Politics Apr 03 Trump administration resumes family detention in immigration crackdown By John Yang, Shrai Popat, Taylor Bowie
Politics Dec 08 Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at U.S. border for 8 years U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw's ruling on Friday in San Diego preemptively blocks resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former president hasn't ruled out if elected to a second term next year. By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
Politics Oct 16 Settlement over Trump-era family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years The agreement announced Monday also provides families that were split under the Trump administration with temporary legal status and short-term housing aid. By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
Nation Sep 15 Watch 7:48 Republicans, Democrats at odds over how to handle border as governors send migrants north The national conversation on immigration is once again at the forefront with Republicans and Democrats at odds over how to handle thousands of migrants at the southern border. Republican leaders have implemented a new strategy sending immigrants to Democratic-led cities,… By Amna Nawaz, Lizz Bolaji
Politics Dec 16 DOJ withdraws from settlement negotiations with separated families, will litigate each case The decision comes after eight months of negotiations and weeks after reports of a proposed settlement that would pay several hundred thousand dollars to each family, which sparked outrage in Congress. By Ben Fox, Associated Press
May 03 Biden administration begins reuniting some families separated at U.S.-Mexico border By Associated Press The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week. Continue reading
Jan 26 AP report: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson issued the new memo to federal prosecutors across the nation, saying the department would return to its previous policy and instructing prosecutors to act on the merits of the cases. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: U.S. coronavirus deaths near 390,000 In our news wrap Thursday, coronavirus deaths in U.S. near 390,000, former Michigan officials charged in Flint water crisis, watchdog finds Justice Department knew President Trump’s border policy would separate children from parents, President-elect Biden taps deputy defense secretary David… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 6:26 Why hundreds of migrant children remain separated from their parents One of the most criticized policies of the Trump administration has been its decision to separate members of families illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018. A federal judge put a stop to the practice and ordered the government to… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 6:59 New report suggests DOJ was ‘driving force’ behind Trump’s family separations Immigration policies that led to the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border remain among the Trump administration’s most controversial. Now, a New York Times report sheds additional light on who was involved in that effort -- and why they… Continue watching