HOUSTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Nineteen Texas border communities Friday asked a federal court to halt construction of 70 miles of border fencing, court documents show.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The official responsible for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's relationships with foreign countries has unexpectedly quit.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- All but six states have complied with federal requirements to seek an extension of the deadline they face for implementing more secure driver licenses for U.S. citizens or legal residents only under the REAL ID Act.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A Democratic senator is rallying opposition to the confirmation of Julie Myers to head U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating an immigration official's Halloween party, where a man was dressed in blackface and prison garb.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A federal judge in San Francisco has placed a temporary block on a U.S. government plan to target employers that hire illegal immigrant workers.