Joel Rose

The U.S. District Court in Maryland orders the Trump administration to restore DACA fully and begin accepting new, first-time applicants.

The Trump administration is rejecting new DACA applications from immigrants who have never signed up before. Immigration lawyers say it is a clear violation of last month's Supreme Court order.

Disaster recovery workers cleaning up after major flooding in Michigan tested positive for the coronavirus. The outbreak shined a light on working conditions in the fast-growing industry.

Totaling about 4,000, they began working Wednesday. They'll face two historic challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and some of the most restrictive immigration policies the U.S. has seen in decades.

Thousands of foreign-born doctors started their residencies at the U.S. hospitals Wednesday amid two historic challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and the White House's new immigration restrictions.

Major employers say a White House proclamation suspending the entry of many foreign guest workers will hurt — not help — the U.S. economic recovery.

A look back at how the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals began, grew in size and popularity and then landed before the Supreme Court after the Trump administration tried to end it.

In the government's hurried pandemic response, more than 250 companies, some with little or no medical supply experience, got contracts worth more than $1 million without fully competitive bidding.

Civilian labs and the Army say they've had trouble getting big machines that run hundreds of coronavirus tests at once. Public health experts say that's holding the U.S. back from ramping up testing.

U.S. citizenship and green card applications have plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the White House is planning to consider further cuts to work visas.

Across the U.S., convention centers and empty fields were transformed into emergency field hospitals at a cost to federal taxpayers of more than $660 million. Most haven't treated a single patient.

As COVID-19 spreads in detention, ICE documents shared with NPR reveal new details about the health care provided to two immigrants who died in 2017. Those facilities now face coronavirus outbreaks.

President Trump announced in a late-night tweet that he would suspend immigration into the U.S. But that executive order — which has not yet been released — may contain some big exemptions.

Protests against coronavirus lockdowns continued across the country over the weekend. People gathered to oppose shelter-in-place orders and demand reopening of businesses.

Frustrated protesters have been rallying, demanding that governors reopen state economies. Health officials worry that a premature opening could make economic and health problems even worse.

Frustrated protesters have been rallying, demanding that governors reopen state economies. Health officials worry that a premature opening could make economic and health problems even worse.

The White House has told states to find scarce medical supplies on their own in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Now state and local officials accuse FEMA of poaching supplies they ordered.

The Trump administration says it's directing critical medical supplies "to the right place at the right time." But Gov. Steve Bullock says Montana isn't seeing any of that help.

Montana is dealing with a micro-outbreak of COVID-19 cases and trying to prepare for a bigger spike. The governor says the state is being largely left out of federal efforts to provide help.

NPR's immigration correspondents answer listener questions about closed borders, travel, visa applications, relief aid for non-U.S. citizens and the refugee camps at the U.S.-Mexico border.