A new law has vastly expanded opportunities for federal authorities to detain migrants who end up in police custody in Nevada ...

Democratic Rep. Mark Levin, who represents a closely divided district covering North San Diego County, was among only three ...

Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, said his bill would allow state, county, and city police to detain someone arrested for a crime ...

The New Jersey governor’s race is providing an early test for Democrats trying to navigate the thorny issues of immigration ...

A Texas Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a package of bills aimed at keeping more defendants behind bars while they await trial for violent criminal charges.

Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Jan. 29 signed into law the first bill of his second term, a measure that would require immigration officials to detain immigrants arrested or charged with property ...

The current chair, Adriano Espaillat, is a formerly undocumented immigrant with a solid political pedigree. But some members are questioning his leadership.

Ruben Gallego was one of the few Democrats to win a US Senate seat in a state also won by Trump. He's now challenging the ...

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana House of Representatives passed State Rep. Garrett Bascom's (R-Lawrenceburg) bill requiring law ...

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The measure, which President Trump recently signed into law, is not the reform we need. It is a national disgrace.