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Farms in the U.S. are increasingly relying on guest workers brought in through a federal visa program. Labor advocates are alarmed by how quickly the program is growing.

Nearly a year ago, Florida enacted one of the most strict immigration laws in the nation. Many local businesses say it has hurt their bottom line.

NPR speaks with Ramzi Kassem, a member of the legal team for Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk, about her detention and arguments in her immigration hearing.

Two people legally in the U.S. who flew into a Boston airport have been denied reentry into the country after traveling abroad. One was deported in apparent defiance of a judicial order.

The sudden influx means resettlement agencies are rushing to secure a range of services for evacuees as they begin a new chapter of their lives.

A growing number of illegal immigrants in the United States are children who've come alone. The U.S. approach to these children is conflicted: Immigration officials still work to deport them, even as Health and Human Services operates a network of shelters to care for them.

"We recognize that we just need a more secure border," Sheriff Justin Smith says. "We've got enough problems at home without the issues of human trafficking and drugs coming across our border."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to civil rights attorney Sirine Shebaya about what President Trump's travel ban means for people seeking entry into the U.S.

The number of immigrants staying in the U.S. illegally is estimated to be around 11 million. But demographers say that figure may become harder to track as President Trump ramps up deportations.

Many Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. have not seen their parents for decades. An advocacy group in Alabama helped reunite dozens of families there in time for the holidays.