Mar 06 Watch 5:14 Novelist Valeria Luiselli on writing to document ‘political violence’ The U.S. is reportedly experiencing illegal immigration at the highest rates since 2007, with significant increases in the number of unaccompanied minors. It is these child migrants who are the subject of Valeria Luiselli’s book “Lost Children Archive.” Luiselli talks… Continue watching
Mar 06 WATCH: Crisis on southern border is not ‘manufactured,’ Nielsen says Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told a House committee that the U.S. faces "a real, serious, and sustained crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on human trafficking at U.S. southern border By Associated Press Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan is among those scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the agency's response to people smuggling at the southern border. Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Kirstjen Nielsen testifies on border security, future of border wall The hearing was rescheduled from February when Nielsen said she was not available to testify. Continue reading
Mar 02 Analysis: GOP senators struggle to escape no-win border vote By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press It’s increasingly clear that Republican senators are deeply uncomfortable with President Trump’s use of executive power to build a border wall and desperate to devise a way around a looming vote that could terminate it. Continue reading
Feb 28 4 senators push resolution to halt Trump’s border emergency By Alan Fram, David Sharp, Associated Press A small bipartisan group of senators planned to introduce a resolution Thursday aimed at blocking President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to finance additional miles of barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Feb 26 Nearly 6,000 complaints of abuse at migrant children shelters made over four years By Colleen Long, Associated Press Health and Human Services officials said the vast majority of allegations weren't substantiated, and they defended their care of children. Continue reading
Feb 26 House passes resolution blocking Trump’s emergency order By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press The House of representatives approved the legislation 245 to 182. Continue reading
Feb 26 House Dems to subpoena Trump administration for family separation documents By Colleen Long, Associated Press A House committee voted Tuesday to subpoena Trump administration officials over family separations at the southern border, the first issued in the new Congress as Democrats have promised to hold the administration aggressively to count. Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Trump administration officials face House questions over family separations Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years, including scores directed against adult staff members. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., released the Health and Human Services Department data… Continue reading