Aug 12 Watch 6:01 Trump administration seeks to penalize immigrants for using public benefits Recent immigration debates have focused on illegal entry into the U.S. But the Trump administration is issuing new rules to limit legal immigration, by penalizing green card seekers who use, or might eventually use, public benefits. Yamiche Alcindor talks to… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 6:28 How immigrant communities are preparing for possible ICE raids President Trump has said that major arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants and migrants no longer eligible to remain in the country would begin this past Sunday. So far, the number of people detained appears to be small, but fear… Continue watching
Jun 05 How the U.S. and Mexico could find common ground on immigration By Courtney Vinopal President Donald Trump’s threat to hit Mexico with new tariffs unless that government stops the flow of asylum seekers to the U.S. has sent officials from both countries scrambling to come up with solutions on illegal immigration, in the face… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 7:53 At U.S.-Mexico border, migrants seeking legal entry are stranded in hazardous ‘limbo’ By Amna Nawaz, Rachel Wellford Much of President Trump’s rhetoric over immigration focuses on the people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. But what is the situation for the thousands who wait on a daily basis to enter through legal means? In the second installment of… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 6:31 How surge in family border crossings is complicating enforcement By Amna Nawaz, Rachel Wellford In the Yuma sector of the southwestern Arizona border, Border Patrol officials are observing dramatic shifts in the migrant populations they apprehend. In the past, a majority of migrants caught crossing illegally were single men. Now 90% of those apprehended… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 6:20 Undocumented workers were recently fired from a Trump golf course. What happens now? A Washington Post investigation found that a golf course owned by the Trump Organization employed about a dozen undocumented immigrants for years, firing them only recently and with no notice. After the news broke, Eric Trump announced the company would… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 8:55 Trump administration says it will keep immigrants in Mexico throughout asylum process The Trump administration has announced it will keep asylum seekers in Mexico while they await the outcome of their cases. It’s a way to block them from settling in the U.S. during the asylum process, which can take years. Theresa… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 5:05 Citing Iowa murder case, GOP renews call for stricter immigration policy The tragic killing of a young woman in Iowa might have been just another homicide, but it attracted widespread national attention when a Mexican immigrant, in the U.S. illegally, was charged with her murder. William Brangham reports on how the… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 6:13 Migrant seeking asylum says his toddler was taken away at the U.S. border By PBS News Hour At least four Central American men in this California detention facility say U.S. immigration officials took their children after they arrived at the border, asking for asylum. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the agency separated the children for their safety,… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 10:04 How will Trump affect intertwined lives of U.S. and Mexico? By PBS News Hour Stopping illegal immigration and creating a new deportation task force was a central campaign promise for President-elect Donald Trump, who rallied for building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. But truly separating these two countries is nearly impossible,… Continue watching