Nation Aug 21 Watch 10:43 What Trump’s new immigration rules mean for the detention of migrant children The Trump administration is proposing major changes to rules about how long migrant families can be held in government custody, arguing that the move will yield more humane conditions in detention facilities. But critics fear the regulations will have the…
Nation Jul 02 Watch 4:12 What it’s like inside U.S. facilities where migrants are being held The national firestorm over conditions for migrants in U.S. custody continues. Demonstrators gathered across the country Tuesday to protest after news of another migrant death broke. Meanwhile, a report from the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general referenced “dangerous overcrowding…
Nation Jul 02 Watch 7:28 Why Rep. Castro says Trump is making migrant detention centers worse The circumstances for migrants held in U.S. custody continue to stir national controversy. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, has visited detention facilities and was appalled by what he saw there. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why conditions have gotten worse…
Education Feb 19 Watch 5:54 Amid immigration debate, top teachers gather to protest child detention Some of the nation's top teachers recently gathered in El Paso, Texas, to speak out against the government’s practice of detaining children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Dismissing the notion that they shouldn't get involved in political advocacy, teachers said… By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week
Jul 29 Could Obama’s executive actions on immigration change the midterm election landscape? By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Even as they grapple with an immigration crisis at the border, White House officials are making plans to act before November’s mid-term elections to grant work permits to potentially millions of immigrants who are in this country illegally,… Continue reading