Jun 23 Administration seeks to expand immigrant family detention By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Immigration authorities on Friday issued a notice that they may seek up to 15,000 beds to detain families. Continue reading
Jun 22 Honduran girl in symbolic photo not separated from mother, officials say By David Bauder, Associated Press A crying Honduran girl depicted in a widely-seen photograph that became a symbol for many of President Donald Trump's immigration policies was not actually separated from her mother, U.S. government officials said on Friday.The photo spread widely as the discussion… Continue reading
Jun 22 Immigrant families separated at the border still unsure when they’ll be reunited By Will Weissert, Amy Taxin, Colleen Long, Associated Press Some parents separated from their children struggled to get in touch with youngsters being held in many cases hundreds of miles away, in places like New York and the Chicago area. Some said they didn't even know where their children… Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: Trump pushes back against criticism of family separation "You hear the other side, you never hear this side," the president said at an event highlighting the plight of Americans whose loved ones were killed by people who entered the country illegally. Continue reading
Jun 22 Trump tells GOP to ‘stop wasting their time’ on immigration By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday told his fellow Republicans in Congress to "stop wasting their time" on immigration legislation until after November, dismissing his party's struggle to surmount internal divisions. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 6:07 More than 2,300 children still separated from parents as GOP wrestles with immigration fix President Trump's decision to sign an executive order stopping the separation of migrant families at the border met with mixed reactions. Advocates are deeply concerned that the order ignores the families who have already been split up, and fear children… Continue watching
Jun 21 What’s in Trump’s executive order on family separation? By Gretchen Frazee President Donald Trump's executive order on family separation has created some confusion over what happens to children who have already been separated from their parents as well as to families that will now be detained together. Continue reading
Jun 21 Pentagon agrees to provide housing for 20,000 detained migrant children By Robert Burns, Associated Press A defense official says the Pentagon has agreed to provide housing on military bases for up to 20,000 migrant children detained after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jun 21 Justice Department asks federal judge to remove 20-day detention limit on immigrant families By Nomaan Merchant, Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press The Department of Justice asked a federal judge to change the rules regarding the detention of immigrant families who enter the country illegally, seeking permission to detain them for longer than 20 days in an effort to keep children with… Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump’s reversal on family separation sparks concern, confusion By Nomaan Merchant, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump's reversal of a policy separating migrant families at the Mexico border sparked confusion over how the new guidelines will play out. Continue reading