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.

Federal officials say ICE arrested 308 people the day after Trump's 2025 inauguration - but that number was comparable to recent years.

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.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in the first days of the Trump administration, has made hundreds of arrests of illegal immigrants across the U.S.

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.

ICE agents often operate in the community without notifying local authorities and may wear uniforms resembling those of local police, creating potential confusion, Napa’s police chief said.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confirmed in a statement that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a business establishment in the city.

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.