There was a record 18% rise in homelessness in the U.S. in 2024, driven by factors like unaffordable housing, high inflation, systemic racism, natural disasters and rising immigration, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said on Friday.

Biden administration officials say the increase in the annual point-in-time homelessness count was driven by a surge of asylum seekers in January.

HUD’s report also included data that showed an 8 percent decrease in homelessness among veterans, a record low.

Tom Homan says the administration will construct ‘family facilities’ for mass deportation plans, including removing citizen children with undocumented parents

Tom Homan suggests there may be a looming showdown between federal and local authorities over the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants.

Adding to alarm over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's immigration plans, his "border czar" toldThe Washington Post in an interview published Thursday that the administration plans to return to detaining migrant families with children.