May 02 WATCH: Senate hearing on emergency funding for border security By Joshua Barajas McAleenan will testify before a Senate subcommittee at 10 a.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
May 01 White House wants $4.5 billion in emergency border funding By Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, Associated Press A summary of the request obtained by the AP says the White House wants $3.3 billion for humanitarian aid to increase shelter capacity for unaccompanied migrant children and the feeding and care of families. Continue reading
Apr 30 Trump proposes charging asylum seekers a fee to apply By Jill Colvin, Associated Press In a presidential memorandum signed Monday, President Donald Trump directed his attorney general and acting homeland security secretary to take additional measures to overhaul the asylum system. It is unclear how many families fleeing poverty would be able to afford… Continue reading
Apr 30 DHS chief says White House will ask for more border funds By Associated Press Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan says the department is running out of money amid the crush of migrants crossing the Southern border. He says the White House will send a supplemental request for more funds. Continue reading
Apr 29 Prosecutors sue ICE to stop courthouse immigration arrests By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Monday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says district attorneys are unable to prosecute certain cases because victims, witnesses and defendants are too afraid to come to court. Continue reading
Apr 28 AP fact check: Trump's follies on immigration, health care By Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump stretched the truth on various fronts at his Wisconsin rally and in weekend remarks, asserting that an immigration plan to send migrants illegally in the country to sanctuary cities had begun when it hadn’t. He also claimed… Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 4:40 ACLU calls six-month deadline for identifying separated families 'absolutely critical' A DHHS inspector general’s report found it likely thousands more children and parents were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border than previously thought. The Trump administration said it needed up to two years to identify the families, but a federal court… Continue watching
Apr 25 Judge gives Trump administration 6 months to identify children split at border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said Thursday in San Diego that it was important to set a deadline for finding potentially thousands of children who were separated between July 1, 2017, and June 25, 2018. Continue reading
Apr 25 Trump blocks immigration adviser Stephen Miller from testifying to Congress By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Democratic heads of the House Judiciary, Oversight and Homeland Security Committees sent a letter to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Thursday saying they were investigating the shakeup and asked for all internal communications related to the departure… Continue reading
Apr 23 Migrants anxious after Mexican authorities raid caravan By Sonia Perez D., Associated Press Central American migrants hoping to reach the U.S. are finding a much tougher trek than those in previous caravans, meeting unwelcoming townsfolk and a surprise raid by Mexican police and immigration agents who detained hundreds in Mexico's south. Continue reading