Recent Articles from Alicia Caldwell, The Associated Press
US formally announces recent deportation figures
The Obama administration formally disclosed Tuesday that it deported the fewest immigrants since 2006.
Number of child immigrants at border declining
The number of immigrant children caught alone illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States continued to decline in August, according to figures disclosed Wednesday by the Homeland Security Department.
Biden says Napolitano deserves high court seat
Vice President Joe Biden says outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano deserves a seat on the Supreme Court.
First group of delayed young deportees approved
Just three weeks after the Obama administration started accepting applications from young illegal immigrants seeking to avoid deportation and get a work permit, the government already has approved some of the roughly 72,000 applications the government has received.
DHS launches new immigration program
The Department of Homeland Security is releasing for the first time details on how illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children can apply to avoid deportation and receive a work permit.