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.

U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump. A two-star general general leads 7,600 border troops and an assortment of helicopters and drones, and says the military has been freed from menial work to help apprehend immigrants, protect newly designated militarized turf and disrupt smuggling cartels. Legal experts say the strategy flouts a ban on law enforcement by the military on U.S. soil and thrusts the armed forces into a potentially politicized mission. In a twist of fate, immigrants are part of the U.S. fighting forces at the border.

A federal judge has ruled that an executive order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border is unlawful. Wednesday's decision could throw into doubt one of the key pillars of the president's plans to crack down on immigration at the southern border. But the judge gave the Trump administration two weeks to appeal. In an executive order Jan. 20, Trump declared that the situation at the southern border was an invasion, and he was "suspending the physical entry" of migrants and their ability to seek asylum until he decides it is over.

Asylum-seekers from around the world face new challenges at the U.S. border. President Donald Trump suspended the asylum system just after his inauguration as part of his wide-ranging crackdown on illegal immigration. Lawyers, activists and immigrants say the process is now unclear, with many people deported after fleeting conversations with immigration officials while others languish in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Attorneys who work frequently with asylum-seekers at the border say their phones have gone quiet since Trump took office. Legal battles are ongoing, with rights groups challenging the restrictions.

U.S. authorities have arrested and detained Canadian and European travelers at U.S. borders in recent weeks. German tourist Lucas Sielaff says he spent 16 days in detention in San Diego before being allowed to return to Germany. He says he was accused of living in Las Vegas with his American girlfriend. Sielaff says he lives in Germany and never overstayed his 90-day authorization to visit the U.S. At least three other international travelers say they were detained at U.S. borders and held for an extended period at detention centers. They all say they did not violate the terms of their authorizations nor commit any crimes. The U.S. government did not comment on why they were detained and not simply denied entry.

Vice President JD Vance has participated in an aerial tour of the U.S.-Mexico border and met with law enforcement officials. It's part of a trip Wednesday meant to highlight tougher immigration policies that the White House says has led to dramatically fewer arrests for illegal crossings since President Donald Trump began his second term. Joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Vance viewed the Eagle Pass area by helicopter. The trio also visited a detention facility before holding a roundtable discussion with local and national participants. Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 39% in January from a month earlier, though they've been falling sharply since well before Trump took office

President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is aimed at stopping the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. Ingredients for fentanyl are produced in China and used by pharmaceutical companies to make legal painkillers. But a portion of those chemicals is purchased by the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels in Mexico for the manufacture of illicit drugs. The cartels make fentanyl in labs and then smuggle it into the U.S. The small amounts of the highly potent drug in any shipment, and its lack of odor, make detection and seizures extremely challenging.

Some shelters south of the U.S. border are caring for many more migrants now that the Biden administration stopped considering most asylum requests. But the impact appears uneven more than a week after the temporary suspension took effect. Shelter directors say they have plenty of space south of Texas and California. But as many as 500 deportations from Arizona each day are straining shelters in Mexico's Sonora state. They also expect longer stays as migrants try to snag appointments through the CBP One online app. And an exemption for unaccompanied minors has some advocates worried that mothers will send their children across the border alone.

President Joe Biden says he's restricting asylum to help "gain control" of the U.S.-Mexico border. The American Civil Liberties Union says it'll sue over Biden's plan to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the border. Biden signed the proclamation Tuesday as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability before November's elections. Biden's order would bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem the southern border to be overwhelmed. The Democratic president has contemplated unilateral action for months, especially after Republican lawmakers rejected a bipartisan security deal at the behest of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. Trump says Biden has surrendered the southern border.