawful voters.

Applicants for citizenship must get at least 6 of 10 questions right to pass.

In observance of International Women’s Day, 50 women participated in Wednesday’s naturalization ceremony at city hall.

The program helps Ukrainians in their new homes enroll in employment programs, and connect with housing, medical and other resources.

The head of the U.S. agency that grants citizenship and visas says it’s in a strong financial position as her first year at the helm draws to a close.

Less than a year after being on the verge of furloughing about 70% of its employees to plug a funding shortfall, the U.S. agency that grants citizenship, green cards and temporary visas wants to improve service without a detailed plan to pay for it.

Citizenship and Immigration Services has transformed under President Donald Trump to emphasize fraud detection, enforcement and vetting, which has delayed processing and contributed to severe fiscal problems. Joseph Edlow, who now oversees the agency, said he hasn’t thought about the 2018 kerfuffle, but it crystallized for many how the Trump administration has changed the government's approach to legal immigration. New Trump administration rules range from making asylum protections more difficult to get to disqualifying more low-income applicants from green cards. Curbing legal immigration has been a priority for President Donald Trump as he's reshaped the immigration system, arguably more than any predecessor. Before the election, The Associated Press is examining several Trump immigration policies, including r estrictions on international students, a retreat from America’s humanitarian role, a virtual shutdown of asylum and now curbing legal immigration.

SAN DIEGO – A federal judge on Tuesday halted major fee increases for citizenship and other immigration benefits three days before they were to take effect, saying the last two chiefs of the Homeland Security Department were likely appointed illegally. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White found Kevin McAleenan was improperly catapulted to acting secretary when Kirstjen Nielsen resigned in April 2019. Chad Wolf, who became acting secretary after McAleenan resigned in November 2019, was also promoted out of order from his position as under secretary for strategy, policy and plans. The Homeland Security and Justice departments did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday night. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency responsible for awarding citizenship, green cards and temporary work permits.

WASHINGTON The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to expand the collection of personal biometric information by the agency in charge of immigration enforcement, raising concerns about civil liberties and data protection. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a component of DHS, already collects biometric data, including iris scans, from people captured trying to enter the country without legal authority. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which is also a component of DHS, to collect biometric data from non-citizens legally working and living in the U.S. or seeking to do so. It would also require U.S. citizens sponsoring relatives to come to the country to provide biometric data, including in some cases their DNA, if it was needed to verify someone's identity. The more data you collect and the more sensitive it is the more that opens up the government to potential data breaches," Hussain said.

Citizenship and Immigration Services canceled more than 13,000 employee furloughs Tuesday, averting a catastrophe for the cash-strapped agency that oversees the nation's legal immigration system. A return to normal operating procedures requires congressional intervention to sustain the agency through fiscal year 2021.The agency had warned that without $1.2 billion in emergency funding from Congress, it would have been forced to furlough roughly 70% of its workforce starting Sunday, drastically curbing operations. Starting Oct. 2, the agency will increase its fees by roughly 20% on average and scrap fee waivers, including for asylum-seekers. Danielle Spooner, head of the union representing agency employees, said she was grateful to hear the decision, but there were no guarantees. The citizenship agency employs about 1,700 employees in the state, most of whom had received furlough notices.

Citizenship and Immigration Services headquarters on Detroit's east side. The U.S. has resumed swearing in new citizens but the oath ceremonies aren't the same because of COVID-19 and a budget crisis at the citizenship agency threatens to stall them again. Thats been everyones concern.The citizenship agency has not detailed publicly how it will operate if it doesnt get $1.2 billion in emergency funding from Congress before Aug. 3. Revenue was already in decline under Trump, whose administration has imposed a number of immigration restrictions. I thought, the way this country is going I better get my citizenship now.Others are more recent arrivals.

Citizenship and Immigration Services building, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Lawrence, Mass. (AP) For Albert Baraka, the ceremony outside the federal immigration office in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was brief, but the change was a lifetime. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which is charged with overseeing the nations legal immigration system, resumed in-person services in many cities across the country Thursday after closing offices mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. The agency conducted naturalization ceremonies in small groups and allowed limited, in-person visits for interviews, biometric intakes and other immigration matters. In Massachusetts, meanwhile, local immigrant rights groups have asked the federal court to intervene.