Majority of the deportations in the year 2024 involved illegal migrants who were apprehended by border officials compared to those arrested in the country's interior. About 82 per cent of immigrants deported were arrested by border officials.

All of Biden's picks will serve lifetime appointments, meaning they will serve to protect his legacy when Trump takes office.

The Biden administration announced the cancellation of student debt for an additional 55,000 public service workers on Friday.

The Biden administration is officially withdrawing its sweeping proposals to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans, effectively closing the door on mass loan forgiveness in the waning days of Joe Biden’s presidency.

Friday's action brings the total public service student loans forgiven to about $78 billion for nearly 1.1 million workers, the department said.