Jan 19 Senate Democrats appear to derail bill to avert shutdown By Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, Associated Press Friday's late-night vote means at least a short government closure is all but unavoidable. Continue reading
Jan 16 Deal on ‘Dreamers’ uncertain as lawmakers try to avert government shutdown By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The continuing firestorm over Trump's vulgar remarks about countries in Africa is roiling partisan relations. Continue reading
Jan 14 Federal agency returns to accepting requests under DACA By Associated Press The decision comes four days after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's decision to end the program. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:59 Senators have agreed on a bipartisan immigration deal. Here’s what’s in it, and why the White House rejects it By PBS News Hour A bipartisan group of senators announced on Thursday they have agreed on an immigration deal that would protect so-called “dreamers” and beef up border security. But President Trump is not yet on board, according to spokesmen who say the proposal… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: Trump tweets court system is ‘broken and unfair’ after DACA ruling By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump sharply criticized a federal judge who blocked his decision to end the DACA program. Also, federal immigration agents showed up at nearly 100 7-11 convenience stores to make arrests and check employee immigration… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 9:40 What will come from the unusual, on-camera immigration meeting? By PBS News Hour A bipartisan group of senators and House members joined President Trump at the White House for an extraordinary, on-camera meeting to discuss various aspects of immigration policy, the focus of intensifying negotiations. Judy Woodruff gets an update on those talks… Continue watching
Jan 04 Divided Democrats face liberal backlash over inaction on immigration By Steve Peoples and Matthew Daly, Associated Press With a new deadline fast approaching, Democrats in Congress are struggling to adopt a unified strategy to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. Continue reading
Dec 14 Working long hours adds hurdle for undocumented students who dream of college By Meredith Kolodner and Sarah Gonser, The Hechinger Report The stress of working jobs to financially support themselves and their families while attending high school hits undocumented teens disproportionally hard. Three young people describe their paths to higher education. Continue reading
Nov 02 GOP senators say fate of ‘dreamers’ must wait for next year By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Republican senators agreed not to deal with a needed fix for young immigrants in must-pass year-end spending legislation, according to some GOP lawmakers who visited the White House on Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:23 Will Trump’s immigration wishlist derail the DACA deal? By PBS News Hour President Trump stunned Republicans when he reached a deal with Democratic leaders to protect DACA recipients known as "dreamers." But that agreement may be in jeopardy now that the White House has issued its demands, including the building of a… Continue watching