Thomas Anthony Durkin, an internationally prominent criminal defense attorney who for five decades was a fixture in Chicago's courthouses and who was known for his relentless advocacy for a roster ...

The Department of Homeland Security plans to use military bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain immigrants amid its broader crackdown.

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to use military bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain immigrants who entered the country illegally, as well as to increase the number of ...

The seal of the Department of Defense at the Pentagon. (Mark Wilson | Getty Images) The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to use military bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain ...

NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose. Military bases in New Jersey and Indiana will be expanded ...

The request for the use of additional military bases, and expansion at Guantanamo, comes as the Trump administration has pushed to arrest and detain more people in the country without legal status.

Georgetown University Law professor Stephen Vladeck explains where things stand with the 9/11 Guantanamo cases now that the plea deals have been canceled.