Sep 24 U.S. lowers the number of refugee resettlements again, and no country is poised to fill the gap By Courtney Vinopal The Trump administration’s announcement that it plans to limit the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. next year to just 30,000 raises questions about America’s role in global refugee resettlement and what the change means for those fleeing violence… Continue reading
Sep 23 U.S. considers limit on green cards for immigrants on benefits By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration has proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance. Continue reading
Sep 22 Parents face tougher rules to get immigrant children back By Gisela Salomon, Claudia Torrens, Associated Press The Trump administration has imposed more stringent rules and vetting on immigrants in the U.S. trying to take custody of children who crossed the border on their own. Continue reading
Sep 21 Fewer than 200 migrant children remain separated from their parents By Joshua Barajas Judge Dana Sabraw said this case is on track to come "to some meaningful closure in the not-to-distant future.” But the ACLU warned there were “communication breakdowns” with some of the remaining reunifications. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 11:07 Deported father agonizes over getting his 6-year-old daughter back In rural Honduras, a separated family is desperate for answers about their little girl. After crossing illegally into the U.S. in June, 6-year-old Marianita was sent to a children's shelter as her father was deported without his daughter. More than… Continue watching
Sep 09 Exit poll projects mixed voter message in Sweden election By Pietro Decristofaro, Jari Tanner, Associated Press Despite estimates that Sweden's general election would favor an anti-immigrant party with white supremacist roots, the party was placing second in balloting Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 07 More than 400 migrant children remain separated from their parents. Here’s what we know By Joshua Barajas Amid the ongoing reunification effort for these migrant families was Thursday's news of the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to change the longstanding Flores agreement, which requires the government to hold immigrant children in the "least restrictive setting" and generally… Continue reading
Aug 31 Nearly 500 migrant children remain separated from their parents. Here’s what we know By Joshua Barajas "I'd want to know what person is behind the number," a federal judge said Friday, saying that there's a need to make sure there's real clarity and precision in keeping track of every parent that's no longer in the U.S. Continue reading
Aug 27 Few Democrats favor liberal cry to abolish ICE, poll finds By Thomas Beaumont, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press But even as they don't want to fully dismantle Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 57 percent of Democrats view the agency negatively, including nearly three-fourths of those who describe themselves as liberal, according to a new poll. Continue reading
Aug 24 More than 500 migrant children are still separated from their parents By Joshua Barajas The numbers only improved slightly from what the federal government reported last week. Continue reading