Jul 22 Supreme Court blocks Biden immigration policy on deportation By Associated Press The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 5:48 Deportation to turmoiled Haiti an act of ‘violence’ against migrants, advocate says By Yamiche Alcindor Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants gathered at the border town of Del Rio, Texas in September hoping to gain asylum in the United States. While the migrants have been removed and the encampment cleared, the crisis is far from over. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 5:13 Here’s the latest on the fate of Haitian migrants in Texas, Biden response to backlash By PBS NewsHour Daniel Foote, the U.S. special envoy to Haiti, resigned in protest Thursday, over the Biden administration's move to deport Haitian migrants back to their troubled home country. Foote called the handling of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, “inhumane” and “counterproductive.”… Continue watching
Mar 04 Supreme Court decision makes it harder for some immigrants to avoid deportation By Associated Press Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion Thursday for a 5-3 conservative majority that ruled against a Mexican citizen who entered the U.S. illegally and has lived in the country for 25 years. Continue reading
Feb 24 Judge indefinitely bans enforcement of Biden’s 100-day deportation pause By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Biden proposed the 100-day pause on deportations during his campaign as part of a larger review of immigration enforcement and an attempt to reverse the priorities of former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 26 Judge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The order represents a victory for Texas' Republican leaders, who often sued to stop programs enacted by Biden's Democratic predecessor, President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 6:46 Deemed essential, California farmworkers risk disease and deportation By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn As the United States grapples with the latest surge in coronavirus, some workers are trying to cope with illness and economic hardship while also facing the threat of deportation. In California’s Coachella Valley, agricultural workers deemed essential to the U.S. Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 2:29 News Wrap: Amid protests, Birx says virus testing even more important In our news wrap Tuesday, U.S. health officials again warned that public protests gripping the nation could make the COVID-19 pandemic worse. Dr. Deborah Birx of the Coronavirus Task Force said expanding virus testing is even more important as large… Continue watching
May 23 In Mexican border cities, many fear virus is coming from US By Jorge Rueda, María Verza, Associated Press Citing a threat of the coronavirus from Mexico, the Trump administration has banned hundreds of thousands of people from crossing the southern border with emergency measures that prohibit nonessential traffic and reject asylum seekers without a hearing. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 5:58 How the Trump administration is leveraging COVID-19 to tighten immigration The Trump administration is saying increased security on the U.S.-Mexico border is necessary to prevent the coronavirus' spread. As a result, more than 900 migrant children were deported in March and April shortly after they reached the border -- much… Continue watching