• LISTEN: The Supreme Court considers whether states can continue a Trump-era immigration lawsuit

    LISTEN: The Supreme Court considers whether states can continue a Trump-era immigration lawsuit

    Feb 23, 2022 03:05 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court waded into a political clash Wednesday between the Biden administration and Republican-led states seeking to defend a signature Trump-era immigration rule that the new administration has abandoned. Listen to the arguments in the player above. Conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices acknowledged during ...

  • Biden vowed to fix America's immigration system. Here's what he achieved in his first year

    Biden vowed to fix America's immigration system. Here's what he achieved in his first year

    Jan 20, 2022 11:40 PM EDT

    ... in coming years? Amna Nawaz: Well, Judy, perhaps the biggest change from this administration to the last has just been the way they talk about immigration. There's been a rhetorical reestablishment that immigration is central to this country as a core value. But, again and again, President Biden has ...

  • Djokovic ruling fits with Australia's tough immigration line

    Djokovic ruling fits with Australia's tough immigration line

    Jan 14, 2022 03:52 PM EDT

    ... In 2019, Boochani escaped to New Zealand, where he now lives. New Zealand has close ties with its neighbor, but Australia's tough stance on immigration has caused tension, especially in recent years after Australia began enforcing stricter policies on deporting criminals to New Zealand.New Zealand reluctantly agreed last ...

  • Married MacArthur ‘geniuses’ explore border policy and immigration

    Married MacArthur ‘geniuses’ explore border policy and immigration

    Jan 13, 2022 11:25 PM EDT

    ... they're playing, the documentary part of the film outside the detention center, the dramatic portion inside. Alex Rivera: When you start to think about immigration in our society and really look at immigration enforcement, there's so much of it that we're expected not to see, that we ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court hears two cases on the right of immigration detainees to a bond hearing

    LISTEN: Supreme Court hears two cases on the right of immigration detainees to a bond hearing

    Jan 11, 2022 02:51 PM EDT

    The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two cases related whether people awaiting trial in immigration court have the right to a bond hearing. Listen to the arguments in the player above.

  • Dems reconsider tweaking filibuster as immigration, voting rights plans get stonewalled

    Dems reconsider tweaking filibuster as immigration, voting rights plans get stonewalled

    Dec 17, 2021 11:45 PM EDT

    It was a week of setbacks for the Biden agenda and Democrats in control of Congress. A key piece of immigration reform hit a wall in the Senate, and voting rights bills have stalled. Frustrated Democrats intensified talks of changing the 60-vote filibuster Friday. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

  • Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Democrats' immigration agenda

    Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Democrats' immigration agenda

    Dec 17, 2021 07:05 PM EDT

    ... on every issue." Even so, top Democrats signaled Thursday evening that they would try. "We strongly disagree with the Senate parliamentarian's interpretation of our immigration proposal, and we will pursue every means to achieve a path to citizenship" in the social and environment bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ...

  • Rep. Escobar on immigration, inflation and key issues addressed by Build Back Better bill

    Rep. Escobar on immigration, inflation and key issues addressed by Build Back Better bill

    Nov 18, 2021 11:24 PM EDT

    Thursday was a big win for progressive Democrats who made passing Build Back Better their top priority. One such representative is Congresswoman Veronica Escobar of Texas. She joins Judy Woodruff from the Capitol to discuss the bill’s details and more.

  • News Wrap: Immigration arrests inside the U.S. hit decade low under Biden

    News Wrap: Immigration arrests inside the U.S. hit decade low under Biden

    Oct 27, 2021 10:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Wednesday, immigration arrests in the U.S. interior hit their lowest level in more than a decade. The White House says states are moving quickly to order Pfizer's low-dose COVID shot for young kids. The top U.S. military commander confirmed that China has ...

  • U.S. to limit immigration arrests at schools, 'protected' areas

    U.S. to limit immigration arrests at schools, 'protected' areas

    Oct 27, 2021 09:48 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities will limit arrests at schools, hospitals and other "protected" areas under guidelines issued Wednesday by the Department of Homeland Security, part of a broader effort to roll back the approach to enforcement under President Donald Trump. Agents and officers are being directed to avoid ...