World Mar 21 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas calls Texas immigration law ‘unconstitutional’ By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press
Nation Dec 19 Watch 7:20 Texas legislator defends new law allowing police to arrest migrants who entered illegally A new Texas law makes it a state crime to illegally cross the southern border into Texas. In the past, courts have ruled that only the federal government has the right to enforce immigration laws and civil rights have already… By Stephanie Sy, Ali Schmitz
Politics Feb 22 How new Biden asylum rule affects immigration, compared to Trump The rule generally requires people to use what the administration calls "lawful, safe and orderly pathways" to get to the U.S., but critics say this goes against U.S. immigration law and plan to sue as soon as the rule is… By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Nation Apr 15 Texas repeals immigration inspection order that caused border gridlock The inspections led to delays, prompting wide backlash and fears of deep economic losses. Some truckers reported having to wait more than 30 hours to cross, and others blocked one of the world's busiest trade bridges in protest. By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press
Politics Apr 06 WATCH: House committee hearing on COVID-19 immigration rule Title 42 and asylum at the border At the 2020 height of the pandemic, President Donald Trump imposed immigration curbs letting authorities immediately expel asylum seekers and migrants for public health reasons. … By News Desk and Associated Press
Dec 17 Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Democrats’ immigration agenda By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Senate parliamentarian says a Democratic effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. should be dropped from an expansive social and environment bill. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 4:59 What’s at stake with political and pandemic challenges for 2020 census On Tuesday, President Trump signed a memo aiming to bar undocumented immigrants from being included in the census count that determines how many members of Congress are allocated to each state. The census is conducted once in a decade, but… Continue watching
Mar 26 Judges, lawyers push to close immigration courts amid virus By Julie Watson, Amy Taxin, Associated Press The Trump administration is telling immigration judges, attorneys and migrants to keep preparing for hearings and coming to court. Lawyers and judges are calling for a total shutdown and say most hearings can be done by phone so immigrants aren't stuck… Continue reading
Nov 03 US judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants By Associated Press A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas. Continue reading
Jun 14 Court rules against Trump’s abortion policy for immigrant teens in government shelters By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A federal appeals court in Washington ruled against the Trump administration and kept in place an order blocking a policy it described as a "blanket ban" preventing immigrant teens in government custody from getting abortions. Continue reading