Sep 11 Appeals court puts ruling blocking asylum change on hold By Associated Press The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay that puts a stay on the ruling blocking Trump's policy that would prevent migrants from seeking asylum along the entire southwest border. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: North Korea says it’s open to new nuclear talks with U.S. In our news wrap Monday, North Korea says it is willing to restart nuclear talks with the U.S. Previous discussions stalled after President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un held a failed summit in Hanoi in February, but Trump… Continue watching
Sep 09 Judge reinstates nationwide halt on Trump asylum policy plan By Associated Press A U.S. judge in California on reinstated a nationwide halt on the Trump administration's plan to prevent most migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 11:43 Kevin McAleenan on Central American migration and U.S. detention Acting Sec. of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan recently met with El Salvador's new president, Nayib Bukele, about efforts to stem the tide of migrants heading north toward the U.S. McAleenan sits down with Amna Nawaz, who also made the trip,… Continue watching
Aug 16 Appeals court allows Trump asylum rules to take effect in New Mexico and Texas By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The policy would deny asylum to anyone who passes through another country on the way to the U.S. without seeking protection there. Continue reading
Jul 26 Trump says Guatemala signing deal to restrict asylum cases By Associated Press The so-called "safe third country" agreement would require migrants, including Salvadorans and Hondurans, who cross into Guatemala on their way to the U.S. to apply for protections in Guatemala instead of at the U.S. border. Continue reading
Jul 25 White House condemns judge’s order blocking asylum restrictions By Associated Press White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said the plaintiffs in the case found "a single district judge who will purport to dictate immigration policy to the entire Nation."… Continue reading
Jul 24 Judge blocks Trump’s asylum restrictions By Amy Taxin, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The policy would prevent most migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. if they passed through another country first. Continue reading
Jul 23 Trump threatens Guatemala after its court blocks asylum deal with U.S. By Jill Colvin, Sonia Perez D., Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Negotiations over a potential deal ended when Guatemala's Constitutional Court granted three injunctions preventing that country's president from entering into a deal. Continue reading
Jul 16 Some migrants allowed to cross southern border on first day of Trump’s new asylum policy By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The administration announced the plans a day earlier, reversing decades of U.S. policy in its most forceful attempt yet to slash the number of people seeking asylum in America. Continue reading