700 Marines Are Deploying to LA Protests to Join Federal Response

The Pentagon mobilized 700 Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops even as the president said the situation was “under control.” Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the escalating response.

Trump Declares Dubious Emergencies to Amass Power, Scholars Say

In disputes over protests, deportations and tariffs, the president has invoked statutes that may not provide him with the authority he claims.

Federal Courts Buck Trump Deportation Schemes, Focusing on Due Process Rights

The Trump administration’s aggressive push to deport migrants has run up against resistance from the judiciary.

U.S. Tells Court It Plans to Deport Scientist to Russia

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained Feb. 16 at Logan Airport after failing to declare scientific samples she carried into the U.S.

At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight

Before the Trump presidency, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States.

Trump Aims to Use More F.B.I., Drug and Gun Agents to Pursue Immigrants

The Justice Department plans to bolster enforcement and deportation work in 25 cities across the United States.

Avelo Airlines Faces Backlash for Aiding Trump’s Deportation Campaign

The company, which serves airports in liberal cities on the coasts, has agreed to operate chartered flights for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week

The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.