Immigration
GAO Flags CBP Northern Border Staffing Gaps
The U.S. northern border faces a staffing crisis that threatens national security operations and leaves critical infrastructure understaffed. A Government...
Secretary Mullin Faced Bipartisan Pressure on DHS Funding
Why it matters: The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared before Congress on June 25, 2026, as lawmakers grapple with $260...
Legis1 Background: Some House Democrats Warm to DHS Head Mullin
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on June 25, 2026, where Department of Homeland Security chief Markwayne...
Senate Confirms Trump's Southern Texas Judge in Party-Line Vote
The Senate advanced the Arthur Roberts Jones nomination to a federal judgeship with a cloture vote that split cleanly along partisan lines, clearing the...
Republicans Push Liability for Sanctuary City Officials
House Republicans are escalating their campaign against sanctuary policies by holding a hearing focused on victims' perspectives. The hearing, scheduled for...
Northern Border Security Dwindles Alongside Resources
A House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the northern border threat landscape is scheduled to examine a widening gap between rising threats and...
DHS Oversight: Spending Priorities and Legal Compliance
The House is holding a DHS oversight hearing as the Trump administration faces mounting questions about its spending priorities and legal compliance. The...
Homeland Security Markup Meeting is Without Published Agenda
The House Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to hold a markup hearing on June 24, but the lack of a published agenda leaves key questions unanswered...
Committee Examines Detention Center Conditions
A House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on Delaney Hall Ice detention facility is set to unfold amid a public dispute over conditions at the...
Democrats Lose All Amendments on DHS Budget Bill
The House Appropriations Committee's FY27 Homeland Security appropriations markup lays bare the sharpest fault lines in American immigration policy heading...
Senate Republicans Block Effort to Overturn Asylum Appeals Rule
The Senate rejected a Democratic push to overturn a Trump administration immigration rule that reshapes how asylum appeals are handled, marking a decisive...
Federal Appeals Court Rulings Show Legal Patchwork on Key Issues
A new Congressional Research Service legal report published June 10 maps the most consequential circuit splits from May 2026, and the fault lines it...
Circuit Split Blocks Detention Without Bond Hearings
A new Congressional Research Service report published June 9 lays bare a legal crisis at the heart of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement...
Class Action Lawsuits Circumvent Supreme Court Injunction Limits
The Supreme Court's 2025 ruling in Trump v. CASA, Inc. was supposed to be a win for the Trump administration. The Court curtailed the use of nationwide...
House Advances Fraud Bills Paired With Immigration Funding
Why it matters: The House Rules Committee convened on June 8, 2026, to set floor debate terms for a package of government fraud prevention measures...
House Locks in Border Enforcement Funding Through 2029
The Secure America Act floor vote landed exactly as advertised: 214 Republicans in favor, every Democrat and the chamber's lone independent opposed. No...
House Passes Combined Fraud Prevention and Border Security Bills
The House voted 213–211 Tuesday to adopt H.Res. 1345, a procedural rule vote that cleared the path for floor consideration of a package combining two...
House Passes Anti-Fraud and Border Security Package in Narrow Party-Line Vote
The House cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday, advancing a package of Republican-backed legislation targeting federal payment fraud and border security...