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
Oct 31 Trump stokes pre-election fear of immigrants to drive voters By Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press With his eyes squarely on next Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump is rushing out hardline immigration declarations, promises and actions as he tries to mobilize supporters to retain Republican control of Congress. His own campaign in 2016 concentrated on border… Continue reading
Oct 30 Ryan, Trump at odds on birthright citizenship By Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan says President Donald Trump can't end birthright citizenship on his own. Continue reading
Oct 30 Trump plans ‘tent cities’ at U.S.-Mexico border By Associated Press Trump says in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham that if any of the migrants, who are still hundreds of miles away, do make it to the border and apply for asylum, as they're legally entitled, the U.S. Continue reading