In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.

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A U.S. immigration judge on Wednesday denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a proxy for the partisan power struggle over immigration policy. The judge in the ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Senate Bill 53, criticized by the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice as a “show me your papers” law, is now in effect as of October 1, 2025. The bill requires local law ...

The majority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and most of Citizenship and Immigration Services employees are staying on the job despite the ongoing government ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made clear there is “NO CHANGE” to border security during the federal government shutdown and warned that its efforts to curb illegal immigration “remain ...

Leonardo Garcia Venegas was twice arrested in construction site sweeps. A U.S.-born citizen who was arrested and detained by immigration authorities twice in recent months has filed a lawsuit against ...

Federal agents reported in the South Shore neighborhood were part of a "U.S. Border Patrol targeted immigration enforcement operation" overnight, the FBI confirmed. Agents were seen holding long guns ...

The Minneapolis-St. Paul area was the focus of what officials termed a first-of-its-kind operation to be expanded nationwide targeting immigration fraud. “Operation Twin Shield” kicked off Sept. 19 ...

Homeland Security officials defended federal immigration agents Tuesday after journalists were shoved at a New York City immigration court, leaving one in the hospital. Assistant Secretary Tricia ...

Federal officials announced the results of a recent immigration fraud special operation in the Twin Cities. The operation uncovered "blatant" fraud, including sham marriages, fake death certificates, ...