Oct 06 U.S. deports fewest immigrants in nearly a decade By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Obama administration deported fewer immigrants over the past 12 months than at any time since 2006, according to government figures obtained by The Associated Press. Continue reading
Feb 28 Dems call GOP homeland security strategy political blunder By Charles Babington, Associated Press Democrats lacked the votes Friday to force Republicans to fund the department for a year with no strings. Still, even some Republicans say party leaders are on a perilous path with a very public ideological struggle only highlighting the GOP's… Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 8:16 Millions in limbo as judge halts Obama’s immigration action By PBS News Hour President Obama’s executive actions on immigration have been delayed after a federal judge in Texas ruled it didn't follow proper legal procedure. Alan Gomez of USA Today and Stephen Legomsky of Washington University Law School join Judy Woodruff to discuss… Continue watching
Dec 24 Judge dismisses lawsuit against Obama on immigration By Pete Yost, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Refusing to rule on the merits of the case, a federal judge has rejected an Arizona sheriff's lawsuit seeking to halt President Barack Obama's plan to spare nearly 5 million people from deportation. Continue reading
Nov 20 Obama’s immigration plan could protect up to five million from deportation By Julie Pace, Associated Press Brushing aside Republican outrage, President Barack Obama is ordering far-reaching changes to the nation's immigration laws that will allow nearly 5 million people now here illegally to avoid deportation. The administration is also setting new enforcement priorities that could make… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch While Congress lags, what happens next for people caught entering the U.S. illegally? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Can political leadership in Central America reverse conditions fueling migration? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Shields and Brooks on suing the president, LeBron’s hometown bounce By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including legal action by the U.S. House against President Obama, dwindling funds for the federal highway system, how to cope with… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Amid border crisis, Immigration judges push for more resources By PBS News Hour Changing a 2008 law that requires court hearings before deportations of children is part of a potential compromise that emerged on Capitol Hill today. Jeffrey Brown talks to Dana Leigh Marks of the National Association of Immigration Judges about the… 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