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In this file photo, immigrant-rights supporters gather at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. Frustrated with both President Trump and Congress, activists are increasingly turning to the courts to try to alter the country's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Judge William Alsup says Trump sending conflicting signals on Dreamers

The Trump administration can't even agree on which agency was responsible for officially ending the Obama-era deportation amnesty for Dreamers, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, as he ordered the government to disclose more documents about how the decision was reached.

October 17, 2017
President Trump still breaks the law and the "founding principles of this nation" with the latest version of his travel ban by singling out people by nationality, a federal judge in Hawaii said. (Associated Press/File)

Judge blocks Trump’s travel ban for third time

A federal judge blocked a large part of President Trump's revised travel ban Tuesday, just hours before it was to take effect, saying the White House's latest attempt to impose extreme vetting on travelers from dangerous countries is just as illegal as the last two versions.

October 17, 2017
President Donald Trump, center, listens during a briefing with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, with from left, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Paul J. Selva. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Judge promises ruling on latest Trump travel ban

A federal judge who'd ruled President Trump's previous travel ban illegal seemed more sympathetic to the latest version in a hearing Monday, casting doubt on whether the president's opponents can continue to use his campaign rhetoric about Muslims to besmirch everything he does at this point.

October 16, 2017
Immigrant rights advocates as well as business groups argue that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is a boon to the U.S. economy. (Associated Press/File)

Illegal immigrants get 2 million work permits in 2017

The government will dole out nearly 2 million work permits this year to immigrants who for the most part came to the country illegally or have some other tentative status, but who have been granted a foothold in the U.S. thanks to a loose immigration policy, according to statistics released last week.

October 15, 2017
In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017, photo, a Customs and Border Protection helicopter flies at a low altitude over the U.S.-Mexico border fence near the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas. (Jason Hoekema/The Brownsville Herald via AP)

2 Dreamers caught smuggling immigrants into Texas

Two young illegal immigrant "Dreamers" in the U.S. under protection of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals deportation amnesty were caught smuggling illegal immigrants in separate incidents in Texas, authorities announced last week.

October 15, 2017
The backlog of applications at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has more than doubled during the 18 months surrounding the election. (The Washington Times/File)

Citizenship application backlog overwhelms agency

First it was the Obama administration, and now Trump administration officials are struggling with a massive influx of people applying for citizenship, overwhelming the agency that approves the applications and sending wait times soaring.

October 12, 2017
In this Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, file photo, destroyed communities are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

House approves $36.5 billion in disaster relief

The House overcame a conservative rebellion Thursday to pass a new round of disaster relief, saying the $36.5 billion is needed to replenish funds that are quickly depleting in the wake of one of the worst hurricane seasons in recent history.

October 12, 2017
President Donald Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Kirstjen Nielsen walks across the South Lawn to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then onto Yuma, Ariz. to visit the U.S. border with Mexico and attend a rally in Phoenix with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump says DHS pick won’t need ‘on-the-job training’

President Trump introduced his new Homeland Security secretary nominee Thursday, saying former Bush administration official and current deputy White House Chief of Staff Kirstjen Nielsen is the right person to carry out his campaign promises.

October 12, 2017
President Donald Trump shakes hands with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz during a briefing on hurricane recovery efforts with first responders at Luis Muniz Air National Guard Base, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

San Juan mayor accuses Trump of ‘genocide’ after hurricane

The House overcame a conservative rebellion Thursday to pass a new round of disaster relief, saying the $36.5 billion is needed to replenish funds that are quickly depleting in the wake of hurricanes that have battered Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

October 12, 2017
FILE- This Feb. 9, 2017, file photo shows the Canada and United States border crossing near Emerson, Manitoba. Desperate immigrants are flowing across the U.S. border into Canada. America’s neighbor to the north is increasingly being seen as a haven for asylum seekers turned away by the U.S., and are willing to chance a walk across the border in dangerous cold to get there. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Immigrant smuggling operation broken up along U.S.-Canada border

Federal agents broke up an immigrant smuggling operation on the U.S.-Canada border in Vermont this week, exposing what appears to be a growing option for illegal immigrants desperate to get into the U.S. but worried about getting caught by stiffer security along the southwestern border.

October 11, 2017