Immigrants
Pope urges Europe to protect migrants in visit to island frontier
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday pressed Europe to do more to protect and integrate migrants as he visited Italy's Lampedusa island, a major port of call for those risking the perilous crossing from Africa.
July 4, 2026
US judge restricts federal agents over Minnesota protests
Katherine Menendez orders immigration agents to dial back their aggressive tactics, barring the detention or arrest of peaceful protesters and drivers and the use of pepper-spray against demonstrators.
January 17, 2026
US Afghans in limbo after Washington soldier attack
In August 2021, the last US troops hurriedly withdrew from Afghanistan as the Taliban ran riot, taking over the institutions that American taxpayers had spent billions of dollars to prop up.
December 20, 2025
Democrats grill US homeland security chief over immigration crackdown
Democrat Congressman Bennie Thompson said Noem has 'diverted resources from critical Homeland Security agencies and programs to carry out an extreme immigration agenda. Black and brown Americans in particular, have been racially profiled, detained and locked up.'
December 12, 2025