The announcement comes a day after an attack on National Guard troops near the White House. Authorities have identified the suspect as an Afghan national.

A sweeping new investigation by the Associated Press is raising serious questions about what’s happening inside America’s immigration courts. White House Correspondent Liz Landers reports on how the administration has short-circuited the asylum process.

Pope Leo XIV calls for the respectful treatment of immigrants in the U.S. Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan says "Catholic Church is wrong."

The incident has reignited debate around Operation Allies Welcome, the massive evacuation and resettlement initiative launched in August 2021 after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Biden ordered the Homeland Security to lead the programme to support vulnerable Afghans.

Federal immigration agents have detained people throughout the Triangle area, with much of the activity centered in Durham.

Trump's immigration crackdown has received pushback from groups like the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. President Donald Trump started his Thanksgiving Day at his West Palm Beach-area golf club.

Some Democratic members of Congress are raising legal concerns about the new technologies and are asking questions of ICE that are going unanswered.

Two members of the National Guard were shot blocks from the White House on Wednesday afternoon and were critically wounded, according to President Donald Trump and federal law enforcement officials. The exact condition of the two troops was unknown as of Wednesday afternoon.