Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump salutes in Aurora, Colo., on Oct. 11. At that rally and others, he spoke of using a centuries-old act to expedite deportation of certain undocumented migrants. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
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HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA: A 'Freedom For All' rally on July 01, 2023 to protest Senate Bill 1718. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida legislators passed the law to discourage undocumented workers from coming to the state. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Trump supporters hold images of Laken Riley before he speaks at a rally in Rome, Ga., on March 9. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Like a Phish concert but with more grievance, this is what it's like at a Trump rally
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find
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Clockwise, from top left: former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images; Eduardo Munoz Alvarez-Pool/Getty Images; Jim Vondruska/Getty Images; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on immigration
Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez during a 2017 news conference in Crosby, Texas. President Biden has nominated Gonzalez to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of an attempt to overhaul the agency. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
Biden's Pick To Lead ICE Would Take Over An Agency In Turmoil
Zapata County Sheriff Raymundo Del Bosque says they used to have one car chase and bailout of unauthorized immigrants a week; now they have one a day. John Burnett/NPR hide caption
Human Smugglers Bypass Border Patrol, Bedeviling Sheriffs And Ranchers In South Texas
The Trump-era "zero tolerance" immigration policy has resulted in the separation of more than 3,000 children from their families after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden, seen here speaking about national security last month, plans to make good on an election promise to send Congress an immigration bill on Day 1. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
Ingmar Riveros and Peruvian refugee Xiomy De la Cruz distribute food from a store basement last month in Hartford, Conn. Joe Amon/Connecticut Public hide caption
Immigrant Woman Starts Food Pantry In Her Home To Help Undocumented Families
While campaigning in November 2019, Joe Biden talked with a protester about his stance on deportations at a town hall at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. The Biden administration says it will rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, starting with a temporary moratorium on deportations. Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption
For Immigrants, Election Promises Relief From An 'Atmosphere Of Terror'
Xavier, a fifth grader, shows his teacher Raisa Luna Guzmán the comic book he made for his virtual language arts class. Movimiento Cosecha/Ann Arbor Community Learning Center hide caption
In Michigan, Undocumented Immigrants Form Learning Pod So They Won't Lose Their Jobs
José spent three months in the hospital being treated for COVID-19. "All of the nurses clapped for me as I was leaving the hospital," he says. But now he faces a long recovery at home. Eddie Quiñones for NPR hide caption
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Christian (left) and his wife Monze (right) were laid off from restaurant jobs in mid-March and not qualified to receive unemployment because they are undocumented immigrants. Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images hide caption
Immigrant rights group CASA, along with the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center, filed a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Pew Research Center estimates there are 7.5 million unauthorized workers in the United States concentrated in agriculture, construction and the hospitality industry. Karina Perez for NPR hide caption
Employers Struggle With Hiring Undocumented Workers: 'You Cannot Hire American Here'
Changes to the expedited removal process allow low-level immigration officers to determine if an undocumented immigrant has been living in the U.S. for less than two years. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
In many cases, federal agents can request access to state DMV records by filling out a form. This is an example of a Homeland Security request that was made to the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles in 2017. Georgetown Law hide caption
ICE Uses Facial Recognition To Sift State Driver's License Records, Researchers Say
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured in January, must sign off on the latest state budget by June 15. The new $213 billion plan includes an expansion of the state's Medicaid program for low-income adults under the age of 26, regardless of immigration status. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
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Licensed Undocumented Immigrants May Lead To Safer Roads, Connecticut Finds
In most states, undocumented immigrants with kidney failure have to receive dialysis as an emergency treatment in hospital emergency rooms. Some advocates say kidney transplants for undocumented immigrants would be a cheaper way to treat the problem. JazzIRT/Getty Images hide caption
Transplants A Cheaper, Better Option For Undocumented Immigrants With Kidney Failure
The New York Times report says that at least two supervisors at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey were aware that two female employees were not in the country legally. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption