U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono said the Reuniting Families Act would reduce the backlog of family-based immigration visas while helping to keep immigrant families together. (Office of U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono)

Hirono co-introduces immigration reform bill

U.S. Sens Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., introduced a multi-pronged bill on Wednesday aimed at keeping families together through the immigration process. What You Need To Know The lawmakers said the new legislation would promote family unity in the U.S. immigration system, reduce family-based immigration backlogs and update laws to better reflect…

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Trump’s deportation plan requires more detention space

Trump’s deportation plan requires more detention space

WASHINGTON — If President-elect Donald Trump wants to conduct a mass deportation operation, he would need more detention space to hold and process the nation’s undocumented Immigrants. But immigration experts say building and operating these facilities will present an enormous challenge. What You Need To Know President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation promises would require the…

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a media briefing from the National Palace in Mexico City, Oct. 2, 2024, the morning after her inauguration. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Mexican authorities have broken up 2 migrant caravans

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Mexican immigration authorities have broken up two small migrant caravans headed to the U.S. border, activists said Saturday. What You Need To Know Mexican immigration authorities have broken up two small migrant caravans headed to the U.S. border, activists said Saturday The action comes a week after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap 25% tariffs on…

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