Joel Rose

Will the U.S. welcome Bahamians fleeing their country after Hurricane Dorian? And, the number of migrants apprehended at the southern border dropped in August for the third month in a row.

For a lot of North Carolina, Hurricane Dorian felt like a near miss. But for those in its path, the storm felt like a direct hit.

Hurricane Dorian is still threatening the North Carolina's Outer Banks. Overnight it hit coastal areas with high winds and heavy rain. Emergency responders have been surveying the damage since dawn.

The Trump administration has tried every tool at its disposal to tighten the nation's immigration policies. But many of its efforts have run into opposition from Congress, courts and local critics.

Trump officials say a new policy on citizenship for children born abroad affects only a small fraction of U.S. service members and government workers. But the change touched off a major backlash.

This week the Trump administration published rules that would allow the indefinite detention of migrant children with their parents. Critics say family detention centers have a bad track record.

On Thursday, the Trump administration released the final text of proposed regulations that would allow the government to detain migrant children and families indefinitely.

The "public charge" rule would limit the ability of immigrants to get green cards if they are likely to use government benefits, such as SNAP or housing aid.

President Trump flew from Dayton, Ohio, to El Paso, Texas, Wednesday to meet with victims of the mass shootings in those two cities. In Dayton, protesters took issue with his inflammatory rhetoric.

Following the shooting in Dayton this weekend, the focus is on whether school officials and police could have done more to prevent the tragedy.

Authorities have said little about the gunman who killed nine people and wounded dozens more in Dayton, Ohio. But former classmates say he was well known for keeping a "kill list" in high school.

The candidates in the second night of Democratic presidential debates took turns attacking front-runner Joe Biden's record Wednesday.

The Trump administration is expanding fast-tracked deportations used for an area along the borders to the rest of the country. Advocates say thousands of immigrants could be deprived of due process.

The immigration enforcement operation touted by President Trump that targeted roughly 2,000 migrant family members has resulted in 35 arrests so far, the acting ICE director said on Tuesday.

As migrants are returned to Mexican border cities, the government says it makes exceptions for those who are "vulnerable" to stay in the U.S. But advocates say that's not happening consistently.

Immigrant advocates plan to challenge a new Trump administration rule that would force migrants headed toward the Southern border to apply for asylum in the first country they pass through.

The Trump administration announces a new step in its efforts to turn back asylum-seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Those seeking asylum would have to do so in the first country they enter.

President Trump says immigration raids are planned for Sunday in cities across the country. The administration is reported to be targeting a few thousand unauthorized immigrants.

When DHS officials started sending migrants back to Mexico to wait for immigration court, they said that "vulnerable" populations could be excluded. But in practice, that's not always happening.

Immigrant communities are once again bracing for nationwide raids targeting migrant families that are expected to begin Sunday.