Elliot’s Recent Stories
Nation Dec 18
U.S. officials baffled by large migrant groups flocking to remote New Mexico border crossingLarge numbers of Guatemalan families and unaccompanied children are surrendering to U.S. immigration agents in an extremely remote and dangerous stretch of New Mexico desert.
Politics Dec 18
‘Zero-tolerance’ immigration policy hits snag in CaliforniaFederal prosecutors introduced mass hearings on immigration charges to California in July, adopting a model that has been in place for years elsewhere on the U.S.-Mexico border. Since then, judges have challenged President Donald Trump's moves on immigration in ways…
Nation Dec 15
Death of 7-year-old on border raises questionsThe death of the Guatemalan girl is the latest demonstration of the desperation of a growing number of Central American families and children showing up at the U.S.-Mexico border, often hoping to claim asylum, and it raises new questions about…
Nation Sep 23
U.S. considers limit on green cards for immigrants on benefitsThe Trump administration has proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance.
Politics Sep 08
WATCH: Obama tells voters to step up or ‘things can get worse’Former President Barack Obama says the November midterm elections will give Americans "a chance to restore some sanity in our politics."…
Nation Aug 03
U.S., ACLU divide on how to reunify separated familiesThe Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday revealed widely divergent plans on how to reunite hundreds of immigrant children with parents who have been deported since the families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Nation Jul 26
More than 1,800 children reunited with parents after border split, but hundreds remain apartThe Trump administration says hundreds of families still remain apart, signaling a potentially arduous task ahead as it deals with the fallout of its "zero tolerance" policy on people entering the U.S. illegally.
Nation Jul 16
Judge temporarily halts deportation of reunified familiesA federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to any deportations of immigrant families who were reunited after being separated by the Trump administration at the border.
Politics Jul 14
Judge commends family reunification, eyes next deadlineU.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said the government has largely complied with a deadline to reunite families with children under 5.
Politics Jul 10
Some immigrant children reunited with parents as court deadline loomsThe Justice Department said more than 50 children under age 5 could be back in the arms of their parents by the deadline at the end of the day.
