Author: Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY

This is the second setback Democrats have faced in trying to include immigration in the reconciliation package.

The last flight carrying U.S. forces departed Afghanistan Monday afternoon.

Thousands of Afghan citizens are looking to leave the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. But the options to come to the United States are complicated.

When asked to assess Andrew Cuomo’s tenure as governor aside from the personal behavior, the president praised the New York Democrat.

The Department of Justice complaint says Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order “directly interferes with the administration of federal immigration law.”

Vice President Kamala Harris visited a CBP processing facility and will meet with local advocates during her trip to El Paso, Texas, on Friday.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the closings mark an important first step in “lasting improvements to our civil immigration detention system.”

Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar has become an outspoken, critical voice on immigration as Biden grapples with migrants coming to the border.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Inauguration Day to halt construction of former President Donald Trump’s border wall.

It’s unclear whether there is enough support to pass the legislation in the Senate.