↑ Homeland Security Department U.S. Coast Guard Is Pursuing an Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela - U.S. forces had boarded a different tanker on Saturday. The actions signaled a crackdown on such vessels.Trump Administration Pushes Asylum Seekers to Apply in Other Countries - In immigration courts, U.S. lawyers have filed thousands of requests to dismiss asylum cases and force people to pursue asylum elsewhere.ICE Allows Democratic Lawmakers Inside Migrant Cells in New York City - The immigration agency had barred elected officials from the holding facilities. A federal judge this week said they must be given access.Kristi Noem Testifies Before House Panel Amid Immigration Crackdown - Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, has overseen President Trump’s immigration policy, including efforts to detain more immigrants and pause visa applications.App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It - The developer of ICEBlock, which notifies users of ICE agent sightings, said Attorney General Pam Bondi censored his free speech.U.S. Deports Second Planeload of Iranians, Officials Say - In the past, the United States deported Iranians individually on commercial planes. But two months ago, the Trump administration reached a deal with Tehran to coordinate the return of Iranian citizens.The Mayor-Elect of New Orleans Is Already Awash in Challenges - A month before taking office, Helena Moreno is steering the city through a budget crisis and a Border Patrol enforcement operation that has immigrants in hiding.ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China - The child and his father fled China earlier this year and the boy had just been enrolled in school. Federal officials have tried and failed to send them back.Her Roof Was About to Be Fixed. Then Immigration Agents Showed Up. - The Trump administration’s deportation agenda is reverberating beyond immigrant communities as agents begin fanning out around New Orleans.Police in a Louisiana City Welcome a Federal Crackdown. Immigrants Are in Hiding. - Kenner, a suburb of New Orleans, has been transformed by an infusion of newcomers. Immigrants there have been on edge all year, particularly in recent weeks.