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U.S. plans to begin immigration raids soon. Here's what we know

By Colleen Long, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

A nationwide immigration enforcement operation targeting people who are in the United States illegally is expected to begin this weekend after it was postponed last month by President Donald Trump.

WATCH: Asylum-seeker tells House she came to U.S. seeking safety, but watched her daughter die

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

Yazmin Juárez, a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum who appeared before a House panel Wednesday, said she testified because she wanted everyone to know about conditions in ICE detention. "I do not want more children to suffer."…

ICE's use of face scans worries civil rights activists

By Frank Bajak, Associated Press

At least three states have scanned millions of driver's license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers' knowledge or consent.

UN rights chief 'appalled' by conditions in U.S. for migrants

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that children should never be held in immigration detention facilities or separated from their families.

Discussion questions for 'The House of Broken Angels'

By Elizabeth Flock

Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read our July book club pick.

David Brooks and Karen Tumulty on Trump's July 4 event, 2020 Democrats

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week’s political news, including President Trump’s Fourth of July celebration, political and cultural implications of the crowded detention centers on the U.S.-Mexico…

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WATCH: Pence touts legal immigration system at July 4 naturalization ceremony

By Gretchen Frazee

The vice president congratulated the immigrants, who came from 29 countries, and said they set an example of how the U.S. has the most generous legal immigration system “in the history of the world.”…

Appeals court rules Trump can't use Pentagon money for border wall

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

A divided three-judge panel agreed with a lower court ruling that prevented the government from tapping Defense Department money to build sections of wall in Arizona, California and New Mexico.

Booker visits Mexico to see asylum seekers

By Associated Press

Sen. Cory Booker is the second 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to visit Juarez.

Rep. Castro secretly recorded a migrant facility in Texas. Here's what he found

By Tess Conciatori

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol facilities are under-resourced and overcrowded, Castro said, arguing that the problems were exacerbated by the prolonged detention of asylum seekers in the U.S. under President Donald Trump.