WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leaders of the three core US immigration agencies will testify before the Senate's powerful Homeland Security Committee in two weeks, it said Tuesday, as federal operations in Minneapolis and beyond face intense scrutiny after two fatal shootings.

Celebrities from movie stars to pop singers are speaking up with calls to action against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids after two Americans were shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Alex Pretti, a Minnesota nurse, is the sixth person to die during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in the U.S.

Public opinion on immigration policy appears to be shifting as Americans reassess how President Donald Trump is handling one of his signature issues. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows approval of Trump’s immigration policy has fallen to its lowest level since his return to the White House,

Most Americans believe President Trump's policy on immigration is going too far, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

The Justice Department and federal courts are struggling to keep up with the exponential increase in federal court cases of immigrants in custody who are challenging their detentions, another result of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies across the country.

US population growth cooled significantly last year amid a sharp slowdown in immigration, according to new US Census Bureau data.

Police leaders, civil rights advocates and other experts say the actions of immigration officials and agents run counter to law enforcement's best practices.

Illegal immigration and inflation were the twin issues that helped Trump win the election. Now, opinion polls show a growing number of Americans, including key independent voters, are unhappy with Trump's handling of both, putting Republicans on the defensive ahead of the midterms.

The federal agents enforcing US President Donald Trump's militarised immigration crackdown are accused of being inexperienced and under-trained.