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May 9, 2026
The Trump administration's claim of "zero" border crossings is falling apart
The Trump administration's flat-out claim that no one is illegally crossing the southern border is starting to fall apart.Why it matters: The rush of migrants seeking asylum has stopped. But smuggl...
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May 7, 2026
ICE targets Plan B after backlash to mega-jails plan
ICE is in talks to buy turnkey immigration detention facilities from its biggest vendors as local backlash derails its plan to rapidly renovate warehouses into large-scale detention spaces .Why it ...
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May 6, 2026
Trump's mandatory ICE detention policy struck down in appeals court
A federal appeals court struck down the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy on Wednesday.Why it matters: The Miami, Florida-based 11th Circuit ruling is the latest case to weigh the a...
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May 6, 2026
Trump's mandatory ICE detention policy struck down in appeals court
A federal appeals court struck down the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy on Wednesday.Why it matters: The Miami, Florida-based 11th Circuit ruling is the latest case to weigh the a...
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April 29, 2026
Migrants blame Kristi Noem in appeal to Supreme Court
Hundreds of thousands of migrants are placing a last-ditch bet on Wednesday that the Supreme Court will side with them over former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Why it matters: Noem term...
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April 23, 2026
Trump's border wall deal you can't refuse
REDFORD, Texas — The Trump administration delivered a blunt message to angry landowners at a rare in-person meeting on Tuesday:Work with us on the border wall, or we'll build it anyway. Why it matt...
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April 17, 2026
Trump ditches deportation showmanship
The Trump administration is discarding its shock-and-awe publicity tactics on immigration after mass deportations were met with mass backlash. Why it matters: The White House has become allergic to...
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April 16, 2026
Trump's border wall lurches closer to schedule
The U.S. has built roughly 50 miles of primary border wall along the southern border, 5.5 miles of buoy barriers in the water and 13.2 miles of secondary barriers, Customs and Border Protection com...
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April 15, 2026
ICE deported 442,000 last fiscal year, 1st data released under Trump 2.0 shows
The top U.S. immigration enforcement agency deported 442,637 people between October 2024 and September 2025, according to newly-released statistics.Why it matters: The top-line figure is about 171,...
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April 13, 2026
MAGA allies say Trump is going soft on deportations, demand "Phase 2"
An angry coalition of conservatives say President Trump is flirting with betraying his biggest campaign promise on mass deportations — and the voters who put him there.Why it matters: The White Hou...
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April 9, 2026
Inside the unbuilding of Trump's border wall
Data: CBP; Map: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsA West Texas revolt is erasing hundreds of miles of President Trump's planned border wall.Why it matters: The opposition in the Big Bend sector, which includ...
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April 1, 2026
The surprise winners of Trump's immigration wars
If you're an immigrant worker in the U.S. right now, you've got a better shot landing a visa as a farmer than a tech worker, researcher, doctor or nurse.Why it matters: The Trump administration's c...
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March 26, 2026
"Undeniable harm": When ICE comes to town, students stay home
Several school systems in areas targeted most aggressively by President Trump's immigration crackdowns have seen dramatic increases in student absences, Axios has found.Why it matters: Enrollment d...
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March 25, 2026
TSA staffing crisis escalates as agents quit, stay home
More than 450 TSA agents have quit in the nearly six weeks since the partial government shutdown began, resulting in the "highest wait times in history," a top Department of Homeland Security offic...
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March 11, 2026
The contracting mess Noem's leaving behind at DHS
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is on track to leave dozens of pending contracts on her desk when she leaves office in three weeks, the legacy of a system she imposed to cut "waste, fraud a...
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March 6, 2026
How the ice finally broke under Kristi Noem
President Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday after he consulted allies and advisers — all of whom told him it was time for her to go, sources tell Axios."She burnt up a...
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March 3, 2026
GOP senator skewers Noem over DHS's lack of responsiveness
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is threatening to disrupt Senate business over Kristi Noem's leadership at the Department of Homeland Security.Why it matters: Tillis, who is not running for re-election, ...
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February 28, 2026
Scoop: Noem burning deportation cash on luxury jets
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's plan to use border funds for an almost $300 million luxury jet fleet has horrified top Trump officials, Axios has learned.Why it matters: Until last year, ...
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February 24, 2026
Inside Trump's purge of U.S. immigration courts
The next big phase of President Trump's mass deportations is set to begin as "deportation judges" turn to 3.6 million backlogged cases.Why it matters: Speeding up immigration court rulings could al...
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February 20, 2026
Kristi Noem tightens her grip on the Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has upended DHS staffing in her first year, pairing high-level leadership ousters with a growing staff exodus.Why it matters: Multiple reports describe a cul...
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February 14, 2026
5 of the most-botched deportations of Trump 2.0
The Department of Homeland Security is rushing to fulfill President Trump's mass deportation goals, and its haste has led to high-profile deportation screwups.Why it matters: The high-visibility en...
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February 13, 2026
ICE reveals $38B plan for immigrant mega-jails
ICE is preparing to spend $38 billion this year on a "new detention center model" holding nearly 100,000 people.Why it matters: Expanding immigration detention is a major part of the deportation pi...
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February 10, 2026
ICE director grilled over Trump's immigration crackdown
President Trump's top immigration enforcement officials on Tuesday defended their officers before a House panel whose members grilled the officials on their agencies' heavy-handed tactics.Why it ma...
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