Politics Jan 25 New Trump policy forces some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico. Is that legal? The Trump administration announced Thursday that some Central Americans seeking asylum at the southern border will be forced to remain in Mexico while their cases are being processed, a significant policy change that critics say could endanger migrants trying to…
Politics Jan 22 Fact-checking Trump’s claim that he has a 50-percent approval rating among Latinos President Trump tweeted about a PBS Newshour/NPR/Marist poll result on Tuesday, highlighting that his approval rating among Latinos rose to 50 percent. But the president's assertion about the poll also requires context.
Nation Jan 18 Why we may never know the true number of family separations A watchdog's 24-page report said the exact number of children separated from their families by immigration authorities is “unknown.”…
Politics Jan 15 WATCH: EPA nominee Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation hearing Wheeler will testify before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee beginning at 10 a.m. ET. Watch his remarks here.
Politics Jan 14 Read Attorney General nominee Barr’s prepared Senate testimony William Barr, President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, will promise to protect special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to his prepared remarks for tomorrow's confirmation hearing.
Politics Jan 14 WATCH: Trump says he ‘never worked for Russia’ President Donald Trump on Monday denied he worked for Russia, a direct response to a weekend report from The New York Times that FBI investigators had opened a probe into whether the president had acted on behalf of the country.
Nation Jan 11 All migrant children to be moved from Tornillo, once the largest U.S. shelter for migrant children All children being held at the emergency detention camp will have been transferred to another facility in the agency’s shelter network or discharged to a sponsor, Lynn Johnson, assistant secretary of HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, said in a…
Nation Jan 09 Trump says walls work. It’s much more complicated President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted a border wall is the best solution to the nation’s immigration problems. Here is what the data and security experts say.
Politics Jan 08 Trump says there’s a ‘crisis’ at the border. Here’s what the data says President Donald Trump’s argument for building a border wall has boiled down to one word: crisis. Here’s what the data says.
Politics Jan 07 WATCH: Trump’s prime-time immigration address Trump said in his less than 10-minute address that all Americans are hurt by uncontrolled illegal migration, adding that it "strains public resources and drives down jobs and wages."…