Apr 25 Federal judge rules against decision to end DACA program By Associated Press A federal judge ruled Tuesday against the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation, calling Homeland Security's rationale against the program "arbitrary and capricious."… Continue reading
Apr 11 A poet's field notes, 'ending in a deportation' By Jennifer Hijazi In his new collection, poet Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s imagery and dream-like phrases allow him to speak of his immigration status in a way he hadn’t been able to before. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 8:08 Trump's tweets about DACA and migrant 'caravans' in context By PBS News Hour After a weekend flood of tweets about immigration, President Trump on Monday declared that "DACA is dead." Lisa Desjardins puts the president's long-shifting stance on immigration policy in context and Judy Woodruff learns more about a group of Central American… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 24:57 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 1, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 1, President Trump calls tougher immigration laws and says he will not back a deal for DACA. And, despite being attacked over four years of war, a Ukrainian plant crucial to the country's economy… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 4:15 As immigration increases, violent crime falls or stays the same By PBS News Hour Since his campaign, President Trump has alleged that immigrants are responsible for increasing crimes in the U.S. A recent report by The Marshall Project analyzed a study of immigration and crime in 200 cities dating to the 1980s, which found… Continue watching
Apr 01 Trump says 'NO MORE' on deal for 'Dreamer' immigrants By Darlene Superville, Associated Press “NO MORE DACA DEAL!” Trump tweeted one hour after he started the day by wishing his followers a “HAPPY EASTER!”… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 2:12 DACA sits in limbo as symbolic deadline passes By PBS News Hour Last fall, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the DACA program would end by March 5 unless Congress acted. But that day has come and Congress has not acted, despite efforts to strike a deal that was ultimately rejected by President… Continue watching
Mar 05 Trump's DACA deadline just passed. What's next? By Daniel Bush Here’s where things stand with DACA, and the hundreds of thousands of “Dreamers” whose protected status remains in limbo while the issue plays out in Congress and the courts. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 3, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 3, Florida considers gun restrictions, and how political conflict contributes to famine. Also, female jazz musicians bring attention to sexism in the music industry. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 4:02 With DACA protections still in place, recipients in limbo By PBS News Hour For the nearly 700,000 undocumented children that came to the U.S. as children, the Supreme Court’s decision this week to not intervene after a California court ordered for DACA to temporarily remain in place came as a reprieve. USA Today’s… Continue watching