Dueling protests make noise outside Athens City Hall over alleged sanctuary city status
The Athens-Clarke County Commission meeting was interrupted when a protester stormed in accusing Mayor Kelly Girtz of corruption.
Laken Riley Act: Georgia student's murder sparks new federal bill
The Laken Riley Act would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to issue detainers on illegal immigrants charged with theft or burglary.
Two groups planning rallies Tuesday at Athens city hall after murder
A group is planning to rally Tuesday in Athens to fight racism against immigrants and sexist violence.
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily halted a new Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally and set up another legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration.
Georgia immigration bill: Latino officials, civil rights groups voice concerns over rhetoric
State Rep. Jesse Petrea, R-Savannah, is sponsoring House Bill 1105 and says the immigration legislation simply reinforces current state law.
US Border Patrol shoots, kills bandit robbing migrants in California
Bandits have been entering the U.S. and robbing migrants turning themselves in for processing, before fleeing back into Mexico.
Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest undocumented immigrants after Laken Riley's killing
A bill requiring law enforcement to identify undocumented immigrants, arrest them and detain them for deportation survived Crossover Day last week. Here's everything you need to know about House Bill 1105.
Trump evokes memory of Laken Riley in immigration debate, criticizes Biden's policies
Former President Donald Trump took a moment to speak about 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley during his border visit on Thursday.
Biden, Trump visit southern border cities, highlighting immigration as key election issue
Biden made a rare visit to the southern border Thursday on the same day that Trump is made his own visit. Here's what to know.
Biden traveling to border Thursday
The president is heading to Brownsville, Texas, a city that sees high numbers of migrants crossing the border.
UGA campus murder: Gov. Kemp accuses White House, calls for swift action
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp expressed his condolences and offered thoughts and prayers to the family of Laken Riley during an appearance on Fox and Friends on Sunday.
ICE confirms Georgia student murder suspect entered US illegally, was previously arrested in NYC
ICE confirmed that the Venezuelan national charged in connection with the murder of 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley entered the U.S. illegally in 2022 and had previously been arrested in New York City.
UGA campus death: Gov. Kemp wants answers about murder suspect's immigration status
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is demanding answers from the White House following the tragic killing of a 22-year-old nursing student, Laken Hope Riley, on Thursday at the University of Georgia.
UGA murder suspect’s brother arrested for fake green card that he used to get job on campus
Diego Ibarra, 29, of Venezuela, was one of the three men questioned by officials on Friday in the death of 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley.
Biden weighs new executive action to limit asylum at the border
The Biden administration is looking into options to manage illegal border crossings President Joe Biden could use without congressional approval after Republicans blocked a bipartisan border bill.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says migrants will get $13 a day on prepaid credit card: Here's the breakdown
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is clearing up reports on how much migrants will actually receive on their prepaid cards.
Mayorkas impeachment: Here are the House Republicans managing his trial
Reps Clay Higgins, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andy Biggs are among the 11 House Republicans managing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ impeachment trial.
US House vote to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas fails
The roll call fell just a few votes short of impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, stalling the Republicans’ drive to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border.
Senators release long-awaited border security deal, pair with Israel and Ukraine aid
The bill would alter the asylum system at the border with faster and tougher enforcement and provide substantial military aid to Israel and Ukraine.
House Republicans take party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment with border becoming 2024 campaign issue
The Homeland Security Committee voted after midnight Wednesday to recommend the two articles of impeachment to the full House. But Alejandro Mayorkas argues the GOP should instead be working with the Biden administration on U.S.-Mexico border issues.