Jan 08 Watch 5:42 What the loss of temporary protected status will mean for Salvadorans in the U.S. By PBS News Hour The Trump administration announced Monday that it will end the temporary protected status of more than 260,000 Salvadoran immigrants living in the United States by September 2019. Vox reporter Dara Lind tells Lisa Desjardins to learn what this means for… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 6:46 On the ground with ICE agents enforcing Trump's immigration crackdown By P. J. Tobia Since President Trump took office, immigration arrests are up 42 percent, and arrests of undocumented immigrants who don't have criminal records are up 145 percent compared to last year. The NewsHour's P.J. Tobia takes us along as ICE officers use… Continue watching
Jun 23 Supreme Court says immigrants with bad legal advice can get second chance in court By Associated Press The court's 6-2 ruling Friday applies to immigrants facing overwhelming evidence they are guilty of a crime. Continue reading
Jun 08 Under Trump, old deportation orders get new life By Amy Taxin, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — For years, immigrants facing deportation have been allowed to stay in the U.S. provided they show up for regular check-ins with federal deportation agents and stay out of trouble. After a brief meeting, they're usually told to… Continue reading
May 10 Cities, states move to calm fear of deportation By Tim Henderson, Stateline Some city and state officials are trying to calm immigrants’ fear with legislation to prohibit arrests in courthouses, schools, workplaces and other spots where immigrants gather. Continue reading
Apr 20 Cities, states try to protect immigrants' data from federal officials By Jen Fifield, Stateline In the face of stepped-up deportation efforts, many unauthorized immigrants worry that state and local programs that are designed to help them could instead be used by federal agents to identify and expel them from the country. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 9:07 Deported to Mexico, these men feel lost in a country they no longer know By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin The Trump administration has vowed to speed up the deportation process, but what exactly happens when undocumented immigrants who have built lives and have families in the U.S. are forced to return to Mexico? Special correspondent Nick Schifrin follows the… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 6:01 With new policy, Trump administration puts undocumented immigrants on notice By PBS News Hour During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Attorney General Jeff Sessions outlined an aggressive, new approach on immigration. His message? “This is the Trump era.” Judy Woodruff speaks with Nancy Montoya of Arizona Public Media about Sessions’ comments and the… Continue watching
Mar 14 Photos: Inside an Arizona immigration court By Joshua Barajas As part of an ongoing reporting trip, the PBS NewsHour's Joshua Barajas witnessed the proceedings of Operation Streamline inside a Tucson, Arizona courtroom on Monday. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Illegal border crossing arrests fell in February By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Homeland Security Department reported that about 23,000 people were arrested trying to cross the southern U.S. border in February, down from 42,000 in January. Also, President Trump's revised travel ban faced its first challenge… Continue watching