Jul 22 Watch 4:29 While in ICE custody, thousands of migrants reported sexual abuse By PBS News Hour As migrant children wait in U.S. immigration detention centers to reunite with their families, public records reveal that in the past decade, thousands of people have reported sexual abuse while in a similar type of immigration custody. Emily Kassie, an… Continue watching
Jul 19 Trump administration says Somalis can keep protected immigration status By Colleen Long, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen cited the armed conflict and other extraordinary conditions in supporting the continuation of Somalia's designation for about 500 people. But the administration will not take on new applicants, she said. Continue reading
Jul 19 The Trump administration’s plan for reunifying 2,500 separated minors By Joshua Barajas The Trump administration has until July 26 to reunite the roughly 2,500 children between 5 and 17 who were separated from their parents at the border. Here's how the government says it will achieve that. Continue reading
Jul 18 Infants summoned for deportation under family separation, federal data shows By Christina Jewett, Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News The number of infants under age 1 involved has been rising — up threefold from 24 infants in the fiscal year that ended last Sept. 30, and 46 infants the year before. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan testifies before Senate subcommittee By Joshua Barajas The commissioner is expected to testify before the Senate finance subcommittee, starting at 2:30 p.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jul 18 House panel would provide $5 billion for Trump’s border wall By Alan Fram, Associated Press A House spending bill would provide $5 billion next year for building President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, a major boost that suggests a raucous pre-election budget battle may lay ahead. Continue reading
Jul 16 Judge temporarily halts deportation of reunified families By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to any deportations of immigrant families who were reunited after being separated by the Trump administration at the border. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 25:04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 14, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, July 14, a new indictment in the Russia investigation exposes gaps in election security, and the next deadline to reunite more than 2,500 migrant children with their families is in 12 days. Also, how “living… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 5:03 Deadline to reunite over 2,500 migrant kids with their families less than 2 weeks away By PBS News Hour The Trump administration has 12 days to meet a court-ordered deadline to reunite more than 2,500 migrant children who were separated from their families at the U.S.- Mexico border. While U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw commended the administration for reunifying… Continue watching
Jul 14 Trump’s remarks about changing European culture draw ire By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Trump, the grandson of a German immigrant and the son of a Scottish immigrant to the United States, described immigration as negative for Europe. Continue reading