US agricultural groups increased their lobbying efforts in Washington in the first half of 2025 as farmers pushed for protections from the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. Farming groups spent almost $29mn on government lobbying in the six months to June,

Border Patrol agents have new orders to stop deporting migrants under President Trump's asylum ban, which he signed earlier this year. The directive comes after a federal court limited the president's order last week.

An update to U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy will prevent foreign male athletes from entering the United States to compete in women’s sports, according to a Monday press release.