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The U.S. population now stands at 328,231,337 which is up 6.31 percent since the last national census. (U.S. Census Bureau) ** FILE **

New York, 16 other states sue to stop citizenship question

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Trump administration's decision to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, saying the question will ruin the upcoming count, violating the Constitution's demand for an accurate count.

April 3, 2018
Central American migrants stand in line for food during the annual Migrant Stations of the Cross caravan or "Via crucis," organized by the "Pueblo Sin Fronteras" activist group, as the caravan makes a few-days stop at a sports center in Matias Romero, Oaxaca state, Mexico, late Monday, April 2, 2018. The annual caravans have been held in southern Mexico for years as an Easter-season protest against the kidnappings, extortion, beatings and killings suffered by many Central American migrants as they cross Mexico. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Mexico says it’s already deported 400 people in ‘Caravan’

The Mexican government says it's already deported 400 people who were part of the caravan of illegal immigrants crossing its territory in a journey from Central America to the U.S. -- but says it's up to American officials, not Mexicans, to stop them from getting into the U.S.

April 3, 2018
This Feb. 1, 2018, file photo shows an IRS W-4 form in New York. (AP Photo/Barbara Woike, File)

IRS tax return audit rate lowest in 15 years

The IRS is auditing fewer tax returns than at any other time in the past 15 years as the agency struggles with what it says it a shrinking budget and pressure from Congress to be less zealous in enforcement.

April 2, 2018
In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Border Patrol agents back Trump wall, survey finds

In a new survey conducted by the National Border Patrol Council, the agents' union, they overwhelmingly backed adding a "wall system" in new strategic locations, saying it will boost their ability to nab or deter would-be illegal immigrants.

April 2, 2018
President Trump lashed out at Democratic lawmakers and Mexican officials after learning about a caravan of migrants making its way to the U.S. border. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump threatens DACA, NAFTA after immigrant caravan

President Trump said Sunday that he was pulling a DACA deal off the table in negotiations with Democrats and warned Mexico to step up its own efforts to control the flow of people headed north across its territory -- or else he will cancel NAFTA.

April 1, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks during a tour as he reviews border wall prototypes, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump wall would stretch 1,000 miles on border

The Trump administration's plans for a border wall will put about 1,000 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border behind some barrier -- up from 654 miles right now, the Border Patrol said Friday.

March 30, 2018
In this May 1, 2017, file photo, a pregnant Olivia Tincani of Calif., paints a supportive message to immigrant farmworkers as she joins a large group protesters outside the White House to denounce President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies on May Day in Washington. The Trump administration says pregnant women charged with being in the United States illegally will no longer receive special considerations that allowed them to be released while their cases wind through immigration court, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday, March 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) **FILE**

DHS expands detention of pregnant illegals

Homeland Security announced a new policy Thursday that allows it to detain more pregnant illegal immigrants, reversing an Obama-era policy that had generally pushed for pregnant women to be released.

March 29, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police division midyear conference Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

Jeff Sessions rejects call for second special counsel

Attorney General Jeff Sessions rejected requests to name a second special counsel to probe allegations of misconduct at the FBI, saying Thursday that other investigations should be able to cover the ground already.

March 29, 2018
Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

IG will probe FBI abuses of FISA, after Trump surveillance

The Justice Department's inspector general confirmed Wednesday that it is looking into how the department and the FBI handled requests to conduct secret surveillance, in what appears to be a review of how the Obama administration used the anti-Trump Steele dossier.

March 28, 2018
In this March 22, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump campaigns on census citizenship question

The Trump re-election campaign took a victory lap Wednesday over the administration's decision to ask about citizenship in the main 2020 census, saying President Trump personally deserves credit for the move.

March 28, 2018
Thousands of people take part in the ``Free the People Immigration March,'' to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration, in Los Angeles Sunday, Feb. 18, 2017. March and rally organizers are calling for an end to ICE raids and deportations, minority killings by police and that health care be provided for documented and undocumented individuals. Immigrant, faith, labor and community groups are expected to attend, calling for sanctuary to be given to immigrants.. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Feds charge immigration lawyer with filing 180 bogus asylum claims

The federal government announced charges Wednesday against an immigration lawyer prosecutors say filed more than 180 bogus asylum applications, lying about her clients' criminal pasts and making up other details in order to try to pave the way for them to get legal status.

March 28, 2018