Feb 06 WATCH: Trump’s family separation policy under scrutiny in House hearing By Joshua Barajas In the first of three planned congressional hearings, witnesses will testify before the House Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. EST about the 2,737 migrant children that have been currently identified as having been separated from… Continue reading
Feb 06 How Trump has already changed immigration policy By Joshua Barajas The changes may be incremental, but they’ve still advanced the administration’s hard-line immigration policies, and shifted how the U.S. responds both to immigrants arriving at the border and those living in the country. Continue reading
Feb 04 Pentagon sending another 3,750 troops to Southwest border By Associated Press The Pentagon said Sunday it will send 3,750 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to put up another 150 miles of concertina wire and provide other support for Customs and Border Protection. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 25:00 February 2, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 2, the Democratic governor of Virginia denies he is in a racist photo and refuses to resign, Venezuelans take to the streets as the country's political crisis escalates, and Italy's populist government creates an… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 5:28 Bringing new cuisines, building structures, refugees rebuild American cities Throughout the country, refugees have rebuilt and revitalized many small cities and towns that are facing slowing economies and declining populations. Adam Bedient, whose film “Mahira Patkovich: A Refugee Rises” highlights the impact of Bosnian refugees in Utica, NY and… Continue watching
Jan 31 Afghan forces still shrinking, security gaps growing, report says By Robert Burns, Associated Press As the Trump administration pushes for peace in Afghanistan, a new U.S. watchdog report says Afghan security forces are shrinking, gaps in security are growing, and the Taliban are largely holding their own despite a surge in American bombing. Continue reading
Jan 31 ICE force-feeding detainees on hunger strike By Garance Burke, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press Federal immigration officials are force-feeding six immigrants through plastic nasal tubes during a hunger strike that's gone on for a month inside a Texas detention facility, The Associated Press has learned. Continue reading
Jan 31 Trump appears to sour on congressional border security talks By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to ratchet up his demands on his long-stalled border wall, appearing to sour on congressional talks aimed at striking a deal with Democrats that he could sign. Continue reading
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
Jan 30 Trump says ‘wall’ must be part of lawmakers’ border deal By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press Capitol Hill negotiators are hopeful of an agreement as they officially kick off talks on a homeland security spending bill stalled over funding for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. Continue reading