Jul 17 Once a child migrant has crossed the border, what happens next? By Larisa Epatko What happens to child migrants after they turn themselves in at the U.S. border? We take a step-by-step look at their journey once they enter the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch News Wrap: White House under pressure from both sides on child migrant deportations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, leading Republicans demanded change to a 2008 statute that bars quicker deportations for children illegally crossing the border. Several Democratic lawmakers say they oppose such a move, but the White House left open the possibility. Continue watching
Jul 10 Possible immigration compromise emerges on Capitol Hill By Erica Werner, Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Republicans demanded speedier deportations, which the White House initially had supported but left out of its proposal after complaints from immigrant advocates and some Democrats. The top House and Senate Democrats pointedly left the door open to them. "It's not… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Crisis centered on children affects tone of immigration debate on Capitol Hill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 09 Migrants seeking security in US often encounter violence along their route By Larisa Epatko Many migrants from Central American countries report being mugged, raped or threatened with other violence as they try to make their way to the United States, according to a survey recently released by Doctors Without Borders. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch White House proposal to stem flow of migrant children aims to tackle root causes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 08 Obama seeks $3.7 billion to deal with border kids By Jim Kuhnhenn and Erica Werner, Associated Press President Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for emergency spending of more than $2 billion to deal with the crisis of unaccompanied kids at the Southern border, but for now he won't seek legal changes to send the children… Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch Is hope of citizenship or endemic violence driving migrant children to cross the border? By PBS News Hour More than 52,000 unaccompanied children have been detained trying to cross into the U.S. since October. Most hail from areas rife with poverty, violence and smugglers. Judy Woodruff gets debate from Marshall Fitz of the Center for American Progress and… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Protests spotlight debate over undocumented migrant children By PBS News Hour Protests in the Southern California town of Murietta have added pressure to the mounting debate over how to receive a flood of unaccompanied children migrants from Central America trying to cross into the United States. President Obama has called the… Continue watching
Jul 07 Child migrant crisis pushes humanitarian and legal boundaries for U.S. By Charles Babington, Associated Press The White House said Monday that most unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are unlikely to qualify for humanitarian relief that would prevent them from being sent back from their home countries. Continue reading