The move is another Trump administration effort to limit legal pathways to migration or resettlement, after already curbing the number of admitted refugees and re-reviewing those admitted under the Biden administration.

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration took steps on Thursday toward ending federal housing assistance for households with mixed immigration status, as it seeks to stop ineligible migrants from benefiting from the funding.

The State Board of Immigration Enforcement, comprised of Gov. DeSantis, Attorney General Uthmeier, CFO Ingoglia, had not denied a funding request since it was created last year.

The Salvadoran national's case has become a focal point in the immigration debate after he was mistakenly deported to his home country last year.

By Heather Schlitz BROADVIEW, Illinois, Feb 19 (Reuters) - For the first time in six years, two priests and a nun escorted by police have walked past barbed wire and concrete barriers to enter a Chicago-area immigration facility to give communion and ashes to detainees after a judge ordered faith leaders be allowed inside.

New laws in some Democratic-led states are forcing local sheriffs to stop cooperating with President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts.

The shutdown of funding for the Department of Homeland Security raises concerns over the impact on federal workers and immigration enforcement.

Democratic strategist Maya Rupert criticized former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, saying her calls for moderation on immigration is not helpful.

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says Trump's border security success creates an opportunity for comprehensive immigration policy that no president has achieved since Ronald Reagan.

Feb 17 (Reuters) - The recent drop in unauthorized immigration to the United States has slowed employment growth, particularly in construction and manufacturing, and those trends are likely to continue,

Cities around the country are debating whether to keep their automatic license plate readers. Concerns about privacy and federal immigration agents accessing local data are driving these debates.