A number of migrants described their situations to the D.C. Council this week at a hearing on a bill that would create a permanent office of migrant services.

Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto introduced a last-minute amendment to ensure migrants residing in D.C. continue to be eligible for D.C.’s homeless continuum of care services.

The mayor says migrants arriving in D.C. from Texas and Arizona are the federal government’s responsibility. Local groups disagree — and keep stepping up.

According to data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, there are nearly two dozen cases of COVID-19 inside the Caroline Detention Facility.

According to the letter, there are now only 12 individuals being held at the Farmville Detention Center.

A bill to help small businesses along the Purple Line and two bills limiting cooperation with ICE go into effect immediately.

Torn from their homes and faced with starting a new life in the U.S., the women lean on one another as family.

As resettlement and relief agencies work with limited resources – local businesses have stepped up to provide aid to the Afghan community this Thanksgiving.

Advocates say publishing the names and personal information of arrested individuals put immigrant residents at risk of prosecution my federal immigration authorities.

Industry workers say the past year and a half has been challenging because of a lack of migrant worker visas, the coronavirus pandemic, and a crab shortage.