Jul 10 Some immigrant children reunited with parents as court deadline looms By Elliot Spagat, Mike Householder, Associated Press The Justice Department said more than 50 children under age 5 could be back in the arms of their parents by the deadline at the end of the day. Continue reading
Jul 10 Judge rejects request to detain migrant families long-term By Brian Melley, Associated Press A California federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration's efforts to detain immigrant families for long terms, calling it a "cynical attempt" to undo a longstanding court settlement. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: Trump administration won’t meet court deadline to reunite youngest migrant children In our news wrap Monday, the Trump administration says it will not meet Tuesday’s court-ordered deadline to reunite 102 migrant children under the age of 5 with their parents. A Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge that the administration… Continue watching
Jul 09 U.S. will reunite and release more than 50 immigrant children By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press SAN DIEGO — More than 50 immigrant children under age 5 will be reunited with their parents by Tuesday's court-ordered deadline for action by Trump administration, a government attorney said Monday. The families will be released after they are reunited. Continue reading
Jul 07 1-year-old goes to court to get reunited with family By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press The 1-year-old boy in a green button-up shirt drank milk from a bottle, played with a small purple ball that lit up when it hit the ground and occasionally asked for "agua."… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:32 Inside the government’s frantic scramble to locate migrant parents separated from their children The Trump administration says it needs more time to meet a federal court deadline to reunite immigrant children who were separated under the president’s “zero tolerance” policy. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to explain the numbers of children who are… Continue watching
Jul 06 5 numbers to watch on family separations By Joshua Barajas There hasn't always been clear data on how many children have been separated from their parents at the border since the Trump administration rolled out its "zero tolerance" policy a few months ago. Numbers matter, and here are a few… Continue reading
Jul 06 Trump administration asks for more time to reunite families separated at the border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said he was considering giving the administration until Monday morning to provide the status of the children under 5 who were separated from their parents before he decides whether to extend the deadline. Continue reading
Jul 06 Deadline to reunite immigrant families rapidly approaching By Colleen Long, Associated Press Here's where things stand. Continue reading
Jul 05 ‘My son is not the same’: New testimony paints bleak picture of family separation By Lisa Desjardins, Joshua Barajas, Daniel Bush A motion filed by 18 attorneys general Monday asked the federal government to provide more immediate information and access to those detained after being separated at the border. Here are highlights from more than 900 pages of declarations, including personal… Continue reading