Nov 16 Judge approves settlement giving some migrant parents second chance at asylum By Joshua Barajas The agreement focuses on a group of migrant parents who were interviewed about their asylum claims after being separated from their children, and subsequently had their claims denied. Continue reading
Nov 09 Appeals court rules against Trump administration on DACA immigration program By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously kept in place a preliminary injunction blocking President Trump's decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 7:09 How Trump plans to limit who can seek asylum in the U.S. The Trump administration has announced a plan that would limit the number of non-citizens permitted to claim asylum by barring those who have crossed the border at places other than designated checkpoints. Judy Woodruff learns more from Yamiche Alcindor and… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 8:32 Investigation finds government contractor violated policy while transporting immigrant children By Aura Bogado When migrant children were separated from their parents this summer, a defense contractor hired by the federal government helped carry out the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy by transporting some to facilities. Special correspondent Aura Bogado from The Center for… Continue watching
Nov 05 AP fact check: Trump’s fabrications on Medicare, immigrants By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press In the final days before midterm elections, President Donald Trump is painting a distorted picture of immigration while exaggerating his record of achieving economic gains for non-whites and improving health care for veterans. Here's a look at his most recent… Continue reading
Nov 02 4 myths about how immigrants affect the U.S. economy By Gretchen Frazee President Donald Trump’s characterization of immigrants, as people who are a drain public resources, is not backed by the data. Continue reading
Nov 02 AP fact check: President Trump’s rhetoric and the truth about migrant caravans By Hope Yen, Colleen Long, Associated Press In a speech Thursday, President Donald Trump suggested without evidence that the migrant caravans are full of hardened criminals; in fact, they are mostly poor people with few belongings who are fleeing gang violence. Continue reading
Nov 01 Trump sparks outrage over tweet with anti-immigrant ad By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Trump tweeted a video claiming, without evidence, that Democrats were responsible for allowing a convicted cop killer into the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Trump announces plans to sign immigration order, raising legal questions By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum — two legally dubious proposals… Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Trump signals additional troop increase along U.S.-Mexico border President Donald Trump says the number of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border could go as high as 15,000. Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday that “we’ll go up to anywhere between 10 and 15,000 military… Continue reading