Jun 30 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 30, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 30, people protest President Trump’s immigration policies across the country, and how stiffer bonds are making it harder for migrant families to reunite. Also, Stockton, California is fighting income inequality to secure the city’s… Continue watching
Jun 24 Trump officials pledge to reunite families amid border chaos By Colleen Long, Associated Press A fact sheet on "zero-tolerance prosecution and family reunification" released Saturday night by the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies also says a parent must request that their child be deported with them. Continue reading
Jun 20 More than 140 arrested at meatpacking plant in another Ohio immigration raid By John Seewer, Associated Press The investigation focused on whether the company knowingly hired people who are in the country illegally and used fake identities belonging to U.S. citizens. Continue reading
Jun 05 Immigration agents arrest 114 in sting at Ohio landscaping company By John Minchillo, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The 114 arrests occurred at two locations of Corso's Flower & Garden Center, one in Sandusky, a resort city on Lake Erie, and another in nearby Castalia. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it expected criminal charges including identity theft… Continue reading
May 02 3,800 artifacts once bought by Hobby Lobby were just returned to Iraq By Joshua Barajas How did a chain selling arts and crafts supplies get in trouble for smuggling artifacts? Here's a breakdown. Continue reading
May 01 Trump’s nominee to lead ICE announces retirement By Jill Colvin, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Thomas Homan, who was acting director since Trump took office, spearheaded a 40 percent surge in deportation arrests and established policies to make immigration arrests at courthouses and detain pregnant women. He has been one of the administration's most outspoken… Continue reading
Mar 09 The magic (and math) of skating on thin ice without falling in By Julia Griffin When skating on less than two inches of frozen water, plan ahead, be prepared and make sure it is the right kind of ice. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 4:02 With DACA protections still in place, recipients in limbo By PBS News Hour For the nearly 700,000 undocumented children that came to the U.S. as children, the Supreme Court’s decision this week to not intervene after a California court ordered for DACA to temporarily remain in place came as a reprieve. USA Today’s… Continue watching
Feb 06 What’s behind the Trump administration’s crackdown on MS-13? By Patty Gorena Morales In a roundtable discussion with law enforcement officials on Tuesday, Trump again targeted MS-13, calling it “one of the most violent and vicious gangs anywhere in the world,” and said that it “recruits through our broken immigration system, violating our… Continue reading
Feb 01 ICE issues directive to make deportation arrests at courthouses By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Federal immigration authorities formalized a policy Wednesday to send deportation agents to federal, state and local courthouses to make arrests, dismissing complaints from judges and advocacy groups that it instills fear among crime victims, witnesses and family members. Continue reading