Trump promises to sign executive actions to address immigration and border security. Some will likely spark legal battles.

WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit certain crimes.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to launch – on Day 1 of his presidency – the largest deportation of undocumented immigrants in U.S. history. Political observers say making good on

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are planning a major enforcement operation that will target immigrants for several days following the inauguration of Donald Trump as president, according to a document reviewed by NBC News and a person familiar with the planning.

Bush, and one by Democrat Barack Obama - is the latest blow ... and the illegal immigration crisis is finally stopped," Paxton said. The U.S. Homeland Security Department didn't immediately ...

She investigated the secrecy surrounding the U.S. immigration system and covered the deportation hearings of President Barack Obama's Kenyan relatives. She was a member of the Boston Globe staff ...

Citing four people familiar with the planning, the newspaper said the Chicago operation would last all week, with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sending between 100 and 200 officers to ...

If Trump fulfills his campaign promises on immigration, he could disrupt a fragile equilibrium at the southern border and hurt the economy.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to carry out operations in the coming days to deport undocumented immigrants deemed to be public safety or national security threats. Immigration was a key campaign issue for President-elect Donald Trump and he's expected to use executive powers to restore the "Remain-in-Mexico" policy.