A federal judge has ordered a senior U.S. Border Patrol official to meet her daily "to hear about how the day went" after weeks of confrontations between immigration agents and the public in the Chicago area. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis also told Greg Bovino on Tuesday to produce all use-of-force reports since Sept. 2 from agents involved in Operation Midway Blitz. The sweeps have netted more than 1,800 arrests and complaints of excessive force. The hearing was the latest in a lawsuit by news outlets and protesters who say agents have used too much force, including tear gas, during demonstrations.

National Guard members from Texas are at an Army Reserve center in Illinois. It's the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration's plan to deploy troops to the Chicago area despite a lawsuit and vigorous opposition from Democratic elected leaders. The Associated Press saw military personnel in uniforms with the Texas National Guard patch at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Elwood in the far southwestern suburbs of Chicago. On Monday, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott posted a picture on social media showing National Guard members from his state boarding a plane, but he didn't specify where they were going.

President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces. He's suggesting U.S. military might be deployed against what he describes as the "invasion from within." Addressing military brass abruptly summoned to Virginia on Tuesday, Trump outlined a muscular and at times norm-shattering view of the military's role in domestic affairs. He was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who declared an end to "woke" culture and announced new directives for troops that include "gender-neutral" or "male-level" standards for physical fitness. The messages underscored the Trump administration's efforts not only to reshape contemporary Pentagon culture but to enlist military resources in the president's priorities and in everyday American civic life.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has welcomed foreign investment and talked tough against illegal immigration. The fallout from an immigration raid on a Hyundai complex that detained 475 people raised questions about whether those stances conflict. Among those detained were more than 300 South Koreans, sparking questions in the Asian country about its relationship with the United States. Hyundai says it's investing $26 billion in U.S. plants, with more than $10 billion of that planned for Georgia. Kemp's office has only stated that he supports enforcement of immigration laws, emphasizing that companies must comply. Kemp's administration rejects suggestions that a projected $2.1 billion of incentives to Hyundai subsidize illegal employment.

A closely watched report says the number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023. That represents a major increase but still falls well short of estimates from President Donald Trump and some allies. The Pew Research Center said Thursday that the 14-million mark rose from 11.8 million a year earlier and surpassed the previous high of 12.2 million in 2007. The increase was driven by some 6 million who were in the country with some form of legal protection under President Joe Biden.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation's 79 million Medicaid enrollees. That's according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press. ICE officials plan to track immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States. The agreement was signed Monday between officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Homeland Security. Direct access will be given to the addresses, Social Security numbers, birth dates as well as the ethnicity and race of all Medicaid enrollees.