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Politics Nov 20
Judge blocks Trump administration from enforcing asylum banU.S. District Judge Jon Tigar agreed with legal groups that immediately sued, arguing that U.S. immigration law clearly allows someone to seek asylum even if they enter the country between official ports of entry.
Nation Oct 14
Immigrants face hurdles to prove abuse by U.S. agentsWithin hours of being booked at a Border Patrol station in far West Texas, two teenage sisters from Guatemala came forward to allege that an agent conducted an improper strip search.
Nation Aug 03
Immigrant parents fight chaotic system for their childrenHOUSTON — The U.S. government's improvised system to reunite immigrant families it separated at the border has left hundreds of parents in limbo after they were deemed "ineligible" to get their children back.
Nation Jul 25
Tears, hugs and help: Church groups assist reunited familiesSAN ANTONIO — The immigrant parents arrived at Catholic Charities in white vans with their children, their paperwork and almost nothing else.
Nation Jun 21
Justice Department asks federal judge to remove 20-day detention limit on immigrant familiesThe Department of Justice asked a federal judge to change the rules regarding the detention of immigrant families who enter the country illegally, seeking permission to detain them for longer than 20 days in an effort to keep children with…
Politics Jun 21
Trump’s reversal on family separation sparks concern, confusionPresident Donald Trump's reversal of a policy separating migrant families at the Mexico border sparked confusion over how the new guidelines will play out.
Nation Jun 20
No clear plan yet on how to reunite parents with childrenTrump administration officials say they have no clear plan yet on how to reunite the thousands of children separated from their families at the border.
Nation Jun 18
Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in TexasInside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water, bags of chips and large foil sheets…
Nation Mar 09
ACLU files lawsuit claiming the U.S. broadly separates immigrant families seeking asylumThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security has not announced a formal policy to hold adult asylum seekers separately from their children. But administration officials have said they are considering separating parents and children to deter others from trying to enter…
Nation Nov 04
10-year-old immigrant with cerebral palsy released.S. authorities on Friday released a 10-year-old immigrant girl with cerebral palsy who had been detained by border agents after surgery because she is in the U.S. without legal permission.