The incoming Trump administration will dramatically expand its ability to detain illegal immigrants as it looks to launch a historic mass deportation operation.

President-elect Donald Trump named Stephen Miller his deputy chief of staff and Tom Homan as his “border czar,” appointing a battle-tested duo to design and direct immigration policy from the White House.

Rep. Ritchie Torres pointed a finger at the White House's handling of the southern border in light of last week's election losses.

NBC News Correspondents Garrett Haake and Julia Ainsley join Meet the Press NOW to discuss the latest reporting as President-elect Donald Trump's administration begins to take shape. NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles also reports on tomorrow's Senate GOP leadership election.

The Trump administration offers promise and peril for American Catholic leaders’ top policy concerns, which include abortion and immigration.

The president-elect is surrounding himself with advisors who support mass deportations and other hardline immigration measures.

Take, for instance, the Democratic Party, whose immigration policy, at least for a large portion of the Biden presidency, has been to effectively open the southern border to all comers, causing a political and security crisis that it could have avoided had it left intact its predecessor’s 2018 Migrant Protection Protocols,

Immigration advocates are bracing for Trump 2.0, whose pledge of mass deportation is sending waves of panic and anger throughout the movement. Even before President-elect Trump’s resounding

Illinois leaders are pushing back against the Trump administration's plans to ramp up immigration enforcement, signaling they’ll stand firm on the state’s sanctuary status.

The mayor said City Council members should change local rules to allow for more coordination with federal officials on criminal cases.

Miller was the architect of Trump's hardline first-term immigration politics. His job comes before key Cabinet roles, including Treasury and Defense.