As the government shutdown nears its fourth week, the White House and Republican lawmakers continue to assert that Democrats are to blame for the standstill because their health care demands would help undocumented immigrants.

Unauthorized immigrants made up just over a quarter of the U.S. immigrant population in 2023, with most having lived in the country for over five years, new analysis released Tuesday showed.

A man who allegedly killed a 61-year-old in September was in the U.S. illegally and was deported under the first Trump administration, according to ICE.

For decades, families in India have dedicated years and much of their finances toward a singular goal: getting their children a degree from a US university. Despite the hefty cost – often bore in staggering loans – the risk was palatable because the reward was likely a career launchpad that no other country in the world could offer.